NEW LOOK

Change. Sometimes it is hard to welcome change with open arms, especially when you are so comfortable with how things are.  In my case, I embraced a different kind of change.

 And got my hair braided!!! I have'nt braided my hair in five years!! Woah!!! 

 I made up my mind, called in for my hair appointment and here we are!!

It’s been 2 weeks since my last outfit post so lets do a little catching up. After my trip from Oklahoma, I came back home to run the Fredrick half marathon which am happy to say I completed it. A good 13.1 miles!!! It’s the third half marathon I have ever done. I did the first two in 2012. I started running with an amazing group of ladies who wanted to get fit, later we wanted to run with a purpose so we founded a foundation called Hope for Fistula. Our mission is to eradicate Obsteric Fistula in Kenya and hopefully across Africa. This condition occurs as a result of complications during childbirth and affects thousands of women in Sub-Saharan Africa. For more details on this wonderful organization please check out hopeforfistula.org and also on facebook @hopeforfistulafoundation.

  The following weekend of May 10th, I did the Warrior Dash on a rainy Saturday morning. Warrior Dash is a race where you  get to run 3 miles on a muddy terrain and that’s not it, you have to go over military like obstacles!!  Think shuffling under barbed wires on a muddy pit, pulling yourself up on a rope as you maneuver a steep slope, crawling through tunnels, and other grueling obstacles. All in all, my friends and I finished the race and had so much fun doing it. The music was great, the crowd was hype, the Dj had us dancing to dancehall at the after race party covered in mud without a care in the world.

 I always use the mantra if you look good, you feel good and if you feel good, you definitely look good. Staying fit and healthy is fundamental to me. The best part is I get thrilled knowing I challenged myself to do something and I DID it.

Challenge yourself one of this days and do something new, or try a new look. Trust me, it changes your whole perspective. :)

   For today’s outfit, I donned a printed, flowy dress I'd made a couple of years ago while in college.I paired it with a gold sweater, gladiator heels, and my "got to" red bag.

Photo Cred: Kez Kez

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WHITE JEANS AND MINT FLATS

      I relocated from Oklahoma to Maryland five years ago and it was quite a massive change for me as you can imagine. This past weekend, I went back to Oklahoma for the first time since the move. I was so excited about this particular trip mostly because it felt like going back home after a long duration of time. Flo and I were visiting our dear friend Becca who is a friend to the family and like a sister to me. The thought of seeing familiar faces that I hadn’t seen in a long time had me all ecstatic.

    Seeing that I hadn’t done an airport look in a while, I decided to sneak in a few quick pictures as Flo and I were waiting for our flight.  Carrie Bradshaw, (Sarah Jessica Parker’s character on Sex and the City) was my favorite character on the show. I still enjoy watching reruns whenever possible. I fondly remember her saying that she will never be the woman with the perfect hair who can wear white and not spill on it.

That’s one of my biggest scares when wearing white, spilling on it, getting it stained! The horror!!! Yikes!! As to the hair, I've had my days, where’s the fun if everything’s perfect right?

Thankfully, my white jeans came through unscathed. I paired them with a floral top and mint flats that were comfortable enough for walking around the airport. 

Photo Cred: Flo Ngesh

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FAUX FUR AND PINK

Hope you guys had an amazing Easter!!! My family and I got together last night for dinner. We had such an amazing time bonding and regaling each other with stories. 

I wore the pink sheath dress on sweet pink and animal prints last fall so for today, I decided to give it another twist with the faux fur vest which added some texture then completed the look with the high-heeled sandals from Zara. 

Photo Cred: Kez Kez

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COOL COLORS AND THE LITTLE BLACK SKIRT

     Am taking some art classes at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and we are currently painting landscapes, blending the use of cool colors like purples and ultramarine blues, with warm colors like burnt sienna, oranges, and amber. I couldn’t help infusing that color scheme to my outfit today. Perhaps I’ll be sharing a few paintings and sketches once in a while.

    I’m a huge fan of impressionist painters like Degas, Monet, Mary Cassatt, Van Gogh, and Pissarro.  These painters not only painted modern life in its element, but they embraced unconventional methods of painting, which in the beginning was frowned upon by academic painters. Baltimore is a city that’s huge on art and I am looking forward to exploring the museums this summer. Additionally, the city hosts the Artscape. The largest FREE arts festival, that attracts 350,000 plus attendees over the three days. How awesome is that? This year's Artscape is from Friday, July 18th to Sunday, July 20th.

   For my outfit, I donned a flouncy little black skirt, a blue menswear sweater, and wore orange heels as the accent color. If the weather got cooler at night, my purple pea coat would come in handy. 

Photo Cred: Kez Kez

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