Ol' Skool

Laidback took an old school staple and made it fresh with the "Ol' Play" pillow, but we are not alone. I stumbled on a great company called Vinylux that creates all of their products from vintage albums. My favorites are the bowl and the coasters. A few pillows, the bowl and the coasters will add great conversation pieces to your home, while giving it that retro stylish flair, besides how impressed will mama be that you are using coasters?

Say It Loud

I had the privilege of partying with the publishers of a great new magazine that is representing the voice of our youth, Say It Loud a few weeks ago.
I met Kayinde through a friend at dinner one night and we chatted about goals and what we are doing. She left me with one of the issues that was a great read form cover to cover. Great styling, interviews and real talk all written and produced by our future... teens and young adults. It is a must read. I also had the good fortune to advertise in the current issue. Check out the site, become their friend, and pass it on.

A Laidback Chick

laidback is about living stylishly in the home and outside of the home. However it is all a result of the dreamer. You have to dream the life you want, you have to decide ahead of time what you want to look like, sound like, and live like, before you can even begin bringing it to fruition. Right now I do not live colorfully and lively the way I desire, which is why I was prompted to start laidback. I wanted to begin living stylishly my way, and so I started taking the steps. I am always inspired by others who design a dream and then live it. Today we salute J Hud for simply believing. She is representing for all of us who dare to believe in our dream. Living life stylishly and beautifully is not hard to do it is just about having the courage to do it, and to do it your way, now that's living your life laidback!

Laidback Gets Brain

The talented tenth are in the room.. Excuses are reasons for inactivity...

These are words from the prolific speaker, entrepreneur, author, man that has helped to shape me. The Laidback lifestyle is not for all, but if you are down you gotta be about becoming educated as much as about being and living fly. So I thought it would be cool to jump off the blog and the lifestyle by introducing you all to Dennis Kimbro. I first learned of him I believe my last year of HS or first year of undergrad, his book Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice, had me on fire, wanting to utilize the other 90% of brain power that is said that we don't use. If you don't read but one book this year make it this one. I had the privilege of meeting him earlier this evening at an afterwork mixer, and did the man speak, inspire, ignite and challenge. I am on fire!! The collection is on fire and about to ignite. So watch out.