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Closing out 2025
2025 was a lot. Hard stop and period. There were a lot of curve balls thrown my way – my husband having a stroke being the biggest one. It changed our lives forever in so many ways. I was so triggered that I started seeing a therapist, and it was the best thing I could’ve done for myself. I feel like the rest of 2025 was a rinse and repeat of 2024 when it comes to my oldest sister’s mental…
Updates & More
I know it’s been a while since I posted about finding out that my husband has been direct messaging Instagram models since 2022 or 2023. I confronted him and at first, he continued to deny it. Then I showed him from his phone what he sent to these women. He claimed he didn’t do it. I told him no one else has access to your phone and the likelihood of someone hacking his phone just to DM IG models…
When it Rains, it Pours!
I’m just gonna dive in. A week after my husband’s birthday, he had a stroke. It was scary, stressful, shocking, and it turned our family upside down. I had to figure out a lot of things quickly, and there were many moments where I felt lost, defeated and completely overwhelmed. Although it was a mild stroke, his road to recovery is a long one and he’s very fortunate that it was just a mild…
Feeling Some Type of Way
Yesterday I got the news that my mom’s first cousin, who was more like a sister to her, passed away tragically and violently while on her way to work with her best friend and neighbor. My “aunt” Ethel died on impact and her friend died shortly after. Growing up we were always close to Ethel and her family. She had four kids – three boys and one girl. When we went to Arkansas to visit we almost…
Forgiveness
We’re five months into 2025 and all I can say is what a ride it’s been thus far. I’m been working very hard on my physical health, trying to eat right, less and exercise more. I go to the gym or work out at least four times a week. I’ve lost over 30lbs and I’m trying desperately to keep it off. I’ve made a new close friend, and let me tell you, after years of having an extremely small circle and…
I Wrote a Book!
So it’s been almost a year since I last posted here, and I can’t believe I let that much time go by! But as you can see, I’ve been busy and life has been lifeing! I’m so excited you guys! This book is dedicated to my mom, it was inspired by her and it is my way of honoring her and her memory and how she took care of me and my sister’s hair growing up. She is the first Naturalista I’ve ever known…
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The Things
Where do I even begin? I haven’t blogged in so long and so much has happened since May! I had my knee surgery and it went very well. Healing took time but that also went well. I now walk with no pain and I couldn’t be happier. My youngest son graduated from high school in May and we couldn’t be prouder of him! I had a falling out with my oldest sister (what else is new) because she lies…
2024 - Life is Lifeing!
I know I’ve been AWOL for the past five months, and it’s not because I haven’t had anything to share. Trust me, enough has been going on in the year of 2024 for me to write a book! The motivation, energy or wherewithal to write hasn’t been there for me to come on here and write. This has been the year of health issues for myself, my husband and some of my close family members. Trying to process…
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The Last Sunday Of 2023
I got up before my family and made myself some coffee and toast. I started to think about the conversation I had with my middle brother the day before. He said he talked to our father and he has to have his liver and kidneys checked to see if his cancer is back and asked my brother to take him to his appointment. As I continue on my journey of grief for my mother and forgiveness of my father, a…
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Black Women Will Always Have Hair Options, BUT...
Yes, there’s a “But” because our relationship with our hair as black women go back centuries. Black women’s relationship with their hair is layered and complicated. That’s why I feel we can only start where all of this began – slavery. When we were forcibly captured and put on boats and brought to another country to be enslaved animals, that’s where our issues with our hair (among many other…
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Sean Combs
I have so many thoughts on the things that have come out about Sean Combs recently. None of it is new or surprising. But it was confirmation of 30 or 40 years of “rumors” that turned out to be true from a brave soul named Cassie Ventura. Sean Combs has done a lot of heinous things in his life. Most powerful rich men in Hollywood and the music industry have. I believe he put the hit out on Tupac,…
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I Feel...Sad
I keep getting phone calls and text messages from family and friends about people I know who are sick or have died. A lot of them are dying from pancreatic cancer, which is what my mother died from. It bothers me how often I’m hearing this. The latest one is someone I’ve known for many years who died of it at the age of 44. She fought it for 2 years. She leaves behind a husband that she was…
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The Black Beauty Effect Docuseries on Netflix - My Review
It was just last week when I saw the promo for this docuseries on Instagram. The 10 second clip had me intrigued right away, especially when they touched on natural hair. Since I had taken Friday off from work, I knew what was on my to-do list for the weekend. I actually started to watch the docuseries Thursday evening and continued to watch until I finished it on Saturday. The three part series…
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My Boobs Hurt Part II
Monday afternoon, right before I went to lunch at 1 o’clock, my cell phone rang. While I didn’t recognize the number right away, something told me to answer it. It was the radiology department calling to schedule my follow up mammogram on my left breast. I took the soonest available appointment they had which was Tuesday at 9am. For the rest of the day on Monday I’m nervous. I went to bed early…
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So I Turned 50...
A few weeks ago I hit a milestone. Life has been lifeing and I didn’t have a chance to talk about it here. I’ve never been afraid of growing older. I’ve never been vain about my age or ageing. I will share my age with anyone who asks because what is there to be embarrassed about? Growing older is gift and a privilege. Not everyone is blessed to see the age of 50 or beyond. I know of too many…
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My Boobs Hurt
On Friday, October 13 I got my yearly mammogram. If there’s one health check up I stay on top of, it’s this one. While mammogram’s are not fun and can be quite uncomfortable, I endure it because I know it can save my life. This particular mammogram left me feeling unsettled. For this mammogram, the technician had an assistant. That was a first, and it didn’t bother me. The technician seemed in a…
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Educating Does Not Equal Judging
Since I’ve started vlogging on Youtube, I’ve noticed in some of the comments on my videos that a lot of people feel like I’m judging other people’s hair or haircare choices. That couldn’t be further from the truth. My goal has always been to educate black women about their natural hair and the healthiest ways to care for their hair based on my own research and experience. You don’t have to like…
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