Health and Wellness

Intentionally Improving my Blood Pressure — Join Me on This 90 Day Journey

June 17, 2021 by afrobella 3 Comments

OMRON has challenged me to make a 90-day decision to start a journey towards monitoring and improving my blood pressure. I’m ready. I’m doing it for me, and I’m doing it on the advice from my mom who doesn’t want me to go through what she’s experienced.

You Deserve – 10 Tried, Tested Self-Care Gifts to Get Yourself

December 29, 2020 by afrobella 8 Comments

I know I’m not alone in the post-holiday impulse to treat myself. This year I discovered some great products that truly helped me work better, live better, or relax a little more. Here are some tried and tested items that are truly worth your splurge if you’re in the mood.

Pandemic Projects – I Learned How to Make Pasta from Scratch

December 23, 2020 by afrobella 3 Comments

This is the beginning of a series of pandemic projects I’m going to share with you, my adventures in trying new things and how they turned out. First up, making pasta from scratch, with the new tools I got from Abt Electronics!

A Few Sleep Tips for Insomniacs Going Through It Right Now

December 22, 2020 by afrobella 4 Comments

I realize there are a few things I can do to improve the quality of my sleep. At the very least I can try to improve the likelihood that I get a full night of sleep before going to bed. Sharing all of this in case it helps you too!

Hydrate at Home — ZeroWater vs. the Grove Soma Pitcher Review

April 13, 2020 by afrobella 5 Comments

Times are heavy and serious. So here’s a little distraction – a review of water pitchers to consider getting for your home, instead of stocking up on cases of water (which are getting hard to find out my way, maybe you’re experiencing the same thing). When the coronavirus craziness hit the TV news – before…

When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around

March 27, 2020 by afrobella 6 Comments

Trying to make sense of our new normal in a stay-at-home, self-quarantined, dealing with coronavirus world.
I’m depressed, sad and working through a lot right now, but I intend to use this time to lean into my purpose. The world is running down. How can we make the best of what’s still around?

Fibroids — What I Went Through, What I’m Going Through, and What I Wish I Knew Before Surgery

March 2, 2020 by afrobella 47 Comments

I think I first heard the word “fibroids” in the late 80’s or early 90’s. It was when my aunts went to the hospital to have surgery for theirs. I was too young to get the full explanation, all I really remember is being brought to visit my aunty in her hospital room and seeing…