3 Years of Blogging-The Background Tea
Happy Anniversary! I love this time of the year. It’s like a birthday and Christmas wrapped into one. On a blogiversary I usually rethink what I want to do. I get a vision together and I work with it. I…
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Weekend Recap: Monday October 30
I usually give a weekly recap but I was off from my daytime job on Friday and spent some time getting some things in order as well as attended some activities with my kids. So let’s recap. Here is your…
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The Cold Weather Depression
Did you know that as it gets colder outside that people’s mood shifts? This is super true and super real. People start to go down and depression is at an all time high. It could be the weather, it could…
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Painting with a Twist; Anxiety Buster!
So tonight I pushed past my anxiety. Yes I deal with social anxiety at times and it’s annoying but it’s apart of my life for right now. I never went through this in college weird enough but a lot of…
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Sunday Message: Get What You Need
So it’s no secret that I don’t always make it to church. I would love to be there every week and do make an effort, but life happens and sometimes we miss the mark. Today I was able to get…
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Ask Toi: Your blogs are overwhelming with too much positivity, are you like this daily?!
Yes and no. I am human. I have bad days and good days. I can be up emotionally up and ready to take on the world one minute and having to be put on the prayer list to get out…
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What are you Grateful for?
The only time we talk about gratefulness is around Thanksgiving. You hear everyone repeat what they are grateful for. If you come from a big family as I do, by the time Aunt Sally speaks her gratefulness you’re almost tapped…
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Emotional Wellness Month
There are so many things going on. Look on the “What’s Coming Up” section on this site for all of the month observances. With the shocking Las Vegas shooting that took place October 2, 2017 it is more important for…
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I Need My Legs Back; Black Girls Run
So today was the day. I completed a 5k with the Black Girls Run organization. So what is Black Girls Run anyway? Well it’s an organization that was founded in 2009 by Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks-Rocha. The premise is…
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Light The Night 2017; No One Fights Alone
Many times we are all asked to donate to a cause. Especially in these last few months where disaster has seemed to take over. About 5 years ago I was presented with a decision to walk for Light the Night…
