I have officially been pleasantly surprised. In fact, my residential electricity class has been a proverbial bucket full of surprises.
For one thing, I’m not the only girl in the class. There are two older, black women in the class who are sick of their husbands promising to install doorbells and then failing to follow through. [...]

You know, I like to talk a big game, but the truth is I’m not much different than most women. I’m irrational and overemotional. I cry during sad movies. I whine when I don’t get my way. I’m hard to please, obsessed with baby animals, and I’m a terrible driver. Most of all, I’m [...]

Today I spent the day playing ‘duck, duck, goose’ and making zebra cookies in the company of 6 kids. The children ranged in age from 1 – 7, but they’re generally a well behaved bunch, so the day was running smoothly.
Around lunch time, the plumber showed up to fix the kitchen faucet. By the way, [...]

*You can find Part 1 of this story here.
Turns out, dodging the Bitch Brigade wasn’t as tough as I first imagined. I simply had to change up my routine a little. Instead of waiting for Lena to rap on my door after breakfast, I grabbed myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich To-Go [...]