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3 Simple Tips to Help You Get More Done Everyday!

3 Simple Tips to Help You Get More Done Everyday!

Do you ever look back at your day and ask yourself  ”where did the time go?”  I hate when I finish the day  and feel as if I didn’t get anything done. It’s like a hamster running inside the wheel and never going anywhere.  Sometimes I’ll have three different things I want to work on, [...]

Monday Motivation: Now Is the Time to Rise Above Your Circumstances!

Monday Motivation: Now Is the Time to Rise Above Your Circumstances!

It’s not a good idea to make pain, setbacks or mistakes wrong. Why? Because we learn through opposites. That is to say, we learn about what we really want by getting what we really don’t want. What if setbacks were lessons? What is pain was a lesson? What if failure was just a lesson? What [...]

Monday Motivation: True Caring

Monday Motivation: True Caring

Caring is more than a thought. True caring is a way of life. When you care enough to learn, to commit, to discipline yourself, to make the effort and to do it right, you achieve excellence. When you care enough to desire the best for all of life, you experience life in a beautiful, joyful [...]

Best and Worst Dressed MET Gala 2013

Best and Worst Dressed MET Gala 2013

The 2013 MET Gala was definitely one to remember. The annual celebration which kicks off the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s yearly Costume Institute Ball always impresses with a flock of celebrities, and fashion icons. We knew it would be fabulous once they announced that Beyonce would be an honorary chair of the event. “Punk: Chaos [...]

Apparel Designed to Make a Difference

Apparel Designed to Make a Difference

Life is definitely filled with rewarding experiences. The joy of parenting ranks high among those experiences. It is one of the hardest jobs that you will ever love. Every parent wants the best for their kids and will always have concerns. One concern that is becoming all to common are food allergies.  In this day [...]

Monday Motivation: Assume Less And Love Yourself More

Monday Motivation: Assume Less And Love Yourself More

In his book, The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz mentions four principles we might want to follow to live a more present, joyous and drama-free life. 1) Be impeccable with your word. 2) Always do your best. 3) Don’t take anything personally. 4) Don’t make assumptions. Ahhhhh . . . yes. Assumptions. We assume all the [...]

The Legality of People: Dropping the “I” Word

The Legality of People: Dropping the “I” Word

Last week the Associated Press released an updated style guide: The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term “illegal immigrant” or the use of “illegal” to describe a person. Instead, it tells users that “illegal” should describe only an action, such as living in or immigrating to a country illegally… Change is a part of AP [...]

I Am Not My Hair! Sheryl Underwood Snatches Off Her Wig on National Television

I Am Not My Hair! Sheryl Underwood Snatches Off Her Wig on National Television

It may come as no surprise that funny woman Sheryl Underwood has always gone above and beyond to get a laugh or two from an on looking audience but this here takes the cake. During an episode of The Talk Sheryl and her co-host Aisha Tyler, Sarah Gilbert, Julie Chen, guest co-host Donny Osmond, and [...]

Are You Drinking Too Much?

Are You Drinking Too Much?

Hanging out with girlfriends after classes when I was in college was a social occasion – drinks and guys were the purpose of the “exercise” as we called it. We would go to a bar called the Vendevous AKA the Vous and would socialize and drink with abandon. Coming home with a headache was only one [...]

The Status of Marriage Equality

The Status of Marriage Equality

As thousands converged on the nation’s capital, millions more converged around the universal symbol for equality.  Monday, marked the start of a new campaign heralded by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) featuring a red equality symbol. The campaign began with HRC’s redesigned logo; the image replaces the groups’ typical yellow equal symbol on a blue [...]