Media & Human Rights
Books to Get You Through 2020
Here are a lot of the books I’ve read in 2020. I’m including the kids books that have either become quality-time reading for our family or have kept my kids enthralled (off-screen) for long periods of time. All books are links to purchase through one of the DC area Black-owned bookstores.
Lani’s Anti-Racist Musings: Outtakes from the Newsletter
Yes, this is a fashion blog, but it is a fashion blog for humans. Acknowledging others’ humanity and struggle is important to us at Real Life Style. I’ve compiled some of my writings into this blog for those of you not subscribed to the newsletter.
Lani’s Favorite Podcasts
One thing that might strike you after reading this list is that there is only one fashion podcast on it. I read Women’s Wear Daily, the fashion industry newspaper (well, now online), daily. That’s enough for me. In my podcasts I want someone to tell me how to get stuff done more efficiently, make time … Read more
What I Wish I Had Known at the Start of My Career
Call this creepy or kismet, but the same week I had scheduled to write a blog about what I wish I had known about personal styling before starting my career and business, Lori Mihalich-Levin of one of our favorite blogs, Mindful Return, wrote in her newsletter that she was just interviewed by Sara Holtz on … Read more
My Reset Story
. “Overnight I went from someone out of work and down on her luck to the self-proclaimed owner of my own personal styling firm, Real life Style. I went down to city hall to register my business, ordered business cards, had a graphic designer friend create a website for me and never looked back.” Last … Read more
What Lani’s Reading Now
It’s been awhile since I updated you guys on what I’m reading. Mostly that is because between all of the magazines I read and you know, work and kids, I haven’t gotten very far lately! Also, I listen to most of my books on Audible and per Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World … Read more