Why I Marched on Saturday Saturday, January 21st the Women’s March on Pittsburgh wasn’t my first and probably won’t be my last time protesting. Over 25,000 men and women from all walks of life marched from the Pittsburgh City County Building to Market Square. Such a large turnout jam packed the square to the point…
Author: Chardaé Jones
& The 100 is Returning
The show is based off the book series of the same name written by Kass Morgan. As someone who devoured all the books during the off season I know the show is nothing like the books as far as pace but I’m okay with it. As the seasons go on we discover The 100 go…
& Happy Mon(Daè) 011
We’ve already lived through one week of 2017 and the world is just as chaotic as we left it in 2016 but we can look forward to the upside of life. There’s still Netflix and books to escape the reality of a Donald Trump Administration and how crazy the world is right now. I’m currently…
& #amreading 2016
2016 had so many good reads but only a few left quite the impression on me.
& Pittsburgh Restaurant Week is Coming
A lot of us are already over 2016 and ready for 2017. I’m extra ready for 2017 because Restaurant Week is coming! Restaurant Week is one of my favorite times of the year. During Restaurant Week you can discover or revisit your favorite Pittsburgh Restaurants and get great deals on yummy dishes. From January 9 until…
& Crown Skin
You sat in the sun too long. Taunts from my peers haunted the elementary halls What’s self-esteem? Little ‘ol me wouldn’t have known it break little girls down before they can even know it It seemed like I went through an eternity of teasing before I embraced my skin. “This is it, this is me….
& Happy Mon(Daè) 010
Initially I was going to make this one a video but maybe I’ll start the year off by turning this into a video segment. I did way too many takes, realized I didn’t have anything to set my Samsung Galaxy S7 on and just slightly gave up. There wasn’t enough editing in the world for…
& Seven Daze
Some relationships just end on a cold Monday for no reason at all and some come to a screeching halt because one person took the other for granted and didn’t recognize the other’s worth. Sometimes you’re both silently sitting in the living room on a Saturday blindsided by the notion that it ended eons ago…
& Retail Therapy
“The schedule was wrong. I can’t find you relief for a break so here’s a $20 gift card instead.” “Why must we form one line? He wants to play the lottery and I want to return all my groceries. I’m in a hurry.” Everyone was always in a hurry especially during the holiday season. I’ll…
& You Gotta Belize It
Cruising is more than stuffing your face in a Jacuzzi with a Twilight Zone drink. Happiness happens when you’re in port. Although I only visited five ports in seven days I made memories to last a lifetime. Costa Maya: My bestest found us this great deal. For $50 we could snorkel, kayak, and enjoy all…