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SSL Bites| Marrakech Food Reviews

YOUR MINI GUIDE TO MARRAKECH EATS & TREATS You all may know that I love to eat and try out new foods. So, my recent trip to Marrakech, Morocco presented a great opportunity to try some new restaurants and traditional Moroccan foods. For a few of the restaurants below, I tried to link their websites for those of you interested in visiting or checking out their…

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Exploring Marrakech on Holiday with EDGT

Hey Lovelies! Thanks so much for visiting my site again. I can’t wait to tell you all about my latest adventure. I literally just got back this past Monday in the States from Marrakech (also spelled Marrakesh), Morocco. While I was touring Marrakech, I was so busy y’all. Busy walking through unyielding traffic, busy bustlin’ through the souks, busy camel riding, busy tangine-nin’, etc. Yeah, this…

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SSL Bites| Brunchin’ & Munchin’ Beyond Dallas

Welcome back y’all! Last week, I recapped my food tour  journey in Dallas during the Memorial weekend. If you haven’t checked out that post, SSL Bites: Full on Dallas, be sure to take a look. This week, I’m talking foodie spots on the outskirts of the City. Outside of Dallas, TX, there really are some really cool places to live, work, and play. And between cities like…

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SSL Bites| Full on Dallas

My Friends and I Explored the Dallas Fort Worth Food Scene Through Its Food Tours This past Memorial Weekend was one for the books! One of my friends and I traveled to Dallas Fort Worth area to catch up with our dear friend from college who is living her best life in DFW. In total, I drove over 12 hours during the course of 4 days.…

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That’s So Millennial: I Tried Warby Parker Glasses

**Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links that ultimately redirect readers to the product/ service mentioned in the content below, which will allow me to earn a small commission from products that I’ve recommended.  In the end, it all comes down to the money, honey! Financial anxiety for me is real folks. I hate spending a lot of money on supposed necessities that are way too overpriced. Prescription eye products…

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Payless/ Palessi: Does It Matter to Today’s Consumers?

Will That Payless/ Palessi Experiment Really Do Much To Change The Brand’s Negative Stigma? I’m smelling ADDY or Shorty marketing award coming for Payless ShoeSource for its latest marketing ploy to reprove its relevancy to the millennial crowd. If you haven’t already checked out their latest social experiment featuring social influencers, you’re in for a treat. Basically, Payless created a fake premium footwear brand, Palessi, and…

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Church Girl Fashion May Be Dying

Have you all noticed the dress in today’s churches? I know you all saw the huge Twitter war, especially on Black Twitter, as to Ariana Grande’s dress at Aretha Franklin’s funeral. There’s so much I could say on that look. I’m questioning whether I should explore Chrisitian women modesty in an upcoming post. What I’ll refer to as only contempo casual church wear is becoming widely…

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I Tried Kayaking For The First Time

Here’s What Happened When I Tried To “Relax” By Kayaking Lately, I’ve been plagued by stress. And long story short, I’d had been itching to break away from my day-to-day routine to try to forget, if only for a few moments. I wanted a budget-friendly adventure. So, my college classmate who also works within her family business called me with a “wonderful idea”. She thought it’d…

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I Tried Natural Deodorant For Over A Year

This Is What I’ve Learned From Wearing Natural Deodorants I did it! For about a year and a half, I ditched the commercial deodorant that I knew so well for uncharted territory of the world of natural deodorant to test my mental and emotional and physical strength. The reason, of course, was health related by the way. I was really hesitant about sharing this because it…

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23 and Me: 5 Life Lessons I Wish I would’ve Learned Sooner

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life. I’m officially one year older (23), and I realize now that I’ve spent a great deal of my time combating self-doubt and self-imposed negativity. While I’ve had some exciting experiences like traveling to NYC and Cape Town, South Africa (both for the first time), this past year was also filled with it’s own trials as well…

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Hey y’all! Thanks so much for dropping by. I’m Amara Nicole, a modern Mississippi Belle with a heart for all things creative. Oh yeah, I also have an interesting relationship with shoes. My tiny corner of the Internet is the space where I invite you all into my Southern Queendom, where I highlight my adventures at home and abroad on my journey to self-liberation. Read more..

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