Last Friday, I attended a TJ Maxx/Marshalls event hosted by the marvelous Danielle of The Style And Beauty Doctor and Lexi of Curls, Coils & Kinks. I was excited, being that this was the first blogger event I attended in ... Read More

This past weekend was a fantastic week for Atlanta Style Bloggers. From the Blogalicious ATL meetup to the Lily Kai Vintage trunk show, ASBers were out and about in full effect. We engaged in various discussions from HTML and design ... Read More

If you follow me on Twitter, then you know I took a day trip to Nashville with my dear friend, Shay. I was really excited because I had never been before and I love going to new places. The food ... Read More

As I'm on a quest to improve my blog and gaining a larger following I have definitely learned which rules of engagement works. As I've been interacting with other bloggers, I've learned what I like, don't like, what works and ... Read More

Above is my rapper face. So, I'm sort of obsessed with the song "Look At Me Now" from Chris Brown's new album F.A.M.E. On the song, Busta Rhymes spits one of the fastest verses I've ever heard a human being spit. ... Read More

In honor of my 500th post (I know, can you believe it?!) I wanted to go over why I started Mattieologie. I have to admit over the last few months, so much has been going on that I too needed ... Read More

Spent a splendid spring day with Hubs in Decatur this weekend. Even though you wouldn't tell by the crappy rainy weather that's going on right now in Atlanta, it was absolutely beautiful on Saturday. Got to visit the cutest stores ... Read More

Today at 2pm on Midday Mattieologie, we'll be discussing how maintaining relationships can help (or hurt) your blog and then we'll chat with Marian Anderson of Haute Travels. It's all part of the #blogbetter movement. That's what the show is ... Read More

WEARING: H&M printed dress, H&M opaque tights, Qupid Luxe shoes, no name cardigan, Forever 21 earrings & bracelet I really love this dress - I can literally wear it with anything. Don't be alarmed if you've already seen me in it ... Read More

As I've said before, my personal platform is being better. I developed the Be Better workshop last year creating 12 steps to help create the better version of yourself. Well, this year I've decided to create "challenges" for myself to ... Read More

As you’ve noticed, this month has been terribly sporadic. Of course there’s been a lot going on. The new site went up, I got a new writing gig, a national radio gig and launched my own online radio show. Aside ... Read More

Yesterday, I finally got to see the movie, Eat, Pray, Love. If you're a woman with a pulse, you should go see this movie. It's incredibly enlightening and encouraging and truly makes you realize that the only person that can ... Read More

Best known for his role on TNT's Dark Blue, Omari Hardwick is an actor originally from Savannah, Georgia. He's only been on the acting scene for the last 9 years and is already driving Hollywood - and the ladies - ... Read More

After 40 years of ESSENCE here in the US, why is there no ESSENCE Africa? So not too long ago there was a campaign for Vogue Africa. After a valiant effort made by Cameroonian photographer Mario Epanya, Conde Nast turned ... Read More

I know. Why is Diddy my motivation to run a marathon? Well, I'm not sure if you remember, but not too long ago Diddy Ran the City. Literally. So, I'm going to do the same. (If he can do it, ... Read More

With so many ways to indirectly communicate nowadays, are our friends faux real? When our day starts, before we even actually physically talk to one person, we probably tweet, text, BBM and email a dozen of them. Some of these people ... Read More