Here we are! After a great weekend with equal parts taking care of business and taking the time to go on a day trip, I’m looking forward to a productive week and fun weekend plans to cap it off. The…
Recently, we connected with two women who call the Hudson Valley home, Sharon and Nkoula. After a lazy summer and with zero desire to leave my “within driving distance” bubble these days, I’m looking forward to fall road trips and…
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“This conversation has me very excited. I connected with Nkoula on Instagram over the summer and knew immediately I’d found a kindred spirit. She is a creative, artist, gardener, Pan African activist, and that’s just the start. She was raised…
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I don’t think I’m the only one feeling extra reflective and introspective right now. That being said, I’ve been thinking about the women who have shared their stories, their triumphs and try agains here on The Modern Bee in the…
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Oops! It’s September tomorrow. And while I know that it’ll still technically be summer for a few more weeks, a September summer reading list just sounds…strange. But whatever. If anything, the past few months have been all about adapting to…
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“We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sometimes, you just don’t really have much to say. Today is…
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I don’t know about you, but I’m a regular pendulum of emotions these days. I go from being gratefully optimistic to swinging over to pessimistically, stomach ache-ingly woeful. I’m trying to be extra mindful of being present right now, with…
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“Earlier this week, I sat down Sharon Washington, a writer and actor based in Milbrook, NY but with deep roots in New York City. Let’s jump right back in where we left off.” – Michaela You’re a Native New Yorker…
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“I love connecting with a friend of a friend. You often see the qualities or interests that you admire in your own friend in this new, glorious person you get to know. That was the case with Sharon Washington, an…
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Yes, I realize we’re breezing through August, but I like to set some goals as I go along. Blame it on living through the midst of a pandemic, but I find myself more present than I was last summer. Despite…
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“Hi, everyone! I had meant to continue this conversation with Shelby last week, but then a little tropical storm rolled through and cut off our power for a week so…yeah. Here we are! Without further delay, more with the one…
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“The doors are open again and you are very welcome back to the circle at The Modern Bee. I’m super excited because today, Shelby Stone joins the circle and adds her incomparable voice to the conversation. I’ve looked up to…
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“She gave us a lot to think about on Monday and there’s more where that came from, Let’s jump right back into the conversation with Cat…” -Michaela March was very dramatic for you, to say the least. You decamped from…
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