Growing Up Without A Father Didn't Break Me

in , , , , by Linda B Hurd, October 05, 2017


On Friday, December 20th, 2013 I said, the words, “I do” to my then fiancé, lover, and best friend in a court house, justice of the peace style. I was 20 years old and one year out of high school. I had moved from a small town and was officially living on the outskirts of New Orleans. I felt refreshed after being in a different area, it gave me a different mind frame. Both me and Bruce were still penny pinching to make ends meet. 




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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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