about me.

JUST A GIRL WHO LOVES CAFFEINE & NATURE

{sharing my love for nature, food, and travel + my passion to inspire and uplift & other randomness}

 

"Give light and people will find the way." - Ella Baker

Oh, hey you, thank you for stopping by!

I’m assuming you are here because you know me in some capacity, maybe a friend, family member, or someone I have met along the way. Either way, welcome and I’m happy you’re here.

I’m Alisha, I love long walks on the beach, I like to tell corny jokes and make people laugh….okay, okay, yes, I love long walks on the beach but I am not here to tell you that. I’m here because I love writing, I’m not the best writer but I love to write. Through writing I’ve learn so much about myself. I’ve learned how to understand myself. 


I'm here to tell you my story.

For 40 years I never knew I had a story. Pretty much, I never thought I had a story. My life always seemed quite boring. I figured, where is the story? I was never popular, I wasn’t the most pretty, I was kind of a “dork”, at least in my eyes, I had low self-esteem. I’m Well here I am, and at 38 finally finding peace, joy, happiness. I’m not going to lie, often times I question what I am doing, often wondering if I should be or could be doing more. I get anxious, I get sad, I question life and it’s purpose.

It took me 40 years to start working on my purpose, the purpose of life, and become the author of my own story. But it’s time. If you are reading this BE THE AUTHOR of your own story. Do not let anyone write your story for you. People will try. People will try to write chapters in your book, tell you what to do (because that is what they will do), people will project their fears and insecurities on you. Letting someone else write your story only leads to misery. One thing to know about people in your story, many of them will only be a chapter and a short one.

I had a blog in 2016 through about 2018 and my heart wasn’t in it. I wrote about music, inspirational topics, just kind of whatever came to mind. I think I will be doing that here as well but a little differently. I have grown so much in the past five years. My smile is brighter, my circle is smaller, my time cost more, my energy and who I give it to have changed. Self Love 101: Thou shall not let trifflin ass people vibe with your dope aura.

I digress.


Welcome again!!! My name is Alisha Michelle

I am an entrepreNOIR 🖤 (shout out to Issa rae). I started my first business in 2007. It was a low key flop, but it is all good. Side note: Shout out to Manny for being a customer in 2007, a friend, and an inspiration now (check him out at Fire Intuitive).

Fast forward to 2016 I started NPTressTreats, That’s That Magic, and a lot of other ventures in between 2016 through 2022. Let’s just say I have a racing mind and my hands in a lot.


In 2021 after 17 years of working for the government I said buh bye and committed to my businesses and myself full time. You only die once but you live everyday so make it count. Do what brings you joy what gives you freedom. I’m not gonna lie, I enjoyed my job and miss a lot of the people there but I needed to try something new. I could not continue being there and living in the land of “what-ifs”. My whole life has been and unfortunately continues to be based on what ifs and that shit will screw you everytime.


In 2022 I decided to restart a blog I started nearly six years ago. So hey, here it is!!

Let’s rewind **queue sound of cassette tape rewinding**

After graduating high school, I attended community college full time and worked full time. Shout out to Rio Hondo!! I later graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology and a Master’s in Administration of Justice. Although I am beyond proud of my degrees and accomplishments and definitely recommend some type of college/trade school as a means to an end, I don’t talk about them much and hate when people are defined by their schooling or career.

When you're young you think you're gonna find your purpose at 25 (well because hello at 17, 25 is old and that's when your life begins) and then you think by 30 I’m going to settle down pop out some babies, be a mom, be a wife, but really life may have other plans. You can't really plan life, just when you think you got that shit plan life is like haha bitch not today. 

Oh yea, btw I cuss. We are adults here. We can say words like shit and bitch. It's ok!!! It's insane how people feel some type of way about "profanity". We give words too much power. Speaking of the power of words, words sometimes hurt, but you are more powerful than the words thrown at you by others trying to make themselves a part of your story. Don’t be controlled by words.


I don’t know where I am going on this blog journey but I'm happy to have you with me.

To be honest I was afraid of launching this blog because the blog world is over saturated but there can only be one me so I’m gonna share. I’m not a fashion blogger, not a travel blogger, not a business blogger, not a beauty blogger, not a health blogger, not a food blogger. I guess I would be considered a “lifestyle blogger”. I’m just a girl sharing a story and hopefully inspiring others to take a leap of faith, try new things, explore,

punch fear in the throat, LIVE and LOVE.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading. You’re a real one :o)


We all have a story. Share yours.