Tips for a good day 1. Take a deep breath 2. Be present 3. Don’t let your gearshift thingamabob get stuck 😩😐 4. Oh, & pack plenty snacks for the bub (& maybe yourself) Saturday I decided to get up and get T out of the house for a walk but, I wanted a change of scenery (& to avoid the hill that Is on … Continue reading A day at the gardens

We live in a time where we as women don’t uplift one another nearly enough. We live in a time where many have the belief that shining a light on someone else, somehow diminishes their own light. In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m going to be spotlighting some of the most influential women in my life. To kick it off, I want to introduce … Continue reading Because of her, I do. Part one

Skin: Too Faced’s Hangover Rx Primer Maybelline’s Fit Me powder in Medium deep Cover Fx illuminating setting spray Eyes: L.A Girl’s Shady Slim brow pencil in Espresso Sephora’s Bright future concealer in Creme Caramel Bad Habit’s Aphrodite palette L’Oréal Voluminous primer Tarte’s Tartiest Lash Paint mascara E.L.F’s liquid liner Face: Lancôme’s Teint Idole Ultra Wear foundation in 460 Suede Warm Sephora’s Bright future concealer in … Continue reading 1st MOTD for 2018

Brows: Mac eyeshadow- Embark Mac Studio Fix Concealer Eyes: Nyx eyeshadow base (neutral) Anastasia Beverly Hill -Realgar from the Modern Renaissance Palate – Transition shade Anastasia Beverly Hill’s Love Letter from the Modern Renaissance Palate – Crease and Inner corner Shade Anastasia Beverly Hill’s Primavera from the Modern Renaissance Palate – Center Lid Shade Morphe 35T Palate – 5th row 4th Shade – Outer V … Continue reading #MOTD

So, every Thanksgiving my mom and grandma do all the cooking. Typically, I will make a dessert and it comes out BOMB (if I do say so myself). This year was no different. I spent time scouring Pinterest for the perfect recipe and settled on Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. The directions seemed simple enough and boy, was the picture pretty! Perfectly dark graham cracker base and … Continue reading Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

Hand, foot, and mouth disease. HFMD. This is a condition that is fairly common. It widely affects children under the age of 5. Typically, babies contract HFMD because they touch everything and then make a beeline for their mouths, if they can. Most people think this is an illness that mainly affects children in daycare and that couldn’t be further from the truth. We have … Continue reading HFMD