Interview: Never To Young…To Give Back

~~~ When I was 10 years old, I was thinking about the next Nancy Drew mystery I would read, sitting outside with friends and writing about daily events in my diary. When I was 13 years old, I was getting fashion advice from the pages of Seventeen magazines, giggling when boys walked by, and was […]

From The Beginning Of Time…

~~~ From the beginning of time there has been disobedience by human-beings. We learn from the Holy Bible that Adam and Eve were both disobedient; they ate of the tree of knowledge against God’s instructions to Adam. This act of disobedience banished them from the Garden of Eden. They would forever have a life that […]

Missing Children

~~~ Everyday in the United States children are abducted. It is important to take notice when any child is missing. It doesn’t matter whether they are a toddler or a teenager. I recently learned that a former co-workers 15 year old daughter is missing. I have decided to do what I do best by blogging […]

Veto of SC Arts Commission Budget Overridden

~~~ In a building that wouldn’t exist without the arts and creative vision is where the SC House of Representatives is holding a special session July 17th beginning at 1pm. On the agenda is a vote to override Gov. Haley’s 74 line vetoes of the South Carolina state budget including the cut of the SC […]

Even In The Rain…They Came

~~~ Within the secrecy of her chambers on a Friday evening South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed portions of the state budget that included funding for a one time teacher raise, money for victims of sexual assaults as well as funding for the SC Arts Commission. We all know how important education and victims assistance […]

Saturday Thrifting With Friends

~~~ I am the first to admit that I love to shop but above all I am always looking for a good deal. I do not necessarily want to find a cheap item but I specifically look for well made merchandise at a good price. From time to time, I have wondered into a consignment […]

#ilovethrifting

~~~ The shopping event ‘i love thrifting’ took place in West Columbia, SC as well as other locations around the United States including Baltimore, MD; Atlanta, GA and even Denver, CO. Its creator Rashon Carraway is a rising design star in the area of home and men’s fashion who has appeared on the Nate Berkus […]

3L’s of Life

~~~ Today is the day the United States of America celebrates its independence from British rule. Since July 4, 1776 the great country of my birth has celebrated its freedom. Ironically all were not free within its borders, those primarily of African decent were enslaved as servants mostly in Southern states. There are exceptions of […]

Associate, Friend or Family?

~~~ With the introduction of the Internet and social chat rooms began the concept of making fast friends. Now with social media sites such as Facebook we now have the ability to see what is happening in our Facebook friends daily lives. There was a time that common bonds and events as well as time […]

My Two Favorite Places…To Hide

~~~ We all have places that we go to get away from daily realities. There are bars, boutiques, bookstores, or a number of other places where we seek shelter. In addition there is the pen and journal where we pour out our anguish or frustration about work and life in general. I enjoy sipping on […]