Weekend Reads #67

Weekend Reads #67

Tamara reached out on Instagram and let me know that the #amazonnightgown dress I featured earlier this week was a direct copy of a 2016 dress made by the Australian brand Spell. She was right, and it is something I learned about an hour after the post went live when I saw a photo of…

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Weekend Reads #66

I am writing this from Naples, Florida where I am with the intimates brand Soma. They are celebrating their 15th anniversary and invited 14 influencers to join them. I am super honored to be here. Before coming, I looked at the guest list and it seemed as though everyone had a bigger Instagram following. But…

Weekend Reads #65

Weekend Reads #65

I’m so sad to hear of the passing of Toni Morrison. I first experienced her work in college; a class syllabus included “The Bluest Eye” and I was changed. That summer, I read “Song of Solomon,” “Beloved,” “Sula,” and “Jazz.”  Because of Toni Morrison, as an English Lit major, I made my concentration Contemporary Women’s…

Weekend Reads #64

Weekend Reads #64

It’s been proven that criticism can stay with you far longer than ten times as many compliments. In the profession of blogging, I experience this daily. I can get so many supportive comments but will latch onto the one that is critical. I catch myself writing, expecting those criticisms on my grammar, my styling, if…

Acorn Street in Boston as seen through an iphone camera

Weekend Reads #63

I am currently on travel and wrote this over a week ago so if the content is dated and the world has drastically changed and what I’m sharing is no longer relevant I’m sorry and I’m not surprised.  Woah, things have been crazy in our country and the world as a whole and it’s very…