WHEN A BIRD SINGS....

Really, the title of this blog is just to remind myself not to do the above! I am still working through a pretty big heartbreak and is difficult.  For the most part, I.....ummm... kind of okay.  But there are some days that I get really bummed out about it.  It is really hard to go from having someone to having no one.  Especially when that someone was like your everything.  That someone became your family, brother, best friend and lover.  Then all of a sudden....its all gone.  It's very hard to cope with that reality.  And being out of it, I can see why people would want to stay.  Its comfortable! You get used to that way of life! Couldn't stand the fact of being alone!  How am I coping? Staying close to friends and family.  Loved ones.  Surrounding myself with people who love me unconditionally.  Surrounding myself with genuine people.  Appreciating the love and affection from my Reese's Cup.  Trying to focus...

I totally get that when girls have little girls that they want them to have hair.  Hell, I know I would!! But if your little girl hair is not long enough to fit in a ponytail, please don't force it into one! It actually starts the breakage process that us Black women fit so much throughout life.  Embrace the Afro!! It is okay.  Find some cute bonnets and hats, if necessary.  Please don't have your little girl walking around with knockers and barretts, when really...its not needed!! RAVEN'S RULES FOR SOCIETY!!!

So I recently got put on game on Spotify (why I had not known about this site a long time ago, I'm not sure).  Well anyways it is great! However, I have now used up all the free music that I can listen too, but I am strongly considering buying the membership. While I was enjoying my free session on Spotify, I was able to listen to music that I hadn't heard in a while.  So I decided to share RAVEN'S BEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME (well those that I can remember).  When I say BEST ALBUM, I am referring to albums in which I can listen to the entire album.  So here they are, in no particular order: Mariah Carey- Emancipation of MiMi (well this is my favorite artist, so maybe that's why she's first lol) Lil Wayne- Carter (the 1st one) Missy Elliott- Under Construction Mac Dre- Dreganomics Raquel Saadiq- Instant Vintage Janet Jackson- Velvet Rope Michael Jackson- Invincible J-Stalin- Prenuptial Agreement Lucy Pearl- Lucy Pearl Lauryn Hill- Miseducation of Lauryn Hil...