Share With the 5 year anniversary of Katrina filling the airwaves, much is being said about The Big Easy. New Orleans has had so much to overcome—Hurricane Katrina and then the BP Oil Spill that has affected that area greatly. New Orleans has struggled to rise back up from the “ashes” so to speak, but [...]

Share Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! I really don’t know how I should feel about this. A part of me is like, 35 is nothing, girlie! You’ve made it! You have a 16 year old and a 6 year old and you are doing great things! Age aint nothing but a number and [...]

Share As I previously blogged before (and endlessly Tweeted this weekend), I was at an all Ladies Tweet-up at the YMCA of the Ozarks Trout Lodge location. Trout Lodge is located about an hour and a half away from St. Louis in Potosi, Missouri. I didn’t really know what to expect because I’ve never experienced [...]

Share Hiya folks! As you are reading this, I am en route to YMCA of the Ozarks Trout Lodge, which is located in Eastern Ozarks here in Missouri. I was graciously invited by @MilliGFunk who works with the YMCA of St. Louis, and will be amongst new friends as we tweet-up to do fun activities [...]

Share This is a quick little video with no flashy intros or text, a simplified way of letting you all know what I have been up to, and to speak about last weekend’s Blogging While Brown and my other events that I am attending this week.

Share Blogging While Brown is not just  a business affair. It is also for networking,enaging, and enjoying oneself. Washington, D.C. has become one of my favorite cities to visit. The fellowship I have experienced has been amazing at this conference, and the folk that I have met and bonded with have left an incredibly positive [...]

Share As you are reading this, I am in Washington, D.C. at Blogging While Brown, a conference for multicultural and minority bloggers and social media enthusiasts. This is my first official “conference” for new media, but I have attended many conferences in the past for employers and such. Conferences are a good way to network, [...]

Share I decided to break out the trusty old webcam and do a quick video log since I haven’t personally recorded one in a few months. The topic? The Blogging While Brown Conference next week in D.C. and my job search, which so far as netted zero employment opportunities. I am still hopeful. Don’t mind [...]

Share When the photo of the seagull covered in oil surfaced on every major newspaper and news program a few weeks ago, my daughter began asking questions. “What is that on the bird, mommy? Is the bird dead?” I hadn’t thought of even discussing the BP oil spill with her. At six years old, she [...]

Share It can be a daunting task going back to work after a three or four day holiday weekend or vacation. Maybe you traveled to another city and after the apex of a great weekend, you suddenly find yourself depressed when you land back in your town. Or maybe you slept in every day that [...]

Share Any of my friends can tell you–I am addicted to using Foursquare. I check into just about any and every place I go, and I enjoy leaving tips and things to do in certain places for when others visit my destination. Foursquare is a geo-locating application for your phone that allows you to broadcast [...]

Share I am a traveling sister! I love going to different cities, taking in the sites and events. I try to travel every two months or as often as my budget will allow, but there are times when, due to scheduling or lack of funds, I am unable to get away. When that occurs, I [...]

Share There is so much to do in New York City that it is hard to cover everything in a mere three or four days, but I did my best on this trip to see more parts of the city. My travel companion and I took the subway to SoHo and found it was rich [...]