I’ve been an avid podcast listener for about three years now. I started listening as a lunchtime ritual back when I was living in a very white town. I would use my 30 mins (sometimes an hour if I wasn’t feeling like working) to listen to some podcasts and escape to a place where black […]
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I Live in New York Now
A quick clarifying statement. I have always lived in New York. I am the product of a Buffalo born father and Brooklyn bred mother. I was raised in Rochester, excuse me, “Raaaah-chester“, moved to the Southern Tier during my college years, and began my adulting phase in Central New York. I’ve spent extended periods of […]
One Year Blogiversary + One Epic Giveaway
It’s my one-year Blogiversary! There is so much ruminating through my head as I write this post. Reflecting on a years’ worth of accomplishments is both frightening and exhilarating. Read on to hear how my year went, learn how to start your own blog and enter a giveaway too! In just one year this blog […]
The One Question Guaranteed to Trigger a Family Fight
Thanksgiving is the start of the Holiday Season. The first gathering of friends and family. A time for all to come together and reminisce on stories of the past, share family legends and traditions, gossip about family not in attendance, and eat copious amounts of food cooked with love. But we are in trying times […]
5 Instagram Artists You Need to Follow
On a social media site filled with “models”, “influencers”, and “public figures”, there are still a few great content creators and artists on Instagram there who genuinely use their platforms to connect and unite their followers rather than shameless self-promotion. Check out these super relatable artists work and be sure to support their work. 1. […]
29Rooms: Expand Your Reality
For the past few years during Fashion Week, Refinery29 has teamed up with artists, celebs, retail brands, and other creatives to bring 29Rooms, a literal 29 room art exhibit to the New York art scene. Located inside an abandoned building somewhere in New York, the annual event is easily one of the most Instagrammed events […]
