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There is a saying that goes something like, nothing changes if you don’t change anything. It’s true. Life oftentimes require us to go through many changes in order to become the person we truly desire. For those who rise to the challenge, change can be accompanied with great chaos and confusion. After all, change is […]

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Dreaming. It’s what I’ve always done. Even when the dreams feel impossible, like now, at almost 50. I’m still dreaming. I dream of being a better human being, sometimes doing nothing, being happy, acquiring financial wealth, being in service, recreating, and enjoying lifelong health. I dream of being a good mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, […]

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After being layered all winter long, I welcome the hot summer days because I can wear less clothing and have fun with the pieces I wear. I particularly love my skin out so I can feel the sunshine on my skin. Yes. Distressed denim happens to be one of my fave summer wear. But you […]

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One of my non-negotiables is recreation. I make time for fun and joy. It doesn’t always unfold perfectly ’cause life is not a linear process, but it sure is worth the effort.  Today I’m sharing shorts. The hot season is back, and I am ready for it. Coming from the Caribbean island of Trinidad & […]

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Four years ago, I stopped dying my hair. I had been dying for four years before calling it quits. For the first two years, I dyed two to three times per year using regular dyes. Then I switched to henna for the last two years. Truthfully, neither made much of an impact. They provided coverage […]

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It’s my birthday today. And I can’t remember ever feeling such overwhelming gratitude for life. It’s overflowing, even now, as I sit on my couch, with nowhere to go because we made the decision to stay home and honker down. I feel complete, cherished, and protected. Forty-nine feels wonderful, as wonderful as twenty-nine felt but […]

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It’s a new Day, year, era, blog and perspective. Happy New Year beauties. May 2021 be the year of your dreams and desires. That said, we made it through a tsunami of a year. Let’s ease into 2021, knowing that we made it to the end of one the most perilous years in the world’s […]

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What a year. One that will go down in the history books for it’s earth shattering effects. Adieu 2020. Of course you don’t need a recap, it’s been a collective experience for the most part.

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New Blog Design & Platform loading……….The old one was hacked!!! So I’ll be slowly transferring my old blogs – dated as far back as 2014 and updating them to this site. The hack is annoying but It’s not life threatening. The site will be back and better. There are six pillars of self-care I live […]

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I'm Dixie. 50+ Biology and health educator, qigong practitioner, beauty and wellness founder, empty nester, and all round life lover.