2016 Reflections

It's officially 2017 and I'd like to wish everyone a warm welcome to the year of Donald Trump and self-driving cars. It's hard to determine what kind of s**tshow this year will be but let's just stay alive long enough to see it. 

Looking back to 2016, last year was definitely a year of  "realizing things" as Kylie Jenner put it.

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Part 2: 4C Hair & Professionalism.

Last week, I took down my box braids, and I was immediately faced with a dilemma, "How do I wear my natural hair to work?"

As an African woman, with kinky-coily 4c hair, it's been difficult for me to embrace my natural locks and really show them off in social settings, especially at the workplace. I've always felt hypersensitive of myself with my natural hair at the workplace, because a big part of my job is presenting a classy, courteous and professional image to my colleagues, managers and clients alike.

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