It’s the last week of the first month of 2017. If you made New Year’s Resolutions, how are you doing on them? I’ll be honest with you, I’m struggling. My goal is to make fitness a regular part of my schedule, but my schedule has been all over the place. It’s hard to develop healthy…
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So Many Store Closings – Where Do We Shop Now?
First one I heard about was Macy’s. Then Sears and KMart. Then JC Penney. Then mall staple The Limited closed 250 stores. Then long-beleaguered American Apparel announced store closings. Now BCBG announced plans to close several stores. By the time this post goes live, there’ll likely be more to add to the list. The list of nationwide…
What’s Your Word Of The Year?
At one point I used to write a list of at least 10 resolutions, and then disappoint myself by failing each one. Then I got into vision boards and spent time at the end of each year gathering and then cutting up my magazines to create a master plan for my year. Over time my…
The Best Planners To Help Get Your Life Together
The end of an old year. The beginning of a new one. A blank, first page to scrawl your annual aspirations on. It’s the time of year to start journaling, creating your year-end exit interview, writing your resolutions. It’s the time to get your planner and get to planning. But which planner do you plan…
#RealTalkAboutCare – How to Care For Caregivers
It isn’t something we think about or talk about in my family – it just IS. We are a family of caregivers. My grandmother cared for her mother. My mom and my two aunts in turn cared for my grandmother. It’s a generational thing. “Back in the day, older people remained in their homes until…
Internationally Natural – Continuum Dance Project, Trinidad and Tobago
Many of you may know that I’m from Trinidad. And many of you may also know that I didn’t rock my natural hair until 2002, years after I migrated from my homeland. When I lived in Trinidad, I felt pressured to wear my hair relaxed. Even when I saw signs of damage, I kept on…
October 13th is Metastatic Breast Cancer Day. Here’s What You Need to Know
October is a month awash in pink and festooned with ribbons. Everywhere you look; there are pink products you can buy to support the overall cause – from pins, stickers and tee shirts to fancy sneakers and pricey kitchen appliances. In the midst of all of that, there remains a lack of awareness around breast…
“What’s Normal?” SheaMoisture Asks Tough Beauty Industry Questions
This post was sponsored by SheaMoisture. I’ll never forget the first time I had to buy my own hair products in America. It was late August, 1998. I had just become a freshman at the University of Miami. I had grown up in Trinidad, surrounded by women with similar hair issues to my own. We…
The Perfect Father’s Day (According to the Fathers I Know)
Socks and ties and socks and underwear and socks and a nice shirt and maybe a wallet or a belt or some of those whiskey stones — for years I took a very material, literal approach to Father’s Day. My dad could rely on certain gifts every year. It’s always a challenge to think of…
Summer of Comfort – Festival Footcare Essentials
This post is in partnership with Compeed Summertime Chi and the living’s easy. The weather is glorious, there’s a spirit of joy in the city and every weekend from now until September, there will be an outdoor music festival to attend. I LOVE showing off my festival style. This is the time of year I…