I have been publishing This and That With Calandra since January 2010. What started out as a few random posts has turned into what I hope is a fun blog to read and I have enjoyed sharing it with you all! After all this time, I decided to give you an official “tour” of TTWC! TTWC…
So I have done tag videos before, but this is my first blog tag. I thought it would be fun to give you all some inside information about me. You know I LOVE music, and I dig makeup and natural hair. But what do you really know about me? đŸ˜‰ Thanks to my fellow blogger…
This past weekend I had the pleasure of spending time with many of my cousins. On Friday, I drove to New Jersey and enjoyed an afternoon including a facial, my first hot stone massage, and a fish & chips lunch with my cousin, This and That co-writer, Jasmine Ratliff. It was fun sharing a much-needed…
My favorite beauty regimen is exfoliation, which involves using some lightly abrasive material or fabric to slough off, or remove skin cells from the outermost layer of skin. It is healthy for the skin because it moves aside the dead skin cells to make room for newer skin cells to emerge, allowing the skin to…
I have never been one to make New Year’s Resolutions. If there is a goal I need to reach, or some affirmation I need to make, I can do that 365 days of the year. In the same way, I can’t afford to wait until Thanksgiving week to “be thankful.” I have been blessed beyond…
If you’ve spent M-F sustaining someone else’s dream then use Saturday’s to build yours! You can rest on Sunday! I read this tweet this afternoon from @TonyGaskins, as retweeted by my friend @MrFresh. I also read it as I spent another Saturday afternoon multi-tasking – between spending time engaged with my 3- and 5-year olds,…
Have you noticed anything different about This and That? Yes, we’ve redesigned our blog! We said goodbye to the dark background and HELLO to a bright, fresh page, complete with a banner and new slogan – “Be Beautiful…Be Healthy…Be You!” Feel free to let us know how you like the new look! NEW FEATURES! –…
Mastering the Poker Face for Career Success – Black Enterprise. This article from Black Enterprise speaks about how women, namely African American women, can “put their best face forward,” so to speak, in the workplace. It reminded me of my mother and I – who ALWAYS wear our emotions. In African American culture, that’s not…
After returning from our family vacation last week, I had another vacation to look forward to…My in-laws are keeping the children at their house this week! It’s a win-win for everyone. Hubby and I get a break and the kids get to spend a week with their grandparents and their cousin. Not sure where my…
While on family vacation in Florida, I have been able to do something I rarely get to do these days – watch my children from a distance. I have a boy and girl, ages 5 and 3, respectively. When they aren’t in school, they spend all their time under the watchful eye of my husband…
Liner Notes Lounge 