Unmet and unspoken expectations can quickly lead to conflict in our relationships. When people don’t act the way we expect them to, we can get upset and things might spiral out of control pretty quickly, leaving us to wonder what the hell just happened. The trouble with expectations comes when we don’t voice them –… Continue reading Freedom Friday – Dealing with Unmet Expectations

I didn’t sleep well, but today was a new day and new start and all that bullshit.  I work up early as we were supposed to make a day of the it, so I text him.  Remember the days before cell phones and social media and all this non-confrontational, miscommunication applications were around.  Where having… Continue reading Frozen Breath

I went inside and I was now livid. I was livid at myself for acting like an ass, but I was just as livid at him for leaving. And yelling “Fuck This.” Really? We had spoken a few weeks prior about the rules of arguing and how I think it’s really important to never swear at each other, put… Continue reading Olive Branch

Things at that moment were completely tense.  I had spent all day feeling great about myself and in 4 minutes he took that away from me.  And he really didn’t even do anything.  I guess it was the lack of doing something that bothered me, but I was definitely more bothered than I should have… Continue reading Stranded

The following weekend I had decided it was time to get serious about being a writer. I wanted to turn my back bedroom into an office. Make it a space that I was comfortable in and could plan out my career and get myself together. I had worked out with Dimples that we would spend Friday… Continue reading Off To The Races

I have been very particular about the items I buy with AccidentallyAllison on them and recently I was made aware of Thirty-One with Brishundra McGrier. This site has everything from totes, purses, stationary, jewelry, wallets and a billion other things for you and your business! Check out a little more about Brishundra below. Hi ladies! Welcome to… Continue reading Thirty-One

I didn’t know that I didn’t trust my intuition (gut feeling, inner voice, inner child, essential self, etc.) for a long time. I thought I did and made decisions from a ‘gut’ feeling, but only after asking everyone I knew and taking their advice or straight up just following what they were doing. When I… Continue reading Freedom Friday – How I came to Trust My Inner Voice