Note to self: no one is coming to save you
The beginning of my notes to self series - lessons for powerful black women of every age.
Covid chronicles: The Digital workplace in the time of a pandemic
It should go without saying that as a member of Coca-Cola’s Digital Workplace team, my work life has immediately grown more hectic.
Easter in quarantine
It’s an odd Easter this year. But the religious season reminds me that this time is holy because it highlights a universal truth: death and life are 2 sides of the same coin.
Covid chronicles: 5 ways my life has changed since the shutdown
I remember saying to more than one person during the initial weeks of quarantine, “My life hasn’t really changed that much…”. But after multiple weeks of sheltering-in-place orders, there have been some pretty interesting developments.
Covid Chronicles: Oh So You Thought You Were Just Gonna Work From Home?
As a single person with no kids, my work-from-home adjustment hasn’t been the same as my coworkers’, but it has come with its own challenges.
khaly comes to visit and prepares whole fish
I knew a Senegalese boy once. And like all raised-right West African boys, he knew how to cook.
What the big tree in my front yard taught me about being a woman
The big tree in my front yard doesn’t give a fuck about me.
The Gift of the Magi - Attention Must Be Paid in 2020
The 3 wise men are a reminder that when we see a sign, we should not only sit up and take notice, but also take action.
Celebrate Your Own Damned Season - A Different Way Of Celebrating For A Different Kind Of Growth
Each of the past year’s losses came with a gift inside. A jewel of learning and of becoming that calls for a different kind of celebrating.
The All-Too-Obvious Truth About Black People & Office Potlucks
PSA: Tis the season. The season... for office potlucks.
Or as I like to call them, the one time black people will gladly turn down free food.
Does your job define you? 4 Questions to ask yourself.
One of my colleagues pulled me aside a few days before my first corporate exit and gave me a good word: ‘This place didn’t make you who you are.’
This Space Intentionally Left Blank - The Airy Beauty Of Empty Space In My Home
One intentional design element I tried to incorporate was emptiness or negative space. My house is single-person sized and the main living space is open concept with lots of windows. I wanted to make sure that the space still felt light and uncluttered even with big furniture pieces - like a dining table, or chairs in front of the windows - in the main line of sight.
Here are some of the ways I worked in blank space to keep my main living area feeling light and airy, yet still substantial enough to be the center of my home’s daily activity.