TheGirlinthePurpleRoomI’m Entitled and So Are YouYou’re entitled. Yes, you. I am too. I thought life was unfair. I wanted to be a victim even though I told myself I was fighting for a way…Aug 28, 2022Aug 28, 2022
TheGirlinthePurpleRoomBeing Unemployed Saved My LifeI was about to graduate law school. Everyone around me had plans for the bar exam or a job lined up. For the lucky ones, both. I had…Aug 26, 2022Aug 26, 2022
TheGirlinthePurpleRoomWho Killed Woodstock ‘99?Whenever I think of hippie culture in the 60s, I immediately think Woodstock. Ah yes, good ol’ Woodstock. The poster child of peace love…Aug 19, 2022Aug 19, 2022
TheGirlinthePurpleRoomThis Music Sucks!!!Get in the car. Turn on FM radio. Listen for three minutes. Suck teeth. Repeat. I think by now we all agree music is redundant and…Aug 18, 20221Aug 18, 20221
TheGirlinthePurpleRoomLeave No Room for OthersOne thing I’ve realized as an eclectic young black woman is America is if you leave yourself open to be filled with the opinion of others…Aug 17, 2022Aug 17, 2022
TheGirlinthePurpleRoomConquering My AnxietyI’ve dealt with anxiety for years. Longer than I may have realized. I thought I was being careful and detail-oriented. I was ensuring…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
TheGirlinthePurpleRoomFinding Myself in the UncertaintyI don’t know when I became anxious. Maybe as a child I had one too many shameful moments. I learned to minimize risk even if it killed me…Jan 9, 20221Jan 9, 20221
