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Just Act Natural: How To Stick To Your New Year’s Goals & Resolutions
With the coming of every new year, we make resolutions, declarations, commitments or what ever you want to call them. Very often we don’t even keep them for one week. The biggest reason is because we have these unrealistic unnatural goals, but we are not committing to the process. So Naturally we FAIL! What if we were to take a more natural approach to these goals? Here’s what I mean. If you have made a goal to exercise every morning, but yet you have trouble getting up in the morning, more than likely you will not accomplish this goal easily. However if you tend to stay up later, or you…
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Curly Girl’s LITERALLY Last Minute Gift Guide !
Here we are Christmas is just a few days away! I’m sure you’ve done all your shopping and finished up like a boss, right? But wait you missed your favorite curly girl, what now? It’s LITERALLY LAST MINUTE! No worries, I gotcha! Here’s my top LITERALLY LAST MINUTE gifts for the naturals in your life: -Detangling comb: I know you’re probably like really, a comb? But as a natural we appreciate the value of a good comb. We also lose and damage them more often then you think so this is an awesome gift. There are even decorative comb sets to make the gift even more special 😉 -Hair…
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Holiday Look Books For Every Curvy Girl
Wow, can you believe the year is almost over? Where did the time go! Are you ready for the onslaught of Holiday Parties, Company Dinners, and End Of The Year Girlfriend Catch Up Chats? I know I’m not! So what will you be wearing? Need a little help? Here are a few look books from some of my favorite curvy girls. Each look book has outfit choices for different types of events. Now there are different types of curves, and everything doesn’t work for every body. These are some of my favorites bloggers and they all have different body types. Positive body acceptance is all about knowing you are not…
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Welcome To Glamrock: Frugal Fashion Plus Sized Look Under $25
I’m sure it’s no secret that being a stylish plus sized woman is not cheap. It seems that paying more just goes with the territory. It’s even worse for me because I shop with my ears. If you can imagine I’m just walking through a particular store and I start hearing things speaking to me. “Psst hey over here” ” take me home with you”. Sometimes trying it on will help me make the decision to buy or not to buy, and other times it’s so right for me that I just have to get it. I usually set a limit per piece of what I will spend. Such as…
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Inside influence: Listening To The Little Voice Inside You
Inside influence: The Little Voice Inside You We’ve all had the little voice inside us leading us down one road or another. Some people have told me, that as long as they can remember, they have listened to that little voice. In most cases these are some of the most successful people I know. One of my favorite artist, CeeLo Green, just dropped a new project called “Heart Blanche”. Basically it’s a play on the word we use for total control “Carte Blanche”. It’s about giving your heart total control. Let’s marinate on that thought….are you ready to go higher? The Holy Ghost, The Ancestors, The Gods, Your Knower, Oprah…
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Unbreakable: The View From Inside The Glass House
If you haven’t guessed it, this post is kinda inspired by my favorite TV show Being Maryjane. The main character played by Gabriel Union, Ms Maryjane Paul. Like many women, Mary Jane seems strong, accomplished, self sufficient, and Unbreakable. But the truth is so far from that reality. As we see her spiraling to rock bottom as she sits in her beautiful glass house. Dealing with family issues, job insecurity, love woes, and now the recent suicide of her oldest friend. Maryjane seems to be failing apart, but some how at her lowest point she manages to pull herself up and begin to reclaim her life. Have you ever…
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What I Know For Sure: Five Things Every Woman Needs To Have by The Time She Reaches Her Forties
By this stage in your life, you have probably spent a great deal of energy living up tosomeone else’s idea of you. Your parents, spouses, children, and society’s views and standards all impact how we see ourselves and or how we measure our successes or accomplishments and the lack thereof. I recently celebrated my 42nd birthday, and like most people I always contemplate my position in life as well as my future around my birthday. I am a real number weirdo, meaning I always look up numbers and see what they mean or correspond to. I remember when I turned forty and I looked it up, as I always do,…
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Fall Of Pretty Tomboy: Cuffed Jeans, Blazers & Booties
This Fall look reminds of my childhood days rolling my pant legs up so I could race and play with the boys in my neighborhood. I would roll those wide leg jeans, (yes I’m a 70’s baby) or cords up in a second to race them on my bike, on foot and occasionally to hand out good ole mind changing “so you think you can beat me because I’m a girl” beating. Then one day, when I was about ten or eleven years old, all that changed. I came home from school and my cousin who was living with us at the time, brought home a friend from school. He…
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Fall Forward: Fall Wardrobe Trends & Hair Regimen Tips To Help You Fall Forward
Ahh the Fall Season is upon us. Fall is my favorite time of year. All things Fall seem warm and comfy. As the leaves start to turn, and the temperature starts to cool down layers are the key to making the best of this transition. Layering your clothes as well as layering product into your hair. We are loving wool blend Wraps, and sweater Shawls, and Ponchos. This is and easy addition to update your look without breaking the bank. Wide leg jeans are back! If you are like me and have thighs “thicker than honey” this is a win for you. With the wider leg, it allows for a better…
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Don’t Let Your Hair Be A Dirty Diana : Best Drugstore Shampoo For Natural Hair
Our Four Favorite Drugstore Shampoos To Keep Your Natural Hair Clean And Moisturized We’ve all had that moment when we realize the Mane [Man] In The Mirror makes you want to Beat It. You know that feeling when you scratch your hair and look under your nails and you see Another Part of [ Me] You. Maybe it is the realization that the miracle product that’s suppose to make your hair feel like butter is actually just Bad! It happens to every natural at some point on this natural hair journey. Being able to run out and pick up the right shampoo is a key to getting through wash day…