I M A G I N E

I finally mustered up the courage to watch the full video of George Floyd’s murder. I feel sick. I feel defeated. I am furious.

Another day, another senseless black death at the hands of men who swore an oath “to protect and serve.”

Who Will Be Next?

My father?

My brother?

Maybe a cousin or a neighbor?

Or perhaps…

One of my precious, melanin-rich…

Single Mama of Two: New Territory

I would have never predicted that I’d be raising two kids — let alone babies — as a single mama.

(But let’s be fair…who could predict such a thing?)

Growing up, I had plenty of exposure to single mothers and their children. The fathers weren’t in the picture for one reason or another, but I never thought much about it. My parents were together — and have been for over 30 years now — so I…

Happy 3rd Birthday, Manse!

Another year has gone by and my first born is a baby no longer!

*cue the waterworks*

While we didn’t get to do much of anything I’d originally planned, I wanted to make the most of my little guy’s special day. The plan was to have him come downstairs to a beautifully decorated dining and living room featuring one of his favorite television series. I stayed up all the night the eve of his…

Kid-Friendly Recipes: Banana Bread Muffins

SO let me just start off by saying that I absolutely hate bananas. With a passion. I didn’t like them as a kid, and I definitely don’t like them now. But my kids are obsessed — go figure.

During this period of social distancing, I’ve been trying to come up with fun activities to do with the kids to make staying home a bit more interesting. We’ve done some cooking, and baking, and reading “Pete…

I’ve never been the overly-religious type, but some of my fondest memories are centered around spending the holy-days with my family. This year was a bit different — #quarantinelife — but I wanted to make the most of it for my children.

I had originally planned to take them on an Easter egg hunt in Palm Beach and present them with their own personalized Easter baskets. Understandably so, both…

Well, hello there! It’s been a while (don’t hate me). Between being pregnant, getting married, having a baby, and prepping to switch cities (again), I haven’t given myself much time to sit down and write. What I have done, though, is finally created my new blog! *cue fireworks* I’d love for you all to join me on this new adventure at my new web address: shanascribbles.com. And to all that have…

Big Changes On The Horizon…

August 23, 2016 Hi friends. It’s been a while. I’ve used a generic autumn stock photo to represent the amount of time that has passed. So it’s been a while. Reason being that I’ve been forced to keep one of the biggest secrets I’ll ever have to keep in my life. You see, these two people here: Yeah, that’s my bestie/life partner/beeb and I. W E ’ R E  H A V I N G  A  B A B Y ! ! ! ! Today marks…

Locking Up, Toning Down

August 23, 2016 A month and six days to date, I decided to grow dreadlocks. Well I actually decided over 10 years ago that I’d embrace twisties when I turned 30, but just like many other things in life, things didn’t go as planned. But do they ever? I’ve slowly begun to recognize how weird the 20s actually are. And as a 20something with more than enough stresses on my belt–work (or the lack…