~ Sensitive Topic I debated sharing this because there are so many in my life who don’t know this happened. Sadly, I had a miscarriage a few years back and I’ve never really been able to put the experience into words but here we are … I will do my best! I remember being excited…
LEARNING TO LOVE MY CURLS
MY LEARNED TIPS & TRICKS A little background on my healthy curls journey. Growing up, my mother would always take me to get my hair done. That meant having it straightened! It was the thing back then to have beautiful, long STRAIGHT hair. Curls weren’t the trend as they are now. Sadly, I grew up…
HOMEMADE COFFEE CREAMER
Where are my coffee LOVERS? I LOVE coffee!!!! I can drink it black, with creamer, with flavor syrups. I just love it! My favorite is Cafe Bustelo. It’s what I drank growing up at grandma’s house and a must have in my home. Unfortunately, I was spending way too much money on store bought creamers…
From Healthy Pregnancy to NICU Mama
Having a baby in the NICU is HARD! Our 16 day adventure was exhausting in every way imaginable and it tested all of us. I was in love with my baby from the moment I took those two pregnancy tests at work, and they came out positive. You see, David Sr and I had “tried”…
Interracial Marriages are Beautiful
Thankfully in 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of interracial marriages in the Loving v. Virginia case. What a win for all interracial marriages that followed. If you don’t know, Richard and Mildred Loving were married in Washington, DC but lived in Virginia. The state of Virginia deemed their marriage illegal since Richard was…
PERFECTION IS OVERRATED
Ladies, how many times have you freaked out about how your home looks? You make plans to have friends or family over, causing your anxiety to spike? Or how about someone shows up unannounced and you can’t stop apologizing for “my home being a mess”. Mama, I am right there with you (facepalm). Why do…
From NYC to Lackland AFB
Alright y’all here we go. Let me tell you about where I’m from and how it all started. I was born in Manhattan, NY and raised in the Bronx. The Marble Hill Projects on 228th Street were my home for 19 years of my life. I was raised by my maternal grandparents, Rafael and Arabella…
Why I started blogging …
Hello Everyone! My name is Sharis, and I am brand new to this blogging life. Although I’ve wanted to start for about a year, I was terrified about jumping in. I kept telling myself “no one cares what I have to share” and other negative thoughts along those line … Yikes, right? Nonetheless here I…