No Skinny Bits post today. I’m moving this weekend so the next three days will consist of packing and unpacking. In the spirit of these activities, I’m leaving you all with my soundtrack for the weekend.
Courtesy of Pac Div from their Mania mixtape (One of my favorite mixtapes of 2011) is “Out.”
Samantha Jones is my favorite character from Sex and the City.
I know what typing that sentence means on the interwebs, especially on the Black Interwebs, but I stand behind this statement. Firmly.
While her bedroom antics and perpetual inappropriateness made for great television and a great movie (Let’s pretend SATC 2 never happened), none of those things are what resonated with me about her character. For me, it was her signature line:
I love you, but I love me more.
It’s been a hectic, anxious week. Between work, school, and coordinating my move next week, I felt overwhelmed. I’m a creature of habit, so my natural reaction to a lot of change at once is panic. You never know how scary it is to get everything you wanted, hoped, planned, and prayed for until it’s sitting at your door step. But then I remembered that I asked for this life: this MFA program; the wonderful, spacious apartment that will be my home next week; a job that allows me decent pay with minimal stress; a healthy, fun dating life. I’ve been truly blessed. Can’t shrink in the face of all this awesomeness. There’s a quote on my corkboard at work that says: “You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” Perhaps, I should adapt that way of thinking.
Here’s a guarantee: You will at least get a Skinny Bits post from me every Friday. This will be my way to stay plugged in to this space and make sure it doesn’t sit idle for too long. Plus, with the way my weeks go these days, weekly rambling sessions are necessary. Just to clear the clutter from my mind and heart.
Procrastination will be the death of me. As I’m learning to balance school, work, and life, I see that putting things off only lands me in trouble. The more I procrastinate, the more anxious I get, and we all know that I do not wear anxiety well. Scheduling and time management are now top tier priorities for me. I know I have the time to get everything done and still have time to myself. I need a system in place that will keep me on task.
Just a girl with a writing habit, using a blog to share my stories and passions. These are the tales, interests, and observations of the quiet nerd in the corner of the bookstore; the professional woman strutting down the street in slacks clutching her Blackberry; the dork in bed by 9pm on a Saturday night; and the B-girl in the middle of the dance floor getting down in her sensible shoes. Welcome to the world of The Skinny Black Girl.
