& Pittsburgh’s Women ‘n Wine LadiesFest

Around the same time last year I found myself in the same space with one of my best friends sampling wine from local wineries in Pennsylvania. This year’s Women ‘n Wine LadiesFest was an upgrade from last year’s. That’s not saying much because the event was pretty disorganized last year but it wasn’t as crowded….

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& Mirina Collections: Scam or Nah?

I know I know. I said the next post would be about fashion finds and what not but I need to get serious for a second. As an avid journalism junkie I feel compelled to give you the facts about Mirina Collections and nothing more and nothing less. In college I was never one to…

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& 2016 Subscription

If January is a free trial of 2016, I’m already ready to buy the real deal. A lot of awesomeness has happened so far into 2016 and I’m strapped in ready to see where this roller coaster called life happens to take me. Young African American women in the Pittsburgh area don’t get a lot…

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& Chess

We’re like a game of chess and instead of protecting our Queens,  we’re protecting our hearts…again. Because the scariest thing about loving someone is they not only have the power to make you smile from your soul but the have the power to break every being of your spirit. You move one way,  I move…

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& Happiness Hunting

First and foremost, Happy New Year! The first post of the year is always the hardest but I figured I’d tread on something lightly like New Year’s Resolutions. If you ask me the age old question, “Where do you wanna be in five years?” The answer has always been “happy.” Life is all about discovering…

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& This Christmas

My Auntie Kitty always has at least two Christmas trees and more than two dozen people in her house. Christmas is her holiday. My mother’s is the fourth of July Thanksgiving is always a surprise here lately. “It’s too much food. Too much money.” 10 children and 28 adults That’s the count this year for…

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& Butterflies

I only know how to love you, even if you don’t want me to… After all these years you still give me butterflies in the deepest pits of my stomach. Your rare smiles make the corner of my eyes curl. I can still see the young man I met years ago every time I stare…

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& 25 Questions for 2016

It’s hard to believe that 2015 is almost over. I’m  scratching my head about a few things going into 2016 though. It seems like just a week ago I was jamming at the Ariana Grande concert and riding roller coasters at Cedar Point. But why not leave 2015 with a few laughs and a few…

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& Sisters Was Hilarious!

Remember earlier in the week when I reviewed a few sites that give you free goodies in exchange for your review? Monday I didn’t have time to write because I watched an advanced screening of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey’s “Sisters” and it was hilarious! I invited two of my friends who constantly questioned how…

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& 3 Websites to Get Free Goodies

I don’t curse so free is my favorite four letter “f” word as far as I’m concerned. There’s nothing that’s makes my day better than someone giving me something awesome for the price of nothing. As an optimist, I had to try a few sites and here are three places where you can get hookups…

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