
February Blackbird
I’ve made an affirmation to listen to what I tell myself everyday. I’m only human, and so are you. We are not perfect, we’re just trying to get better everyday.

I’ve made an affirmation to listen to what I tell myself everyday. I’m only human, and so are you. We are not perfect, we’re just trying to get better everyday.

There is an atmosphere of ‘uncertainty’ in the air. Things are changing – globally, economically and personally for me – we are all trying to make the best out of a bad situation….

This is an ode to my wonderful mother, whom in all her kindness saved me this winter fur coat from her youth. She used to wear it in Swedish winters…


It has been a wonderful year for me, that doesn’t mean that it was easy, it was downright tough at times. But when I look at how many bad situations turned into wonderful opportunities and all the things God brought me through – I cannot help but consider it a good year…

A great outfit is incomplete without a perfect manicure. So I thought it timely to share my favourite nail salons in Leeds, my current residence.

I have always been an advocate for natural hair extensions, yassss to hair extensions that give you some length or thickness or even colour AND actually match your God-given hair texture *insert black hands-in-the-air emoji here*…



The other day,it was in the headlines that someone got robbed in Paris. BBC had it as breaking news, Facebook and Twitter had it as trending, there was no getting away from it. Yet over 800 people DIE in Haiti and the world just pushes it to the side…
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