This is my last blog post on The Feisty House. I started writing this post during my vacation in Italy. On our first night there, I wasn’t asleep five minutes before I jumped out of bed and woke up my husband to tell him…
If you would have told me six months ago that I would be going part-time at work and leaving my job at the end of the year, I would have cried and punched you in the face. Because six months ago, I felt trapped…
We’re officially halfway done with this year. I’m so ready to end the next six months on a high note and make the most of the rest of 2017. My big goal for 2017 is to edit my life down to only those things…
Now this is a story all about how (tee hee) I built my capsule wardrobe and rediscovered myself in the process. How I literally changed my relationship with money and stopped wasting it on things I didn’t need or even like. How I stopped…
GET THE LOOK | cashmere sweater (sold out at AYR, but found similar at Everlane) // jeans // slingbacks (mine are Loeffler Randal flats, but try the Sam Edelman version with a teeny heel) Catch me on the street on a regular day and,…
I used bar soap my whole life, until I was in my early twenties. My family’s bar of choice: Zest or Irish Spring (I’m not even joking). I can still remember taking two or three of the small old pieces of soap and trying…
I’ve taken some major steps in launching my business over the past few weeks. Okay, let me back up a bit… If you’ve been reading The Feisty House for a while, then you know that I have wanted to start my own business for…
Today Maya is nine months old. Sunday was Mother’s Day. Yes, I’m in my feelings. Motherhood is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. I thought because I grew up with my mother, I had some idea what to expect once I became a mother myself,…
GET THE LOOK | dress (in black…but I love the Spring version) These photos were taken on one of my many recent trips to South Florida; I’ve been down to Florida with Maya four times this year (so far). I was nervous about taking…
GET THE LOOK | dress (worn as shirt) // jeans // booties (sold out at Urban Outfitters, so try these) // coat // wrap It was a perfect Spring day yesterday, and all the New Yorkers were outdoors. We were no exception. The crisp…
This month, The Feisty House turns eight years old. Over the years this space has evolved from a personal blog about natural hair to a lifestyle site for creative and entrepreneurial women of color. I love how The Feisty House has evolved over the…
Before I got pregnant with Maya, I was the queen of the morning routine, and I loved my hyper-organized life. I felt so energetic and accomplished. Fast forward to six months after Maya’s arrival, and my life is totally in shambles! No, seriously. I’m…
Could you go an entire year without spending any money on clothes? I’m not sure how I got here, but I’ve become a slave to stuff. I enjoy buying things a little too much. I like the hunt. I love getting packages in the…
What is going on with 2017? I’ve found it difficult to be inspired this year, and if my social media feeds are any indication, we’re all feeling some type of way. It feels like we’re living in perilous times. We’re angry, angst-ridden, emotionally drained.…
This is the busiest I’ve been in my entire life. In college, I never seemed to have enough time to study. Looking back on those years, I wonder if I’ll ever have that much free time again! For the first thirteen weeks after giving…
It’s absolutely crazy to me that Maya will be four months old next week! I’ve been back to work for a few weeks now, and I’m slowly getting accustomed to having all these different aspects of my life: wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend, creative,…
If you ask me what’s the one thing I wish I had more of these days, #1 is sleep. I read somewhere recently that sleep is like oxygen: you don’t realize how much you need until you don’t have it. My new #LifeWithMayaLauren means…
Forty weeks is a loooooong time. Forty weeks is how long it takes (officially) to make a tiny human. I was pregnant for 40 weeks and two days. Forty weeks is also about as long as it’s been since my last post. Over the…
I have a feeling that 2016 is going to be a BIG year for a lot of us. Don’t you? I mean, it’s still January…at the end of the day, even if you haven’t done anything but sit around and contemplate your next move…
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTREPRENEURSHIP | A Minimalist Approach to Getting Started and Getting Things Done
Something very interesting happened when I told myself 2016 was the year that I’d get things done. Nothing. Nothing happened at all. I admit–it wasn’t exactly how I’d planned starting the New Year. But I was so bent on executing and afraid of over-planning…
