30-Day Challenge

Erin at Scandalous Beauty – my fave YouTube makeup guru – challenged her subscribers to posting blogs or YouTube videos on random subjects each day during the month of July. Being that my blog and YT channel are both called “This and That With Calandra” how could I NOT respond to the challenge. Her purpose…

Knowing Your Worth

My buddy Bill C. has an awesome blog, The Dating Genius. Now being married, I obviously don’t need any dating advice, but I love reading his posts…an interesting commentary and very real slice of dating and relationships. When I inject my comments to his posts, I find myself repeating the same theme…Women need to know…

Giving Up

Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday the day that for many is the “last hurrah” before the Lenten season starts – 40  days  of sacrifice and repentance leading up to Easter. Traditionally, many people “give up” something during this period – some vice or bad habit that they will sacrificially…

Music of My Mind

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE music! Over the last several months, I have been jumping on the bandwagon of posting videos and song lyrics on my Facebook page. More often than not, there is a theme associated with all the songs I post on a given day. One friend even jokingly called…