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Hiya, I'm Cynthia. Thanks for stopping by. Based in NYC, this blog is where I share all the things I love, so please Explore. Hope you'll stop by again. Enjoy!

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I’m a homebody but also the type to tell my girl I’m a homebody but also the type to tell my girlfriends that this time will be different. I’ll hype everything up just to sit back down and decide not to go after all. Anyways, I got gifted some pieces lately that have me thinking- maybe I need a reason to go out and maybe this summer will be different. Maybe 🤔😅. Links in stories. #fabat40 #fashionable40s
For most of my life I have felt relatively healthy For most of my life I have felt relatively healthy. Then twins, getting older, changing metabolism + not having time to use my gym membership since pregnancy and it’s been a little different. I have found that these 3 simple things help me feel good or atleast better:
1- Skip sweet drinks, even zero cal ones and just drink water: you’ve probably heard this loads before and that’s cos it’s true. My body, my face all look + feel so much better when I consume more water.
2- my midnight snacking habit I started in college stayed with me a really long time but there’s a huge difference in how I move around the next day if I skip late meals. I also suffer from gastro issues, so this helps me in multiple ways.
3- most of my fave dishes are heavy African dishes that start with fufu, a pile of rice or some other heavy carbs, served with a side of palm oil soup/stew and often I can’t help myself but overdo it. So I pre-game a little before those meals with high water content fruit: 🍉🍍🍓

Anyways- what are your habits that help you feel good?
This is not about irresponsible travel, it’s bas This is not about irresponsible travel, it’s basically that things are more nuanced than trending news stories. And that often certain parts of the world are so easily painted over with a wide brush and depicted in ways that can at once be true but also completely inaccurate and that’s why I turn to that line- « the danger of a single story » by @chimamanda_adichie 

Case in point: The first time I was around a shooting was not where some may expect (not back home in Africa during some « coup »- or at night in some shady part of Brooklyn - if you get my drift) it was actually while I studied abroad in Paris. My experiences with racism have been less scarring in Eastern Europe or Asia, than what has happened much closer to home in my very own apartment in NYC. 

When we travel, we of course have to be more alert as we are stepping into the unknown, but sometimes that makes us assume the worst of people and the « bad » stories are magnified and « fear » eclipses all else. 

So here’s some of what I do. I read the news, real news, not the hysterics that is intended to keep people hooked and worked up. I check travel advisories, I connect with local creatives, businesses and people (hotels, transport services), I ask questions about neighborhoods to stay at etc, I even use social media geotags to see what locals are doing and posting. All that helps paint a More accurate picture and gives me confidence that I know what I’m stepping into. All this to say- don’t be so quick to write off entire countries, people and cultures. It’s so much more nuanced than that. 

Follow along in my highlights for amazingly warm and beautiful experiences in #Guanajuato and #SanMiguelDeAllende Mexico with my family. The twins were showered with sooo much love, headpats and sweetness. #SimplyCynTravels #TravelwithKids
Toddler Travel Hack: Skip The Stroller at the airp Toddler Travel Hack: Skip The Stroller at the airport. You can do this is you plan on checking in your stroller, if you’re weaning your kids off stroller and they get fussy and don’t want to walk anymore. It’s also a more compact and quick way to move around. We started doing this last year when they were 1 and a half and have navigated many an airport (from Doha to Paris to Morocco to Mexico and pretty much everywhere else we’ve been) this way. We definitely move much faster this way. #travelwithkids #parentsoftwins #SimplyCynTravels ✈️
Just to say- do what you can, it can be really gre Just to say- do what you can, it can be really great & beautiful but it was a lot for me and I don’t even think I made it to 6months- 😅😅 Fast forward 2 years- I had no idea that they would have the audacity to be even pickier now at meal time- like honestly why are they playing me like this? #faketwins - everyone thinking they gonna get personalized menus- so that means sweet potatoes everyday since that’s all they agree on. Why don’t I recall this chapter growing up?? I swear I told my mom I hated okra and still got that every week and now I love it- by force. #wetoonice #punked
Allow yourselves ladies!! Here I am 42 with twin t Allow yourselves ladies!! Here I am 42 with twin toddlers (who sent me) but not letting any ish get to me, atleast I’m trying.

P.S. Technically not 42 until summer, but I like the sound of 42, better than 41 🤣🤣 - and lastly this dress and all my fave summer travel picks are linked in stories 😜 - and if you don’t like the prices, remember you can rent (which I linked ) and you can find some on sale etc etc etc… you get my drift 😇
Come with me to a lovely evening celebrating Black Come with me to a lovely evening celebrating Black women, Black hair and the intersection with our mental health. Inspiring to listen to these women share their experiences with hair and excited for the partnership of @mauimoisture in putting this together while also funding $100,000 towards PsychoHairapy which offers certification programs that equip hairstylists with mental health resources. 

Think about it, one of the most unique relationships we have is with our hairstylists, they are our unofficial therapists and with PsychoHairapy- our stylists will be trained in ways in which to offer support and advocacy in our communities- it truly is an untapped mental health access point and a wonderful beginning. #AloeForCurls #MauiMoisture #partner
In this week’s Brooklyn Open House - these twin In this week’s Brooklyn Open House - these twin townhouses are literally next door to each other, priced exactly the same, both close to #FortGreenepark- (so you know this is a $$$ one), but different design choices were made, see tile floor on parlor level for # 2. Guess the price and share your pick. Scroll down after you guess.

Also, I saw your feedback to my poll. Some under $1M condo Brooklyn Open Houses coming your way soon.

Reminder: this is for your entertainment, education, inspiration and who knows possibly your next buy/investment. DM me if you want listing(s). 
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The goodness of ridiculously creamy Greek yogurt i The goodness of ridiculously creamy Greek yogurt is now closer than ever. For the first time ever, get your fave @yasso bars in the freezer section of your local @cvs. And if you’re not 100% satisfied, Yasso offers a full refund if you share your receipt- that’s the confidence behind the Yasso Creamy Guarantee. #YassoPartner

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