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Are You a Mentally Strong Person? 10 Things that Build Mental Strength
Are You Mentally Strong? I've come to the conclusion that I am a mentally strong person and I wanted to share with you how I came to this conclusion, how it's benefitted me, how I maintain that strength and how you can determine if you too are mentally strong. If you...

Aloe Vera Pre Poo Treatment for Soft Shiny Natural Hair
Do you pre poo? What is pre poo? It sounds silly (or rather, stinky) but it's really an application of a beneficial substance before you shampoo or otherwise cleanse your hair. So pre shampoo became pre poo. Now, why on earth would you want to apply something to your...

13 Must-Have Tools Used for Gardening Every Beginner Needs
As I mentioned recently, I'm gathering intel and supplies to start a vegetable garden with my munchkin. I've been looking up the tools used for gardening to decipher what are the must-haves because with any new hobby, it's so easy to want all the things. I feel like a...

Children’s Garden Ideas: Easy Fruits and Veggies You Can Plant with Kids
As most of us are staying at home far more than normal, it seems the interest in gardening has spiked for various reasons. For some, it brings a sense of calm in the seemingly decade-long anxiety-inducing 2020, the year that keeps on giving. For others, it's been a...

How to Keep Hair Moisturized: 5 Fool-Proof Methods of Moisturizing Natural Hair
Keeping dry natural hair moisturized can be a challenge because there's no one failure-proof way that works for all. There are however different natural hair systems and wash day routines that naturalistas, hair stylists and chemists have come up with over time to...

7 Cute Wash and Go Natural Hairstyles for Short Hair and Medium Length Hair
How else can you style your wash and go without much fuss? I've rounded up some gorgeous natural hair influencers from Instagram to show you some cute wash and go natural hairstyles for short natural hair. These naturalistas show you that your wash and go doesn't have...

30 Day Happiness Challenge
I feel like we all need something to escape the feeling of groundhog day and help us get ready for the slow reopening of the world. How about a 30 day happiness challenge? I'm all for finding ways to keep my vibrations high while building new habits. It takes 21 days...

DIY Aloe Vera and Avocado Deep Conditioner for Natural Hair
I religiously apply a DIY deep conditioner to my natural hair weekly because I play around with colour so much. I rarely miss a week, and before the past couple of weeks or so, I've never bought any kind of deep conditioner. I've always used stuff from my kitchen and...

5 Ways Avocado Oil Benefits Your Hair: Curly, Straight, Natural or Permed
There's a reason millennials love avocados so much. That's because it's delicious, quite versatile and super healthy when eaten or applied topically. Coconut oil rose to fame as the be-all-end-all for everything from weight loss to beauty treatments but today I'm...

Coconut Oil Facial Mask for Clear Skin: 5 Recipes for Different Skin Conditions
If you're a regular here you may be wondering why I'd be recommending a coconut oil facial mask to clear up your skin. You see, I steer clear of coconut oil in my hair and face products because it causes huge cystic acne for me. But the fact is that coconut oil does...

Summer Swimwear Trends
Are you following up on summer swimwear trends? We always need new swimsuits! I live in Jamaica where there aren't any seasons really so with a beach never more than an hour or two away, we need to refresh our selection maybe more often. I've covered most body types...

How to Make Your House Smell Like a Spa in One Easy Step
Wanna learn how to make your house smell like a spa? Like one of those luxury spas with the exotic tropical scents that follows you home long after you've returned from the comfort of the plush and pristine bathrobe, essential oil diffusers and fuzzy slippers? I know...

21+ Food Delivery Services in Jamaica: Get Farm Fresh Produce, Restaurant Meals and Groceries Delivered
This post has been around since the days of me getting farm-fresh produce delivered to my door in Kingston weekly for my green smoothies. I'm overhauling this post to include several categories of Food Delivery Services in Jamaica since we're living in times of work...

How to Find Joy in Difficult Times
As sure as the sun rises and sets each day, you will have periods in your life when things are just not going your way. In reality, life is basically a constant fluctuation of emotional highs and lows, ebbs and flows. While most of our time is spent in the fairly...

Work From Home Wardrobe: What to Wear at Home All Day for Cute Comfort and Style
Are you going from your night PJs to your day PJs, rinse and repeat while staying at home? Do you find yourself scrambling to find something to wear 5 minutes before your boss asks to hop on a video call? No more friend. As a seasoned work from home vet, I want to...