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I Found My Black History In Grandma’s Hands

Hands. Years ago, when my nearly 30-year-old daughter was closer to single-digit ages, I wanted to capture photographs of hands making and doing tasks. So I did. I created a sepia-toned set of photographs to display in my basement’s “play area.” My recently deceased grandmother’s hands lifting the lid on…

Black History

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I Found My Black History In Grandma’s Hands
I Found My Black History In Grandma’s Hands
Black History

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Perspectives by Melissamedia

·May 23

Woosah moment

Hey sis, slow down and take a breath — Hey girl, let’s talk. How have you been? In 2022, I had a hella hectic spring and summer where I went on autopilot and felt disconnected from my true self and most of my emotions. Anger stuck around, though. When I was unable to connect with anything else, anger was…

Mental Health

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Woosah moment
Woosah moment
Mental Health

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Loveful Mind

·Sep 13, 2022

5 Simple Ways to Practice Self-care

Make your personal space into a representation of yourself — No, this is not a list of bubble bath routines This is the beginning of a treatise on living your best life. Your best life is your routine life—what you do consistently, not the high points. As Bill Gates said, “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year…

Self Improvement

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5 Simple Ways to Practice Self-care
5 Simple Ways to Practice Self-care
Self Improvement

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Atta Girl

·Aug 24, 2022

Ten reasons why perimenopause is an important topic, too.

AKA power to the period that, hallelujah, one day does stop! — One of my friends texted me that my period started because I got Coronavirus. I responded, Nothing can ever be f**ked up enough without my period saying, I’m joining this party. My period has been around for so many years: 40 plus. Having a period show up is no surprise…

Menopause Symptoms

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Ten reasons why perimenopause is an important topic, too.
Ten reasons why perimenopause is an important topic, too.
Menopause Symptoms

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Atta Girl

·Mar 27, 2022

22 Ways To Upgrade Your Spring Cleaning

It’s time to introduce you to some new things and remind you of the old. Cleaning and organizational tasks are what I turn to when I need a change of pace. When I need a break from my work, I might go wash dishes for five minutes. It’s not an obsession; rather, it’s a way to reassert control over my environment. Cleaning can also be…

Cleaning

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22 Ways To Upgrade Your Spring Cleaning
22 Ways To Upgrade Your Spring Cleaning
Cleaning

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Atta Girl

·Mar 20, 2022

Welcome Spring With A New Breakfast Habit

Consider eating savory rather than sweet breakfast. — It has been three months or more since 2022 began, and you have had time to try and, most likely, abandon several new habits. Consider starting the spring of this year with a new eating habit by breaking your fast with a savory meal. This change may sound unusual, perhaps…

Food

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Welcome Spring With A New Breakfast Habit
Welcome Spring With A New Breakfast Habit
Food

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Atta Girl

·Jan 1, 2022

The Best Plants For Single “Plant Ladies”

Embracing and nourishing my plant children. — I am very allergic to cats. So even though I like them, I would never live with them on purpose. I would never be a cat lady. Dog lady? Definitely. In addition, I have strong caregiving tendencies. So even when I physically and spiritually clean my life up and minimize…

Humor

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The Best Plants For Single “Plant Ladies”
The Best Plants For Single “Plant Ladies”
Humor

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·Dec 30, 2021

How do you have time to hate?

When time equals money, using time for hatred seems dumb. — Time is a limited resource. As a middle-aged person, society tells me that I might be more than halfway through my life. As a person who has had a few 90-plus relatives, I can see that maybe I will get another 40 years…but this is a short time! It is…

Racism

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How do you have time to hate?
How do you have time to hate?
Racism

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Age of Awareness

·Nov 16, 2021

Parents “help” the school system

Students come to school in vans, not busses. — This school year has been weird but something jumped out at me just last week: As I was parking in the front lot, a white van pulled up behind me and various unrelated children poured out of it. The van sped off quickly. What the heck was that? A lightbulb…

Education

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Parents “help” the school system
Parents “help” the school system
Education

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Sep 26, 2021

One more dating scam trick to avoid

Who knew about unallocated phones? I went off the dating market for a few years, because I thought I might have found someone sweet. But, alas, it turned out to be sour, and after some months of recovery, I started looking online again. Aack! It gets worse every time I…

Dating

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One more dating scam trick to avoid
One more dating scam trick to avoid
Dating

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Melissa Edwards

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Educator. Mother. Memory keeper. Dog mom. Friend. @melissamedia #WEOC

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