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Marrying Down: Ok When You Were The Secretary But Not Now You’re The CEO

photo credit: Fabulouslybroke.com The interview segment I participated in on Huff Post Live last week has everyone I know talking about this concept of marrying down, and my perspective/ personal experience with pursuing love ignoring socioeconomic status. I’m so appreciative of all the support and want to thank everyone who has reached out to me [...]

5 Ways to Squeeze in EXTRA Quality Time

With your husband… As a young family with careers and children every minute is accounted for, therefore finding 4-5 hours for Date Night can feel like a major sacrifice. Especially if you have young children getting alone time with your husband is a challenge ALL THE TIME, but here are 5 clever ways to squeeze [...]

A Cheater’s Mistress: Guilty by Association??

Interesting discussion last night on instagram, a friend posed a question, “if you don’t cheat on your mate when attached  but when single mess with someone who is cheating on theirs does that make you just as bad?” The male responses on this post were all but nonexistent and the women’s opinions spanned both sides [...]

A Wife’s Secret Stash of Cash…

It’s often you hear women talk about having their own secret stash of money on the side that their husband doesn’t know about, their “effe you” money, the just in case he leaves me for his secretary money… And I’ve always felt that the secret stash was wrong in so many ways.. First because its just [...]

Beyonce and Jay Did It The Right Way..

*slaps five* with Demetria Lucas for this post… on Essence.com , she kept it totally P.C. but true.. take a read.. “Real Talk: Did Beyonce and Jay Do it the right way??” http://www.essence.com/2011/08/30/real-talk-did-beyonce-and-jay-z-do-it-the-right-way/#c6739 I on the other hand won’t be as P.C. as @ABelleInBK is and eloquent too.. Ever since Beyonce announced her BeyJayBaby at [...]

Why I Married Black..A response to the WSJ article, “An Interracial Fix for Black Marriage”

Friday I posted a link to the Wall Street Journal article, an click here to read it –>  Interracial fix for Black Marriage, which harped on why single black women should marry outside of their race if they want to get married at all. The recommendation was subsequently rejected by black women interviewed by the author because for starters they “wanted chocolate [...]

Ask Carrie: He fit’s MY LIST, but I still don’t want him.

Hi Carrie, A friend of mine is in a year long relationship with a good man, job, family oriented, sweet, romantic, tall, dark and handsome, ambitious, ready to marry, kids and family love him BUT shes not in love with him…she figured, he has all these qualities let me “try” a relationship but shes only [...]

They Have Something In Common! Professional Black Women and Blue Collar Black Men

You think professional black women are having trouble finding a partner? Well according to the NY Times so do undereducated blue collar man…..black men especially. Found an interesting  article on Friday called Facing Middle Age with No Degree, and No Wife! <–Click to Read with stats on under-educated men.. 18% of men aged 40-44 with [...]

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Bey & Jay did it “The Right Way”

We can applaud Bey for doing things “The Right Way” & take notes but um I haven’t seen her clinic records or urs so before we ever try to judge unwed mothers who chose to be morally responsible rather than socially accepted by bringing a child into the world without a husband maybe we should ask ourselves Is the trade off of doing “the right thing” by society standards actually worth the reality of not doing things “the right way” consciously? Now there’s something we can all #TakeNotes on


#TeamBikiniSexy!!

Started my new workout this morning! I feel good!! lol 150 crunches.. 50 dips.. 10 push ups… REPEAT tonight.. Running starts tomorrow Morning! WHOO HOO! I’m PUMPED!.. OPERATION FLAT BELLY & TIGHT BUTT!! lolol



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