Friday 7:23 am, Lo and I got 5 hours of sleep, and while most students are fighting with their snooze button, we’re up shooting for Essence. Classes start at 11 am, emails I have yet to check, and an interview for Vibe magazine…

Now I haven’t done enough research to determine if sleeping is for losers, and to be honest I don’t wanna call sleepers out of their names. But all I know is that I checked my schedule and I’m not free for coffee until March. I’ve been driving so fast and even though my service brakes light comes on, I can’t seem to slow down. It’s like drag racing; Faster. Faster. Faster. We feel like a traveling circus and Lo has been the ride or die all week. We have our moments where she’s tired and I’m pushing: If you want it, it’ ain’t gonna be easy. If you wanna be regular then focus on doing regular things. But this shit right here ain’t regular. Watch us flex: preparation meets opportunity. Saturday mornings use to be my recovery day, but I have other clients to tend to. Sunday is saved for one man. But then back to Monday; no mans land.

The final images were sent to Essence at noon. It was a pretty good day.

“Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.“-Gordon R. Dickson

Power camera on. Yall gotta start puttin in the work for what yall want. #WhereTheyGivenOutCareersAt?