Category: Living Well
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The Perfect Staycation Plan
How to plan the perfect vacation right at home If you’re like me, summer is for vacations, swimming, adventures and ice cream. This summer should not be any different. I looked at my work calendar and realized we had scheduled time off for our vacation to Mexico. Unfortunately, we had canceled this vacation months ago…
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Sweet Butter Sunday #4 ~ Gratitude
Welcome to Sweet Butter Sundays A Time for Self-Care I’ve been feeling weighed down by all the tensions in the world. Full body exhaustion from everything associated with the corona epidemic. Pile this on top of working a regular schedule at work and my job was already stressful. Depleted because all I can see are…
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Black Girls Hike Too
I am a city girl, I don’t do bugs, and my allergies are serious. Hiking was not part of my vocabulary and everyone I knew would agree. I knew my love for hiking was real when I found myself on the REI website reading blog posts on what type of gear to buy for hiking.…
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COVID-19 + Love = Zoom Wedding
How to plan a Zoom wedding during quarantine COVID-19 canceled our wedding, but not our love. But first, the grief Postponing our celebration – When things started shutting down and we shifted to working from home, I began to realize that our June wedding might not happen. I began to feel actual grief and sadness…
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5 Books by Black Authors That Will Soothe Your Soul
I find myself reading again for the first time in years. Actual books, with pages, lol. Ok, I also listened to quite a few audiobooks. The point is I’ve finally given myself the time and space to enjoy the written word again. Over the last couple of years, I’ve always had about 4 or 5…
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Sweet Butter Sunday #3 – Picnics & Poetry
Welcome to Sweet Butter Sundays A Time for Self-Care Summer Summer Summertime. This weekend has been peaceful and friendly. I watched First Wives Club on BET+ and it was so Bomb! I might actually think about paying for BET+ after my free trial ends (but I already have cable, Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video, come…
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Green Thumbing in my Quarantine Garden
Adding life to our home with plants Becoming a plant lady – A few months ago we a couple of plants.. and now we have 15… That moved quickly. Before I knew it, adding plants to my patio and plant life to my home had become my new favorite hobby. House plants have the ability…
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Sweet Butter Sunday #2 ~ From Head to Toe
Welcome to Sweet Butter Sundays A Time for Self-Care Summer is in full bloom and we are in an uneasy place of deciding whether to venture outside and hang with friends or stay hunkered inside. It’s impossible for me to stay locked inside anymore. I’ve been itching like a bug to get out and go…
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Friends From Afar
“Because of you, I laugh a little harder, cry a little less, and smile a lot more.” #Friendship I’ve been fortunate to have some great friendships in my life. Men and women who support me, share honestly and challenge my thinking. Today, I’m focusing on my sisterhood, the worthwhile women I’m lucky to know. Yesterday…
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Sweet Butter Sundays
Welcome to Sweet Butter Sundays A Time for Self-Care On Sundays, before the work week starts, I take a moment to spend time with myself. (I hope by now you’ve heard of self-care Sunday) This time is just for me to prepare myself for the week ahead. This first Sweet Butter Sunday is coming for…
Sweet Butter Harmony 