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Verastic

Authentic conversations about culture, motherhood, divorce, black excellence, humor, and style!

But First, I’ll Be Kind To My Scalp

But First, I’ll Be Kind To My Scalp

This post is sponsored by Head & Shoulders, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.I know, I know, I can't seem to make up my mind. Let me explain. Remember the other day when I came on here and talked about I know, I know, I can't seem to make up my mind. Let me explain. Remember the other day when I came on here and talked about wanting to just chop all my hair off? Well, I still want to chop it off, but I also want to give it some love. I was all ready to chop it off, but Sweet Read More

Life’s Like That Sometimes – Part 2

Walk-In Closet - Verastic

Do you switch out your clothes when the seasons change? One of the things I love about living in Maryland is that we have four seasons. I love how the seasons go from winter to spring to fall to summer. If you are a regular Sweet Potato, then you'd know that Fall is my absolute favorite season. Anyway, yesterday, I was switching my summer clothes out for my winter clothes, and it got me thinking. I was excited to switch my clothes out because I am now in a season that I enjoy. Although we Read More

I Really, Really Want To Cut All My Hair Off

I Really, Really Want To Cut All My Hair Off

My hair is natural; you know that, right? Well, there was one time I wrote about wanting to perm my hair again. Not just perm it, but cut it and perm it. Now I'm over the desire to perm it, but I'm now obsessing and fantasizing about cutting it all off. Cutting my nails off is something I do quite frequently (I just did it the other day), but that's because my nails are healthy and they grow really fast, really long, and really strong. The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for my Read More

I Like My Baby Hair

I Like My Baby Hair

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of As I Am® Naturally. All opinions are 100% mine. In the words of Beyonce, I like my baby hair. When I was pregnant with Ada Verastic, we did not find out her sex. We wanted to be surprised. The only thing the nurse told us during one of the routine sonograms was that our baby had a lot of hair. I thought nothing of it until Ada Verastic was born and we saw that indeed, she had a lot of hair. Her hair was thick and black and curly and just Read More

I Don’t Always Wear A Watch, But When I Do …

Daniel Wellington - Verastic

I have an interesting relationship with watches. At one point in my life - in my early college years - I had to wear a watch. I was so faithful in wearing the same watch every day that I had a tan line on my left wrist (and I loved that tan line). At that time, though, smart phones were not what they are today. If memory serves me right, the smart phones available back then were the Sidekick from T-mobile and the Palm Pilot from Sprint and other carriers. Remember them? I had neither one of Read More

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