Girrrl... Can I Ask You Something?

You have opinions... I bet all of your opinions are not popular with the masses. In Episode 32 you will laugh right along with us. We kick back, relaxed and unbothered, and tell you our UNPOPULAR OPINIONS.

Tameka Fryer Brown Children’s Book Author MY COLD PLUM LEMON PIE BLUESY MOOD Illustrated by Shane W. Evans Viking Children’s/Penguin Random House ISBN-10: 0670012858 / ISBN-13: 978-0670012855 AROUND OUR WAY ON NEIGHBORS’ DAY Illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb Abrams Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-8971-9 BROWN BABY LULLABY Illustrated by AG Ford FSG/Macmillan ISBN-10: 0374307520 / ISB...

“What you doing?”, has to be the most common opener for our texts these days! With the majority of the country under a stay-at-home order, finding ways to stay entertained is first on everybody’s agenda. In this episode, we talk about all the ways we’ve been keeping ourselves busy and entertained during the Covid-19 pandemic including: Exercise (haha) TV Online purchases Arts & Crafts (cooking inc...

Black is Black right? Wrong! The amount of melanin in our skin has affected (and still affects) how people see and treat us. For some, ones' complexion affects how they see and treat themselves. We all have a story. Rhumel didn't know she was 'light-skinned" till she got to college. Twanda didn't feel she could be "fine" without light skin and "good" hair. If this concept is foreign to you, tune i...

Now that we are doing this whole quarantine/social distancing thing, it leaves us time to ponder things we might not give the same time to in different circumstances. For example, have you ever wondered if Love is Blind? Yeah, yeah I know it's a TV show, but it's also one of those questions that deserve some exploration don't you think? Let's get real specific: Can you have romantic love with some...

Parenting isn't easy. You raise them for 18 years, and they become adults. Does your kid's 18th birthday mean that your young adult is ready to face the world by themselves? Does your parenting role end at 18? Most likely not. Often it's a fine line between being a loving supportive guide, and a straight helicopter parent. In this week's episode, we talk about the constant challenges that come wit...

In this week's episode, we go back down memory lane and discuss some of the favorite parts of our collective childhood. Back when we were growing up, things just didn't seem as complicated; we had fun, danced and played. We didn't have cell phones. We had a kitchen phone with a stretched out 25' cord. We had skating rinks and basement parties. So much fun.

Shellee Mendes  Bio – December 2019 “Follow your dreams. There is nothing you can’t achieve if you dream big and work hard!” That is the advice Shellee Mendes imparts to young people and entrepreneurs in her speaking engagements and philanthropic appearances … and those are the words she lives by. Her inspirational approach to work and life – combined with outstanding entrepreneurial success - may...

Someone: How would you describe yourself? Me: I'm a mom, wife, daughter, pet owner, employee, member, and volunteer. Someone: Yeah, but who are you as a person? Me: ***crickets*** In reality, neither of us is quite in this place at the moment, but it was just a short time ago when we had to strain our brains to remember what we used to do for fun, recreation, & relaxation. We had that awkward mome...

When I hear “transparency in marriage” the following quote from the movie Why Did I Get Married comes to mind, “Give me the password number to your cell phone, Marcus!” Lol! Transparency in marriage is more than sharing your phone’s password or your location on find friends. It’s sharing your thoughts, hopes, fears, frustrations, temptations, and transgressions. Is it #RelationshipGoals or nah? Gr...

Girrrl.... Did you see 50-year-old JLo on that pole during the Super Bowl halftime show? She's got skills. Do you have any idea how much strength those moves required? We do. We tried it (emphasis on *tried*). We took our curiosity to the classroom so-to-speak and attended a beginner pole fitness class to get an up-front and personal experience on this topic. Yup, Twanda and Rhumel on the pole. LO...

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Over the holiday break, we brought our oldest daughters (both college students) to the table for an insightful discussion about our mother/daughter connection. We bravely asked our girls: How are you like your mom? What's the best and the worst trait she passed on to you? What is it about you that she doesn't seem to get? They bravely shared their truth. This experience was fun and enlightening, l...

Girrrl...What do you know about pole dancing? In this episode, we dig into the topic and uncover everything you ever wanted to know about pole dancing but was afraid to ask. OK, ok, maybe not everything...but we learned A LOT! Our friend Tanisha Davis, has been pole dancing for fun and fitness for years. She joined us at the table and spilled the tea! We can't wait to share what we found out! Grab...

BOOOOOKCLUUUUB! We are super excited to present to you our first bookclub episode. In this sitting, you will meet our ride-or-die members, Monette Harris and Tanisha Davis. Not only do we meet monthly to discuss our book selection, we mommy-retreat with these ladies as well. The sisterhood here is deep. Over the next 30 minutes or so we will kick back and discuss how we created and structured the...

Our first guest for the Follow Your Dreams series said, “ I am literally following every dream that comes into my head everyday. “ Every dream? Every day? Mad props to this sister whose tag line is (not surprisingly), “ Living life limitlessly”! Mrs. Althea Lawton-Thompson had us leaning in and mesmerized by her commitment to saying “yes” to all good (and scary) opportunities life brings her. Alth...

Diatta Harris is a lover of all things fitness. By day she is a Program Manager for an asset management firm and in the wee hours of the morning and late hours of the evening she is a NASM certified personal trainer and fitness coach working with in-person and virtual clients worldwide residing as far away as Malawi and United Arab Emirates. Her service offerings include 1:1 in-person training, a...

Rhumel and Twanda are taking December off. However, we have developed mini episodes that will let you know about all the great episodes that are coming in the New Year. In our fourth mini episode we introduce our upcoming pole dancing conversation with our guest and fellow bookclub member, Tanisha Davis. Y’all there was so much we didn’t know and we (literally) can‘t wait to tell you about it. Tak...

Rhumel and Twanda are taking December off. However, we have developed mini episodes that will let you know about all the great episodes that are coming in the New Year. In MINI EPISODE #3 - we re-introduce Althea Lawton-Thompson. We give you a taste of what advice, "Serial Entrepreneur", Althea has to offer. Get ready to follow your dreams in 2020. Get ready to Think about things differently.

Rhumel and Twanda are taking December off. However, we have developed mini episodes that will let you know about all the great episodes that are coming in the New Year. Our second mini episode introduces you to our book club and our book club members. The episode is short, sweet and lots of fun.

Rhumel and Twanda are taking December off. However, we have developed mini episodes that will let you know about all the great episodes that are coming in the new year. In this episode, we introduce our first guest for the year, and give practical tips to escape the holidays without putting on extra pounds. Its short, but its full of information!!

Wedding Bands: Required or Optional? While wedding bands come in a variety of styles (silver, gold, platinum, silicon, and even ink) some married people choose to sport a naked ring finger. In this episode, hosts Rhumel and Twanda contemplate the question: Should wedding bands be optional? Listen in as they dish out their opinions on the topic.

Do you ever wish you could travel back in time and whisper a little knowledge to your 20 year old self? All those little nuggets that would have helped you make better decisions, or just have a lot more fun? Yea, we do too. Have a little laugh with us as we discover those things we could have done better, and list of all the things we are going to tell our own daughters. #WhatIWishiKnew #timeMachi...

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