Source: shop.nordstrom.com via Jackie on Pinterest During my “not so terrible” 2’s:), I tried to convince my mom that I could “hear” smell as opposed to just perceiving or smelling it, and my mom, in turn, tried so hard to rid me of my “bad” English! It wasn’t my grammar that I had […]
Single In The City: Cheers to a Glorious 2012
Source: tumblr.com via fei on Pinterest New Years Eve in New York is Exhilarating. The lights, the confetti, the parties, the debauchery. Still, the City that never sleeps can and does have quiet existential experiences, even on New Year’s Eve. Mine was a surreal mix of both. It all began with a cheerful family dinner […]
Relation-shop: Finders and Keepers In 2012
It’s the beginning of the year and new year’s resolutions are in fashion. I know that “finding a man” is usually on top of the list for a lot of single ladies, well keeping the man should also be on top of the list for ladies who are taken!! What good is it to find […]
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Cover Essence February Issue
For their February issue this year, Essence chose to use gorgeous actress (and presidential appointee to the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women), Gabrielle Union, and NBA superstar, Dwyane Wade, as their cover stars in this “Finding Love” issue. In addition to being celebrities in their own right, Union and Wade have been in the […]
Love & The Media: Fairy Tales and Unrealistic Dating/Marriage Expectations
Disney has been doing a great job of bringing some of its cartoon classics back to the big screen for the younger audiences. You can say that they are reintroducing today’s children to the characters so beloved of the past generation. Last year, they released The Lion King in theaters for a short time and […]
Single in the City: Stood Up On Christmas Eve
Stood Up on Christmas Eve (The Cat and Mouse Series) This holiday season, like every other one in New York, is packed with tourists, lights and lots of action. Weaving through bustling traffic and herds of impatient pedestrians on 5th Avenue is no small accomplishment, but I did. I made my way across fifth to […]
Single In The City: The First Date – Four Years Overdue
The First Date – Four Years Overdue (A Sequel to the Cat and Mouse Series) Beside myself with joy, I strutted out of my apartment a little after 8:40 p.m., knowing full well I was going to be late getting to Mid-town east from my home on the upper west side. Still, I was convinced […]
Interracial Love Is Just Like Any Other Love
This article originally appeared in the Munaluchi Bride Spring/Summer print edition. [divider] Just The Two of Us by Prudence Chauke www.Jamationline.com Stillness spoke and for the first time when it came to love and relationships, my mind and my heart were in tune and an energy so unexplainably profound, took over my being. […]
Single in the City: When Your Answering Machine Betrays You – Checkmate
When Your Answering Machine Betrays You – Checkmate Source: google.com via Jenna on Pinterest This is for all you ladies out there that still think you can outshine, outpace and out prank every other man. Seriously, do you really think men are that stupid? Case in point, my girl Keesha who believed she was […]
Single In The City: From Desolate to Joyful
Desolate to JOY-full Source: tumblr.com via Pinterest Do you ever just feel down? Well, I do. A desolate feeling overwhelmed my soul during thanksgiving week as I sank into an abyss of “long everything”. Long week at work (a 3 day work week felt like 3 weeks), multiple deadlines, long week of boring drawn-out annoying calls and […]
Shira + Kevin: {Love Rocks} E-session
She’s the owner of an Online Boutique, hence, she’s no stranger to fashion. Meet Shira Taylor, bride-to-be and true fashionista. Her e-session with her dapper husband-to-be, Kevin Granderson, is edgy and romantic all at the same time. We love her style, and the fabulous looks she incorporated. The theme of the e-session is “Love Rocks”…and […]
Single in the City: Cat and Mouse 1.5
Cat and Mouse – 1.5 This is a continuation of my original post, The Sweet Thrills of Cat meets Mouse… After four years of running into each other in the most unexpected places, Mr. Los Angeles and I finally had a conversation that lasted longer than “hello” and “bye”. For the first time, I could […]
