Welcome To The Blog
You’ve arrived at the Letters from a Young Black Woman blog. I’m excited to share my experiences and interest with you, and I hope that they leave you:
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Refreshed
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Inspired
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Enriched
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Affirmed
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Comforted * Refreshed * Inspired * Enriched * Affirmed *
Series
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A unique assortment of personal anecdotes and reflections artfully presented through the medium of letters. Delve into the intricacies of life's myriad experiences, encompassing its highs, lows, and everything in between. Prepare for an engaging journey filled with contemplation, discoveries, and meaningful interactions.
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Come along as Allie dishes out her top-notch beauty secrets and fave products that have passed her beauty test. Buckle up to uncover handpicked tips and suggestions designed especially for your beauty needs!
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Dive into thrilling travel escapades and adventures. Rating the hidden gems and popular spots in every city or country she visits, providing recommendations for fellow globetrotters looking to embark on their own unforgettable journeys. So, fellow wanderlusters, take note as we serve up the crème de la crème of travel experiences from around the globe. Are you ready to embark on this exciting exploration?
So, fellow wonderlusters, take note as we serve up the crème de la crème of travel experiences from around the globe.
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Letter 11: Dear Confidence
Cause everyone thinks you live in stolen glances in a mirror and the ability to bravely walk out into the world, when you’re really defined by the decision to live life in your own lane.
You’re the decision to break away from the cycles that only result in hurt and regret, even when it leaves us alone and questioning. You’re the decision to not support the same fucked up morals that leave the different and despised feeling less than. You’re the decision to draw boundaries, in stone, if it means that your cup won’t constantly be drained.
I Love Luxury
I love luxury. My lifestyle is a testament to it.
I love every small detail that offers me a life of ease.
I love Gucci, I love Prada. I love Tiffany’s and David Yurman, too. But those are material things, they aren’t the focus of this special admiration.
I love long walks and forgetting the moments passing by as my feet beat the trail.
I love sleeping in. Rolling back and forth as I fall in and out of sleep.
Complexities & Dualities
Each day can apply a new lens. With that, you create experiences that can be lessons throughout every stage.
I Gave Up Social Media
I wasn’t prepared when my Social Media Marketing Professor mentioned a social media cleanse. My head jolted up and I began to question how well this would go. My job and personal projects require me to manage social media accounts and be alert to changing trends. How exactly was I supposed to detox from social media when it's the center of my world?
Mental Well - Being Toolkit
As BIPOC Mental Health closes, I want to leave you with some tools that you can take with you on your road to mental well–being. I hope that you’ll try some of these tips or check out some of the resources.
Letter 06: Dear Anxiety
Then I thought: Am I choosing you more than you’re choosing me? Was I allowing you to influence my choices and enabling my stagnation? I blamed a lot of situations on you even though I knew I could’ve done the work to be the decision-maker.
