Populari-Tea (pop·u·lar·i·ty)
It turns out Adulting is much like the schoolyard, only with better toys, more lunch money and a later curfew. There's still a cool kids...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Apr 27, 2021
- 6 min
Maturi-Tea (ma·tu·ri·ty)
In my late teens and early twenties, I remember breaking up with Bugga-boo every five minutes and twenty seconds. Argh! Looking back,...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Apr 20, 2021
- 6 min
Priori-Tea (pri·or·i·ty)
Secure the bag, sis! Get 'dem coins, miss! Where the money resides! Everywhere we turn these days, it's all about the Benjamins baby....
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Apr 13, 2021
- 8 min
Reali-Tea (re·al·i·ty)
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears (in the words of Mark Anthony): To live in a state of denial means every day you wake up...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Apr 6, 2021
- 6 min
Clari-Tea (clar·i·ty)
Several years ago, I decided I'd try to be deep and tendered my resignation from being an Israelite. I just absolutely refused to keep...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Mar 30, 2021
- 8 min
Emp-Tea (emp·ty)
From the very moment you open your eyes in the morning, everything you do from that moment on is based on a choice. Snooze or not snooze?...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Mar 23, 2021
- 7 min
Familari-Tea (fa·mil·iar·i·ty)
When you play with puppies, they'll lick your mouth; if you lie with dogs, you'll wake up with flees and familiarity breeds contempt;...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Mar 16, 2021
- 7 min
Toxici-Tea (tox·ic·i·ty)
Let me tell you; there are things that ex-beaus have said to me that I won't soon forget. Words that at first listen left me salty. But...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Mar 9, 2021
- 5 min
Sal-Tea (salt·y)
I remember reading somewhere that "You can't be salty and single." Immediately my melanin neck roll ensued, followed by the appropriate...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Mar 2, 2021
- 5 min
Audaci-Tea (au·dac·i·ty)
Contrary to popular belief, the lion is not the king of the jungle. In fact, lions don't even live in the jungle. Go on; I'll wait while...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Jan 26, 2021
- 6 min
I said "YES" to the D.R.E.S.S
Yikes! So many decisions, so little time. Should I really wear white, or should I choose a hue, less colourful than my past? Timeless...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Jan 19, 2021
- 8 min
Single Is the New Black!
Life's debacles are all fun and games until it's you that's the latest topic of your local Shaderoom. Most things in life hit different...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Jan 12, 2021
- 7 min
Busy Doing Nothing
Captin's Log: pre-pandemic—when everyone was busy, and life was fast-paced, and calendars everywhere were booked and busy. Almost no time...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Jan 5, 2021
- 7 min
On Your Marks, Get Set...wait, I Wasn't Ready!
Ahh, yes! We've officially entered the 'New Year, New Me' season. We dedicate this special time of year to deleting people from our...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Dec 22, 2020
- 7 min
How I let the Grinch Steal My Christmas!
"Oh, the Who-Manity!" in my best Grinch voice. No, I'm not gonna draw some mind-blowing parallel to Whoville, where Cindy-Lou Who...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Dec 15, 2020
- 7 min
Winter is Coming!
Shameless confession, I've never watched not one episode of Game of Thrones. Even so, with each new season, the show becomes a hot button...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Dec 8, 2020
- 6 min
Home Alone 2: Lost in the Big Apple!
How in the pa-rum-pum-pum-pum did Kevin end up in the same situation one year later? Honestly, who am I to judge? I've realized I'd been...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Dec 1, 2020
- 6 min
Home Alone I
If there was ever a phrase that suited me to-a-T, it would have to be when Kevin Mclasiter said to his mom, "This house is so full of...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Nov 24, 2020
- 7 min
The Pivot is 0% Procrastination, 100% Application.
I hate to admit it, but I might have been a bit of a mean girl as I roamed the halls of my high school in the early '90s. It took me a...
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Raquel S. Pinder
- Nov 17, 2020
- 7 min
Maybe Suited for Mature Audiences Only!
Oh! Keep Taking Birth Control, Then! I'm sure you thought I was gonna be here talking bout women and reproduction. Nah, come on, you know...
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