Happy New Year to you and your family! New Year’s to me is a clean slate. It’s the opportunity to take the lessons that were learned the year prior and apply them to being greater this year! I will spend my day putting together my vision board. After my vision board is complete, I will [...]
I’m over it: the trees and decorations have to go! I’m tired of looking at them and starting to feel like they are just clutter! I don’t like clutter. I hate knickknacks everywhere, it’s time for it to all go. It was cute, but I’m over it. This is the part I really don’t get [...]
Growing up, I really thought it was just me! Not until social media and those Petty Holiday Auntie memes did I understand I was not the only one who hated family get togethers. The great thing about being an adult is you control yourself and your environment. I was born into a very dramatic family. [...]
My mother always did a wonderful job to make sure I saw my face and likeness on the Santas in and outside our house. She painted them! I am so thankful that my daughter was born in a time that is much more inclusive and we have places like the Pottery Barn carrying these beautiful [...]
Pizza night is a must (WE LOVE PIZZA) and it makes a great breakfast! So, the next best thing to delivery is sometimes you just have to make it yourself. For you homeschoolers, pizza is a great science and math lesson. Measuring and they get to make the dough rise! Anytime the mixer comes out, [...]
Mexico 500 BC, the Mayans were drinking chocolate made from ground up cocoa seeds mixed with water, cornmeal, chili peppers as well as other ingredients. A lot different than the hot chocolate we know today. Until the 19th century, hot chocolate was used medically to treat ailments such as liver and stomach disease. Mexico introduced [...]
Isley Nicole Melton is a Designer, Producer, Actress, Author. CEO of Nsombii ® and my friend! She just so happened to design my favorite workout gear ever! Yes, I have been caught out in them often. They are my favorite running errands outfits! https://youtu.be/aGN1BDgszaw Nsombii® (pronounced Nah-som-bee) is an African-inspired athletic apparel line. The name is Swahili which means, "Abundant joy." [...]
When the temperatures drop below 25°, I’m looking for comfort food. (You can make this recipe at whatever temperature feels cold to you.) Something warm, something satisfying and something with humble roots. I’m not a huge soup person but I love a bowl of Sancocho. Maybe because it reminds me of a simpler time. Maybe [...]
In my house, gift wrapping has always been my job, so I like to jump on it asap. I get super anxious doing it at the last minute. As my daughter grows older, I have been finding it more difficult to do it without getting caught in the act. Then I checked my DM, and it was like the [...]
I’m an East Coast girl. There is something so sexy about the weather change. Sweaters, warm tea, that extra blanket on the bed! Let’s not forget about the sexiness of men in Tim’s and Hoodies on, women in skinny jeans and high boots! Seeing your breath. Deep sigh, I have the biggest smile on my [...]
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