How to Plan A Socially Distanced Birthday Party For Kids

My sister and her husband planned the cutest pink pony birthday party and it was amaaazing! They planned a socially distanced b-day bash right in the backyard. We waited 6 long years for God to bring my niece into our lives. After many prayers and a long fertility battle, Ivie graced us with her presence. […]

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I’m on a budget: Living Debt Free

Debt-free Living Last fall, I made it ya’ll! I budgeted, I made sacrifices and I struggled. But in the end, I did it. I became debt-free! 🎉 🎉 I paid off over $15k of credit card debt and paid off the last chunk of my $20k student loan debt. 🙌🏾 I have a little saving […]

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Sweet Butter Sunday #7 ~ Outdoor Yoga

A Time for Self-Care – Stress Relief With Yoga I go through phases of practicing yoga. I go from practicing every day of the month to once in a while. I am in no way an expert, but I enjoy the stress relief I find with yoga. I remember when I first seriously tried yoga […]

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Why not? Start A New Business, Blog, or Career

Last week, we lost a great one. A true hero of the black community, Chadwick Boseman. He was a talented actor that brought so many important characters in Black culture to light. What the public didn’t know was that he was battling colon cancer for the past 4 years. After being diagnosed in 2016, Chadwick […]

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Brunch Recipe – Shortbread

Breakfast Bread Liberian Style On Saturday mornings my mom would wake us up with sounds of the Motown oldies, the blues and loud phone conversations filled with laughter and singing with my aunts. If you grew up like me, Saturdays were not for sleeping in. They were made of loud music, the clanking of pots […]

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Sweet Butter Sunday #6 ~ Let’s Get A Better Sleep

Time for Self-Care – 8 Tips on How to Improve Your Sleep Naturally Let’s talk about sleep, baby, let’s talk about you and me… 🎼 Let’s talk about sleep, not about sex. Because I can’t help you in the sex department, but I can help you with a few habits that improved my sleep immensely. […]

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Solo Date – Exploring Atlanta Neighborhoods

Things to do in Atlanta – Inman Park One of my favorite things to do is go on a date by myself. I chose an area to explore, I close out the Google GPS app, and I wander around a new area. I think I got this wanderlust nature from my dad. He has lived […]

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Biscuits & Baking

I tried my hand at JoJo’s biscuits and it was a success! I’ve always loved to bake. I’m not always good at it, because I’m always trying to substitute something instead of running to the store LOL. But if you ask me to bake you a pound cake or some cookies, you’ll probably be happy […]

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Sweet Butter Sunday #5 ~ The Self-Care Emergency Kit

Welcome to Sweet Butter Sundays – A Time for Self-Care How to create a self-care kit for times when you’re feeling low Have you been feeling a little stressed lately? A little down sometimes and you can not always explain why? It’s normal to have days where you feel a little low and you need […]

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Stories From Nigeria That Will Make You Smile

9/15/2015 – My last day in Nigeria. Five years ago, I took two weeks off of work to travel with my mom and dad to Nigeria for a wedding. This was a true vacation, with no access to cell phone data and social media pings every minute of the day. I was riveted by the […]

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