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.

Through the years I’ve done enough quizzes and read enough books to know that I’m more of an introvert than an extrovert. Most of these points apply to me. I can try to tap into my extrovert side for events and such, but my general way of being is introversion and I’ve made my peace… read all

There are plenty of stores I barely remember visiting for the first time. But I will never forget the first time I stepped into a Cost Plus World Market. I was absolutely amazed by the range, the character, the quality of stuff they had for sale. Furniture with style! Cool home décor and kitchen goods!… read all

This year my husband and I made some deliberate decisions to stop going out as often, and to start cooking for ourselves more. It’s a way to save money, a way to make sure you’re eating healthy, a way to enhance your life, your skills, your relationship. At one time in my life, I saw… read all

Isn’t it crazy how Christmas just crept on up on us? I feel like yesterday it was Thanksgiving and I was working on a delicious menu for an at home celebration. And now there are 5 more shopping days until Christmas Day. Photo of woman with gifts via Shutterstock It’s enough to make a late… read all

This holiday season I’m unveiling a new little series, dedicated to gift items that truly impress me as worth giving in terms of quality, general awesomeness, and also who they’re made by or who they benefit. Gifts Worth Giving will feature unique items made by entrepreneurs you should know about, and some items will benefit… read all

It’s not yet the night before Christmas, but it can’t hurt to already have your stocking hung by the chimney with care. Saint Nicholas soon will be there, and hopefully the next morning, your stocking won’t be bare! (OK, no more rhymes). When you’re a kid, it’s easy to fill a stocking with candy and… read all

Yes of course, grown folks love Christmas too. But there’s no denying the fact that Christmas is for children. It’s all about seeing those little faces light up, after the perfect present has been opened. I have scoured the internet to find five wonderful gift items for the little afrobellas in your life. Click to… read all

Today – December 1 – is World AIDS Day. Here are five fashionable items on sale that all support a charity that furthers research, assistance, or awareness of HIV/AIDS at home and around the world.

Every year we say the same thing, but seriously — does it not seem as though the holiday season just crept up on all of us? I am SO not ready for Christmas. But here it comes, with the lights and the festitivity and the expectation of presents. And so it’s time once again for… read all