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…
I’m coming off the heels of my 30-Day Video Challenge. I ended the month having posted 23 new videos to my YouTube channel, 7 videos short of the 30 suggested, but 3 ahead of my personal goal of 20. I’m pleased not just because of the 23 videos, but because I’ve been inspired to expand…
Here’s a Tag Video from another 30-Day Challenger and AWESOME beauty blogger, Tamara…Check her out at BeautyThesis.net!
I have been chemical-free for about 2 years, but am now free from wigs and weaves, growing out my natural hair. Feel free to share your natural hair tips!
I’ve finally made it to the half-way mark of my 30 Video Challenge – YAY!! Here are the Five Makeup Brands I’d like to try: Black Up Cosmetics – blackupcosmetics.com Magnolia Makeup – magnolia-makeup.com Bobbi Brown – bobbibrowncosmetics.com OR Sephora.com Make Up For Ever – makeupforever.com OR Sephora.com Inglot Cosmetics – inglotusa.com
On a more serious note…I’m a day late for Day 5, but I guess there was a reason. I made this video as a result of recent media discussions of the ongoing issue of light-/dark-skinned women. In the words of my buddy Bill Cammack, “Here.We.Go…”
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…
Most of us find ourselves wearing many hats, men and women alike. God knows I do. Let’s see, there’s Mrs. Branch (the wife), Mommy (self-explanatory!), Calandra Branch (the workplace budget diva!), Sis. Branch (Rev. Branch’s wife/the First Lady), and there’s even “user name/password” (my social media presence). But the most important hat that makes all the other…
Good morning! NO MORE APOLOGIES for lagging in my blog posts! I’ve embraced the fact that I will only say something when I really have something to say. If that means a month or two in between, then so be it. This morning, I was feeling quite empowered – for no particular reason. I kept…
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