Girl's Best Friend: Keep Your Business to Yourself
"Keep your business out of the street!" Most of us have heard this while growing up and throughout our lives. My family, in particular, is a very private one. We generally keep what goes on within in our family inside the family. As I have gotten…
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Girl's Best Friend: Stir It Up!
One of my favorite Patti LaBelle songs is "Stir It Up," from the film "Beverly Hills Cop." The lyrics of the song are great, as Patti sings about making changes to her life since it has not been going the way she planned. The best part of the song…
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Girl's Best Friend: The Importance of Being Yourself
In the hit concert film "The Queens of Comedy," comedienne Sommore jokes about men coming with warning labels. She goes on about how great it would be if you could read a man's warning labels, much like a prescription drug bottle, to discover his…
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Girl's Best Friend: A New Season, A New You
If you're anything like me and you live in a climate that has four seasons, you get excited when the spring comes! It is cold and barren in the winter, and the coming of spring signals renewal and rebirth. One of the most common activities…
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Girl's Best Friend: 'Everybody Ain't Able'
My grandmother's sister, Auntie Peaches, was one of my favorite aunts. She was spirited and always had a great word of wisdom embedded in the simplest sayings. Plus, she always had candy, carried a pistol and cursed a lot. I absolutely loved her...
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Girl's Best Friend: 'Nothin' Going On, But the Rent'
"No romance, without finance. 'Cause ain't nothing going on, but the rent!" If you're thirty-plus, you definitely remember the late Gwen Guthrie's 1986 anthem. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing that song on the radio. My memory of the song…
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Girl's Best Friend: Is Your Energy Open?
A few years ago, I was experiencing some prolonged depression. At the time, I didn't realize I was depressed, as depression was not a part of my vocabulary. While I was feeling down, I started searching for some answers — something to make me…
read more...Girl's Best Friend: Know Your Standards
I despise the grocery store, but one of the lessons I wish I had learned from my mother is how to grocery shop. In general, my mother is meticulous about everything. With grocery shopping, she takes it to the next level. Whether it's produce, meat…
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Girl's Best Friend: Create New Dating Opportunities
Albert Einstein said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." We all have habits or patterns in our lives that we know do not yield the best fruit, but we keep doing it anyway. I…
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Girl's Best Friend: Don't Chase Him
Prince is one of my favorite musicians and songwriters. Ever since I was in high school his music has electrified me and taught me many lessons, some wholesome and some not so much. One of my all-time favorite Prince songs, "When Doves Cry,"…
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It's Memorial Weekend! What are your plans?
@Illustrious_I I'm heading to Chicago! I can't wait!
@ILoveIndigoFera This weekend I'm going to the beach. I already packed the lunches!
@Debtronic I'm going to relax and eat! It's going to be a great weekend!
@BevCa55 Yes! Let the summer begin! I'm going to a bunch of cookouts.
@DancingQueen12 The best part about Memorial weekend is all the festivals and cookouts. I've got to get cute!
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