Well, it's not cats vs. dogs, but in my opinion, it's pretty high up there in terms of which you prefer. (Dogs, by the way.) Anyway, I've been a lotion lover since I can remember. Hands down, Suave lotion was my favorite since I was old enough to buy my own beauty products in Rite Aid; …
Why Not Me?
I won't get into why I love Mindy Kaling more than you'll ever understand--and I do, I just stinkin' do--but this excerpt (printed in Glamour magazine) from her forthcoming second book of essays, Why Not Me?, (a title that was basically the theme of one of my recent short stories; I may post the whole thing on here soon) is …
Meanwhile, in Paris…
...This petite Parisienne is killing it, all with a croissant in her tiny, stylish hand. C'est bien, petit. C'est bien.
How Queens Fly.
She manages to give me Jackie O and simply Lupita all at once. Le sigh.
Misty.
Misty Copeland was rejected by a ballet academy at 13 years old for having the "wrong body for ballet." She is now, as of June 30, the first African-American female principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre. Here are the following reasons I admire her and am inspired by her to no end: 1. Ballet is one …
Summertime, and the Cutting is Easy…
It was going to happen eventually. My longing for change would be manifested via my hair, and that's exactly what happened. Without further ado... I cut my hair. What what? Yes, after making promises to myself that after my cut in January 2014, I would just grow it out patiently and see where it took …
Two James Taylors on a Seesaw.
Because he is my favorite singer-songwriter (no, seriously; of all time) and because I thought it was silly and cute: here are the real James Taylor and a fake JT (Jimmy Fallon) performing a silly and cute song on The Tonight Show. Fallon is great with imitating his musical guests, by the way, and I love how …
Bon weekend, mes petits choux!
Project: Bentonite Clay.
The naturalista adventures continue. Last week, I decided to try a clay detox mask for my hair, being that I had worn box braids for the past seven weeks and wanted to really cleanse it after taking them down. A bit of back story: I heard about Bentonite Clay a year ago, when my friends and …
Administrative Professionals Day…
Did you hug your admins on April 22? If you did, good for you and thanks in advance for not being creepy and holding us longer and tighter than you should have. (If you did, well, hmm...) April 22 was Administrative Professionals Day. If you were wondering what I do at the OK Corral, other than …
This Square Peg. 