

At the beginning of the year, I had a health scare – and I immediately checked myself back into the gym. I’ve been feeling the best I have in a while. One of my silent goals for 2023 is to be able to do a single strict pullup.
I was invited to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2023 with Yamba Malawi and Perkins Coie last night in Manhattan. A wonderful night, celebrating the work being done for women and children in Malawi.
It has been about 2 years since I left my longest relationship – a time space within which I have dated other people; mostly short-term. I have genuinely enjoyed my time as a single woman, dating.
Check out Shot of Art – an art and entertainment space in Midtown Manhattan for fun and unique painting experiences. Fun things to do in NYC!
For 2022 I had so many plans, which did not go according to my plan. Knowing that, I am choosing to be more fluid with my planning for 2023. Here are my plans for the new year.
2022 was a great year for me in all aspects of my life. And as fate would have it, as if to balance out the good, I also experienced my greatest loss – my mother transitioned into the next realm. Even in losing her, I find spaces to be grateful for my community, my career, and in my personal life. Here is my list of gratitude in 2022.
A tribute to my mother – Celebrating The Life and Love of Captain (Mrs.) Lonnie Constance Kalua-Manduwi
It being my third month living in NYC, I was ready to start exploring and trying out different places. Here are some of my favorite places.
The first-ever Macy’s fireworks show lit up New York skies in 1958, but not on July Fourth. The “pyrotechnic extravaganza” took place over the Hudson River on July 1 as a celebration of the department store’s 100th anniversary. About a million people showed up to watch. Yesterday, I got to watch the showcase for the first time.
New Yorkers will tell you that NYC is the greatest city in the world, with better food, better entertainment, and, well, better everything than any place else on the planet. Here’s a bit you’d want to know about the city.