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What would you tell your younger self? That is the question of centuries old. The hashtag #By23 had me thinking about all the ways I struggled as a young adult, particularly during University. https://twitter.com/ShandeanReid/status/1307069155049435148?s=20 A few months ago there was a #By23 hashtag trending on Twitter. The origin of the trend was political, nevertheless, the [...]
I was listening to a podcast and the topic of discussion was centred around a young woman who said that she was single until she was married due to …Single Til Married?
Hey guys! I thought I’d do something a little bit different with this blog and share household items and products I’ve been loving and using for some…Cleaning Favorites – The Jamaican Edition Pt 1
It’s the holidays and we know as Jamaicans, Christmas cyah keep inna dutty house.Translation: We can’t celebrate Christmas in a dirty house. One of the consequences of ‘spring’ cleaning is a throng of laundry, stemming from changing curtains, tablecloths, coverings and whatever else you can name. It comes as no surprise then, that the satisfaction [...]
Last night, for the longest time in 'I don't know how long' I spent about three hours on Skype with two girlfriends. We talked. A lot. About many, many things including social media and perception. As the conversation grew wings and took on varying subject matters, I listened to how they felt about perception, online [...]
I celebrated my birthday this past weekend. When the shit hit the fan in March and everything recreational went into lockdown, I wondered if it would carry through until August. Common sense said most likely it would, and though my birthdays are usually spent pretty low-key and simply unwinding by going to dinner or a [...]
My Greatest Fear is a Life Un-lived. Who told you you're going to get 50, 70 or 90 years of life? If you knew you would die at 40, would you approach your life the same way? If you knew you have a disability at 30 or 40 years old, what would you do differently? [...]
Blogging is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. I read that somewhere this week, and it might have been the kick I needed to jump start my engine. See, since this quarantine thing started, I’ve opened a blank page to write a blog post a couple of dozen times, but always end up closing the [...]
Hey guys! As you know the Libra weekend celebrations in the Reid household are now a thing every second week in October. . This year, we spent our weekend at Royal Decameron Club Caribbean Resort in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. Lobby Entrance I chose this hotel for three reasons; We really liked Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach. [...]
Hey, guysss! It’s Q4 already. The final quarter or 2019. I hate to say it, but I’ve found myself in a dry patch where blog posts are concerned. I am at a loss with topics and though I try not to ‘post just to post’, that’s exactly what I’m doing right now and I have [...]
Hey guys! I thought I'd do something a little bit different with this blog and share household items and products I've been loving and using for some time now. I'd been on a YouTube dry spell for while and as I catch up the other day, I realized I am really into house decor and [...]
Hey guys, Today I asked my Instagram Followers for a prompt to write a short story for the Fiction category on my blog. Well, the votes are in, and here goes. This is what I can up with in an hour... What do you think? Her face scrunched as she expelled all the contents of [...]
Hey guys! So this is a quick chemical peel review and skin update. So you guys know my skin’s been doing the most, right? Manual exfoliation has been too much on my skin so I’m now using this peeling solution. It's The AHA 30% + 2% Peeling Solution by The Ordinary company. It’s been over [...]
It's six am. I've just woken up to find myself without the top I wore to bed. It's strewn on the floor telling me that at some point during the hellish heat I most likely peeled it off. I do remember sweating and being restless, Tibby tossing and turning, trying to manage the fan's direction [...]
One beautiful Sunday morning, I felt the need to get out of the house. After a few minutes, we settled for going to Cane River, St. Andrew, a hidden gem with a waterfall. We drove through St. Andrew rather than St. Thomas, and may have gotten a little bit lost before getting there. After a [...]
Last night, for the longest time in 'I don't know how long' I spent about three hours on Skype with two girlfriends. We talked. A lot. About many, many things including social media and perception. As the conversation grew wings and took on varying subject matters, I listened to how they felt about perception, online [...]
A few days before the holidays, my husband's maternal family lost its matriarch. While the family is close and usually jovial, there was a hanging presence over the holidays. Last Sunday, she was laid to rest. I dislike funerals, and blessed as I am, I've only ever lost one person close to me, my great [...]
I would lament on the fact that the year all but raced away, but I think we're all very aware of it already. The past year has been amazing. I’ve accomplished most of what I set out to do in some areas and exceeded my plans in others. Above all, I felt like ME again. [...]
Heroes Weekend 2018 was a special weekend of celebration for my family. My husband turned the big 30, my daughter turned 2, I celebrated the completion of two books (business and fiction), our accompanying friends celebrated graduating from the UWI and getting engaged. We decided to celebrate at the Grand Bahia in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. [...]
2 Years Old On October 13, 2018, my angel turned two years old. Can you believe it? How we got here so fast, I will never know. It's a wonder I didn't bawl like I did when she turned one. My beautiful, sweet, happy, smart child. I am so proud of her. I walk around [...]
My Birthday (August 9) weekend was a really full and busy time. My novel came out that day, and the stress of the months leading up was really wearing me thin. So when my husband asked what I wanted for my birthday and we happened to be driving by the Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach at [...]
Have you even had an ovarian cyst rupture or slow leak? I've been struggling with themleaking and rupturing for a while now. I posted a video on my Instagram teasing about a possible pregnancy some weeks ago. After a flurry of messages in my inbox, I came clean. I wasn't (am not) pregnant at all. [...]
Hey there! I know I've been off the radar on my blog, but I'm just busy. I keep saying I should wait until I no longer am, but in all honesty, there's not really an end in sight for that. Between my (almost) two year old putting me to work, general wifely (adulting) duties, working [...]
This blog post is a mite different from anything I've shared on here. It's darker, a piece of me I still actively sometimes struggle with. The other day I mentioned the effect a past experience had on me to a friend. She asked me a crucial question, during our conversation and I truly wanted to laugh. [...]
These last few weeks, watching Siobhán grow like a weed and immersing myself completely in the experience of being her mom, I've been hit with an unexpected conundrum, baby fever. I feel it wash through me everytime I look at my child, or see one younger than her. I look at her baby pictured wrought with [...]