Friends it’s time…. During a long drive home yesterday, I turned off the music, the podcast, any external distractions and did some deep thinking. I thought about some unanswered internal questions I need to address….. Then I heard a Whisper… put down the pen. I have some big projects that…
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Discipline. 🦅
What I realized in this moment, in order to grow I had to give up some key qualities that I thought were in my DNA. Let’s get right to the point.
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5 Kitchen (and kitchen adjacent) Items Making Me Happy! +✍🏾 Journal prompt #⛱️radiantsummer
We’re continuing our journey of a #radiantsummer! Picking a one word theme for the summer and then making a promise to yourself to fulfill that theme has brought me so much joy! It truly is the small things of life that make life so much richer.
🌱 Meal Planning Peace 🥗 My Simple Meal Planning System Without the Daily Stress! (Free Template!)
My Husband and I have a personal family commitment that we cook majority of our meals at home. Taking the time to sit down, and meal plan our very busy month of Jan was worth every moment. This will continue in 2026!
My Juneteenth Dish- Red Red!!! ♥️🖤💚
The 2030 Healthy People Plan calls us to increase eating beans yet less than 8% of adults do. Black-eyed peas are indigenous to West Africa and have been cultivated for thousands of years. Historically, Red Red served as a high-protein, affordable staple eaten across different social classes.
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💞 Perimenopause and Strength Training 💪🏾 + Snack Rec+ Gym Bag Video!!
Because we reach peak muscle (and bone) mass around age 30. The hormone estrogen supports muscle function at the cellular level—directly influencing the strength of muscle contractions, among other things.
When estrogen and other hormones decrease during perimenopause, muscle mass and strength begin to gradually decline.
⛱️ Radiant Summer Era 📣 — Let’s go June! 🙋🏾♀️
Not just a summer focused on looking good, but feeling good. A season of protecting my peace, nourishing my body, moving with intention, laughing more, traveling lighter, and choosing experiences that make me feel alive.
This summer is about wellness, joy, boundaries, confidence, softness, financially disciplined, and becoming even more rooted in who God created me to be.
🙋🏾♀️ 💒 3rd Spaces? Why they Matter to My Health + Whispers Trail Mix Recipe!
A third space (or “third place”) is a social environment outside of home and work/school where people gather, connect, build relationships, and experience community.
I’m right back to sharing my recipes, testing ingredients, and bugging my Mom and best friend with “what I cooked for dinner tonight” hahaha!
👩🏾🍳 WERK’IN and BAKIN with Whole Wheat Flour
Last winter I hosted a cookie swap at my church! It was so much fun tasting everyone’s cookies.
I made cookies with whole wheat flour and coconut sugar! It’s my favorite way to bake cookies. Although my cookie won nothing (there were some super delicious other ones brought) 😂, it held its own against the white sugar/flour competition 💪🏾.
🇬🇧 I Ate A London French Fry 🍟… I’ll Never Be The Same 🤯
Fast food companies spend disproportionately on ads targeting Black and Hispanic audiences.
It was convenient to pick up dinner on the way home from work
It was convenient to eat whatever lunch was ordered at the meeting
It was convenient to eat at airports
It was convenient to choose what was available to the highway exit