The Vision Board I Never Made. On Intention, Lists, and Why What’s for Me Is for Me.
I do not do vision boards. I do lists, meditation, prayer, and an unwavering belief that what is for me is for me. Intention is the practice. Everything else is just the format.
The Solo Dinner. A Wonderful Night Was Had by All. Meaning Me.
I get the good bra on, make a reservation somewhere that requires one, and take myself to dinner. I order the wine I like, the steak medium rare, and I tip well on the way out. A wonderful night was had by all. Meaning me.
The Wood Is Patient. So Am I.
I build furniture when the world gets to be too much. I am an old soul running a very modern life. The sweetest spot is somewhere in between – and a coffee table with three legs is teaching me everything about patience.
Buy With Intention. Wear With Joy. How AI Became My Personal Shopper.
There are clothes you love and clothes that love you back. AI helped me understand the difference- and build a wardrobe that works for the body and life I actually have.
The House That Smells Like Me. A Scent Journey.
From teenage incense to bakhoor in the Middle East to chouriai in the Gambia – this is a scent journey across three traditions that share one understanding. A house that smells like something specific is a house that has been claimed.
Skin Care After 50. What Actually Works.
Let me start with the thing nobody in the beauty industry wants to say out loud. Most skincare advice was not written for us. The routines, the products, the clinical recommendations – developed on lighter skin tones, handed to Black women with the same instructions, and then everyone acts surprised when the results are different. […]
Pack Once. Go Anywhere. The Travel System That Actually Works.
One round trip a month. Five international trips a year. A twenty-one pound French Bulldog service dog named Walter. Here is the system that keeps all of it running without the chaos.
The Wait That Is Costing Us Everything
49% of Black women have never been married. The data tells you what. This piece tells you why – and what it is actually costing us to keep waiting.
The Wood Is in My Garage. Has Been for a Month.
I build furniture. Not as a job. Not as a side hustle. As a thing I do because I love it – the measuring, the cutting, the satisfying moment when something flat becomes something functional. I have a schedule for it. I protect the time. I am the kind of person who builds things with […]
What My Plants Taught Me About Being Unbothered
Ten water systems, three grow light schedules, and a glass of wine because all the hard work is already handled. Being a plant lady is really just being unbothered with infrastructure.