OMG, I love love love the Women’s Locker Room at my gym! There’s just something about that place that is so… Honest! It’s like a safe haven for women where you can naturally be yourself with absolutely no pretense and NO JUDGEMENT. Secrets (like that perfect hair on a coworker is a wig, the perfect skin is actually Mac, or the flat abs you admire is a girdle) are exposed but it’s okay. It’s like there’s a silent/unspoken agreement that “we are in this together” and nothing leaves this room that makes this place so raw! But you know the best part of this sacred place … [Read more...]
Weeding
In JS 1 (the 7th Grade), I loved Agricultural Science. While I had absolutely no interest in farming, I had the best teacher. “Uncle Chineked” was everything. You see, most of the teachers in my high school were miserable. They would come to class, bark out notes, curse out our parents and futures and leave. But Uncle Chineked was different. He was so happy, like he actually enjoyed being there. He always came in with a huge smile, cracked jokes, told stories and taught with so much enthusiasm. One day, he introduced us to the topic - weeding. Uncle Chineked: Let’s … [Read more...]
Fall All You Want
The first time I saw @chinnyco 's IG page last year, I was in awe. In addition to being beautiful, intelligent and sophisticated, she is FLEXIBLE! CHINEKE THE THINGS HER BODY CAN DO! So because I am who I am, I told God "Father Lord, I know I can do this, please show me how". Like "jokingstuffs" I YouTubed "how to do headstands" (hey we all have to start somewhere). One of the clips recommended starting with a wall. I tried it the first time and I was able to kick myself against the wall and stand. Cloud 9 didn't have anything on me! I was elated. The second time, … [Read more...]
To Facebook or Not to Facebook?
Happy Monday Beautiful people! I hope you are having an amazing week so far! Okay so, I went to braid my hair on Saturday. Here is some background before I gist you about how that went: I love love love the girl that does my hair. She is from Benin (the country not the state). She lives an hour and change away from me but she’s the best so I don’t mind. When I went to do my hair in January, she asked me if I had a boyfriend yet. I smiled and told her “we’re still praying about it. We will see what happens with time”. She stopped the hair she was braiding, … [Read more...]
Resolutions Check
Hello Everyone, Happy Thursday!! Okay so, it's the last Thursday of the month so you know I have to ask how your 2015 resolutions/goals are coming along? I am not going to lie, I SLACKED this month! :'( In the beginning of February, I got very sick. With the trip to the doctor’s office, a dramatic day at the ER and the heavy meds, tracking my spending in my ‘designer Google doc. of life’ was the LAST THING ON MY MIND! I barely took my vitamins or went to the gym. In fact, I carried capital LAST! I wasn’t sick the whole month (thank God), so you might be … [Read more...]