by Sherring D.
At no point while I was cooking, packing the food, searching for an outfit, taking a shower, exfoliating, shaving my legs, drying off, moisturizing, sponging my hair, getting dressed, packing an overnight bag, or calling a Lyft did I think it was a bad idea to head over there.
Categories: Random Thoughts, Uncategorized • Tags: Breakup, Couple, dating, Father's Day, love, relationship
by Sherring D.
I just wanted some comfort food. I had just emerged from a more-than-usual emotionally draining therapy session. I was spent, exhausted and hungry as if I had just completed a Shaun T T25 workout. I longed for a hot shower, comfy sweats and socks and my favorite fuzzy blanket to wrap around myself as I got lost in TV, or even better, a nap. The latter was not likely to happen. It’s rare that I nap on purpose. As much […]
Categories: Back in the Day, Fabulousness, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: Comfort Food, grilled cheese, love, memories, mother, triangle halves
by Sherring D.
#BlackLoveBooks Challenge Day 4: Fantasy: a fantasy-based novel with a love connection. Now I will admit that fantasy is not my thing at all. I can watch fantasy/sci-fi movies and TV shows for hours on end, (I’m looking at you Game of Thrones and Lost; not you Lord of the Rings), but reading the genre feels like a chore, or even punishment. I picked up a copy of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle almost as soon as […]
Categories: Goodreads, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: A Wrinkle In Time, Black Love Books, book challenge, Instagram, love, read
by Sherring D.
I’ve spent the past few New Year’s Eves trying to look cute while bundling up to ring in the new year. Last year, a pink faux fur jacket was part of my ensemble. I wore it underneath a faux fur trimmed and lined (real) leather coat, yet I still froze (and sweat) my ass off while making my way to and from the subway stations. This year I thought I’d be slick and escape to Florida to usher in the […]
Categories: Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: Bombogenesis, Brooklyn Museum, First Saturday, love, music, Stir crazy, Well-Read Black Girl
by Sherring D.
She was the second woman to ever break my heart. Not in a romantic way. The first was my mother when she left—my preferred terminology of her losing her battle to cancer when I was eight. Nearly twenty years later, my closest friend left. But she didn’t die. She left. Disappeared. I was the one who almost died. Not because she left. She left when I almost died. Our friendship had been unraveling for about two years anyway, but it […]
Categories: Random Thoughts, Uncategorized • Tags: friends, friendship, girlfriends, loss, love, relationships
by Sherring D.
Having a crush sucks. I’m not talking about typical Hollywood crushes most women probably have on celebrities. Morris Chestnut always and forever, baby! In second place is Jake Gyllenhaal. Polar opposites, but both are able to garner my unwavering support of their projects. My crushes on them don’t suck. They’re pure flights of fancy. Crushes on tangible, real life people within but out of reach suck. I was never a boy-crazy girl or teen. I’m drawing a blank on any high school […]
Categories: Back in the Day, Fabulousness, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized • Tags: confessions, crush, dating, feelings, love, platonic love, relationships, single life
by Sherring D.
I’m feeling like a rock star. Well, not really, but I am feeling kinda special. Two of my Facebook and Instagram posts garnered a lot (for me) of “likes” and comments. I even got a text from an out-of-state cousin’s girlfriend. Last night I went to an author event at the Barnes and Noble located in Union Square. The author was Padma Lakshmi for her new memoir Love, Loss, and What We Ate. I know of Lakshmi and I like […]
Categories: Goodreads, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized • Tags: author event, Barnes and Noble, book signing, Books, eating, loss, love, Love Loss & What We Ate, memoir, reading
by Sherring D.
I used to hate the color red. I thought it was tacky, flashy and gaudy. People who wore more than just a splash of it—say a whole red shirt as opposed to a shirt with red stripes—were attention seekers and conceited. As a teenager, the only hint of red you’d find on me was my nail polish. Even then it was hidden. Red was reserved for my toes, while my fingers were decorated with hues of brown. Only when the […]
Categories: Fabulousness, Random Thoughts, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: childhood, clothes, colors, grief, lip gloss, love, mature woman, mourning, new things, red, red dress, self-esteem, Shopping
by Sherring D.
I woke up this morning, fixed my bed, and walked over to my closet to select the day’s outfit. I chose a two-tone gray knit top, and charcoal pinstriped pants. Then I remembered tips from the countless fashion articles I’ve read and makeover shows I’ve watched and decided to add a pop of color to counter the drabness. It’s bad enough it’s a cold February day. The icy sidewalks are lined with mounds of dirty brown, black and in some […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: birthday, family, grief, love, mother, motherless child, motherless daughter, remembrance
