Share I am not a smoker. Okay, now that I got that over with, let’s get to the point of this whole blog post. As you may already know, I am not one to use my blog to complain and moan about things—that is just not me. I like to inform people and share information. [...]

Share During my elementary and junior high school years, there were three series of books that I read with reckless abandon: ‘The Babysitter’s Club’, ‘The Canaby Hall Girls’, and ‘Sweet Valley High’. This was of course years before the Harry Potter and Twilight books hit the masses. These books were quick and fun reading and [...]

Share We’ve all had embarrassing or weird things or situations happen to us at work. I know I for one, have had tons. So many, that my initial plan for this website/blog was to post embarrassing work scenarios that I witnessed or was a part of in the workplace. Yes, that was the first vision [...]

Share A recent study found that women spend an average of $34 on jeans, which is a shocking figure when you think of all of the designer denim in the stores that are $200 + dollars. There is a segment of women who find these desirable and do pay that cost for jeans, but for [...]

Share The week was going pretty well for me. Despite the fact that I have been having a bad case of blogger’s writer’s block, I’ve been gaining momentum in other aspects of my life. I was feeling a sense of peace and ease. That is, until I took a look at my bank account last [...]

Share I received an email from a reader who did not want me to publish the contents of her letter, but wanted to me answer this question: Is there such a thing as privacy at work”. She was asking because she felt her privacy had been violated due to the fact that her boss read [...]

Share Everyone I know is working towards something in life—may it be a job that they love, or a career or dream that they are chasing after, I have a life full of people who are moving in a positive direction. But positive doesn’t always mean that it is the direction in which they are [...]

Share This scene is so familiar: the music is blaring out of the stereo playing Frankie Beverly and Maze’s hit tune, “Before I Let Go” as relatives eat and drink and reminisce about old times. Kids are running to and fro as you swat the mosquitos away, and Uncle Sonny keeps reminding you of when [...]

Share I was reading my dear friend Glamazini’s blog and she had a post about “The silliest thing I’ve ever done to my head was…” and it got me to thinking. There are many things that I have done in my life that I’ve looked back on and said why in the hell did I [...]

Share If you would’ve told me last year this time that I would be working full-time on my blog, a book, and other projects, you would’ve gotten a look of puzzlement from me. I always wanted to be self employed and working as my own boss but didn’t know quite how to get her done, [...]

Share Now that I am doing the majority of work for my blog, brand, and business at home, I miss the days of having an actual office or decorative cubicle which allowed me to leave my house and mix and mingle with other coworkers. Working at home does have it’s advantages—I can choose to work [...]

Share And the winner is…..(drumroll…) @Ruralglamour! Congrats! DM me your mailing information so your card can be shipped to you tomorrow! Thank you yo everyone who entered! I absolutely adore Target! And since it has been awhile since I’ve done a giveaway here on TCC, I thought it was time to partner up with Target [...]

Share Your deadline at work is fast approaching. The kids both have to be at different places at the same time, and you have have a few personal projects that you have been putting off because you never have time to finish them. What’s worse is the last two times you’ve had a “vacation”, you [...]