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  • TGNDIB is On Hiatus

    Friday, April 7, 2017 2 Blogging No tags Permalink 9
    On a hiatus from blogging

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  • I Could Have Used More Laughs and Fewer Tears, but 2015 Was Actually Pretty Okay

    Thursday, December 31, 2015 37 Blogging, Culture + Society, Life, Pop Culture, Travel 2015 retrospective, binge-watching, Black Lives Matter, books, depression Permalink 14
    2015, like every other year, had it's ups and downs. However, it's important not to let the year's lows overshadow the highs. | Read more from "2015 Year in Review: I Could Have Used More Laughs and Fewer Tears, but It Actually Wasn't That Terrible" on The Girl Next Door is Black

    Happy New Year!

    2015, like every other year, had it’s ups and downs. However, it’s important not to let the year’s lows overshadow the highs.

    When I considered writing an end of the year retrospective, my face scrunched up in disgust as I reflected on 2015. Not my favorite year by a longshot. So much of it felt like a continuous struggle – like I’m in the middle of a significant lesson which I’ve tired of learning.

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  • I Became an EntrePreneur Because Clearly I’m a Glutton for Punishment

    Thursday, October 1, 2015 20 Blogging blog accomplishments, blogging, Career, Career counseling, celebrating success Permalink 15
    The struggles of being an entrepreneur or self-employed | Read more on The Girl Next Door is Black

    I built my first business at 6-years old – a bakeshop, because when you’re that age, having your own store full of delectable sweets seems like the best idea in the whoooooole wide world. I lovingly designed the awning with alternating red and white squares that stretched across the windowed storefront. I made the best damn paper cupcakes in Brooklyn and my mother was my favorite customer, exchanging the fake currency I’d cut out from green construction paper for inedible treats with an amused grin.

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  • Taking a Break from Blogging

    Friday, August 21, 2015 10 Blogging activists, blogging, blogging break, misanthropy, police brutality Permalink 14
    Taking a blogging break | The Girl Next Door is Black

    I’ve never really taken an official break from blogging in the three years of this blog’s existence – even when I’ve gone on vacation. So, I’m taking a break.

    Why now?

    Quite frankly, I am exhausted by what’s going on in the world, particularly in the United States.
    We’ve got a racist, entitled demagogue running for President and dominating the media.

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  • If There’s No Such Thing As Writer’s Block, Why Can’t I Write?

    Monday, March 16, 2015 45 Blogging acting, blogging, Career, creativity, writer's block Permalink 0
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    I’ve struggled with a major case of writer’s block for several months now. Whatever past invisible force moved me to put fingers to keypad appears to have gone on a vacation. In my quest to bring it back from the beach or whatever safari it’s on, I’ve read several posts by other bloggers and writers who struggle with the same blockage. More than a few are adamant that there’s “no such thing as writer’s block.”

    If that’s the case, then why is it that each post I crank out lately seems to take me eons to produce? Sometimes I’ll write one sentence, proclaim it “garbage” or not something I can create a post around and there it sits, another unfinished draft.

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  • Essential Blogging Resource Guide

    Thursday, February 12, 2015 39 Blogging Blog, blog advice, blogging, blogging help, blogging resources Permalink 0
    Essential Blogging Resource Guide | The Girl Next Door is Black

    Whether you want to blog for fun or hope to make a living from it, getting started can be overwhelming.

    Perhaps you’re not even sure where to begin. Or maybe you’ve had a blog for a while, but want to propel it to the next level.

    I had little idea what I was doing when I started blogging over 2 years ago (longer if you count LiveJournal; remember when that was big?). I’ve learned a lot from running this blog and even more since I transitioned to blogging for income last fall.

    In this guide, I’ve compiled a list of some of the most helpful resources to make your blogging adventures less daunting and more effective.

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