"The Summer Night Is Like A Perfection Of Thought." Let's Blog Over White Dresses & Summer Nights... I posted this photo and a little IG video of some summer night fun and three things happened. LINK THE DRESS!!! TAG WISH BOO!!! CAN I COME OVER AND HANG OUT WITH YOU? BE MY FRIEND! Ya'll are hilarious, but why do ya'll call him Wish Boo? haha! Let's start with these white dresses. As a serial black on black type of girl, it's always nice to break out the crisp white ...
Monday Motivation | Finding My Purpose Again…
"Discouragement Is The Cancer Of Great Things." Let's Blog Over Motivation... Since January I've felt like I've hit a wall. In regards to everything including writing, or creating I've just felt uninspired. I had nothing. I couldn't even pull out my computer or journal without feeling like I had nothing. Crazy thing is I had so many emotions and so many things to say about everything, but the pain and hurt of what I was dealing with left me discouraged and completely broken. Looking back I ...
Hello August, Hello Third Trimester
"Children Make You Want To Start Life Over." Let's Blog Over My Third Trimester... Woo! We are 28 weeks today. Let me say… 2020 has been the biggest roller coaster of emotions that I’ve experienced in… EVER. From the moment of finding out I was pregnant, to the devastation of COVID, and to the peace, healing + bonding of quarantine. Those that are close to me know and saw how much I have struggled with this pregnancy, but my friends and loved ones have been so supportive of me. ...
My Nordstrom Anniversary Haul Under $100!
Let's Blog Over This Nordstrom Anniversary Sale... I love this time of the year. For anyone with a Nordstrom's Card the anniversary sale is here. This can sometimes be a bit overwhelming, but I've listed my favorite things for under $100! Check back all week as I update this post on my instagram stories and on my LTK APP. You can find me under Ralijah. Happy Shopping! For all you girls without a card, I’ll be sharing more finds a week from today when it’s open to the public! ...
The Bite: Red Beans & Rice
"New Orleans Food Is As Delicious As The Less Criminal Forms of Sin." ~ Mark Twain Let's Blog Over Red Beans & Rice... There are two reasons red beans & rice became a Monday tradition. First, families in 19th-centruy New Orleans would often have ham as a part of their more elaborate Sunday dinners. Red beans & rice was a great way to extend the value of the ham by using the hambone and leftover scraps of ham in the next nights meal. Second - Monday was ...
To Dine: Musaafer
"Some Eat To Live While Others Live To Eat, But I LOVE To Eat." ~Monali Pahdi Let's Blog Over Indian Food... Ceviche: Cured scallop, kokum, Mango, coconut, curry leaf, sesame. Oysters: Smoked cumin, pineapple, mango, & lime faux-roe Mithu's Coriander Prawns: coconut, coriander, shallots, turmeric, curry leaf, copra pav + bread Nali Nahiri: Lamb shank, saffron cauliflower risotto, pepper gremolata, ulta tawa paratha Quibani: Quibani ka meetha, flaked apricot, lavender, ...