Life & Style

Hello, hello, hello! Welcome to the third and final installment of my Meet the Lady Behind the Blog series (you can still check out Part 1 and Part 2). So, what do I have in store for you today? We’re…

Well, well, well, fancy meeting you here! Welcome to Part 2 of my blog series, Meet The Lady Behind The Blog. If you missed Part 1 or want a recap, check out Meet The Lady Behind The Blog: Part 1….

Hello, lovelies! After a few months away from my blog, I’m excited to be back and more energized than ever. So, I thought I’d take this opportunity to re-introduce myself. If you follow me on Instagram or know me offline,…

This past Wednesday, I celebrated my 35th birthday! Woohoo! It was filled with beautiful well-wishes, love, fun, balloons and, of course, lots of cake. As a way to commemorate entering my mid-30s, I asked the fantastic Sara Wilbur of Sara…

With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, I thought it would be fun to ask my forever Valentine, Peter, some questions about us. While part of me was curious how much he remembered about our courtship, another part of…

If you’ve watched Mean Girls, you know most likely know the quote, “How many of you feel personally victimized by Regina George?” For the longest time, I would replace the name Regina George with magazines and the media. Why do…

Oh 2020…You were supposed to be a year of great things for so many people, but instead, you gave us wildfires, murder hornets, a seemingly never-ending U.S. election and, of course, COVID-19, just to name a few things. But as…

As you’ve read in previous blog posts, I’ve always struggled with my self-image and self-esteem. As my 34th birthday was hurtling towards me, I decided to change the narrative that typically played in my mind whenever I looked in the…

For those of you who got to know me after my time as a student at Durham College, you may be surprised to hear that I actually as part of a campus radio show for three semesters called Ali and Mati…