As a West African woman, my closet is rightfully packed full with loads of Ankara pieces (tops, dresses, pants, jumpsuits, iro-and-buba sets, you name it). Ankara (African Wax Print) is industrially produced, colorful cotton cloth with batik printing. What makes Ankara unique is the lack of difference in the color intensity of the front and back sides […]
Do you have a sleeveless or short-sleeve dress from spring or summer that you just want to rock a little while longer? If yes, then you could style that dress with a cardigan in a rich pre-fall or fall color and ankle boots/booties. This is a combo that will work with or without tights and […]
What’s not to love about a pair of well-made culottes. Derived from the french word Culot, meaning the lower half of a thing, culottes were originally knee-breeches commonly worn by gentlemen of the European upper classes. In the Victorian Era, Bifurcated skirts (see below) were developed for horseback riding and cycling so that women didn’t […]
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term Frenemy as “one who pretends to be a friend, but is actually an enemy.” In order to devise a plan for handling a Frenemy, one must first be able to recognize who really is a Frenemy—this is not always a clear cut matter. Take two of Jesus’ disciples, Judas […]
Buying a home can seem like such a daunting and overwhelming endeavor. This is because mortgage financing and real estate lingo often sounds so foreign and the price tags of houses, given that a house is usually the most expensive purchase a person will make in his or her lifetime, can lead to legit sticker […]
We have all heard the idiom “the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence.” This refers to the way we tend to play up all the positive things we see about others and ignore any negative aspects of their lives. Concurrently, we downplay the positive things we have going on our […]
Time is precious because we are only given a finite amount of it to spend on Earth. Once time has been spent, you cannot get it back. A Time Waster is a person, place, event, habit, character trait or thing that consumes your time and energy but does not yield positive results for you. Some […]
When thinking about body fat, the adage “prevention is better than cure” for sure applies. This is because losing weight can be quite challenging for some of us whose bodies seem to be quite adept at storing fat. Indeed! I could probably gain weight during a famine. Studies that have looked at the human genome […]
As a “plus-size” woman, I wholeheartedly endorse and fully take part in body confidence movements. Body confidence should not solely be about recognizing one’s good looks; it should also be about appreciating this amazing machine we get to inhabit in this sojourn here on Earth. The Psalmist was right; we are, indeed, fearfully and wonderfully […]
If you are a woman and you wear US Size 12 shoes and above, you are definitely familiar with the heartache associated with the inability to find stylish shoes in your size—this is especially true for high-end/luxury shoe brands. As bad as things may seem now, the truth is that there are a lot more […]