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Rainy Day Chicken Noodle Soup

Rainy Day Chicken Noodle Soup

Everybody loves a good bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup. It’s honestly a great meal for all ages. Pair it with a gooey grilled cheese sandwich, crackers, or as the song says “with a Soda on the Side”, and you got yourself a great meal! I remember the first time I attempted to make Chicken Noodle Soup, actually now that I look back I’m surprised my husband, then boyfriend, didn’t take off running right then. Let’s just say my soup was nothing to write home about and we ended up ordering take out instead of eating the soup. I would often joke…

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Day Movie Date and Selma

Day Movie Date and Selma

One of my goals this year was to get out of the house and stop being a homebody. It’s hard because I love to just lounge around, cuddle with my husband, and do stuff in the house. My husband loves to go to the movies but since I never want to go he stopped going as well. Yesterday I surprised him when I asked him if he wanted to go to the Movies to see the newly released Selma.  We decided to go to an earlier movie in the afternoon so I could get some errands done afterward. Usually I…

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A Lesson in Grace from my Mother.

A Lesson in Grace from my Mother.

Grace is when You get more than You deserve Mercy is when You don’t get exactly what You do deserve -Lonnie Hunter Anyway As humans, we have a tendency to react quickly to situations without fully thinking them all the way through. I am guilty of this as I can often be quick tongue or ill-tempered when things don’t go exactly as I would like them to go. My Mother, who is an ordained minister in the Baptist church, often tends to arguments or objections on matters by simply saying “it’ll be alright.” Sometimes I don’t agree 100% with my…

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How I Define my Natural Hair with Finger Coils.

How I Define my Natural Hair with Finger Coils.

My hair has been a journey! Woo chile let me tell ya! After some trials and tribulations, I think I’ve found a style that finally suits me.(Be sure to check out my 2014 Hair Review here.  A couple of months ago I was all about growing out my tapered haircut which you can read about that here. Six months into my grow out I was feeling as if I had hit a brick wall. There was just no style to my hair and so I went to the Natural Hair Salon Duafe in Philadelphia to have it cut back into…

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Milani Cosmetics Color Statement Moisture Matte Lipsticks for Spring 2015

Milani Cosmetics Color Statement Moisture Matte Lipsticks for Spring 2015

Milani Cosmetics has done it again! Introducing the Colore Statement Moisture Matte Lipsticks for new for the Spring 2015 Collection.  With eight luxe, color-true shades inspired by the runways of Milan, these kissably soft and hydrating shades will keep you picture perfect all day.  Stay tuned to the blog for upcoming swatches of the collection. The Color Statement Moisture Matte Lipstick start at $4.99 and can be found at CVS stores nationwide. If you can’t find them at your CVS Stores head over to MilaniCosmetics.com and order them online where they’ve available now! See the shade descriptions of the new…

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