The Warrior Mom ---Straight Talk from the Heart.: List #5: How My Smartphone Preserves My Marriage, ...

excellent article that makes me feel much better about my growing dependency on my smartphone and it's handy ways of streamlining my life......when i remember to use it. smh.
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The Warrior Mom ---Straight Talk from the Heart.: List #5: How My Smartphone Preserves My Marriage, ...: "The List-Making Central Series I use my phone for everything but talking. In fact, most of the time, the ringer is silenced and even if i..."

the adventures of stripy horse

reading 'the adventures of stripy horse' by Jim Helmore and Karen Wall.

Jill Scott Spends a Fabuous Hour with Mo'Nique

jill scott always brings me joy to the tippy top of my soul!! i would love to just give her a splendid hug one day and tell her THANK YOU for being 'the magnificent'!

jill visited 'the Mo'Nique Show' and for the full hour they had a wonderful time and BET gets major credit for posting the whole episode!! sit back, get ready for lovely words and sound and enjoy!

Kohls.com: *HOT* Deal on KitchenAid 4.5 qt Mixer as low as $100!! | Thrifty and Thriving

The *HOT* KitchenAid deal is back at Kohls.com. Combine the sale price, with coupon codes, rebate, cash back from Ebates, + earn Kohl’s cash and you have yourself an amazing deal. These price scenarios are good through 4/17/11.

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story of the world

i take no credit for this totally awesome GIF, but enjoy!

(see original image HERE! )

I'll Keep Holding On

In an effort to heal my fractured spirit I sat in silence today. I entered the silence hoping if not for an answer then at least for some comfort. After a while I realized this song was playing in my head. I'm accepting it as an answer and a source of comfort. For today, my mantra is "I'll keep holding on. I'll keep holding on."

today's tiny soapbox

law of attraction + mercury in retrograde = way too many people attracting way too much negativity in the name of the cosmos. the 'retrograde' typically has little to no effect on my day-to-day life, i never even give it a second thought, until people start inundating me with it with every problem. very often they point out problems that i wouldn't even notice as a way of saying 'see, look what else went wrong because of the retrograde!' then i start it too, noticing and picking at every little problem which makes the real problems seem that much worse. then that negativity attracts more negativity and chaos.

ok, so mercury is in retrograde. fantastic. happens a lot and no amount of moaning, groaning or griping will make it not happen, go away or change that it's gonna happen again in a few months. so does that mean that we all live our lives as usual until we hear 'retrograde' then we sit around and pick apart our lives, stop making decisions, and live in fear of the next disaster. i can't do it. thoughts become things and i don't need those particular thoughts or things.

i appreciate the good intention of 'it's not your fault, it's the retrograde' and i know that many people do feel that way. but i'd rather be inundated with 'embrace joy & abundance' and 'remember your attitude of gratitude' and attract that.

have a beautiful sunday, lovelies.

*humbly steps down from my soapbox*

detangling tips & techniques for natural hair (by Oyinhandmade)

detangling tips & techniques for natural hair (by Oyinhandmade)

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i've gotten a lot of hair questions recently, in person and via the interwebs. i've never tried to say i'm a real hair care expert but i think it's a testimony to the health of my hair and my son's hair that people ask me for hair advice. it's flattering and i'm touched and i want to give good advice.

so i'm gonna let the experts help me in advising you! the question i get asked the most is how do i detangle my hair and my son's hair. this video shows exactly what i do for both of us, using the fantastic Oyin Handmade Honey Hemp Conditioner! the only change is for my son i can usually put the conditioner in his hair right before bath time and just let it sit while he plays with submarine and rubber duckie.

i hope this helps!