The Sassy Pearl

For Christmas 2019, I decided to take a leap of faith and experience my first solo vacation.  I made the decision quick and began planning immediately as not to change my mind. Verdict? I am glad I did. It was one of the most liberating experiences and helped me to ref...

I don't get summer breaks anymore, but that doesn't mean I don't need them after a long year of taking care of everyone in education and my children. So, this year I told my love that I needed a quick weekend getaway. My only requirements were beach. After a short deli...

It's taken me awhile to write this blog. I don't know...something about this one has kept me in deep analysis and self-reflection, a compilation of thoughts, behaviors, mishaps, and judgements. To know that even in my 40s, I still don't have a grasp of this thing we ca...

 I've looked forward to this day for weeks and am determined not to feel an ounce of guilt.  Like all mornings, I wrestle myself out of bed to only have to wrestle more to get my 12 year autistic son, who also has Down Syndrome, to decide to get up.  I'm tired.  This i...

Here's to the ones who dream. La La Land 

Hi Loves! I am now back from a wonderful vacation in LA with my daughter and I couldn't have planned it better.  My daughter who had just wrapped up a leadership conference at UCLA had already visited many spots, so I wanted to...

Spring break is over and my 7-day cruise through the Caribbean has come and gone. So, how was the trip? Nothing less than stellar.  If you are thinking about a Caribbean cruise,  the Jewel of the Seas has a really cool itinerary and staff. The first vacation for 2017 b...

While out to dinner with my sorority sisters, my linesister commented that she was very inspired with how I have handled parenting my son who has special needs, making sure to still get out, enjoy life, and take care of myself.  She said that she has never once heard m...

There is a lot of madness in the world at present, and sometimes I find myself so caught up in keeping up that I give myself a headache.  In addition to the political chaos happening around me, just a month ago, I was dealing with work-related madness that was stressin...

Okay, so we're now 3 days in 2017 and although these three days have been extremely hectic with unexpected home and car maintenance issues, I wanted to take a look back at 2016, which was really an awesome year.  Here is a salute to my top ten moments.

10. New York City

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