From work to happy hour to backyard BBQs and brunches, you are a busy girl! No matter what your social life entails, make a fresh-faced entrance with different makeup looks that suit you and the occasion. We all know that makeup goes darker for night and lighter for day, but what’s the best look (even if you … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Recipe: Mint Watermelon Salad
What I love most about summer is the weekend BBQs and pool parties. Whenever I’m invited, I tend to opt for bringing alcohol because you can never have enough rose and cold beer! Occasionally I’ll go all out to impress a few girlfriends, and prepare a side dish. Yes, that’s right, I occasionally use my … Continue reading
My Breakup Summed Up with ’90s Jams
I was recently dumped. Cold, hard, entirely out of the blue dumped. Over the phone. (Guys can be such dicks sometimes.) Obviously, it doesn’t feel wonderful to have a person you’re in a relationship with call you to tell you ad nauseam how not in love with you they are, especially when you never claimed … Continue reading
100 Ways to be Happy- #3. Meditate Into Something You Love
Meditation. An anomaly for many people, but as Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga and other spiritual practices become increasingly mainstream, we find it being suggested to us more and more. Many people have a hard time sitting in a dark room with their eyes closed trying to clear their mind from all thoughts. What will I … Continue reading
Music Review: Jelani Lateef
It’s not everyday you come across a rap artist whose music reads like a candid memoir of their life. Jelani Lateef isn’t afraid to be that artist and damn, is it inspiring. This laidback, honest, and hard hitting performer stems from Chicago, Illinois and reincarnates classic rap and hip-hop. You’ll find yourself nodding along to … Continue reading
A Home Workout Routine That Could Help You Stop Snoring
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls insufficient sleep a public health epidemic. There is a laundry list of illnesses related to a bad night’s sleep, including heart disease and cognitive disorders. About one third of Americans report falling asleep during the day and 1 in 20 people has nodded off while driving. The … Continue reading
100 Ways to be Happy- #2: Accept Compliments
Day 2 of experimenting with the things that make us happy. So lets recap last week’s lesson real quick: “Trusting The Universe”: I often have a hard time giving up control of a situation and like to plan things far in advance. I like knowing what will come next in the moment, day, week or year. … Continue reading