Self-care is important for our overall well-being and happiness. It's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life and forget to take care of ourselves, but making time for self-care is crucial for maintaining good physical, mental, and emotional health. Photo by madison lavern on Unsplash Self-care can take many forms, from physical activities like exercise and eating well, to mental and emotional practices like meditation and journaling. It's important to find what works best for you and make it a regular part of your routine. One of the biggest benefits of self-care is redu ..read more

As valentines day approaches, I am back to chat about a few things that I have learned about self-love amidst the pandemic. Being in love produces feel-good hormones that enable us to have positive and most times unforgettable experiences. Love is important on a broad scale because it reinforces courage, strength, and empathy. We all choose love, even if unintentionally, we love our family, our pets, our children, and most of this comes naturally. Your baby coos and giggles, suddenly you feel warm, then what follows the overwhelming feeling of duty and care, “my heart outside of my body” is ho ..read more

Photo by Hamid Tajik on Unsplash “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King Jr. I hope everyone is enjoying their MLK holiday! This week I have decided to trade the self-help chat for some winter fashion tips. Winter coats have always been a consistent seasonal staple in my wardrobe, whether it be Peacoats, Down coats, or Trench coats. Every winter I begin with an evaluation process, The yearly winter fittings. The fitting consists of me taking out all winter coats and trying them on, removing any coat that may be torn, ill-fitting, or simply ..read more

Photo by Amanda Souza on Unsplash Hello friends, I see that a little bit of 2020 has seeped over into the new year with all the craziness that has happened in Washington DC a few days ago. As devastating as it was to observe, I would like to reassure you all that 2021 will still be a wonderful year if you let it, and I think we will all strive to let it be - so let’s not get distracted. At the beginning of the new year, we plan our lives away with hopes of accomplishing at least some if not all of our goals however, according to this article I came across from Inc.com, 80% of new year resoluti ..read more

Photo by Jeffery Erhunse on Unsplash Happy New Year! It has been almost 10 months since I was asked to work remotely and every week I have tried to come up with a master WFH routine and while these efforts were very ambitious, they had all failed miserably after 2 weeks. I made a new saying for whenever things fail - If it’s not working, it simply means I have more work to do,and after a while it seemed as if I always had work to do, and as my routines failed my energy became more and more depleted. I have 3 routines that I continuously tweaked, I tested different work start times, more breaks ..read more

Photo by Nsey Benajah on Unsplash While summer 2020 has started off on shaky ground, It seems as if people are actually making the best of it. People are out and engaging in activities such as outdoor dining, hiking, and beach/pool trips in small groups. It is interesting to observe how fashion is influenced by the weather, and even more interesting to see how fashion trends are evolving to accommodate our new “summer normal”. I believe more casual outfits are trending since people are ditching expensive and restrictive pieces for more cute and comfortable styles. Below are my top 5 picks from ..read more

Photo by Laura Vinck on Unsplash This post was inspired by a few other posts that I came across while doing research on “the biggest regrets of all time”. During the pandemic, I began thinking about all the things that I always wanted to do, fun things, but these “fun things” were ideas that crossed my mind repeatedly over the years but were usually dismissed as unnecessary; for example, I had decided at a young age never to get any random piercings or tattoos since I would like to use myself as an example for my children when explaining why they should not get any of these things. As I got ol ..read more

Photo by Aiony Haust on Unsplash I would like to begin by saying thank you, thank you for returning to read in a time where the world is experiencing such sudden and critical changes. The entire first half of 2020 read like a script to a horrible movie, and just when you thought it was coming to an end it swiftly boasted a second season. I had planned on publishing my last written post - Keeping Up With The Pandemic Jones, a more personal post where I recall my overspending habits over the past 2 months. I considered this perfect and figured it would have been relatable as many ..read more

Photo by calicadoo on Unsplash The weather is getting warm and fun these days, and while we are all supposed to be observing social distancing rules and wearing our masks outside we cannot deny the buzz that comes with lush green plants, sunlight until almost 8 pm, and crisp blue skies. Now what manner of summer will be had is left to be seen but nothing is wrong with being cute while fighting through a pandemic. I am trying to use this time to re-evaluate various things in my life including my wardrobe, my objective is to remove unflattering old clothes and replace them with th ..read more

Photo by Mike Von on Unsplash Confidence can be described as a state of mind in which we make decisions that we know are correct. Originating from the Latin word {federe} which means trust or to trust (wiki, don’t judge me), confidence means you have trust in your decision-making ability and in yourself. I would also like to add that confidence can also be described not only as trust but as comfort since we must be comfortable with ourselves to exude confidence. Building confidence Some people are simply just confident, they are born or raised this way. They do not seek validati ..read more