Mahogani City

10/17/2026

CONFESSION: SOMETIMES THE EQUIPMENT ISN’T THE PROBLEM. IT’S THE PERSON BUYING MORE EQUIPMENT. 😂

Listen, I love a good machine.

Show me a printer, cutting machine, heat press, or something that promises to make creating easier, and you’ve got my attention.

But here’s the funny thing about being creative.

Sometimes you spend more time researching what to buy next than actually using what you already own.

Guilty! 🙋🏾‍♀️

Over the years, I’ve collected tools for different projects. Some worked beautifully. Some came with a learning curve that tested every ounce of patience I possessed.

And some are still waiting for their big debut.

As I prepare for the next stage of Mahogani City, I’m asking myself three questions before making another purchase:

Will this equipment help me produce something I can actually sell?

Can I use what I already own to do the job?

And will the investment pay for itself in a reasonable amount of time?

Because having a room full of expensive machines means very little if nothing is coming out of that room.

This season is about being more intentional.

Less collecting. More creating.

Less guessing. More testing.

Less spending simply because something looks impressive.

The goal isn’t to own every machine. The goal is to build a business that works.

Fellow creatives, tell me the truth. Have you ever bought supplies for a project that you STILL haven’t started?😫🤔🤦🏾‍♀️

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

THAT $30 T-SHIRT DIDN’T COST $5 TO MAKE.

Let’s talk about something people don’t always see when they shop from a small creative business.

You see a finished T-shirt.

The person making it sees the blank shirt, design, transfer material, equipment, packaging, electricity, failed experiments, and the time spent getting everything right.

And sometimes you press a shirt, lift the transfer, and discover that something shifted.

Now you’re standing there looking at it like, “Seriously? After all that?” 😂

That’s part of the business too.

I have Cricut machines, heat presses, printers, and plenty of ideas. But owning equipment and knowing how to consistently produce something worth selling are two different things.

Quality matters to me.

I don’t want to put something out there simply because I can make it. I want the finished product to look good, feel good, and be something a customer is happy to receive.

That’s why I’m spending time reviewing materials, improving my setup, and deciding which products make the most sense to offer.

And here’s something I wish more people understood about handmade businesses:

You’re not just paying for the finished item. You’re paying for the work that made it possible.

To my fellow makers and small business owners: What’s the one thing customers rarely realize goes into your work?

10/13/2026

EVERY BUSINESS HAS A BEGINNING. THIS IS PART OF MINE.

Welcome to my little corner of Mahogani City. ❤️

No fancy commercial studio. No warehouse filled with inventory. No team of twenty people running around.

Just a room, some equipment I’ve collected over time, a head full of ideas, and a woman who still believes there’s something worth building.

Some of these machines have been sitting patiently waiting for me to get back to creating. Others have taught me lessons I didn’t particularly enjoy learning. 😂

And trust me, I’ve had my share of starting, stopping, getting frustrated, changing directions, and wondering whether I was trying to do too much.

But here’s something I’ve learned.

Having the tools doesn’t automatically mean you have a business. You have to learn them, use them, make mistakes, improve your work, and eventually put something out there that somebody actually wants.

That’s the part I’m working on.

Mahogani City is home to several creative ideas and brands, including Ryte Stylz Clothing, INAHS, and the services and projects I’m developing.

I’m not showing you a finished success story.

I’m showing you the work in progress.

The printers, the presses, the supplies, the experiments, and yes, the occasional mess that comes with figuring things out.

Because sometimes the most interesting part of a business isn’t the grand opening.

It’s everything that happens before the doors open.

So here’s a little peek inside my creative space.

Tell me something: If you had a room dedicated to doing something you love, what would you use it for?

10/09/2026

10/06/2026

This right here. I, not married but baby, It’s deep. Thank you Kesha Speaks

10/03/2026

THINGS I DOH DO AGAIN — PART 5

Menopause: The Night Shift

2:26 A.M.

I was perfectly fine FIVE MINUTES AGO.

Then suddenly—

WHO TURNED ON DE SUN?!

Bedroom feeling like 100 degrees.

I sweating like I just run de NYC Marathon.

And the fan?

DAM USELESS!!!!!.

That blasted thing just taking the same hot air, spinning it around and RETURNING IT TO SENDER. 😭

And before allyuh tell me:

“Girl, put on the AC!”

Absolutely not.

I did not renew my share holdings with PSE&G. 🫤😂🤔

Because I not going to work just to pay the electric bill so I could cool down enough to sleep…

Just to wake up wondering if I moved to de North Pole…… 🥶☃️❄️

Now here is something else that makes NO SENSE.

During sleep ah thirst hit meh and I wake up.

Now I need water.

But drinking water at 2:30+ in the morning comes with TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Twenty minutes later:

Bedroom → bathroom.

Back to bed.

Bedroom → bathroom.

Back to bed.

By sunrise I done complete a 5K inside the house. 😡🤬😝

Then people asking why women this age tired. “Yuh don’t get sleep?” Well most of us anyway, cause I know some who say “nah, I never had dem problems.” Lucky dem.

How can we sleep when we’ve literally BEEN BUSY PLAYING A GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS ALL NIGHT!

I have also noticed, sometimes I don’t even have to MOVE to begin feeling HOT.

I just think too hard…

🔥🔥🔥

Temperature rise.

At this point my thermostat isn’t broken.

IT POSSESSED.

And now it’s 5-something in the morning, I’m lying here with my bonnet and glasses on looking like somebody who has been personally betrayed by her own endocrine system.

Good morning, I guess. 😒😂🤦🏾🤷🏽‍♀️😢

Aunty S — reporting LIVE from the surface of the sun.

Which one of you out here fighting for your LIFE between 2 A.M. and sunrise?! 😂🔥