Overnight Guest Prep Checklist: Be the Best Host!
The holidays are officially HERE! 🎉 And you know what that means? Folks are pulling up to your house ready to celebrate, connect, and make sure they don’t miss out on your famous mac and cheese (or in our house, Jollof Rice, of course!) Hosting family and friends is one …
Economic Justice is Social Justice: Build Wealth without Burnout
In a world where democracy hangs by a thread and our fundamental rights face daily assault, one truth remains stark: economic power determines our ability to resist. This isn’t just about prosperity. This isn’t just about success. This is about survival in its most fundamental form. The harsh reality confronts …
An Oriki Tribute to Quincy Jones: In Memoriam
Quincy Delight of House Jones Second of his name. Maestro of Musical Mastery. Architect of Ascendant Albums. Prodigious Producer of Pop’s Peak. Guardian of Grammy Glory (28 times crowned). Conductor of Creative Consciousness. Nobleman of Note and Needle. Sage of Sonic Symphony. Thriller’s Thoughtful Theorist. Chicago’s very own. Heaven is …
Business Operations Checklist: Run Your Company Smoothly
You know I’m a checklist and SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) enthusiast. Why? Because having processes in place makes life—and work—run smoother. And who doesn’t love a little more ease and flow? 💡 Last month, I shared my Home Management SOP 🏡🔧. This month, I’m excited to share the Business Operations SOP, …
When Your Name Demands a Stand: Little Troublemaker Defends Her Name is Coming!
Many of us grew up with names that teachers mispronounced and kids teased. When I was nine years old, we moved to the United States. I was pushed into this classroom to introduce myself and I immediately knew I couldn’t trust that room with my name: Ifeoluwa. I knew they …
Stop Enabling Your Erasure: Speak About Your Accomplishments!
Your silence about your accomplishments is not service. It’s just enabling your erasure. I posted that and y’all said, I have dragged you and gathered you, but I just need to make sure you really know what I’m talking about. We’ve been somehow told that we need to humble our …
An Oriki Tribute to A’ja Wilson, the 3-time WNBA MVP
A’ja Wilson just got named the 2024 WNBA season MVP for the 3rd time. So I wrote her an oriki for the occasion. A’ja Riyadh of House Wilson. First of Her Name. The Thousand Point Trailblazer. Hooping Historymaker. Bestselling Book Boss. Dominating Defensive Diva. Top Tier Towering Titan.🪜 Bold Blocking …
Home and Family Management Checklist
I am obsessed with finding ways to make life easier. One of those ways is with checklists/templates OR SOPs (standards of procedures) for repeated tasks that are necessary to run both my life and my business. And I literally have a LIBRARY of SOPs that I’ve created and use. Documenting …
The Definitely Earned It Conundrum and Mediocre White Men Fatigue
Last night’s presidential debate felt personal for a lot of us, even outside the political policies we needed to care about. The fact that Kamala Harris has to take Donald Trump seriously is just further proof that we live in an unserious world. The look of every woman who is …
Travel Luvv Guide – Cheat Codes to Fly With Ease
Traveling expands our world in every way, and to be able to do it for work and play is a privilege I don’t take for granted. And like everything else in this topsy turvy world we live in, it’s gotten increasingly expensive and wildly chaotic. So it is especially important …