totally me

time for a party

yummy rum drinks in Panachel, Guatemala

i'm throwing my last party at the Shelby House tonight.  i've been living here for 4 years (WOW!) and it has great, but time to move on.  i'm looking forward to seeing lots of familiar faces, and a few new ones, costumed up and ready to dance. 

i move in 3 weeks...and leave my job in 12.   i am slowing preparing for a number of MAJOR life changes - moving, leaving my job of 6+ years, traveling in Central America for a few months, applying to the Peace Corps.  these next few months have much in store for me.  i am trying to get ready for all of the emotions i will be experiencing but it's not easy.  i think i'll be ready for the loss and the gain of transition...but i'm not really gonna know what it's like till i am in the midst of it. 

tonight i will enjoy being surrounded by creative, loving, fun friends. 

** i may be taking a break from this thing as i begin to "transition."  that said i will resume when my travels begin so you know where on earth Molly P is!** 

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i'm off to be with family for a few days.   

40 years ago today

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

~ Martin Luther King Jr.

day dreaming

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala 

i am off today and tomorrow...so happy to be in my PJ's rather than in "professional wear." 

so far my morning has been productive but rather mellow.  the sun is shining.  i am listening to Aretha.

might be time to venture out of the house for a minute or two...yoga is calling my name...and then return to bake bread and sew up a storm. 

off to day dream...

stories

i have many stories to tell from my travels, as well as big life changes that are happening but sadly the last thing i feel like doing is sitting in front of this thing and typing.  instead i am going to crawl into my warm bed and fall asleep listening to This American Life while snuggling with H & M. 

sweet dreams!

happy international women's day!

H & Me after arriving in Guatemala City...

longing for warmth

if i wasn't planning on quiting my job and fleeing the country for a few months of travel and soul searching i might consider spending a few days creating art with these women. 

i'm home

El Paredon, Guatemala

but my mind and heart are still traveling. 

will they every stop traveling?  right now it doesn't feel like it...

too ambitious...

i am gone for 2 weeks...and not all that interested in sitting behind a computer. 

more reasons i love being brown when i return from vacation!   

happy black herstory month!

more music

you know i love to sing and dance...and there are so many more brown folks worth mentioning. 

childhood memories
black musicals with floating babies
i loved high school dances because of johnny gill
and songs that have meaning
this man makes me smile
seriously? 
i loved her