My 6 year old has a lot of hair. This summer, I have been keeping her natural hair curly for the most part. She has tight curls that look nice with a little bit of product on it. But for…
Why Me & My Blackberry Will Never Part—A Love Story
My Blackberry ‘Chloe’ is like my Lois Lane to my Clark Kent. My Robin to my Batman. My Mark Anthony to my Jennifer Lopez. I am sure you get the drift. For over five years, I have been a continued…
Is It Selfish For Me Not To Want The New School Year To Start?
I used to be elated when I began seeing the back-to-school commercials on television. And when I started to receive emails from the school after the summer hiatus, it was like a breath of fresh air, a reminder that the…
Pop-Tarts Dining Experience Invades Times Square
A Pop-Tarts “shoppe” in the heart of Times Square? What will they think of next? Kellogg’s and their brass decided that the world was ready for a Pop-Tarts dining experience. And what better place to try it out than in…
Jet Blue Employee Flips Out & Then Gets Applause: Why?
We all have heard the story of Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater. Apparently having “a bad day”, Slater slings a set of expletives at a passenger whose luggage hit him in the head and then proceeded to get on…
Will You Join Me At Show Me the Blog Social Media & Blogging Conference?
Two weeks ago, I announced that I would be organizing a social media and blogging conference here in St. Louis. It met with a positive response and now I am in the full throngs of putting it all together and…
Why Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ Has Failed Us
I didn’t watch Bravo’s Real Housewives set of programs until Real Housewives of Atlanta premiered last year. There was a lot of buzz in the urban community about these wives, so I had to see for myself the madness and…
Twitter’s @GabiFresh Wins Highly Sought After Spot For MTV TJ!
The power of social media, I tell you. MTV thought enough of Twitter and the social media wave that it came up with a contest to engage its readers and followers. The contest was for an MTV TJ (a Twitter…
Back To School Steals And Deals And Such
Yesterday, I bravely went back-to-school shopping with my kiddos. I wasn’t really looking forward to this adventure— shopping with a six year old and a sixteen year old can be a cumbersome task. And it can also be an expensive…
Save-A-Lot Food Store Opening & Back-to-School Lunch Savings Giveaway
This contest is officially closed. And the winner is…. @onetwomany! Please email me your address information so I can forward it to the folks at Save a Lot so they can send your card. Congrats! Yesterday, myself and several other…
Nickelodeon Parents Connect—Parents’ Picks Awards 2010
As a youngster, I was addicted to Nickelodeon (do you remember You Can’t Do That On Television, Dangermouse, Belle and Sebastian, and Double Dare?) and now my six year old daughter is an avid fan. I trust Nickelodeon and the…
Call It Discrimination But I Can’t Tolerate Smoking
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…