Sixteen years ago, I was working at a bank in Charlotte, NC. I lived in a three bedroom, luxury apartment with two awesome roommates and was enjoying a fabulous life of drinks, friends, parties, work, drinks, food, music, drinks, and a ridiculous amount of raucous laughter. We had a core cast of characters that would … Continue reading Sincerely, Your Self-Esteem: 1998
I grew up in rural South Carolina where Sunday dinners were an important family event. You went to church on Sunday, then you had an enormous dinner. Those dinners set the precedent for all others. Christmas dinner, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, New Year’s Day, and others…all holidays in which enormous meals are eaten. These meals … Continue reading Sunday Dinners
On my birthday, I posted a link to my last post, I Am Beautiful, on my Facebook page. I wrote it to accompany the photos I took and give some background on why I went crazy far outside of my comfort zone and did a photo shoot. I was surprised by some of the responses … Continue reading A Beautiful FollowUp
When I was in the 7th grade, I fell head over heels in love with a boy. We would spend hours on the phone talking, laughing, and sometimes just breathing. I scribbled doodles of his name on my notebooks. And the feelings were mutual! It was magnificent. But, I was in the 7th grade and … Continue reading I Am Beautiful
Tonya D. Thomas 