My Life Lessons

Practicing the Pause

You may have noticed that the month of April was pretty slow for me. I didn’t post a blog entry, I barely posted on Youtube, and I wasn’t as active on my social media platforms. My birthday was last month and for some reason I felt different about this one. I didn’t have a big party […]

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Events, Fashion and Beauty

Teen Vogue Back to School Party

Yesterday I attended a back to school party sponsored by Teen Vogue. The event included a fun mingling session followed by mini seminars for Makeup, Skincare, and Fitness. Each particular topic had its own room as well as a color specific theme. These rooms were all located on different floors which made attendees feel like they were […]

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My Life Lessons

5 Girl Power Movies and TV Shows

It can be exceptionally hard to find movies where the female role isn’t plagued by some extreme identity crisis particularly centered around the meager “need” of a male companion, daddy issues, or constant comparison to an onscreen rival (as if women can’t coexist without envy of another woman). So, when I find a movie or […]

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Webisodes

Freshman 15 Workout

We are ALMOST DONE! With just 2 videos left in Shaakira’s Declassified College Survival Guide, today is all about the Freshman 15. If you aren’t familiar with it, the term was developed for the amount of weight freshmen tend to gain during the first year of college. To combat that, Jon of the New You Boot Camp […]

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Webisodes

The Tea on College Majors

*inserts drumroll* Day 3! We’re halfway through Shaakira’s Declassified College Survival Guide and today is all about choosing a major. It can be a difficult decision to make but here we talk Theatre, Psychology, Business, Pharmacy, and Public Relations.  Even if these aren’t your interests, the information is useful for any area of interest you […]

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Webisodes

Back to School Lookbook

Day 2! As promised, I’m giving you the second video in Shaakira’s Declassified College Survival Guide. Today’s topic is back to school style… I’m a sucker for nice pieces but I don’t believe in breaking the bank to do so. Nothing in this video costs over $32!  I hope that you enjoy and are somehow […]

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Webisodes

Shaakira’s Freshman Survival Guide

Hey y’all Hey! So I’m extremely excited to be releasing my college freshman survival guide! It’s been a process trying to bring my ideas into fruition but I must say, it was well worth the hassle lol… Anyhow, in case you aren’t subscribed to my YouTube channel, I will be posting each video here on […]

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My Life Lessons

My Favorite Obama Moments

In a time where we are in a constant state of alert due to the incompetent actions of our “45th President”… we need a little light to remember some of the good that we experienced under the Obama administration. We aren’t looking at the data- lower unemployment rates, higher number of insured citizens, ending of […]

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My Life Lessons

2016 -The Breakthrough Year

2016 was one of the worst years of my life. All jokes aside. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely young but putting age aside, the trials and problems that I encountered throughout the year were a lot. You may have noticed my periodic posts here and there but that was because outside of this […]

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