No matter how much money we have, everyone likes a good deal. Even with an unlimited budget, you generally don’t want to spend ALL your money. It’s nice to have a little left to have a nice glass of wine (or martini) while…
We naturalistas are all used to seeing videos and tutorials of our peers rocking FIERCE styles with their locs and ‘fros. THIS is NOT that…. THIS is me showing that I am not afraid to show the (not so) ugly…
I’ve said it before, I like to cook because I love to EAT. And because more often than not, I am highly disappointed in what I get for my money when we go out to eat (or when someone around here…
Years ago, back when people used to buy plastic covers for their “good furniture” and plastic carpet runners, tassels were high-class (as my grandmother would say). The “rich folks” would have tassel tie backs for their lush draperies, tassels…
Everyone knows I like to cook, not for the sake of cooking itself, but because I like to EAT. So I usually cook 2-3 times a day, even when it’s just me. Well a couple of weeks ago, my littlest…
By now everyone has heard of Ikea hackers, the site where people take Ikea products and alter them to fit their wants and needs. Other than to say how ingenious some of the hacks were, I never really gave it…
Last week I took my littlest to Smaland (inside Ikea) and we left with a parting gift. This caricature was drawn and painted in about 20 minutes by Ms. Reece using only items from the store of course. She…
It’s no secret that I love wearing my locs curled. I have used every kind of curl method I can think of including perm rods, foam curlers, bone rollers (you know, the inside part of sponge rollers), paper bags rollers,…
I am working on this project that got me to thinking… the project includes a small office space yet my own office is not in order (so to speak). Actually, I had almost completely stopped using it since leaving the…
I was recently reminded of the one thing that has been the biggest household helper in terms of decorating and living everyday life. You might think it would be something exceptionally simple like a cleaning product; or maybe something not…