July 2011
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Why I Prefer Emails Over Text Messages
Let’s bring the email back.
Those days of mid 1990s bliss where you would exchange your freshly minted email addresses with your best friends. It was the telegraph of the new millennium; short or long messages to send to your friends and family sharing the day and travels.
Now our email inboxes are pools filled of junk mail and online shopping newsletters. The personality that we used to...
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Saving Money is Sexy
There is so much talk about how much money you spend, what about the money that you save?
As of lately, I have been really reconnecting with the art of money saving, and how important it truly is. While it looks fantastic to “make it rain,” at the end of the day, you could be in a situation that leaves you struggling.
After some discussions with some of my friends in financing and...
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30 Days
I heard from a TED Talk that if you commit to something for 30 Days, it will not only become a habit, but become a part of your everyday life.
Taking those small steps towards a change will, in turn, bring better results. Rather than reaching for the “big” picture, taking the small steps toward it will make that goal appear more attainable.
My first 30 Day Challenge is to get more...
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Ran into a fellow natural hair blogger and we... →
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On Natural Hair and Natural Beauty
I will admit, I am a recent convert. 9 months and counting.
Ever since one of my friends hipped me up on the amount of chemicals are found in many hair products (including those similar to Drain-O), I cut it all off and started from scratch, using nothing but conditioner and different products.
While embracing the culture and research that came with natural hair, I loved what became of it, as...
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You can't be a leader if you are scared to make...
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The next two days are bound to be interesting.
My current state: sleepily awake, blogging on my iPad, listening to the new Cool Kids album, fresh off the phone with my best friend who left to Miami this morning. Eventful in the morning hours yes? Or not so much.
These next two days I have off of work, and they will be spent in downtown Chicago.
Today: Meeting up with a friend who has an internship at a financial company. He says that we...
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A friend to me is someone who can introduce me to...
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Deleting playlists are like deleting a small piece...
There is so much emotion in a succession of songs…getting rid of them hurts.
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One of the most offensive phrases I have ever...
