Self Esteem= confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self respect I’ve spent enough time with shaky self esteem to know that there’s only one way to build it: PRETEND! Lie! Delude yourself! Okay that’s an exaggeration, but seriously, in my experience you can’t really count on anyone to help you build your self esteem. […]
Read More Practical Tips for Building SELF-EsteemHey beauties! I don’t know about you—but I love experimenting with beauty technology! Especially on a budget ❤️❤️ The other day I went to my local dollar store for some toilet cleaner…fun stuff…but of course I had to pick up a couple of tools to pamper myself with! In this post I will: Explain the […]
Read More Facial Rollers and Collagen Masks, effective or illusion?My palms soaked the steering wheel as I stared at my lips in the rear-view mirror. My bare, crackled lips had eaten all of the lip oil I’d applied. Like my late mother, I feared I would die of old age, and a lack of beauty. She’d written me a note in her last days […]
Read More A Wizard’s Love: Fantasy Flash FictionSometimes I take one look in the mirror and curse myself for ruining my day. *womp womp* Other times, I tell myself I’m gonna go makeup-less for the day and than a few hours pass and I’m like why the hell did you do that? *sigh* So what I’m saying is, I know about not […]
Read More Body Image Issues and How to Fall in Love with your physical bodyI just took two shots of tequila before sharing some of my fiction with a Facebook group today, just to calm my nerves. Okay, cats out of the bag. I’m a writer, and sometimes I’m sensitive about my shit. *Erykah Badu voice* The thing is, I don’t want to be sensitive anymore. Being sensitive is […]
Read More How to be less sensitive about your shit…learning detachmentIt’s Friday at my house. Baby boy is on his tablet, and the hubby is studying for some hard ass finance test. And me? I’m about to try this Genius Tea and do some editing. It’s supposed to help with focus so this seems like an opportune time, right? I’ve tried Vitacup’s Beauty Tea (and […]
Read More Destroy your Brain Fog: Vitacup Genius Tea ReviewWhen I started watching Dare Me on Netflix, and my husband immediately started messing around on his iPad, I knew it was a series just for me. **rubs hands together mischievously** I was hooked on the intense dynamic between the secretly ambitious Addy and bad-girl Beth, and beyond that, it took me back to my […]
Read More Dare Me: The Netflix Cheer Mystery that was so good I had to read the novel…Happy Valentine’s Day! Today we’re talking about how self-love makes you a better lover. I don’t just mean this romantically. Not only does loving yourself fully make you more attractive, it also inspires others to love themselves, too. It’s a beautiful cycle of love and acceptance. Self-love is not about being arrogant or selfish. It’s […]
Read More How Practicing Self-Love Makes you a Better LoverI can’t afford to get caught up in the bullshit that life brings-Trinidad James Here is the thing. I hope your life is going well right now and all that. But…something we should remember is… Life isn’t about being where you want to be, and remaining there indefinitely. Life is about MOVEMENT. Every slice of […]
Read More Make Peace with the Bullsh*t that Life Brings: A short Motivational Rant.☮️💩I love beauty. Not just the cosmetic industry, but the psychology of it, the science of it, the power of it, and the crazy way that it impacts our day to day lives. Beauty Pays, is a well known idea. There’s even a book about it. It’s a valuable asset. The less superficial of us […]
Read More 48 Laws of Beauty: The power of Beauty and How to Harness It
