Conquering the rain It’s been a wet fall, but riding a bike in the rain is not as bad as it may seem. In fact conquering the weather can make me feel like fucking super woman ready to combat whatever office drama may come my way. Becoming Super Woman The other day I found myself stranded…

Mastering hair on the move — I have traversed several obstacles in pursuit of the urban bike commute: Canadian Geese on the Burke, road-raged texting drivers, lack of bikeways and Afro friendly headgear. …

How a bike saved my life — I am a working stiff in the corporate rat race where I spend most days tethered to desks, meeting rooms, conference calls, cocktail bars, and motor vehicles: which means a lot of sitting. Early in my career I found that I could not sit for long periods of time so…

A journey to create — I want freedom from my wants. Freedom to explore my ideas and expend my talents without jeopardizing the fragile comforts I’ve worked so hard to acquire. I want the freedom to not care about my smile, hair, nails, attractiveness, ego, acne, tone of voice, and need for affirmation. …

An equitable treatment — As an interracial light-skinneded youth, I felt as though I had been had been robbed of my genetic right to ‘good hair’. Throughout my life, hair has been a constant battle ground between self acceptance and social conformity. The hair do Combining your child’s hair is a simple ritual that can strengthen the…

An eye wear investment. It’s been a while since I’ve done a selfie fashion pic rundown, but it’s the first day of sun in Seattle for 2017 and I finally got to rock my new prescription sunglasses. …

My journey through the rat race I encountered Resler during my undergraduate studies at U Dub while sleepwalking through the accounting program and maintaining a solid mean grade point average. That is until I took my corporate tax class and crushed it with a 4.0. …

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Because Ole — Actually, if you have all of your tax forms (W-2, 1099-Div or the like) before February then it’s to your benefit to file in January, if possible. Just ask Ole. Ole This cat with the judgmental gaze is Ole. While you may think that this critical stare is due to the…