Dear Pennies & Pens, Happy Black History + Herstory Month! I am so happy this month is finally here. I have always loved and celebrated Black History + Herstory Month. It’s a beautiful time to celebrate my people and our…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Happy Black History + Herstory Month! I am so excited to share some new content with yall this month that will focus on Black history + herstory as well as contemporary news and events. To kick…
Dear Pennies & Pens, In one of my last posts of 2021, Beauty and the Pen: My Natural Hair Routine, I shared with you what I do to care for my natural hair. Now, in today’s post, I am going…
Dear Pennies & Pens, On a recent trip to Target, I decided to pretend that I am balling out of control and purchase Monsta X’s newest album, The Dreaming. As y’all can see, this past week has been all about…
Dear Pennies & Pens, On a recent mini shopping spree, I purchased a copy of Lalisa by Lalisa on vinyl. I have been wanting to visit a local Kpop store for a few months now and finally got the chance…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Time flies when you’re having fun as Janet Jackson once sang. The thing is that’s seriously true because I didn’t realize that I blogged about Monsta X back in July 2021. It just doesn’t seem like…
Dear Pennies & Pens, A couple weeks ago, I purchased a copy of Monsta X’s 9th mini album, One Of A Kind. This is one of my favorite Monsta X albums (I know I say that all the time). But…
Dear Pennies & Pens, This past September, I treated myself on my birthday and purchased a copy of Monsta X’s All About Luv on vinyl. As you all know from one of my latest posts, Pen’s Rhythm Nation: How I…
Dear Pennies & Pens, Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s 2022?! I can’t the last two years have been cray, cray. That’s why I’m working on revamping my business, ISLP, The InkSpot, LLC. In the video below, Behind the…
Dear Pennies & Pens, As I have mentioned in several previous posts, I have been natural for over 15 years. And in that time, I’ve tried so many products and routines and I finally found one that works. Therefore, in…








