One of my favorite fashion brands is Gucci. I’ve been a fan of Gucci since I graduated college and got my first paycheck. I’ve been blessed to have been able to collect a few bags over the years. I’ve always felt that Gucci had an urban appeal or maybe it was it because the 80’s hip-hop culture embraced the brand. Either way, I would eat ramen noodles all month just…
Now that I’ve reached the end of my 30s, I’ve been looking back at the lessons that I learned. I learned that 30s are way better than 20s. When I was younger, I felt like I couldn’t “shine bright like a diamond” because there would be people saying… Who do you think you are? You think you’re better than everybody? So I would suppress living up to my…
This weekend I will be celebrating another year of life. Originally I wanted to stay low-key and attend music festival to see my 1st husband Nas. But my real husband decided to plan something extra. Since I’m getting old and can’t hang like I used to, I tried to talk him out of it. Now I’m kind of excited to party all weekend. Now I just need for…
28 Days of Olay Luminous
October 5, 2017This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Olay. The opinions and text are all mine. As a longtime fan of Olay, during my college years, Olay kept my face flawless on a budget. Now that I’m knocking on 40, my skin requires a little more maintenance. About a month ago I shared on Instagram that I was participating in the #Olay28Day challenge using only…
I get messages all the time from people asking me how I do it all or that I make motherhood look easy. Let me start by sharing my secret, I DON’T do it all. If you’re a mom you know that motherhood is far from easy unless you have both sets of retired grandparents living in your neighboorhood and willing to help. Before my mom moved back to…