5 Books Every Black Woman Should Read | Pt. 1

in , by Linda B Hurd, September 27, 2017


On my blog site, I really want to just be more transparent and share so many topics that can help other sisters out. I believe if you can name your top five rappers or even singers, then you can name your top five authors. Of course, everything takes time. No pressure applied to anyone. I also want to say that you do not even have to be a black woman to mentally indulge in these books either. I just feel that it is my calling to also be a voice for those black girls and women who really need to never stop educating their selves. 

I am a very avid reader and I wanted to be begin my book taste and book reviews with my readers. I believe that reading books can help you cope with hardships in life and even allow discover your own inner strength that you possibly never embraced. With this very first list of books I will provided links, so you can access the books easily. I have read all five books and I would not recommend anything that I felt someone else could not benefit from. 


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When That 9 to 5 Job Just Isn't Cutting It

in , , , , , , by Linda B Hurd, September 26, 2017


Have you ever looked at your paycheck from your 9 to 5 job and wondered, “What in the hell is this?” You have basically busted your ass the entire pay period with no days off and your paycheck or even direct deposit after taxes felt like a damn insult. Then reality hits you. You rethink your negative way of thinking because you know that you have things to take care of and bills that are due. I can honestly say that I know the feeling. Let me say that it did not take just a couple of months working a job to make ends meet to make me realize my passion and my self-worth. 


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Somewhere Between Government Assistance and Becoming Financially Stable

in , , , , , by Linda B Hurd, September 22, 2017


I know firsthand what growing up on government assistance and even having government assistance in your life to make ends meet. I remember going to the only grocery store in my parish when I was a child all the way up until I was a teenager with my mama and auntie to “make groceries.” My mother use to have two baskets filled with all sorts of food and many of the cashiers who knew we were poor would laugh at us. Who would have thought that going to a small-town grocery store to buy groceries could be so damn judgmental?


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I Finally Resigned From My Job

in , , , by Linda B Hurd, September 17, 2017


I resigned from my job as a bank teller officially on Friday, September 15th, 2017. That entire day I had so many mixed emotions and yes, many of my mixed emotions came from my pregnancy hormones that I have been trying to keep at bay. Those mixed emotions were happiness, uneasiness, anxiousness, and sadness. I found excitement within doing my makeup and getting ready for what was truly going to be my last day on my job. Of course, if you have been an avid reader of mines for some time now you would know that I truly disliked my job with a passion around this same time last year. 


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Why I Chose Not To Give Up On My Unborn Child

in , , , , by Linda B Hurd, September 12, 2017


When I found out I was pregnant in the month of February and just days before Mardi Gras I was in shock. Immediately my husband was saying all throughout our one-bedroom apartment, “I knew it! I knew it.” 

 All while I was simply standing in our bathroom mirror holding up the pregnancy test constantly saying, “Oh my God.” I was in shock! Well, I knew that the possibility of me finally getting pregnant was going to happen eventually. 

 My hubby and I were very much bedroom lovers and excited to keep trying new things. Moving along from that topic, I just did not think that we were going to end up becoming expecting parents for this year. 


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The Prayers Of A Praying Mother

in , , , by Linda B Hurd, September 11, 2017


I took a well needed and deserved trip back home this past Sunday. My hubby and I enjoyed our time on the road just as much as our overall time spent with family. It has been well-over two years since I have revisited my immediate family and my home town. People sometimes ask me what keeps me away for so long before returning? My answer to them would be pain. The pain that I decided to keep within the past to move forward. The pain that hindered me from believing that I had a true purpose in this life to fulfill. The pain that so many people caused me.


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