Amanda Batula’s Green Printed Dress on Instagram

Summer House Instagram Fashion 2020

Amanda Batula’s green printed dress on Instagram (which if you remember is from the scene at her cousin’s wedding this season in episode two) is super cute with it’s floral-on-plaid print and flattering wrap style. And although we all know that no relationship is a picnic which Amanda made very clear here by still posting this pic even though Kyle’s eyes are closed, with this dress getting ready to head out the door definitely is.

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Amanda Batula’s Pink Short Suit on Summer House

Season 4 Episode 5 Summer House Fashion

According to the previews for tonight’s episode of Summer House (which we are now covering since RHONJ is coming to an end) the gang decides to have some sort of eighties-themed, Miami Vice night where Amanda Batula wears this pink short suit. Which in our expert opinion is super cute and still totally appropriate to be rocked in 2020 unlike Kyle’s mullet.

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I buy hair bonnets as often as I buy those drugstore umbrellas that look promising (and cost close to nothing) but never last. They’re as frustrating as they are helpful and necessary. Though the satin bonnet is a tool in and of itself, getting it to stay on while I slept felt like an uphill battle that would never end; that is until the Glow by Daye satin bonnet, also known as an actual miracle, came into my life.

Understandably so, anytime a beauty product is F.U.B.U. (for us, by us), I’m paying attention because there are enough brands that get our Black women staples wrong or don’t bother to think of us at all. Ranay Daye, the Los Angeles-based mother of two who founded Glow by Daye, has clearly cracked the code with a range of caps that are elevated but still affordable versions of something you’d grab in the drugstore or beauty supply on a whim.

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There’s the cordless, microwavable heat cap for deep conditioning, oil treatments and other DIY concoctions; a satin-lined shower cap to keep your hair dry dry; a hood dryer attachment with a conveniently long hose design and my current obsession: the premium satin bonnet.

I love it for many reasons. One, the floral design (one of many options) just so happens to match my favorite robe.

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The double-lined, high-density satin material is thick enough to keep my wet hair from completely soaking the pillow before bed. The secure, but gentle edge also doesn’t pull at my edges. But my favorite part is undoubtedly the drawstring that keeps it on top of my head, no matter how tight or loose I pull it.

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And because the cap is huge and made of quality material, I know it will last long, even after I’ve washed it many times and grown out my hair. The drawstring is such a simple and effective add-on; if someone else already did it, it probably didn’t work because I would have definitely remembered.

I can’t think of a better reason to buy a couple of these during Women’s Month or any month for that matter. Everything, whether you buy it on the Glow by Daye site or Amazon, is a naturalista’s dream come true. Plus, knowing that it was created by someone who looks like me is icing on the cake.

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Did you or didn’t you make New Year’s resolutions last year? Studies show there are those who go through the process year after year. Inevitably, disappointment follows.

An alternative offered in recent years, is to create intentions. Resolutions equate with promises. Intentions more easily become a part of who we are. They are mindsets. A subtle shift from resolutions is all that’s required to set one on the path to success. But are we all able to make that shift?

Dr. Brené Brown is a renowned research professor at the University of Houston. She holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.

Her TedTalk on vulnerability and living wholeheartedly is a good place to find inspiration and encouragement to begin ‘daring greatly.’

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” This quote encapsulates the basic philosophy of the theory set out in her book, Daring Greatly – How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead.

Brown cautions that the process of accepting who you are can be difficult for some and may hurt at first. It requires looking back through your life and breaking down boundaries that may have built up over time.

After you accept yourself, be prepared to ‘show up’ and be in the arena of life, be open to others and take risks. Be grateful for what life offers as well as what you offer to life.

I Am Enough

It takes time to live without judging and to be courageous about loving one another. Part of the process is to stop controlling and predicting, so you may reach the point where you can say “I am enough” and believe it.

To be honest, I stopped making resolutions years ago and simply enjoyed welcoming a new year, eager to see how it would unfold. But when I first heard Dr. Brown speak and began to read her work, I was intrigued. Her ideas appealed to me.

If this type of change calls to you, here are Brown’s 10 guideposts for wholehearted living to help you move forward down this path:

• Authenticity: letting go of what people think
• Self-compassion: letting go of perfectionism
• A resilient spirit: letting go of numbing and powerlessness
• Gratitude and joy: letting go of scarcity and fear
• Intuition and trusting faith: letting go of the need for certainty
• Creativity: letting go of comparison
• Play and rest: letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth
• Calm and stillness: letting go of anxiety as a lifestyle
• Meaningful work: letting go of self-doubt
• Laughter, song and dance: letting go of being cool and “always in control.”

Full disclosure: this is still a work in progress for me – but one that is immensely satisfying and positive. I’m determined to dare greatly to the best of my ability. Are you?

How are you living a wholehearted life? Are you dealing with feelings of not being ‘good enough’? What are you planning for this year that will give you the courage to dare? Please share your thoughts below!