It’s a lifestyle. It’s a movement. It’s a catalyst for change within the dynamics amongst women. It’s liberation, unification, and the collaboration of resources to grow and enhance the quality of life for women everywhere.
– Elle Williams.
I hope you ALWAYS remember to uplift & empower.
A compilation of witty, relatable stories that nourishes the heart and soul of the modern day woman through love, laughter, and liberation.
Love Freedom? Will travel!
“Freedom.” “Motion.” “Trust.” are three words that should be boldly printed on every passport and driver’s license. They are [...]
The Bag Lady
How big are your purses? Mine are typically, oversized, roomy, with lots of pockets. Between Crossfit and my 10 [...]
Best I’ve Ever Had
My favorite food has always been Spaghetti, or as I liked to call it as a kid "Bah-sketti." It's [...]
Sickly Circles
"Birds of a feather flock together." I've lost count how many times I've heard that saying as a child. [...]
Transitions
I closed the door to what was to be my new place. It was an older home that had [...]
My Not So Strange Obsession
My obsession with weight loss has tormented me for twenty-nine years now. From the young age of six, I [...]
Three Times A Woman
I remember the first day I was introduced to womanhood. I was so excited about the idea of my [...]
Clean Up on Aisle 8
I've noticed recently that I move very quickly through day to day life. People have always told me that [...]
Shut Up and Drive
I absolutely hate passenger seat drivers. Full disclosure, however, I am a passenger seat driver. I get it from [...]
Been Such A Long Time
She stared in the mirror. The reflection was foreign to her, partly due to her thinning edges, errant chin [...]
The Before and After Photo
I recently shared on social media a before and after photo of me, however, I’ve decided to no longer [...]
Make Room for Me
One of my fondest memories of my college years was paying a classmate, lovingly nicknamed "Day-Day", $100 to let [...]
Chronicles of a Degreed Black Girl
I don't think I'm better than you because I have a college education! While some people reading that statement [...]
Security Clearance
My head nestled perfectly under his chin. "Well this is a first," I thought to myself. For years, I’d [...]
Shining in the Dark
The Bible says Christians are to live in the world, but not be of the world, and each day [...]
Not So Empty Nesters
"I just got a new apartment. I'm gon' leave the floor wet. Walk around this thang naked. And nobody's [...]
Reflections
How often do you think about your life? I mean, really sit down and reflect on your choices and [...]
Lost and Found
Want to know the hardest thing to find if it were ever lost? Yourself. It's about as hard as [...]
Started from the Bottom
Started from the bottom, now I am here. In 2009, I decided to quit my job in Overland Park, [...]
A Crystal Stair
After Langston Hughes, Mother to Son I. Mother to Daughter Well, daughter, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t [...]
A Cup Runneth Over
One of the most common lessons needed to be learned as a woman is how to say "NO." Can [...]
My Mama’s Bed
2016 was a life-altering year. My husband of almost 4 years died and I was left trying to figure [...]
Somebody Prayed For Me
Have you ever stopped and reflected on the times where you know that the prayers of your family were [...]
Live on Full
Today, for the second time in fifty-three years, I was baptized. It’s not that I don’t think what took [...]
In My Father’s Image
So, I married my daddy. No, I didn’t literally marry him. But if you let friends and family tell [...]
Up, Up, and Away
On a starry night sitting under the moon I thought to myself, Everything looks sooo cool! I see a [...]
The Victim’s Unit
I’m the baby of the family and let everyone tell it, I am the most spoiled. I won’t ever [...]
My Anxiety vs. Instagram
Walking outside felt like I had stepped into another room with a higher ceiling. Maybe with the right ladder, [...]
Bring On The Rain
My twenties served as the decade that taught me about ME. It taught me the things I loved, the [...]
Glass Balls and Rubber Balls
Christmas is my favorite time of year. Sounds super cliché… I know. Some of my fondest memories were around [...]
Fleshly Woes
"Why does my body ignore what my mind says? I try to keep it in tact but I'm here [...]
Conditional Winners
9:30pm couldn’t come quick enough, as I looked at the time in the right hand corner of my purple [...]
Love In Spite Of
There is always that ONE friend. You know, the one that has the laundry list of prerequisites for their [...]
Ole Nasty Life Race
"Only twenty minutes left. That's two 10-minute segments, or four 5-minutes intervals. I can do this," I thought to [...]
A Food Affair
"Can you cook?" Every time a man would ask me that, I would see the smug look appear on [...]
Confession of Depression
"Her name was Kate and she was fabulous. Her hair was waist length with a fresh blow out faithfully [...]
An Ode to Ade
My skin looks like Midnight Like my ancestors running through cotton fields to find freedom The dark, rough, callus of [...]
The Price Is Right
"I hope that you're the one, if not, you are the prototype. We'll tip toe to the sun and [...]
Hey Little Girl
"Hey Black Child. Do you know who you are? Who you really are? Do you know you can be? [...]
Abandoned Treasures
"Don’t kick up dust that has settled," they said. "It will cause problems and reactions. Reactions we may not [...]
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
If I had a dollar for every time I started a sentence with "so about this guy I met…" [...]
31 Days of Discipline
31 days, 744 hours, 44,640 minutes, or 2,678,400 seconds of pure agony!!! Ok maybe not quite as bad as [...]
A Calmness In The Storm
The smell of the salt water met my nose as I climbed out the twelve passenger van that comfortably [...]
And Then There Was One
I have never been alone, NEVER. In fact, from the moment I entered the world from Rosie's womb I [...]
Tax Season
I can count on one hand (and still have several fingers left over might I add) how many times [...]
I’m Divorcing My Bestie
I always get the strangest looks when I tell people how many best friends I have (seven by the [...]
No Takebacks
I told myself I wouldn’t write this story. **Rolls eyes. In fact, I talked about me being "ok" and [...]
Rite of Passage
Passage - the act or process of moving through, under, over or past something on the way from one [...]
Sandra D. Mentality
Five stinking hours for a simple silk press and a trim still baffles me till this day. Let history [...]
Contingency Plan
"You have condoms?" I asked while rolling my eyes with embarrassment, ashamed that I hadn’t prepared accordingly. Then again, [...]
IG-less Joann
"Say Cheese on three…one, two, three, Cheese!" The group replied in the loud, high pitched unison that was very [...]
The Dream Catcher
I catch dreams like wishes. Crochet them into the image Of the woman I hope to be. I wear [...]
Two-Edged Sword
As I walked briskly to my old, scratched up, yet dependable Toyota I like to call "Cammie," my hands [...]
Rose Colored Glasses
Her fair skin glistened in the sunlight, radiating the most flawless skin one ever did see. She was the [...]
Hey Friend!
I hate being the new girl on the block, and don’t let me be new to an environment that [...]
The Power Puff
Don’t look down Maddie. You must be brave. Though things may seem uncertain. Trust me. There is room for you [...]
When We First Met
An innocent and unexpected glance Is what normally starts it all And with it, a smile usually follows. A brave [...]
The Maintenance Woman
My favorite artist is Janelle Monae', but by now that should come to no surprise. **Waves, Hey Sista J! [...]
Pilot Jones
It was in this moment at 8:00pm running up behind my sorority sister while dragging my space efficient carry [...]
The Village Keeper
A Dreamer. I've always been one, even well before I knew being labeled a "dreamer" was actually a cool [...]
Not Quite Samson
Have you ever experienced something for so long, you forgot what life was like before it? Seriously. Like when [...]
In A Sentimental Mood
When I think of life as an adult nowadays, I envision the meme everyone uses when the New Year [...]
Goldilocks Guys
"The Goldilocks principle states that something must fall within certain margins, as opposed to reaching extremes. The Goldilocks principle [...]
The Rebirth
As I walk along the sidewalk toward the old, moldy yet familiar church, I see a long line which [...]
Quality Assurance
@MrEverything1911…and that he was. The description read…"PHD Candidate, Brutha to The Night Lyricist, and God-fearing family man." LordT is [...]
Hard Boiled Eggs
Easter morning I stood out in the brisk, cold air and watched as all the children in their soft, [...]
Drowning Flies
8:00am rolls around oh too quickly and it's greeted by me running into the revolving doors of my company's [...]
3rd String Shawty
"Ya know, you are pretty cute for a…" Statements like that have always been a setup for a fail. [...]
Twenty Nine Candles
I should be the poster child for cool calendars. In fact, my friends got a good laugh from me [...]
Mahogany Brew
Mahogany Brew. Who and what are you? This elephant in the room Has and will forever be pointing at YOU. [...]
Doctor Fix It
Twas' the night before therapy and all through my mind, thoughts formed vivid predictions of what my therapist may [...]
Maybe It Just Sags
As I laid helplessly on the hospital bed I thought to myself, "Is this what the rest of my life [...]
Unemployed Hearts
Do you want to know the scariest time during an adult's career? It’s Performance Appraisal. Yep, I said it. That [...]
29 & Fine…Ish
Makeup looks good. Check! But not “too good” because I don’t want to come off as overdone. Dress fits nice. [...]
Elle’s World
She is doing THEE most. With her colorful blazers and her high heels shoes. This is not a runway. Whose [...]
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