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Aug 22, 20212 min read
It's Okay To Return
Sometimes, for whatever reason, we stop doing certain things that we enjoy in life. Maybe we stopped because of school or work or...
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Aug 20, 20211 min read
Hair Care Wins & Woes
Everyone knows that Wash Day is on the weekend for a reason. I was gonna wait until then to do my hair, but my scalp was crying out for...
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Aug 15, 20212 min read
Where You Been, Girl??
Hey, y’all! It’s been a minute! I’ve truly missed Care{Free}Bri and the community this blog has built. But as I've learned, sometimes...
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Aug 13, 20211 min read
Nintendo Switch(Up)
I got a Nintendo Switch for my birthday. I started playing (Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle) this week and I can't believe it took me this...
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Jun 28, 20203 min read
100 Days Later...
I won't hold it against myself that I can't recall most of my days in quarantine...
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Jun 14, 20202 min read
The (Belated) Birthday Blog
If you had told me last year that I would spend my birthday staying the hell away from everyone, I would've thought you were a liar...
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May 24, 20202 min read
Feelings Are Not Facts
Here lies the list of lies I tell myself, the things I feel when I'm either at my lowest or on my way there: I'm not as good as the...
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Apr 21, 20202 min read
Quarantine-Block
You’d think being inside all day and away from a rigid work environment would make productivity shoot through the roof, but that’s not...
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Mar 22, 20203 min read
Quarantine Conclusions
Ready or not, we're here, and it's happening.
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Mar 15, 20203 min read
The Rona Got Real
I assumed it was nothing to worry about. I thought it was just like every other disease that has popped up in my lifetime—serious, but...
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Mar 8, 20203 min read
Europe Taught Me
I finally went, and yes it was a movie! This trip was exciting, stressful, exhausting, profound, and lit. I was accompanying my best...
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Feb 11, 20202 min read
The Blog Turns One!
If you had told me in 2018 that I'd soon end up re-trying this whole blog thing, I would've laughed at you. In fact, I did laugh. I...
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Feb 3, 20202 min read
Celebrating Black History
Because there's always more than one way to go about uplifting all things Black. Here's five: 1. Support Black Businesses This should go...
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Jan 22, 20201 min read
They Did Me Dirty (Literally)
It was literally like a movie. I was just about to close the trunk of my car when a snow truck drove by and sprayed me with dirty slush....
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Jan 12, 20202 min read
Channeling Fear Factor
I'm afraid of everything to some degree. Call me scary if you want; it is what it is. I'm super jumpy, scare easily, and you couldn't pay...
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Jan 7, 20204 min read
Staying 2020 Focused
Let's be real: most of us fail our New Year's Resolutions before the new year even has time to breathe. I clearly have no room to judge....
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Dec 29, 20192 min read
We're Here, We Won The Year!
Stop what you're doing right now; I demand that you give yourself the props you deserve! 2019 is closing out. What better time to take...
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Dec 18, 20191 min read
The Cat Chronicles Vol 6
My cat is a sock thief! She steals my socks, plays with them, then hides them around my apartment for her own keeping. And the thing is,...
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Dec 8, 20192 min read
Surviving The Burn-Out
I don't know what else to say, except that I'm mentally exhausted. This is the first time in weeks that I've been able to bring myself to...
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Nov 6, 20191 min read
He Thinks It's Funny That I Read.
I browse Bumble (dating app) occasionally to see if I can find a match. Recently, I matched with a fine, caramel-skinned man who looks...
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