I’ve been reluctant to make New Year resolutions. Why may you ask? Fear! The fear of failing by not following through with them that is. But there is one goal I want to set for myself, and that is being debt free! Last month I posted about something that was personal. I debated whether or not…
Freedom Soup? There is Such a Thing!
First and foremost, I would like to wish all my fellow Haitians a Happy Independence Day. For those of you who didn’t know, January 1st mark the 210th year since Haiti became independent. FREEEEDOOOMMMM!! Which brings us to the famous soup joumou that EVERY Haitian has had at one point or another in their life. Like dude,…
Happy New Year’s Eve, Have a cookie!
New Year’s Eve! Parties, fun, drinks, laundry? Yep laundry! While many of you are getting ready for a fun night out with friends, I am at home doing some laundry. Why? Because I was told (all my life) that you cannot start the New Year with dirty laundry. Now, they might have said it…
Brace Yourself, Soup Joumou is Coming!
Today my dear sister sent me on a mission! Ok it was a grocery run, but by the time I was done, I felt like I’d accomplished some sort of mission… My morning started off with 5 texts messages from my sister (back to back) of a list of items we will need to make…
Christmas 2013 Recap
This year was by far one of the best Christmas I had in a very long time. I got to spend it with family and friends over some delicious food! Loved all my gifts and the best thing is after buying gifts for everyone on my list, I didn’t have a negative balance in my bank account (yahoo). I’m…
That Thankful Feeling
I have spent the last two weeks getting mentally prepared for Christmas and the last three days doing the actual prepping. Let’s just say getting “mentally prepared” for something doesn’t mean a damn thing. I should know, I have about 3 basket of clean laundry waiting to be folded (as if mentally thinking that they are…