Hello Flower Tribe, Happy Belated Summer Solstice! We are officially in the summer season! I know for many, this is your favorite season, and how can we blame you? Longer hours of day light, frequent BBQs, fireworks, pools, beaches, more time with family and friends. What's not to love?! If you're a part of a community of color, then you may also know that with summer, comes some age-old expectations about the sun. Traditionally, highlighted in conversations about the summer

Hello Flower Tribe, Summer is here and I know we're all so ready! Yes to the sunshine, bright skies, longer days and VACATIONS! How many of you are ready? As you may have read in a previous blog, I kicked the summer off with a vacation to Jamaica. What you may not have known is this was an "adults only" trip. Yes, you heard right I took a trip to Jamaica, left the girls for 5 days 4 nights and I had a BLAST. Before, I jump into how great vacationing without kids may be let m

Hello Flower Tribe, Wagwan! (Patois for "what's going on.) I send this greeting from an unfortunately less warm climate. If you're following our social media accounts then you're aware that I spent the first week of June in Jamaica. Yes, that's right I kicked off the summer with the Caribbean Sea at my toes, sun on my back and welcoming sun rays. This particular vacation, I decided to do something much different than I was accustomed to doing on vacations outside of the U.S.,

Hello Flower Tribe, Thank you for you for your consistent support and following. If you've been a part of the blooming tribe for a while or whether you're new to it, you may have noticed my consistent commitment to practicing self-care. The other day, I saw a meme online that outlined self-sabotaging behavior. As a self-love activist, this unquestionably caught my attention. (Disclaimer: Before I continue, I would like to note that this is a blog and I am not a mental health

Hello Floral World, thank you for following us in our quest in self-care and self-love. In a world full of so many commitments and expectations, it is imperative that we keep ourselves as our first priority. #jointhebloom If you've been following me for a while, then you know I am a huge advocate for women, especially mothers. practicing self-care. Even more so, I find it extremely important that we (women) teach our daughters and other girls the importance of caring for ours