Maybe it’s your go to breakfast because you don’t have time in the mornings. Maybe you hate actually eating veggies and fruits but you know they’re good for you so you’re trying your best. Smoothies are popular for a reason, and everyone’s got their own reason for loving them and wanting to make them. Here’s mine. I…
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How I Learned to Drink More Water (The Hard Way. By Getting a Kidney Stone. Don’t Be Like Me)
August 5, 2016. It was like any other day, pretty much. I was talking to my dad on the phone, telling him about a doctor’s appointment I had the day before, telling him about my plans for the 10th anniversary of Afrobella – that would have been August 13th. I had plans and stuff…
Karma Bliss Creator Devi Brown On Crystal Therapy, Seeking, Finding and More
They are beautiful, sparkling, harvested from the earth, and used to adorn our bodies, our homes and our lives. Your self care and wellness-knowledgeable friends may seem to know a lot about them. But how much do you know about crystals, and do you believe in crystal therapy? I’d love to know your thoughts. …
Fitness Gear and Workout Clothes To Meet My Resolution Goals
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…
Be a Jewel – In Honor of Jewel Figueras
This month we suffered a tremendous loss in the multicultural blogging community. If you knew Jewel Figueras, count yourself amongst the lucky. She was a great friend to so many of us, beloved by all who encountered her smile, her laugh, her welcoming warmth. Jewel = LOVE. Her blog was called Jewel’s Fab Life and…
Afrobella on the Tom Joyner Morning Show — All About the EWG “Skin Deep” Study
The first week of the year kicked off on a great note – on Tuesday, 3rd January I appeared on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, chatting with the incomparable Jacque Reid about beauty, hair and health. Click here to listen if you missed it! The topic we discussed was the recent study by the Environmental…
#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…