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 […]
Tag Archives: Motivation
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 […]
Why You Should Explore Your Passions (whether you’re paid for them or not!)
In life, we’re often told to focus on one thing. If we’re in high school, we’re told to focus on our grades and SAT scores so that we can get […]
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 […]
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 […]
we will not shed our skin [a beautiful poem by my teen daughter]
This beautiful poem, written by my 16-year-old daughter, is dedicated to all the black girls, young women, and women who throughout their lives have been made to feel less than. […]