Lifestyle. Melanin. Me: Off the Beaten Path.
Welcome to a new feature on This Square Peg, where I share the random memories that come to me during my morning commute to work! You're welcome. There's always a catalyst to the memories. This particular morning, as I stepped off the train, I saw a young woman who reminded me of a girl that …
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TMI alert. You've been warned. I'm comfortable in bloomers. Granny undies, big old pantaloons, you get my drift. I understand how troubling this may sound, largely because I'm nowhere near the age where a package of gigantic Hanes underwear should be so appealing. But they are the enormous sirens to my wide-eyed Ulysses, and I always …
On this much belated Gratitude Friday, I was inspired by the words of actress Gabourey Sidibe during the Gloria Awards (honoring Gloria Steinem), as tweeted by the awesome Awesomely Luvvie: "I'm grateful to...my 5th grade class because if they hadn't made me cry, I wouldn't be able to cry on cue now." I was moved …
"“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” - Henry W. Longfellow
So, quite randomly this morning, I made a mental note to do a search for 5Ks in the area and sign up for one as soon as possible. Moments later, I found myself marveling a bit. We've come a looong way, baby. Follow me, won't you? This is the girl who chose to take zeroes for the day …
You don't want to hear about the other thing about George Clooney, which is my undying admirating for this generation's Clark Gable and his suits and that salt-and-pepper hair. And I won't do that to you. However, it's the present thing about him that has captured my attention. Rumors abounded this weekend that Clooney had …
So AMEX has this new card geared toward the harried multi-taskers of the wold, aka, moms. I'm not a mom, and I dare not apply for an American Express card (I envision a decline letter coming back with 1,000 LOLs), but I love Tina's list above of 20 aspects of her life/days as a mom. So here's are …
So it's no surprise that I'm quietly freaking out about this. You know I love her. Here's why I'm happy with People's choice this year: 1. Does my Lupita (because she's mine, really) need a magazine to declare her beautiful? No, she doesn't. But this is icing on the cake. Such sweet icing. 2. We've …
This is the Holly Street Rubie Bag, by Kate Spade. I want it so bad I can taste the blue on my tongue. For real. If you click …
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