Single Mom, Solo Travels

It's always cool to see it happen! ^_^

When things throw me off and get me down my innate reaction is to want to get away. It's no different this go round. I hate to say that I've suffered a breakup because it implies that I was in a meaningful relationship. I'm sure I'm wrong about my definition. I can say that I was unpleasantly surprised by something that I didn't expect. (Yeah, we'll go with that). It's just that I fall for a select few really hard and of course while I may not show it (I'm good at that) I do hurt. That's a fact. I try my hardest to immerse myself in things that would get my mind off it. Those things are often work related. I'm choosing to up and leave. Of course not for good. I am planning my 2nd solo trip to Los Angeles yet again. The job of planning will keep me pretty occupied and not focused on what happened recently. I am actually pretty excited. I will once again tailor my trip around an event. Hopefully if Krush Groove has another nice lineup then I...

My alarm went off at 5:30am. I'm not much of a morning person so of course I hit the snooze button until 6:30am. My kids, like me, had a hard time waking up as well. My brother called me and told me to make sure I had the kids ready. So I rushed to get myself together. My brother came knocking at 7:00am and I eagerly (but lovingly) pushed them out of the door. In my excitement I forgot to make myself breakfast and immediately requested my Lyft ride. After seeing that my ride was about 5 minutes away I realized that I hadn't made myself breakfast, but decided I'd just pick something up at the airport from McDonald's. Besides, I had about an hour and a half before boarding. And getting through TSA should be a breeze, right? At least it usually is whenever I catch a flight out of CVG. I got to the airport with about an hour to spare. Hmmm.... No self service kiosks? Oh gawd! *First world problems* I walked up to the counter to get a ticket. The person sai...

So let's talk about the beginning stages..... 2016 was a very hard year for me. From moving to a new place, city, school district. Going through a custody battle that was initiated as a means of punishment for requesting child support ( more about that here ). Difficulties with both my mother and father. The end of my confusing 4 year relationship. Deaths of family members... I was really determined to make 2017 MUCH better than 2016. And after the custody battle was over I felt that I deserved to treat myself. Now before I go any further, Bone Thugs N Harmony are my favorite group! Why not make 2017 great by making it a point to see my favorite group LIVE! I searched their tour dates to see if they'd be performing close to home. Unfortunately not. I did see, however, that they would be headlining a concert in California with a dope line up. Now that my destination and activities were settled upon I had to figure out what to do about my kids. Who's ...

I've always wanted travel to be the center of my life. I remember in high school one of my many dreams were to travel as soon as I graduated. I wanted to take a road trip and visit all 50 states. Whichever state I ended up in last was the state I was going to start a new adult life. That of course never happened because I ended up pregnant with my first born months after graduation. It made me grow up fast and I missed out on a lot of young adult experiences. 12 years later (I can't believe it's been THAT long) and I'm finally at a stage in my life where I'm able to pick up where I left off. Things still aren't without difficulty. I do, after all, have 3 children now, but as they get older I am able to do more. In fact I did a lot this past weekend! I went on my first solo trip ever! If I could use one word to describe that experience it would be "LIBERATING." I was the carefree black person that I've always wanted to be! This weekend...