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How Improving My Home Office Ended My Afternoon Energy Slump
I’ve been working from home for myself since 2009 and it’s been an ongoing lesson in self-discipline and personal management, for real. You need knowledge of self to keep on this erratic entrepreneurial path for the long haul, and I have a full understanding of my habits, good and bad. I’ve come to realize the…
An Amazing Trip to LA & the AAFCA Awards with Nissan!
I’ve been off the scene for a while and haven’t done much travel since 2020, so last week’s experience felt like returning to a dream of an old life in quite a few ways. I went to Los Angeles (first time back in 4 years) for the African American Film Critics Association Awards with a…
Back to Blogging — What Am I Still Doing, and Why?
I read a lovely Twitter thread recently from @PulpLibrarian that so beautifully encapsulated what it felt like to go online back in the day. If I had to look back and choose a year that I first went on the internet, I think it was probably 1993. I was 14. I so vividly remember the…
Me and My mRNA Vaccine – A Few Thoughts About Covid and Life Continuing
This ongoing pandemic has taught me so many things about life, about the world, and about people. I’m still learning new things. One of the many things I’ve learned is to listen carefully to what people say before refuting their beliefs with mine.
Intentionally Improving my Blood Pressure — Join Me on This 90 Day Journey
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.
I Found the Plus Size Tie Dye Lounge Set of my Dreams
When you grow up in the Caribbean, your feelings about tie-dye can be based on some cheesy experiences. I definitely have made and worn some not-so-cute tie-dye pieces in my time. I’ve been looking at the trend for a while now and sitting it out for months, and then I started to feel the pull!…
Life Goals! I’m Learning to Sew (Finally)
This post is sponsored by Brother Growing up in the Caribbean gives you a different perspective on style and fashion, and so much of that has to do with our sewing culture. In my homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, if you visited the downtown streets of Port of Spain you will find stylish little boutiques…
New Year’s Resolutions for Entrepreneurs
For my business, I find it beneficial to outline new year’s resolutions for myself as well as words of the year. Maybe mine can help you. These are the New Year’s resolutions I’m making for Afrobella.
You Deserve – 10 Tried, Tested Self-Care Gifts to Get Yourself
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.