At 11:30 am on July 2nd, I woke up with pain in my stomach. I shook it off as just Braxton hicks, but as the pain increased, I knew something was up. I stood up and walked into the living room where Ernest was playing his video games. I said, "Bae, I think I am having contractions!" He advised me to lay back down and to rest and see how I felt. After I relaxed, I started to count my contractions more closely
Read MoreI can’t believe we have finally made it to Atlanta. It has been a long time coming. Years of planning and saving, but we are here!
Read MoreI remember in 2010 when I moved to Baltimore. I had just graduated from the University at Buffalo, and I was eager and ready to start my career with the degree I worked so hard for. I landed an internship in Baltimore at Under Armour, and for someone with a business marketing degree, this was a dream opportunity! I packed up and moved to Baltimore in the summer of 2010 to start my internship and hopefully land a full-time job
Read MoreBaby Bolden will be here in less than a month and a half, and we are beyond excited! Once we found out we were having a boy, I knew exactly what the theme for our baby shower would be! Since Ernest and I are huge basketball fans, it was only right that we celebrate the newest addition to our Bolden Team with the #BabyBoldenDraftParty.
Read MoreThis time around, I knew I wanted to have a better registry experience with a retailer that had it ALL and would help me with my needs. buy buy BABY is the perfect location for me because they delivered on all of my needs and expectations!
Read MoreSo I will be 27 weeks this weekend, and I must admit this pregnancy has been great so far! I am feeling good and staying active to keep my energy up. But the one thing about a changing body is the maternity style. Entering my second trimester, I literally could fit any of my clothes. And honestly, I didn’t feel like going to the mall, walking around and trying on clothes
Read MoreWe are coming off of a fantastic family staycation at the Four Seasons, and I am feeling so relaxed and recharged. The Four Seasons Baltimore invited us to spend one night and two days at their beautiful hotel, and we couldn’t be happier with our fantastic stay!
Read MoreA few days ago, I found my new happy place; Bluemercury! Have you shopped at Bluemercury before? Well, it was my first time, and I instantly fell in love. If you do not know; Bluemercury is a beauty, makeup and skincare store that is located right in your neighborhood. At Bluemercury stores you will find high quality, innovative beauty, and skincare products with honest advice from their beauty experts
Read MoreAhhhh!!! I am so excited to share this wonderful blessing with you all. When I tell you, this new addition is the biggest blessing of my year, it IS. So let me be a little transparent with you all. I have always wanted two kids. When we got pregnant with Aria in 2013,
Read MoreI just turned 31 this past week, and every year I have a new word or theme that will describe my year. Last year, my theme was “BOSSed UP." I chose that theme because I wanted to really take hold of entrepreneurship for a full year and set myself up for success. I am thrilled to say I accomplished that, making 2018 my best year financially. I received many blessings and opportunities and I am so grateful for how I finished the year.
Read MoreI remember the day I decided I was going to quit like it was yesterday. It was a Wednesday and I had just come back from shooting a national campaign in Atlanta where I had to request off Monday and Tuesday from my full-time job. I came back into the office and I was drained. I sat at my desk and I asked, why am I doing this?
Read MoreI can honestly say that my skin is looking better than ever these days! And it has been a long time coming. To be honest, about two to three months ago I was going through a rough skin phase that was so difficult for me. I was breaking out like crazy, and getting really bad dark spots and marks on random parts of my skin. This is when I knew it was time for me to get a facial and really treat my skin.
Read MoreI am coming off of a great weekend staycation in DC with Airbnb! With the busy holiday season quickly approaching, it was so nice to just get away with Ari, relax in a beautiful space, and enjoy each other. We stayed at a beautiful two bedroom condo right in the heart of City Center DC. The space is modern, with beautiful finishes.
Read MoreI can’t believe we are officially eleven days away from Christmas!! This is my favorite time of the year and I am definitely in the Christmas spirit. Aria’s Holiday Show at school is today, and I have a ton of Christmas parties coming up this weekend. I am excited for all of the fun and I will be attending it all in style in my new Schutz combat boots!!
Read MoreI am coming off of such an epic girl’s trip weekend to the Bayou Classic in New Orleans with my mom and daughter Aria! It was such a fun and much needed trip in partnership with One Time In New Orleans. My girls and I had the opportunity to spend a nice weekend in New Orleans, experiencing the Bayou Classic and of course all of the fun that NOLA offers!
Read MoreYou guys already know that skincare is my thing. I am obsessed with keeping up with my skin and finding products that work. I have been loving Olay skincare products, so when they launched their new Brightening Eye Cream, I had to try it out. I have been using it consistently for the last two weeks and I can definitely see a noticeable difference in my under-eyes.
Read MoreLast week I had the awesome pleasure of traveling to Ocean City Maryland for a little weekend getaway at the Double Tree Ocean City Maryland. I haven’t been to Ocean City in years, so this was the perfect time to get away and explore the city a bit, while staying at a beautiful hotel.
Read MoreLast week, we had the pleasure of attending the Allstate Foundation Good Start Young launch event in DC. This was such a great event for the family and I am so glad that we got to be a part of it.
Read MoreI love thrifting, there is just something about finding unexpected items and styling them to perfection. If you have been keeping up with my latest thrift trips, then you know that I have been thrifting like crazy!! I have received a ton of positive feedback on my thrifting trips, so much that I wanted to open it up for my community of Bold Women to join me!!
Read MoreThe five love languages is something I became aware of last year, and once I did, it was definitely life changing for my marriage and how I interact with my husband. Knowing your spouse’s love language is major to effectively give them what they need in the relationship.
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