If y’all are anything like me, being forced to stay home during this pandemic has made your bathroom your place of refuge, your place to gather your thoughts, your place of calm. In early 2019, I turned my bathroom into a spa (here), and it was beautiful, but instead of being warm and welcoming, it […]
I am well aware that the instant pot for many people has replaced the slow cooker, but not for me. Since we all have been spending more time at, I thought I’d take the time to reacquaint you with your slow cookers. So are you using it? I’ll be honest, my slow cooker had been […]
Leave it to the English teacher to research the origin of candied yams, and I am so glad I did. While I knew that African American farmer George Washington Carver was a great inventor, I had no idea that it was he who came up more than 30 ways to enjoy the sweet potato– linked […]
I have to be honest, I am busy doing a lot of things, but baking is not one of them. Baking desserts is something that intimidates me. Don’t ask me why; it just does. I have never been one to venture off and bake anything from scratch, mainly out of fear of messing it up. […]
In the Beginning Back when I didn’t put a lot of thought into it, I would post snaps of my life on Instagram: what I was wearing, what I was cooking, where I was going, you know, just the usual run of the mill, day to day shots, fun stuff without overthinking it, just doing […]
“The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.” Ralph Waldo Emerson For the most part, a teacher’s job is hands on and face to face. It requires early mornings and sometimes long […]
Oh my goodness, it has been months since I last posted something for y’all, and I am so sorry. The closing of the school year was one the most hectic I have experienced in a long time. You’d think this was my first year teaching and not my 19th. But now that all that is […]
Hey y’all! I’ve made it my goal to make every room in my apartment a place that brings me joy. Last month I shared with you my Cozy Corner, and this month, I’m going to be sharing with you my master bathroom transformed into my own personal spa. I did do a little research, but […]
Today, I am excited to be sharing with you my cute and cozy creative corner. For years, I have been trying to create a space that would allow me to be productive, get organized, and to create. Back in 2007, I bought a desk, a book case, and a chair, all with the intent of creating […]
I know that my title sounds a bit obnoxious to some of you reading this, but what I am saying and what I am feeling is the absolute truth. The older I become, the more my yearning to celebrate my blackness grows. I have reached a place in my life where I am ready […]