It’s Black History Month, so it’s a perfect time to put the spotlight on some of my favorite Black-owned businesses. Last summer the world came together during the panini pandemic to protest racial injustice, police brutality and the overall over-policing of black bodies. There was a call to action to support the black community more […]
Author: Donni Smalls
Lit Squad: 2021 Reading List
Hello to my fellow book lovers! Welcome to my Lit Squad. If I do nothing else while this domain and blog are still live it will be to log in and publish a reading list. Publishing a list keeps me accountable. So here I am with my 2021 reading list. According to Goodreads, I read […]
Long Live the King: Chadwick Forever
I’ve looked dozens and dozens of tributes all over social media – joining in on the collective grief. I process things when I write them down. So I want to say grieving the death of a celebrity isn’t weird and you should feel all the feelings. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. If you keep […]
Sorry I’m Booked: 2020 Reading List
Oh wow. How is it already and also only April? 2020 has been madness and like a decade rolled into a few months. Now that we’re all self-isolating, I have more time on my hands to power through my 2020 reading list. I thought I’d formally share my list in case anyone else is looking […]
25 Days of Christmas (2019): Hulu & Netflix Edition
On Saturday, I watched my beloved Gamecocks lose terribly stink fail at the simplest of football skills try to shock the world by beating the #3 team in the country for the 2nd time of the season. They did not. Then I watched FSU go down in flames as well to another team that wears […]
Leopard is a Neutral, Right?
Let’s remove the question. Leopard print is the new neutral. How could it not be? It’s a combination of the two most iconic neutral colors, black and brown. Leopard print is still loud, but it can be worn tastefully and even professionally. I would just avoid going full Cookie Lyon, or do it – it’s […]