Share Now that Thanksgiving is officially over and we are in the full swing of the Christmas hustle and bustle, your attention is probably focused on providing the best Christmas or Hanukkah and/or Kwanzaa experience for your family. In the past, each year, I have gone out of my way to get everything possible to [...]

Share The following is a repost: It’s that time of year where I am starting to design my family’s Christmas card. Each year, I send a Christmas card to my family members and close friends. The card usually consists of a collage of photos of the kids or characters of some sort of all of [...]

Share I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday. There is nothing better than family and spending time with the ones you love. This year, amongst all the turkey and dressing and other holiday fare,  I made a point of thinking about my life, reflecting on what is truly important. It is so easy to [...]

Share Today started off badly. I was in the early morning throes of PMS and cramping like crazy and had to pick myself out of the bed and head to an early morning breakfast meeting at my corporate office. The day got better though, when after the meeting, we were told that we could go [...]

Share As the wonderful day that is Black Friday approaches, many of you are already formulating your gameplans on how to tackle the day. Sure to be a hectic time, Black Friday can make even the most seasoned and professional shopper cringe. I consider myself somewhat of an expert when it comes to shopping on [...]

Share This morning, I had the honor of speaking with a close friend of mine. We haven’t chatted in some time and with her living in a completely different state, it’s hard for us to catch up with one another. So when I saw my Blackberry light up with her name, I was overjoyed; there [...]

Share Each Friday, I am going to try to dedicate myself to trying something new with my eyes. Whether it’s new color or pigments, techniques, blends, etc., on my blog, Fridays is when I will be experimenting. Today, for the challenge, I wanted something bold but professional enough to wear in the office. This is [...]

Share As a former Human Resources Generalist, Manager, and Hiring Manager in sales and customer service, I’ve seen my share of resumes, good and bad. Presently while working as a manager of a team, I get an influx of resumes in my fax machine daily and to be honest, I end up pitching most of [...]

Share It is very rare that a story touches my heart. Especially since in these days and times, the news is riddled with nothing but bad news, death, and despair. But the story of the tragic abduction and death of 5 year old Shaniya Davis got to me. Maybe it’s because I am also the mother of [...]

Share ….out of the Big Apple this past weekend. And let me tell you. I ate well, but I am not quite full. I’m still hungry for more New York City action! I plan on visiting NYC very soon. Possibly during Fashion Week in February. I arrived in New York after spending the day in [...]

Share Let me start off by saying a great big THANK YOU to all the wonderful Cubicle Chicks and Dudes who have visited TheCubicleChick.com on the daily. It has almost been a month since I began this niche blog and so far, the response has been overwhelming. Writing has always been my passion. When I [...]

Share I’ve found myself recently talking to my 15 year old son more and more about money and how to spend it, save it, etc. When I was coming up, my parents never discussed money with me. As an only child, I was severely spoiled and I went into my adulthood not really understanding money [...]

Share When I first saw our elegant First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover of Glamour online featured as one of their Women of The Year 2009, I swooned. You could call me a Presidential groupie if you want (no Monica Lewinsky) but I heart Mrs. Obama and her equally fabulous husband. She is the [...]