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My Top Five Tips for Group Travel to Europe

“Cheerio and Bonjour!” – Celebrating my 50th Birthday in London and Paris It all started with a text from one of my besties saying “hey, do you want to go to Amsterdam to the Beyonce Renaissance Tour?” Tickets for good seats were much cheaper overseas and I had been thinking of ways to celebrate theContinue reading “My Top Five Tips for Group Travel to Europe”

Turks & Caicos Me, Please

Remember, years ago, when LisaRaye McCoy married the Chief Minister of Turks & Caicos and Black women everywhere were celebrating what we thought was a real life “queeeeen to beeee” 😄 We were so happy for “Diamond”! (The Players Club reference). I had heard of the islands before, but it wasn’t until then that IContinue reading “Turks & Caicos Me, Please”

Three Things I Didn’t Know About Los Cabos

Now that the world is starting to open back up, the first thing I had to do was get on a plane and get out of the states. Seems like everyone I knew was talking about how they loved “Cabo” or were planning on going there. For years it had been on my bucket list,Continue reading “Three Things I Didn’t Know About Los Cabos”

Instacart Shoppers: The Men v. The Women

During the pandemic I relied on Instacart a lot when the world was closed and everybody was scared of the ‘rona. Now that we’re slowly creeping back to normal, I’ll go inside the store on days when I think there isn’t a crowd. But every now and then, when I get lazy (especially if it’sContinue reading “Instacart Shoppers: The Men v. The Women”

Victor Newman is part of Black History, too. Fight me.

I know the actor’s name is Eric Braeden, but we’re not talking about him. 😄 We’re talking about Victor… Mr. Suave, Mr. Debonair, Mr. Mustache himself. I just read that he’s celebrating 42 years on The Young and the Restless. Forty. Two. Years. That’s basically a lifetime of finessing Black grandmamas all over the worldContinue reading “Victor Newman is part of Black History, too. Fight me.”

And Just Like That Season 1 Review

[SPOILER ALERT!] I hate to say “I told you so” but I knew true fans of Sex and the City (like me) would not be pleased with this revised version. I never want classic, legendary tv shows or movies to be rebooted. Call me a scrooge, but if something is good, leave it alone. AndContinue reading “And Just Like That Season 1 Review”