Confessions of a Single Parent (Actress)

I just finished an amazing show and now I am once again unemployed and in that holding pattern I like to call, "Waiting for my next gig." During this time I used to get all stressed out and literally watch my locs fall to the floor. Thankfully, I have discovered other things to keep my mind off of the break and silence. Exercise and meditation is a great way to pass the time and refocus my energies into something more positive. It allows me to take a moment to be thankful for all my recent successes and to not constantly check my bank account wanting to leap off of a cliff. (And this time I have actually lost some weight and gained some new flexibility) Reconnecting with other fellow performers by sharing a meal, a drink, conversation, gossip, or all the above. Make sure you do not fill this time with emotional leeches or else you make still want to leap off of the proverbial cliff. Returning full time back to being an advocate for youth, public education, increased minim...

Well, I just survived another day after being on stage with an unruly group of 8th graders. And let me say this. I get it that actors have to supplement their income by any means necessary but days like this make me reconsider those pole dancing classes I nearly signed up for. Because, I have to make sure that my voice is in tip top shape for auditions, I refuse to yell and scream. Ever! In fact, once I got past Year 2 and vocal nodules as a full-time time public school teacher, I figured out more creative ways to command the attention of any classroom. And today was a testament to my ability to maintain my sanity and composure. Teacher is absent. Teacher leaves work. Students don't want to do work. You have no leverage to make them. Students try to break every rule known to man. Why??? Because they have a substitute. In the history of substitutes, this is a standard tradition. And each school has their own version of Napoleonic rules that make it nearly impossible to keep up. An...

As I sit here drinking Skinny Girl Margarita from a tea cup, I am reminded that I have experienced some interesting shade in this business that we call show business. Folks are quick to criticize you when you achieve some great things and then push you further down the hole when you are hanging on for dear life. You get a role and you feel amazing! Then you overhear someone or feel someone in the cast throwing you mad shade because they auditioned for the same role and did not get it. And in turn, they opted for a lesser role instead. If you are unhappy, please stop the shade. No one told you that you had to take something else. Either love where you are or keep it moving! I'm just saying. My other favorite as I sip on this lovely drink with all the alcohol but a fraction of the calories. You finally get cast as a day player or co-star in a series. And you are confident that this is one of many to come your way. But, you are not delusional enough to believe that you have arrive...

Single parents are often either dating, avoiding dating, or simply living life with all the beauty and freedom that being single offers. Enough of the BS! Let's talk about dating and these wonderful free sites like Tinder, Badoo and Pick Fish. Well...why not? I am not dead and I am about to have some free time so I dive in. You get on there and it is quite a ride. You select people from a picture and simply like or don't like them. No fee. No fuss. So now it is time to start. Of course, you get some free meals or a free movie. But, this is about those who made the highlight reel. I actually had one man get mad at me for swiping him because (his words), "Why would I want to date someone who has 4 kids?" Really?! It is a swipe not eharmony! And why are you on here if you don't expect folks to like you? Ugh! Or the best ones are those who immediately send you pics of their privates or of them with their children. Why am I meeting your entire family before we me...