2019: Year in Review

Life

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! As we enter into 2020 I sit here reflecting on 2019 and all the things that it was and that it wasn’t for me. It started out strong; I had my last semester as an undergraduate student at the University of Houston- Clear Lake and in May I walked across the stage […]

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Life Update: I’m A College Graduate

Life

Hey y’all! I know I have been rather quiet over here on the blog. With finishing up my final semester of college and trying to find permanent full time employment plus being a wife and mom I just didn’t have time time to devote to the blog. I’m proud to say, however that this past […]

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#METOO; ME FUCKING TOO: An Army sexual assault story

Life

It was June 2012, I was 18 years old, a brand new Private in the United States Army and I just reported to my first duty station – Fort Campbell, Kentucky. I was nervous and excited to be starting that new journey in my life. I was fresh out of training so when I reported […]

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Domestic Abuse: Break the Cycle

Life

I wasn’t looking for a man, I just bumped into him and BAM, this feeling I never felt before just crashed right into me; I was home. A long time ago I got this idea in my head of what I wanted the father of my children to be: A strong man, a protector; someone […]

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To the Man That Murdered My Nephew:


Child Abuse Awareness

It’s our job as the surviving loved ones to remember them; to spread love around their name; to honor them. I refuse to let my nephew be forgotten and I will spend my life making sure people remember. My little sister, Kayla and her sweet boy, Bentley Troy If you are new here I’m sure […]

March 28, 2019

#METOO; ME FUCKING TOO: An Army sexual assault story


Life

It was June 2012, I was 18 years old, a brand new Private in the United States Army and I just reported to my first duty station – Fort Campbell, Kentucky. I was nervous and excited to be starting that new journey in my life. I was fresh out of training so when I reported […]

March 1, 2019

Domestic Abuse: Break the Cycle


Life

I wasn’t looking for a man, I just bumped into him and BAM, this feeling I never felt before just crashed right into me; I was home. A long time ago I got this idea in my head of what I wanted the father of my children to be: A strong man, a protector; someone […]

January 14, 2019

2019: Year in Review


Life

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! As we enter into 2020 I sit here reflecting on 2019 and all the things that it was and that it wasn’t for me. It started out strong; I had my last semester as an undergraduate student at the University of Houston- Clear Lake and in May I walked across the stage […]

January 1, 2020

Life Update: I’m A College Graduate


Life

Hey y’all! I know I have been rather quiet over here on the blog. With finishing up my final semester of college and trying to find permanent full time employment plus being a wife and mom I just didn’t have time time to devote to the blog. I’m proud to say, however that this past […]

May 22, 2019

Potty Training: What to do


Mom Life

Hey y’all! I asked for advice from fellow mothers on what to do throughout the journey of potty training! This process has been nothing short of absolutely intimidating to me and honestly I didn’t even know where to start. I decided to start having Adele watch me while I use the potty in hopes that […]

January 7, 2019

Meet Adele:


Mom Life

“She might look just like me but she acts just like you” She’s beautiful, she’s vibrant, she’s so outgoing, she’s my two year old daughter, she’s the absolute light of my life, she is the reason I am who I am today. Adele Kay Mata made her appearance into the world on October 31, 2016 […]

January 4, 2019