Tag: Randomness

Rolling the Dice On My Life

Rolling the Dice On My Life

| January 26, 2009 | 171 Comments

Remember the New Year’s post I wrote, 2009 is mine? I wrote words that were meant to inspire and electrify, but I didn’t explicitly state the kind of changes I had in store. When I said: “2009 is MINE. My year to grab life by the reins. My year to be the change I’ve been [...]

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Diversity Day!

Diversity Day!

| January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Hey bellas! I’ve got an exciting career advancing proposition for you, on behalf of one of my favorite bloggers in the game! The one and only Carmen Van Kerckhove, creator of Racialicious and president of the diversity education firm New Demographic, is offering the kind of diversity training I can get behind. Carmen is all [...]

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Class Action Cosmetics!

Class Action Cosmetics!

| January 16, 2009 | 16 Comments

Yet another tip of the hat to the Frugalista — today’s tip made me shriek in excitement. If you visited a high end department store and overpaid for some cosmetics between May 29, 1994 and July 16, 2003, you could be in for a freebie, thanks to a class action lawsuit. From Businessweek: “Starting next [...]

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2009 is MINE!

2009 is MINE!

| January 1, 2009 | 56 Comments

Happy New Year, bellas!! This isn’t a post about resolutions or lists or the promises we make to ourselves every year — that post will come next week, after some much needed R&R&R. That’s Rest, Relaxation, and Reflection. I need some time to think and prepare for this new year. This is about my New [...]

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Last Minute Gifts, By Bellas For Bellas

Last Minute Gifts, By Bellas For Bellas

| December 22, 2008 | 10 Comments

In a perfect world, I would have posted this roundup of fabulous by bellas, for bellas items over a week ago. But as many of you know, the holidays can be insanely hectic. I feel like the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland. I’m late! I’m late! I don’t know if you can still put [...]

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Bargains for My Bellas

Bargains for My Bellas

| December 15, 2008 | 11 Comments

Tis the season to be thrifty — and the signs of the times are immediately apparent at your local mall. Stores like Saks are offering discounts as steep as 70% off, and you just might be surprised at how many parking spots are still available at your nearest Target or WalMart on the weekends. Which [...]

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Gifts Worth Giving – The Incredible B. Smith

Gifts Worth Giving – The Incredible B. Smith

| December 4, 2008 | 20 Comments

Hey Bellas! In years past, I’ve done big holiday gift guides, and let me tell you, they are kind of exhausting to research and write. So I figured this year I’d do something a little different and have a series of gift suggestions from the kind of companies and entrepreneurs a bella like me is [...]

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