I'm rich.
"I’ve been ambitious my whole life. It’s not a dirty word. I want to be rich! I want all the women I know to be rich."
My girl Aminatou is out here saying so many words in this new New York Times interview and it only made me love her much more, because yes, I want to be rich too. If you were rich, what would you spend your money on? What would you do? I once told someone if I was rich, I'd spend money on a 32-inch weave, and although all that hair sounds exciting, and I know all my selfies would be full of photos of me and my luxurious mane, I was joking--slightly. I'd invest, start my stationery line, and open a few brick and mortar book stores with tight music think Foreign Exchange to City Girls, because balance always. Just going to put this all in the universe because with hard work, and determination, all things are possible.
Can we also take a moment to discuss my deep annoyance with Steven on 90 Day Fiance? He's probably the most annoying person I've ever witnessed on that show. I think they should show the relationship of Olga and Steven in high school sex education classes--what happens when you don't protect yourself when doing the do. If you watch, let's discuss
Last week I said I was going to spend a lot of time highlighting some of my favorite albums of the year, however, I think that's going to make this a little too long. I am however going to do one whole newsletter highlighting my favorite albums of the year soon instead of breaking it down. Until then, you can check out my playlist that I created where I am updating consistently with some of my favorite albums/songs of te year.
My mom was Janice Bryant's first employee in her first office in the Bay Area. This is something my mom always makes sure I never forget, and listening to Janice being interviewed on one of my favorite podcasts How I Built This, was such a great listen. // Listen here // I also really really enjoyed the interview with Emily Weiss from them live show here too.
Side note, my favorite, favorite episode of The Hills is the episode where Whitney was on Good Morning America where all the girls were wearing gowns from famous women on the Oscars I believe. They walked down the stairs, and Whitney fell down the stairs--I watch this episode EVERY time I feel down. Nonetheless, walking down the stairs with Whitney was Emily, a then annoying intern with Teen Vogue. Watch it here, and laugh and then feel bad.
Two of the things I find myself doing the most are looking at ways to improve my credit/finances, and listening to Call Your Girlfriend one of my favorite podcast. In the latest episode, "Money Money Money" it was the perfect mix of the two. Heading into the new year, and determining what goals I want to hit, this listen came at the perfect time. Listen here
I finally finished reading Becoming by auntie, and former Flotus Michelle Obama and I think it made me love her even more. What a beautiful read? I had a friend who asked me if the book was really good, or if everyone is hyping it up. I do think people are hyping it because I mean it's a pretty big deal, but I can honestly say the hype was worth it. We all know that as a unit, the Obamas are one likable couple, but individually Michelle is as well. I loved reading about her journey growing up and how she prided herself on being smart, and always worked to strive to be better. I loved reading about how her and Barack met and how organic their relationship blossomed--the ice cream/kiss part had me smiling from ear to ear on the train. I also loved reading about their journey to the White House and how much their relationship is like the normal person (I guess they are normal too).
I will also be extremely honest, I spent some time reading this book on the train and crying. The part where she talks about her friend, Suzanne, literally I could not stop crying. Even more, I was doing that ugly cry when you can't really breathe. I'm sure the girl next to me was like what the hell is going on with this girl. Nonetheless, this book is a great read and would make a great stocking stuffer also.
(Example of me crying on the train)