Sashika Anna Styles

For all my non patios speaking viewers here is a list of translation to bare in mind while you enjoy reading. "nyamins'"-eating "yuh betta mek it las yuh two weeks enuh"- your hair must be kept for two weeks, ok! " it gree wid yuh hair"- It grows your hair or it works good with your hair "bruk"- break "mi tun hyatt gyal"- I became a hot girl "fahrin"- Overseas or in this case America "mi gud like dat"- I'm good like that As a child, I remember every Sunday mornings, my mom, aunt or grandma washed my hair with "blue bar soup"a.k.a "blue soup" because we could not afford shampoo or conditioner. Of course back in the 90's, I was unaware how to properly care for my own hair. Even though detangling my hair was a tedious process, I had to sit still imprisoned by the tight grip of thighs until it was done. The process continued by greasing my scalp with "Blue Magic Hair...

OUT with the OLD and IN with the NEW, is a phrase we often use from time to time. People go crazy making new goals and aspirations they wish to accomplish for the new year (and that's okay), but the question is, how many uncheck boxes do we still have lingering from prior resolutions? Let me briefly define the word resolution. According to Merriam Webster, resolution derives from the word resolve which implies a solution or in other words problem solving. The prefix "re" means "again and again" or "back" (I hope y'all see where I'm going here), therefore it doesn't mean that each year we need to set brand new goals, but it means another opportunity to "re"-visit the old list and continue working over and over towards making those additional checks.  Don't be too hard on yourselves if you didn't accomplish all you've wanted in 2017, rather, be hopeful that with the new year brings strength and health and another...