Just Your Average Black Woman Going Through Life
August is National Black Business Month. A time to support and to be an ally for equity in funding. In highlighting small businesses of people I have met along my journey of growing my own small business, today is present Soap Studio on Fifth. They are a handmade soap company that also include body scrubs. What I liked most…
August is National Black Business Month. A month to support and to be an ally for equity in funding. For my part, I want to highlight the small businesses of people I have met along my journey of learning and trying to grow my own small business. Today’s business is Ivellise Beauty Cosmetics. It’s a…
Today is the 4th of July or Independence Day here in the United States of America. As someone who was born and raised here, I thank my country for a few things. For allowing my mother to deliver me safely. For giving me the freedom to have an education from an early age. Being…
Have you ever thought about what you would do if you were given one month off from work? One month to do whatever you wanted and still get paid. For myself, the first thing I would do is wake up a little bit later each day because I’m not an early morning riser. Having…
Tonight the BET Awards will hold its 25th anniversary awards ceremony. There will be a tribute to 106 & Park and it’s contribution to Black music culture in the 2000’s and 2010’s. There were many shows on the network that came before. But this show transformed the culture and was one of the longest…
There are never enough hours in a day when you have time off from work. But for some reason when you are at work, time stands still. I don’t know if it’s everywhere, but here in the U.S. many of us have our 2 days off from work on Saturdays and Sundays. In this…
How many of you can say you are the same person you were 20 years ago or even 5 years ago? How many of you acknowledge the bad things that have happened in your life but choose moving forward? Our life has ups and downs. It’s how one person overcomes something that matters most….
Yesterday officially started the season for the Leo, astrological sign. The animal symbol is a Lion, so this sparked my thoughts for today’s entry. What comes to your mind when you think of a Lion? Is it fear. It’s mane. Or maybe it’s large size. These words are all accurate, but today I…
In the summertime, I’m at my happiest. The days are longer with more sunlight and the weather is warmer. I can spend more time outside. Then, I can come in at night to watch some television, ending the day on a good note. I enjoy all genres of film and television, but comedy is…
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? I can recall a time a little over 20 years ago when the warm weather and long hours of daylight signaled a craving to be outside. At this age, I was a young teenager and couldn’t stay out…