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If I am not naturally inclined to respect you, I don’t need to be with you

February brought a whirlwind of experiences my way. Attempting extensive home renovations, I found myself overwhelmed and, unfortunately, fell victim to a scammer contractor, resulting in a significant financial loss. Somehow, managing to find the positives in this experience has kept me going because losing a lot of money could send one to a downward spiral.

I didn’t realize how much having a cozy home meant to me until this contractor wrecked the place, took my money and disappeared. I love being at home but for the first time in my life I don’t want to be home. My home was build in 2022, so honestly I had no business trying to do these many changes. I am continuing to learn that because I have an eye for design and because I focus on human interaction when designing every space, my next home would be designed by me or either flipped to suit my needs. In summary, I am done with home renovations and currently focusing on saving up for my next home.

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Why I Stopped Making New Year Resolutions

It’s been approximately three years since my last blog post, and honestly, I wasn’t sure if I would ever return to blogging. Despite taking a hiatus from formal writing, I continued to journal and jot down thoughts here and there because there’s an inexplicable sense of peace that comes with putting pen to paper. In the past, I used to meticulously list down my goals and write a prayer to God every New Year’s Eve. However, as 2023 drew to a close, I opted not to engage in that ritual. The year was a mix of beauty, heartbreak, and overwhelming moments.

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Why you Should Write Down your Goals and Prayers

This evening I picked up one of the first journals I ever drew my fashion designs in, and as I was going through it, I saw a one page prayer I had written 6 years ago at the beginning of the year. It spoke a lot about what I was going through during that time and what I asked the Lord for. I didn’t even remember I had written this prayer but almost everything I prayed for came true. One of the things I was confused about was taking gap year, applying to graduate school or going to medical, so I asked God to show me the way and he did.

I also found a list of my goals and now that I think about it, I achieved most of them. I found designs that I had drawn before they even made it to fashion world; for example the socks sneakers and this made me believe in myself more and my ability to make it in the fashion world. This was the push I needed.

What I am trying to say is the pen has so much power and sometimes all you need is a reminder of how far you have come and how much you have achieved and can still achieve. I look back at my designs and my prayers and one thing I realized is I didn’t have as much fear as I do today and I wonder why. So on the days when I doubt myself and feel not confident, I can go back and remind myself on how far I have come and the fire that used to burn inside of me.

Whatever you do, write down you goals and prayers and on the days when you feel down and worthless, go back and read them because they will keep you going!

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Black Hair

Happy Black History Month Everyone!!
Today I will be writing about the beauty of black hair, the struggles and why we need to more education surrounding black hair. Just to clarify, when I say black hair I am not talking about the color black, I am talking about the hair of people with roots in Africa.

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What Fills my Bucket?

These past couple of weeks have been weird for me. My motivation has been zero and I have just been in a state which I can’t explain. I was talking to a couple of friends this week and we were talking about what fills your bucket and it got me thinking about the things that I care about and what I want to be remembered and known for. So here are some of the things that fill my bucket.

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Values, Goals and Focus Areas

I recently got back from a trip to Europe and North Africa and for the first couple of weeks I was on an excitement high. I had all these ideas of things I wanted to do but as time went by, they slowly turned into stress and anxiety and I didn’t feel like doing any of them. I became extremely critical of myself for procrastinating and lacking motivation. Self-critique never helped anyone so I decided to introspect and funny enough this blogpost which I had written a while back helped me figure out what was going on.