Daily Insight: A Woman Should Have

A wise man once said a lot of wise things in this one particular poem..but one couplet really stuck out to me. A wise man once said “A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .. a youth she's content to leave behind..... a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age.... a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry..”

I feel as though I’ve been blessed enough to have all of those. Being 24 it may be encroaching upon that time to leave my youth I’m so content with to leave behind. Lord knows I’ve had a juicy past, not Maury “you are not the Father juicy..” but a “what happens in Vegas may pop up on the internet and you have to curse your friends out to delete it..” past. Damn sure don’t own a cordless drill, but I’ve always believed all you need is a hammer…if you hit something hard enough it’ll most likely start to work..I mean come one I'm no Bob Vila or anything.. If I didn’t own at least one black lacy bra I’d be most likely wearing Monday draws on a Wednesday, and no one would ever want to see them. (Dont act like y'all don't remember days of the week draws).

And I have too many friends to count on one hand who make me laugh, and just as many who will let me cry…especially after a few mimosas.

I hope we are all as blessed to be that woman one day.

-Becks

Daily Insight: Bat Signal

Yes, we all know it’s getting cold outside. Scarves are being bundled, peacoats are being dry cleaned, wool socks are coming out of storage, and biddies are being cuffed. With this comes a phenomenon I like to refer to as the bat signal theory.

We all know the story of Batman, or at least I would hope, if not you must not of had much of a childhood. Anyway, whenever Batman needed to be contacted the Gotham police department would light up the sky with the bat signal, and Batman would come swooping in from some random shadow.

Being cuffed up with a new joint is like a bat signal to every old joint you ever used to talk to. I don’t know how it happens, but it seems as though every time you start to like someone new the old joints come swooping in from every corner they were lurking in.

Not sure if it’s the new random sappy Facebook statuses you’re putting up, or the new pep in your step, or the fact that you’re not out on the scene being single and mingling as much…but old biddies can sense it all. Remember Batman doesn’t come out of nowhere without being called. So if this cuffing season, you realize your bat signal is shining a little too bright, go ahead and unscrew the light bulb on that bitch.

-Becks

Daily Insight: Seasonal

If you haven’t been able to tell by now I have a pretty dry sense of humor. And recently I think I have accomplished the once impossible….I have found a series that caters to my exact sense of humor. If you haven’t seen the web series entitled “The Misadventures of An Awkward Black Girl,” I HIGHLY suggest you google that shit. It is hilarious!

With that being said a quote from this weeks episode of the series struck me as particularly funny yet true. The best friend of the hilariously awkward main character Jae had a revelation: “dating multiple men is like trying seasonal lattes at Starbucks, they’re not going to be around forever.” Jae (the main character) then asked herself “do I have to try eggnog to know I prefer the caramel latte?” She then reasoned with herself “na that’s how bitches end up on Maury.”

Now as soon as I caught my breath from laughing so damn hard, I thought about that concept. It is very true that biddies are seasonal just like Starbucks drinks. We all know this, so why do we act like we can only have one specialty drink per season?

If you want to try the Pumpkin Spice, the Apple Cider, and the Hot Chocolate all in one season who is someone to judge?? These damn drinks are not going to be around forever. Maybe you need to sip all three to decide come Christmas which one you’re going to be addressing that new cologne or that Louie bag to.

But, much like these seasonal drinks biddies should be consumed in moderation. You wouldn’t have a Pumpkin Spice and an Apple Cider in the same day would you? You wouldn’t bring biddie number one to Thanksgiving dinner than invite biddie number two for seconds and dessert, correct? As Jae from Awkward Black Girl pointed out “that’s how bitches end up on Maury.”

With that being said drink up my friends, the seasonal lattes are upon us, and so are the seasonal biddies.

-Becks

Daily Insight: Wise Words From A Decent Man

A wise man once said: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by Dogma-which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
-RIP Steve Jobs

-Becks