Champagne Struggles- Surviving the Urban Jungle Joji

Short and sweet... just wanted to say hi and happy Leo season. Summer has me feeling super carefree and in party mode. This rain has me boo’d up. And Curlfest 2018 was the best time I’ve had in my short history of attending festivals. Black women truly rock and we are all kinds of beautiful and glorious. Stay creative my listeners. Use this wet weather to get inspired instead of feeling bothered. Remember all the wonderful things that the rain gives birth to. Have a great week! Xoxo

Help me understand how you deal with being born of this country and still be shunned because you are some shade of brown. I’m a legal outsider (had to put that out there Cuz don’t need those people knocking on my door if you know what I mean) but truthfully would love to understand the Black experience a lot more. The fact that this is a topic of conversation has really got me twisted. Holla at your girl. And happy birthday to all my Cancerian babies.

Yeah a famous white lady actually said those words to me recently. You really have to be careful who you spend time with and who you let speak to you. There’s always some kind of mind f*ckery going on. Someone always trying to plant ideas into your head. It’s the invasion of the body snatchers out here for real.

In light of the recent sad news of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, a lot of questions come to mind. The older I get the more I feel a little overwhelmed with the day to days of life. It’s a hamster wheel effect of geeezus is this all there is? Wash, rinse, repeat?? After getting hit with a huge unexpected car repair bill, the anxiety crept in and grabbed a hold of me for like four days. It was suffocating. Didn’t feel like be social, couldn’t focus on anything else and still I had to power through it. It made me wonder could something like finances really unhinge me into doing the unthinkable. Can the same be said for loneliness or some other bluesy feeling? Great that light is being shed on mental illness and suicide. Sad that it takes for some big name players to take their lives in order for the conversation to be one worth having. My heart goes out to anyone who is or was affected by the suicide of a loved one. Maybe it’s time we redefine “social networking” and really get social.

Gotta say hi and bye real quick. Miss talking to my listeners but damn these germs and mutant pollen. Happy June y’all. Go forth and be productive! ✌🏾

I can’t get to my happy place as easily as before. What the heck is happening to me? Hormones? Environment? Too many options?? Who the heck knows but it’s worth documenting. Give me clap and a thumbs up if what I’m saying gels with you. If you are feeling like I am right now maybe we can figure some ish out together. Sound good??? Gimme a shout