Sometimes, I’m champagne, and others, I’m Hennessy.* Specifically, Veuve Clicquot at the Ritz Carlton, for what appears to be an annual gathering for a belated birthday celebration. Together, my girls, my mom and her other favorite girl—Ms. Cynthia—came together for a sophisticated outing that brought tea, tears,...
Experts say it takes 21 days to form a habit. I want to test this theory, giving myself 28 days to form 28 news habits. Now that I'm newly 28 and all. My mother would call me hard-headed, but I think I just like to see things for...
I remember when me and Brooklyn Boy first broke up, two things initially made it really hard. One, I didn’t know what to do with my Saturday mornings. And two, he had the best chicken spots. Now that I’m in my own apartment, Saturday mornings are the best....
One week and one day ago exactly, I celebrated my two year anniversary as a new(ish) New Yorker. It was a really good day. I worked on set at lookbook photo shoot for a clothing company and as Sheila E blared in the speakers at Pier 59, I couldn't...
I hated for a minute that I got caught up in the hype of starting a New Year and the subsequent New Year, New Me attitude that follows. You guys know I take stock in my life, evaluating what can enter a new year with me...
In college, I had this sociology class that I really enjoyed. Once, I don't remember the exact assignment but we had to talk about a time when we had to be the first one to do something, spurring change. I remember talking about my decision to...
I always wonder why we’re drawn to the people we are. And why they seem to show up right when we need them—whether you realize it or not. I surely didn’t.
When I first met Yasmein, we were seniors at Penn State, taking COMM 360. We were responsible for slicing together audio of quotes supporting our narrative that would, in turn, help us to become journalists.
True Life: I am a Hairy Beast. We're about to get really personal here. So, you know, don't read if you're not interested in my grooming habits. It isn't just the hair on my head that controls my life--oh, boo, typical brown woman scheduling her life around her...
I did the unthinkable the other day after too much champagne. I mean, I knew it was coming. The first time I saw her, I just knew. Add in the bubbles and I was a goner. I felt like I had dreamed about this moment long before my...
I am really trying to take advantage of all the fun, cool experiences that New York has to offer. So when one of my friends asked me if I was down to go on a Grouper--a social club that sets up drinks between 2 groups...