The Grey Area: Shacking Up
In this day and age of instant gratification….we do almost everything immediately. Relationships are included, we don’t court anymore, in dating we go from exchanging numbers, to sleeping together to...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Horrible Bosses
We spend so much time at work, most people spend more time daily with their co-workers than their families…. with that said it’s important to have a good working relationship with co workers. No,...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: The Peanut Gallery and Your Relationship
We’ve all heard it before… keep other people out of your relationship. As much as we think we are our own person, how much influence does someone else have over your mindset when it comes to your...
View ArticleTHE GREY AREA: IRREPLACEABLE?
Recently I’ve heard so many relationship stories. It seems the older we get, the more outrageous the stories. What seems the be the sentiment in all of them is that these men think they are...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Race Relations
I go off on this tangent often, it really doesn’t take much. Race, racism, race relations…. etc. The role that race plays in America is prevalent. To some the word racism is overused and without...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: The Negativity Surrounding the Ice Bucket Challenge
The past few weeks we’ve seen social media light up with ice bucket challenges to raise awareness for ALS. The social media craze has raised a record amount of money, $41.8 million so far for the...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: “Looking Okay”
I think the misconception with grief is #1, it goes away…. #2 that if you “look” okay… you must be “over it”… those statements couldn’t be farther from the truth. In my lifetime, I’ve lost a lost of...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Literacy is No Laughing Matter
Over the past few weeks the memes and jokes about Floyd Mayweather have been rampant. While some of them did elicit a chuckle, literacy is no laughing matter! There is really nothing funny about...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: The “Good Man”
Having a conversation with friends, we talked about the idea of a “good man” and how finding one can make you stay in an unhappy relationship. The “prize” of the “good man” makes you question if it’s...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Life, Stress and Being Good to Yourself
I write a lot about being overwhelmed… I talk a lot about spreading yourself too thin. As I read the SuperGorge girls articles I realize we are all fighting some internal battle. SuperGorge is proof...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Asking For Help
I can’t do it all…There I said it. Being stretched in 20 directions, spreading yourself thin is something I talk about often, probably too much. But being responsible for so much doesn’t fade just...
View ArticleThe Grey Area:Cutting Your Losses
There comes a point in life, in relationships whether they be personal or professional, that it’s time to throw in the towel. Deciding when that time is, is key. Making a hasty decision can lead to...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Saying Sorry
I’m sorry! But are you? Saying those words can be easy, meaning it is something else. It’s one of the biggest things that plague relationships. All relationships….when do you admit you’re wrong?...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: What You Feel vs What You Say
I’ve always struggled for as long as I could remember with expressing myself. Most of my friends know me to be damn near mute when it comes to expressing myself (unless of course when I’m angry.) I’ve...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Following Your Intuition
We were all glued to the television as details of the Philadelphia abduction emerged…. scary stuff! While you shouldn’t walk around in a state of paranoia (like my friends say I do), you should always...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Sexy or Crass?
With Kim Kardashian’s latest attempt to “break the internet”, I found myself shaking my head again. I’m am so over the obsession of the booty! I hate to sound like a preachy old grandma…but seriously....
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Trusting Your Judgment
Lately I’ve been presented with several issues that I have mulled over, thought about non stop, prayed about…bit my nails over, etc. I have a lot of factors in life. A whole lot…. thank God they were...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
The holidays can be a tough time for many, but through the struggles whether they be monetary or grief… it is important to remain thankful. We take so much for granted in this life…. we complain...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Grief and the Holidays PT II
I have been trying to get my thoughts together for a Grey Area, for days… all I can think of is how the holidays are upon us. The most wonderful time of the year for some… the most depressing for...
View ArticleThe Grey Area: Removing Drama While Maintaining Relationships
There comes a point when you really have to remove certain people from your life. Due to mutual relationships, friendships…. work situations, heck even blood, you may not be able to remove them...
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