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Knowing the Difference Between A Comfort Zone and Limitations
I’ve always had big dreams. Even before I developed and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I wanted to go to an Ivy League college or an HBCU, I wanted to become a doctor, I wanted to have kids, I wanted to do a whole slew of big things. However, over the years I discovered, often…
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How To Stop Accidentally Buying Dupes
You walk into Ulta and are all about this beautiful new lip color, AND they have a sale. You think, “This is such a good deal and I have nothing else that looks just like this one.” So you go ahead and buy it. When you get home and to put it in your makeup…
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Curl Mix Whipped Mango & Black Currant Body & Hair Butter
If you read my post on Blavity’s EmpowerHer Conference you will have noticed that I mentioned a vendor called CurlMix. I picked up the Whipped Mango & Black Currant Body Butter just because of the smell and packaging. I am a sucker for pleasant smelling body products and cute packaging. I love mason jars and this…
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Blavity’s EmpowerHer Conference 2016
Saturday May 21st I dragged myself out of bed at the crack of dawn, cleaned up, put together a cute makeup look, and headed to NYC for Blavity.com’ s first EmpowerHer Conference. Let me tell you. It was well worth the ticket price (even though I stumbled upon a coupon code) and the early morning…
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Baby Steps Back Into My Normal
The past few weeks have been tough. Not as tough as the weeks/months leading up to my hospitalization, but hard as hell nonetheless. I have been going for my TMS treatments on a steady schedule again and have tried a short stint on a new medication as well. The TMS has helped a great deal…
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