maybe ally…Finally Leaves the House.
Guess I should talk about where I've been right? Well let's start with the fact that I really wasn't taking care of myself this past month and I paid for it with a cold (that thankfully wasn't COVID) but then turned into a million other things which made recovery seem like it was in a distant future.
This. Is. 37.
Today I celebrate 37 times around the sun. Another full rotation filled with so much love, life, family & being. This next rotation will be about patience, understanding, learning & acceptance of things I cannot change.
Weird Feelings.
The calm before… more calm. Usually, around this time, I'm out of the country getting ready to celebrate my birthday (it's tomorrow) with some flair. This year we decided to stay home and not even more so I'm asking for a pretty calm day. A cozy day. Maybe some dinner. But if I didn't do anything tomorrow I'd be just fine.
A Different Way Now.
The most challenging part of this whole experience is grasping every day without someone you love so deeply. A simple walk for coffee easily becomes a little more important when you remember some people didn't get to do that today. You start to cherish even the small things. The mundane means more.
'TIS THE SEASON FOR SOME MAGIC!
That's the sign of a very good weekend. Distraction was the name of the game and I went swinging with a trip to 5th Ave to see holiday decorations. Last weekend Armand and I had one day (it rained the next) to grab as much content down there as possible. We walked along 6th ave. first to see the decor around Radio City Music Hall. After that we went to 5th ave. proper and I got to see the Sak’s window and went to Lotte New York Palace to see the 2nd most famous Christmas tree in New York!
Getting an IUD.
You're seeing the face of a woman who is on cloud nine. You wouldn't know it just by looking but this version of Ally took a pretty huge step in her life. I owe no one an explanation but I felt like sharing in case others may end up here and wanted some insight or an opinion on it. Even yesterday I got a few DMs about it.
maybe ally…Finally Updates You!
Hey Guys & Dolls!
So I realize I never got around to really talking about what happened during the Holiday season last year. There was A LOT. Let’s get into that briefly as well as how my birthday was
CELEBRATING 35 MAGICAL YEARS!
HOW DID I CELEBRATE 35 YEARS ON THIS EARTH? WITH SOMETHING MAGICAL OF COURSE!
DISNEY & PLUS SIZE CREATORS: an Essay.
To love something so much is to sometimes take its pains. My mother said that a lot to me when I was younger and for a while, I never understood what she meant. Now as an adult who’s labored through jobs loved that I lost, heartbreaks & more I get it. You can love something and find faults in it. You can love something and want it to be better. This is the case of my love of Disney but it’s clear lack of plus-size representation on social media.
5 BLACK DISNEY INFLUENCERS YOU MUST FOLLOW!
It’s been a long long month but we are back with more black creators to feature and follow! If you don’t remember this is a monthly post I’ll write that features black creators who I think you would love to follow and why!