Love in the Time of Conscious Consumption: A Valentine’s Day Guide for the Modern Romantic
There's something delightfully subversive about reimagining Valentine's Day in an era where we are all questioning our relationship with consumption. As an Igbo woman who appreciates both grand gestures and financial wisdom (yes, we contain multitudes), I've watched my approach to this event evolve
View PostFinding Joy in Aging: How I am Celebrating my Thirties
There's a peculiar alchemy that happens in your thirties. If you've managed to transmute the wild dreams of your twenties into reality, you find yourself yearning for new horizons to conquer. Today, on my birthday, I pause—as I always do—to trace the contours of who I'm becoming.
View PostStyling Organza for a Friendship Date Night
Over the weekend, I visited Lyon Hall at Arlington, a famed location for French cuisine to grab dinner with friends in double organza. I love any opportunity to dress up head out since I don’t do that often. Recently, I have taken to reviewing some…
View PostChristmas Lookbook: Embracing the Gift
Every year for the last decade as the Christmas season unfolds, I begin my plan to curate a Christmas lookbook. Like all of the other years, this year is no different and I am choosing to focus this season on the essence of embracing the…
View Post20 Sweater Recommendations Under $150 to Inspire your Fall/Autumn Wardrobe
Let’s be honest: finding the perfect sweater can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Between the itchy fabrics that look luxurious but feel like sandpaper, the ones that stretch out after one wear, and those that somehow shrink to doll-size in the…
View Post7 Years in the U.S. Embracing Change and Defining Life on My Terms
It’s hard to believe that seven years have passed since I made the life-changing decision to move to the U.S. to pursue a master’s degree at Georgetown University. Looking back, it’s been quite a journey, although filled with both challenges and moments of triumph- it…
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