Real Talk

To me, resolutions are actually finding answers to solve a problem. And maybe that’s why so many of us fail when we do set resolutions…

This summer has gone by so fast that despite my arch nemesis: mosquitoes, I’m going to miss it so much! You know what else I…

However, in today’s day and age, it is so difficult to slow down (with the exception of the last two years, of course). Lately, I’ve…

That said, I don’t have a 2021 recap of all the amazing things I’ve experienced or accomplished like I’m seeing most people sharing because the…

What I do remember? I vividly remember how hard his nurse hugged me as I cried profusely in her arms. And as weird as this…

I surprised myself by publishing an article every week day while I working my full-time day job, so what’s with the sporadic publishing for the…

I can’t because I’m the kind who prefers to hear the bad news before I hear about the good news. To say that 2020 has…

Even going through personal things at the beginning of the year, I tried really hard to stay positive. Then the rest of 2020 hit. I…

Even with 2020 throwing off nearly all of our plans for the new year, one thing’s for sure: we have been given a lot of…

I just broke down one day. Truthfully, I couldn’t take it anymore and just needed a moment to cry my eyes out and throw myself…

Several months ago, I watched Vogue’s 73 Questions with supermodel, Gisele Bündchen and thought it would be a great way to kick off the new…

I’ve never been one to make resolutions nor have a “word” for the new year. For some reason, neither have worked well for me. What…

Since we’re past , I wanted to take some time to talk with you about an even more important event: Giving Tuesday 2019. A few…

It’s Singles Day 2019 and who would’ve thought I’d be writing about this topic?! “Not I,” said, me (if you got this reference, brownie points…

I’m so glad I took today off my day job to attempt to do things for myself. You know that whole self-care thing? Yeah, I’m…

Enough is enough. People not participating in conversations because they’re afraid they’ll say something stupid to holding themselves back from doing what they love because…

Late last week, while I was in the middle of attending a conference, listening to a speaker, I learned that my friend, Phil Young, passed…

“I’m sorry. You can’t give blood. You’re two pounds underweight.” I walked away from the blood drive during my senior year in high school so…

I’m a woman who loves to shop. Actually, to me, shopping is considered retail therapy. Aside from reading, shopping is what I do when I…

Chúc mừng năm mới, friends! And in case you didn’t know, I just wished you a Happy (Lunar) New Year! Today, many Asian cultures are celebrating 2019, the Year of the Pig.  The Lunar New Year isn’t just celebrated by the Chinese. Vietnam, Korea, Laos, Singapore and many other Asian countries also celebrate Lunar New Year. And since I’m Vietnamese and part Chinese (and French), I thought I’d give you a small snippet of what today’s celebrations are all about! 

At the beginning of each year, I like to take time to reflect on where I began and finished in all areas of my life….

And just like that, Christmas is over. That is absolutely insane to me! What happened to December? The holiday season has flown by so incredibly…

This is me. Actually, this is the silly side of me. Still me though. And if I’m being real, this really is me when I’m…

Happy Monday!!! And just like that, this is our halfway-through-2018 coffee date with each other! It’s June, guys. J-U-N-E!!! This year has gone by way faster than…

The truth is, I archived a lot of my images. Why? I wasn’t happy with my feed or myself.  Some posts I “had” to create…