

If you are visiting or are resident in New York, and are into rooftop bars as much as I am, you would not want to miss out on the Mr. Purple experience.
11 months after moving to New York City – I find myself in the middle of a really gorgeous gallery, sitting on a couch around wonderful humans from all around the world… creatives and dreamchasers much like myself. How does one do it – create a new community, you ask? I, like you, had no idea too.
For the past 3 years, due the pressures of building my businesses and academia, I have self-neglected a lot. I have not taken good care of myself – of my skin, my health, and my fitness. For 2023, I am putting myself first.
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