Inspired by a great idea from Natalie of Natalie's Lovely Blog (follow her, won't you?) and her friend McKenna Ryan , my pal and fellow blogger Toia B. of Luv To B Natural (check her out!) and I decided to interview each other on current fashion loves and likes and can't-live-withouts. Natalie and McKenna's fun idea consisted of finding a blogging friend and exchanging …
Short Story Prompt – 12/16/13
Short Story Prompt: Write about a a person whose family member is suffering from amnesia and tries to get that person to remember them.One year after the search parties had disassembled and the leads had run cold, she decided that it was time to restart her life. She moved back into their bedroom from the guest …
Weekend Vignettes.
I went to NYC this weekend, on a Saturday and back on a Saturday, and visited the Met museum. I met a man who wore humility like a coat. It was refreshing. I froze in NYC and was reminded of my very strong feelings about the city. I said my peace. I think I'm getting …
What ‘tude? Gratitude.
In line with an interesting conversation I had with a pair of lovely friends last night, I decided that every Friday is now Gratitude Friday. Why, exactly? I tend to be a Negative Nancy. It's really Negative Ninja Nancy, because when I'm being so-called positive, I'm quietly, methodically sneaking in complaints like nobody's business. (I …
Fabu Fashion Thursday (aka Quick Bathroom Selfies)
Because I thought today was Thursday, I decided to use my brain freeze (seriously, I believed it was Friday with all my heart) to my blogging advantage. New feature: every Thursday, I'll post pics of what I'm wearing. Viva brain freeze fashion! I do it for you, don't you know? Below are a few pics …
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...just got a second piercing in her ear...! What what!
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How to Live like a French Girl.
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she who has bloomed.
I used to bristle when folks called me a late bloomer. (Those folks being my bestie, whom you'll hear about often, and my mama, whom you'll hear about often.) There was something condescending and juvenile about it, as if I hadn't grown up yet. The online definition I found for late bloomer is "a person …
Dignity.
Little one, you won't find dignity in the App Store of your latest iPhone, and it's not discoverable in those awful videos with those sad girls who writhe around on the hoods of those expensive cars. Dignity is in the quiet clench of your strong jaw when you are studying. So study. Dignity is in …
This Square Peg. 