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You came into my life & stole my heart and I love you more every day. Now it’s you that I am dreaming of. I want you more than words can say. I need you more each passing day… When I think of you. The words that you say to me… They drive me crazy. […]

Yesterday, I attended my first BBQ of the short season aKa spring/summer or is it still winter.  It was last minute and typically, I like taking salads to cook outs but yesterday, I decided to do a quick and fun lemonade using what I already had on hand. – English cucumber – Basil – Orange […]

Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers is certainly a grand Detroit holiday! Tailgaters everywhere! Debauchery everywhere! Chaos everywhere! People doing way too much everywhere! I had a great time celebrating the opening of the season with my boo, my friends, and a whole host of randoms in my orange fashion sweater that they all love […]

Last weekend, I went down south to visit my momma and relax. During the trip, we did some thrift shopping which is when I copped this red linen blazer for $3.99 (I decided to wear it out…). After thrifting, we decided to see the movie, “Divergent” (HORRIBLE, BORING, WASTER OF MONEY). After we got our […]

Check out my funny, informative, and photo-nerdy interview that I recently had with photographer blogger interviewer extraordinaire Chamira Young of  Zenjoyable. I am not a fan of my voice so I was dreading hearing the interview but honestly, while listening, all I could do was laugh. Talking with Chamira was really like talking to an […]

I was strolling down Rue de Bagnolet late one Monday night in Paris headed to Mama Shelter to enjoy some music & martinis when I came upon the intersection of Rue de Bagnolet & Rue de Lesseps. I stood here for a few moments and realized that the streets were almost dead silent. Silence was […]

I’m hella late but happy NEW YEAR or as they say in France BONNE ANNÉE! And when is it really too late to say happy new year? 2014 is already off to a great start and I have so much energy; positive energy fueling me. Paris is what I needed to recharge! All I wanted […]

Spending the remainder of my year in Paris to end 2013 & begin 2014 on a continued wave of positivity & creative energy. At the end of 2012, I proclaimed that 2013 was going to be the year of my comeback and it was in so many ways. I’m not sure what I expect from […]

I was listing to some random house music mix recently and all of the sudden, I was caught up in a disco frenzy. I can’t tell you how many times that I’ve listened to “Dance Dance Dance” by Chic in the last two weeks. Perhaps too much but I love it. “Oh, what a treat, […]