Sunday Best #15
All posts by TimiKomo
Mothers’ Day Photoshoot
My mother is one of the sweetest, most selfless people I know. I love her for how she loves people and how she loves God. My mommy is insightful but also unintentionally hilarious. She is my biggest cheerleader and makes me believe there is nothing I can’t do with God and hard work. I thank God for my sweet moda.
After church, we made our mom a Mothers’ Day feast. My dad made a tasty salmon dish. We had sauteed shrimp, rice, and asparagus. It was a great meal.
Happy Mothers’ Day!!
Good Eats: Dunn Bros Coffee
I recently visited Dunn Bros Coffee for the first time to meet up with Ogo Ifelayo, founder of GrubSquad, to do an interview. I’m not a coffee-drinker, but I wanted to try it out anyway. I actually liked it. It was interesting to try a non-Starbucks coffee place. It was spacious on the inside, with couches and high tables with stools for patrons to sit on. It was relatively quiet— quiet enough to study, read a book, or have a meeting without being disturbed.
Dunn Bros had a cute chalkboard menu. They served beverages as well as food.
Here is part of the menu:
The prices were pretty low; most of the beverages were under $5.
I ordered a Chicken Pesto pizza (pictured above). I’m a pesto fan! The only thing on it that I had to remove was the artichoke on the top of the pizza. (I forgot to tell them to take it off when I ordered). I’m kinda picky, but I still think the pizza was delicious.
I also had a strawberry smoothie (also pictured above). It tasted like fresh strawberries! The only downside was that the cup was on the small-side. I was a little bummed when I finished the smoothie and had no more left.
It was a nice, light meal. Good taste. Laid back atmosphere. I’d recommend Dunn Bros Coffee if you’re looking for good beverages (coffee/smoothies) and food.
Next time, as per the GrubSquad founder’s recommendation, I will try either the Chicken & hummus sandwich or the salmon w/ chunks of mango sandwich. Both sound promising!
WAYW #27 (Open Mic Nite)
Last night, my siblings and I went to an Open Mic Nite event. It was chill and laid-back.
I performed an old poem and sang a duet with my friend, Adrian. It was a great night at a good spot. The audience was intimate and supportive. Will definitely be back.
Looking for NATURAL HAIR Info?
By now, you all know I love fashion, good food, and adventures. You should also know that I love natural hair! I have been natural for almost three years and I’ve loved every minute of it. Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since my Big Chop, but I don’t talk about my hair as much anymore. My hair used to be all I talked about!
I don’t want you all to miss out on all the lessons that I learned while I was transitioning and first growing out my hair, so I am going to dig deep into the recesses of the blogosphere and find some of my older stuff to share with you, if you are interested in natural hair.
In the drop-down menus, you should see a “Natural Hair” tab that should tell you just about anything you want to know about natural hair from transitioning styles to hair maintenance. You can also find popular natural bloggers and vloggers under the “Afroinspiration” tab.
The NATUAL HAIR section will be updated periodically.
Thanks,
The MANAGEMENT ;)
I’m Houston Fashion Bloggers’ “Blogger of the Week”
Hey peeps! The past couple of weeks have been very busy, with school closing out and a lot has been going on. Just wanted to stop and share my “Blogger of the Week” award from Houston Fashion Bloggers:
I’m humbled to be given this nomination by the talented bloggers at Houston Fashion Bloggers. I’m also excited and encouraged by all the encouraging feedback I’ve been getting from family, friends, and even strangers. I started Naturale Chronicles for people who, like me, who were going through a transitioning time in their lives. Whether it be graduating from college, moving to a new city, going natural, changing up your look, I relate to you in some way. I want to share my experiences with you so we can learn together.
Naturale Chronicles has:
Style- “What You Wearing?” and “Sunday Best”
Food- “Good Eats”
Adventures- “Jump Houston” (co-written with Tobs)
Crafts- “DIY Machine”
Natural Hair- “Naturale Chronicles”
Click the links to check out the posts!
————————More news!!———————–
June 1st is Naturale Chronicles’s 1/2 birthday! To celebrate NC turning 6 months old, I will be having a giveaway!! Stay tuned for more details.
NC currently has 30 followers and 3,000 page views, and that’s just enough encouragement for for me. I look forward to more adventures and collaborations in the future. Thank you, supporters and readers, for letting me be me.
Sincerly,
Timi
Business cards are here!
My business cards from Moo.com are finally here! They were becoming a necessity, due to all the events I’ve been going to lately. So yay!! No more writing my information on scraps of paper and giving it to people.
In case you haven’t noticed, my blog is now officially:
naturalechronicles.com
Clothes Swap Part II
Sunday Best #14
Feature: Local Houston Musicians
At a benefit concert to support Young Life, I had the pleasure of seeing two great artists:
#1. CHRIS CRUMP http://chriscrumpmusic.com/
Chris is a singer/guitarist. I’m not sure how to describe his sound but his voice was doing beautiful things. Chris said he grew up on blues and rock music, and their influences were evident in his songs. He told cute little anecdotes between his songs, which made the audience relate to him. Most of us have experienced a heartbreak. It’s rare to see artists be so vulnerable and put themselves out there, because of that I found his openness refreshing.
He was very personable and his set had a couple love songs he had written. I thought the love songs were sweet and endearing. There was one particular song called “Napkin Song” that I really liked the concept of. Chris said he’d heard of a guy who, whenever he was in a restaurant, he would sit and write love letters to his future wife (whoever she turned out to be). The man collected the stack of napkins with the hopes of one day presenting them to his future wife. Chris applied the same concept and began writing songs on napkins for his future wife. As someone whose parents have been praying for her future spouse since she was born, the idea appealed to me. I think I may pick up this cute habit.
This cover of Lovesong almost sounded like a worship song. Love this song.
Michele started out her set with an awesome mic check song. I was sold at the first note. She had three band members, 2 loc-headed singers and a loc-headed percussion.Their fearless leader, Michele, had a thick top knot of big curly hair. Beautiful group.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that their group was an acapella group. Their percussionist sat on a wooden box with dynamic beats. The acapella group had an eclectic and soulful sound.They had beautifully blended harmonies and some doo-wop rifts. I loved it! In between songs, Michele would talk and drop some knowledge on the crowd. Turns out Michele is a 2nd grade teacher as well. Those kids are lucky to have such an eccentric and energetic teacher. Kids like interesting people, and she is definitely that! All the while she was speaking, I felt like I was at a poetry/soul slam. All I need was a steaming cup of Chi tea to complete the scene.
Listen to a song from her new cd:
These two are great Houston-based artists. Check ’em out if you get a chance.
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