by Sherring D.
Post workout, I scribbled my daily gratitude note. I chose “breath.” As I wrote it, it dawned on me that in a week’s time it’s the fifteenth anniversary of when my breathing almost ceased.
Categories: Fabulousness, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized • Tags: birthday, Breath, Breathe, Meditate, Mental Health, Podcast, Survivor
by Sherring D.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson is one of those memoirs, like The Glass Castle written by another Jeannette but with the last name Walls, that leaves you feeling flabbergasted, angry, and sad at the way grown folks who choose to become parents treat their children. In the case of Winterson, she is the adoptive daughter of a woman whom she refers to as Mrs. Winterson. Jeanette writes: “Books, for me, are a home. Books don’t make a home–they are one, in the sense that just as you do with a door, you open a book and you go inside. Inside there is a different kind of time and a different kind of space.”
Categories: Back in the Day, Fabulousness, Goodreads, Uncategorized • Tags: Author LIfe, Book Reaction, book review, Books, childhood, Childhood Trauma, Goodreads, memoir, Writer
by Sherring D.
I am a freaking cliché thanks to this damn pandemic. Excessive online shopping, cooking, baking, drinking, exercising, protests, plant babies, alternating between being glued to CNN or binge-watching popular series.
Categories: Fabulousness, Random Thoughts, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: Cliché, Pandemic, Pandemic Baking, Pandemic Shopping
by Sherring D.
I don’t usually gravitate towards psychological thrillers. I’m unsure about the reason. I enjoy them, even if a majority of the time I figure out the plot before it’s revealed. Things unfolded slowly and kept me guessing. The only part that felt rushed to me is the obligatory explanation of the villain’s backstory. It seemed to come out of nowhere, but it explained a lot and allowed for the book to progress as it did.
Categories: Fabulousness, Goodreads, Random Thoughts, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: Book nerd, Book Reaction, book review, fiction, Goodreads, thriller
by Sherring D.
King’s Hawaiian rolls can be enjoyed with or without butter. Straight out of the fridge or warmed slightly in the toaster. More often than not, I’m too greedy to wait for the toaster and eat it chilly. A bad habit I have is putting a smattering of butter, taking a bite, then adding more butter to take another bite. Unhealthy, I know, but we all have our vices. It could be drugs!
Categories: Back in the Day, Fabulousness, Random Thoughts, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: bread, Comfort Food, food, King's Hawaiian, Oprah, rolls
by Sherring D.
The Worst Best Man was a fun read. The characters, including Lina’s family, were well developed with their own background stories that tied into how they supported Lina. There are no mixed feelings when it comes to Lina, Max, or Andrew. I like that Sosa sprinkled in plenty of Portuguese, Brazilian customs, and delicious-sounding dish descriptions that made me want to hop onto Seamless and search Brazilian restaurants that deliver to Bed-Stuy. I’ve only had a few Brazilian eating experiences, one being on the company dime at Fogo de Chao. My taste buds were not the least bit disappointed with the savory meats and side dishes. The same can be said for my experience listening to The Worst Best Man.
Categories: Fabulousness, Goodreads, Random Thoughts • Tags: book review, fiction, Goodreads, Romance, romantic comedy
by Sherring D.
I am a published writer in an anthology with Nikki Giovanni, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Kevin Powell, and over a hundred other writers. 2020: The Year That Changed America has changed my life.
Categories: Fabulousness, Goodreads, Random Thoughts, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: Anthology, book, Workshop, Writer, writing
by Sherring D.
I quarantined alone this whole pandemic. I spent every holiday alone in this living room. Struggling to stay positive, on Easter, my birthday, Thanksgiving and Christmas, I selected a pretty, colorful outfit—with heels and dangly earrings, and a crown on my birthday—cooked a feast grand enough for relatives you see only once a year and want to impress, grabbed my selfie-stand and ringlight, set my phone’s timer and acted as Creative Director of my own photoshoot. My food, my smile and I look damn good in the photos. Make no mistake: there were tears before and after. Each. And. Every. Time.
Categories: Fabulousness, Random Thoughts, Try New Things • Tags: 2020, Coronavirus, New Year, New Year's Eve, self care, Survive
by Sherring D.
I don’t care if the last episode I watched was the season finale or the series finale, I’m missing the characters, plot twists, great dialogue, writing, cinematography, lighting, bomb outfits, enviable hair styles, steamy sex scenes, stuck-in-your-head soundtrack, relatable themes, podcast recaps, WTF moments, and group text chats about these shows.
Categories: Back in the Day, Fabulousness, Goodwatch, Listicle, Random Thoughts, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: Binge-watch, Good watch, Premium Cable, tv shows
