Meet Danielle Johnson owner of Be You Girls Boutique and Nail Bar. This American Mom strives to empower young girls to be themselves through creating a safe place for them to get pampered and feel special. “I have always dreamed of doing something that had a positive impact on the lives of children. After ending ...
I get stares from people of all ages - I find people have a natural desire to categorize me before they speak to me, but I fuck up their ethnicity-determining algorithm somehow. Spanish speakers act surprised when I can’t answer back in Spanish. Many people will make small talk just long enough to ask which tan-skinned ...
In my personal quest toward improving my health and nutrition, I happened upon ginger-root. During Christmas last year, I had a horrible cold and, due to my pregnancy, was unable to take cold medicine for relief. A family member made me a cup of tea from freshly sliced ginger-root. Combined with raw honey and lemon, ...
Being a Mom that works outside of the home is a tremendous challenge. Balancing the business of home life and career can seem impossible most days but somehow it all seems to get done, right? How do you incorporate fitness into to your daily schedule? I know I struggled with this when I was working outside ...
When I was working full-time outside of the home, I had spurts of consistent gym time. But, with all of the demands that being a mom brings, it can be challenging to find time for consistent exercise. I would schedule time for working out, but a life event would arise and my planned exercise was immediately replaced. Overtime, I realized that I ...
At times, her words graced me with gentle, soft reminders to self-love and self-appreciate. Other times her words uncannily overwhelmed me. Blinding, disorienting, and completely unexpected--I became engaged to self-reflect into spiritual, social, and personal growth; and audacious celebration. Describing the experience as a "reminder" and an "engagement" however, is just not worthy of what her ...