April is somehow almost over and I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around it. This year has been something else. On top of all that it has been, it’s also going by really fast! Things have been picking up for me work wise and I can see the evidence of that in the […] Read more…
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My Fitness Journey Started with French Fries
When I was about eighteen, I went to the doctor for a normal physical. She did blood work and went over it with me. Normal stuff, right? Then she brought up her concern for my cholesterol. She was surprised at how high it was, especially for someone my age. She implored me to get it […] Read more…
What I Read This February
There was a football player, a murder and a overturned death row sentence. I’m not taking about a movie. These are the books I read in February. I never set goals for how many books I plan to read. I just move from one book to the next based on what sounds interesting or what […] Read more…
7 Easy Ways to Love on Yourself
No one could blame you if you’ve fallen into a slump. Not having to get dressed everyday can change some things. For the last year, a lot of us haven’t needed to leave the house for work. Even when you have to show your face for work in a Zoom, sweatpants paired with a blouse […] Read more…
The Burnout is Real – Here’s the Cure
What has the last nearly twelve months looked like for you? Are you feeling the burnout yet. From what I can tell, many of us have hit a wall. I can hardly believe we’ve been in this pandemic that long. Yet, here we are. I started with some excitement because I would be home with […] Read more…
Black Self Care Brands I Love..
These days it’s easy for self care to feel like a chore. Just one more thing added to your never ending to do list. It shouldn’t feel that way. Maybe it starts out that way, but it should eventually become an organic part of how you live, love and take care of you. Yes, the […] Read more…
Valentine’s Day Status: Self Love
I’ve heard Valentine’s Day describe as Single Awareness Day and I’ve heard people complain that it’s just a set up to get you to overspend in a materialistic show of love. My husband and I don’t make a huge deal out of it but we always do something. At the same time, I’m all for […] Read more…
We Kicked Off Christmas with Cocktails + A Show
You might remember not too long ago, I wrote about attending a virtual wine tasting. I don’t know if you’ve found any of these events but they really are a lot of fun. Recently we had a little theater and Christmas cocktail time with friends all, you guessed it, virtually. There’s an app I use […] Read more…
My Favorite Books This Year
If you’ve been around here any amount of time, you know how much I love reading. I try to read at least three books a month. At some point, I’d like to consistently read four a month. There are just so many things I want to read and never enough time to do it all. […] Read more…
Lessons my kids learn watching me exercise
Looking back, I don’t know when I first jumped onto the exercise bandwagon. I wasn’t super active in college. I barely used the gym there. It was after graduation that I really started to get interested in working out. I joined a gym and haven’t looked back since. I’m a work in progress physically, but […] Read more…
