gapmuse Year in Review: Best Stories & Moments of 2021
Vaccinated, boosted, in-person dance and school for kids, family hangouts, catching a pint (read having a drink) with friends, dining out, and so much more good stuff! What a difference […]
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Guess Who’s 1? Our HerCanvas Podcast! [Thank You for Listening!]
We’re one baby! Can you believe it! Our HerCanvas podcast is one year old today! When I added “podcast” to my first-ever vision board 4 years ago, I honestly didn’t […]
9 Things I Learned from Sending My Kids on a Kenyan Summer Vacation Without Me [+Stunning Photos & Videos]
Promise me you won’t cry mama, my little said to me. I looked at her speechless trying to mask my welling emotions of sadness and angst, reminding myself to keep […]
11 women who inspired us in 2020; profiles in resilience, leadership & compassion you can mirror in 2021 [+video]
2020 was the year of the woman…but not in the way we hoped it to be. She-cession, domestic violence, caretaking, essential workers. What do these words have in common? They […]
5 must-add books to your 2021 reading list [from our 2020 gapmuse bookshelf]
Happy New Year gapmusers! Hope your 2021 is off to a great start! We’ve resolved to roll into this year setting goals as we always do but with a caveat; […]
gapmuse year in review: stories and moments that got us through 2020
Typically the title for this blog would be “gapmuse Year in Review: Best of 2020.” But “best” just didn’t seem appropriate for 2020! The most fitting was “stories and moments […]
10 Things We’re Most Thankful for this Thanksgiving
I wake up suddenly from my deep sleep, my mind racing with all kinds of thoughts. I start to panic because I know soon it will be morning and I […]
Intimacy, Tech & Leisure Pleasure During COVID19 [My Spicy Convo with a Human Sexuality Expert]
Growing up with a staunch presbyterian mother, you best believe the subject of sexuality was a strict no, no! It was taboo to speak of sex…hell I thought, even to […]
How to Keep Your Face Clean [Helpful Skincare Tips from a Certified Beauty Expert]
A few months ago, I was watching one of my favorite talk shows when I heard one of the invited skincare experts mention that women should cleanse their skin with […]
gapmuse quarterly roundup: staying positive during COVID19, black allyship, inspiring poetry & more
COVID19, Black Lives Matter protests, unemployment, mask-wearing controversies (or stupidity if we’re to be honest), more COVID, rising unemployment, school year disruptions… the second quarter of 2020 has been a […]