Happy Saturday!  Here is some reading material to keep you occupied this weekend.

• Best Korean Beauty Products (The New Potato).
• Why Every Creative Needs to Read Big Magic (Medium).
• Will add this recipe to my usual breakfast rotation of eggs or oatmeal (Food Heaven Made Easy).
• A cute and practical addition that will go with this pencil holder I purchased recently.
• They call it beauty rest for a reason: How sleep can affect your appearance (Health Beauty Fitness).
• The difference between a teacher, mentor or coach (Manifest Yourself).
• Since I don’t actually want to dye my hair, I want ombre crochet braids now (Black Girl Long Hair).
• Martinique is now on my radar for future vacay destinations after reading this post (Love Brown Sugar).
• I always look longingly at bath bombs when I’m in Lush but can’t bring myself to purchase one.  Maybe I’ll make these Green Tea and Lemon Bath Bombs instead. (A Beautiful Mess).
• Biological Prime Time could make you more successful in 2016 (Business Insider).

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Have an amazing weekend!

 

Happy Labor Day weekend!  So we’ve reached the unofficial end of summer (too soon!).  But hopefully, you have a fun weekend planned with good food, friends, and family involved.  Here is some reading material to keep you occupied this weekend.

• A cute NYC apartment home tour.

• Advice on changing your career after 30.

• Something to work on…I’m sure I’m not the only one who continues to check my work email while on vacation: Crafting Out of Office emails.

• How to travel in Europe on a budget.

• What is flattering?

• Had no idea that up to 80% of black women have fibroids…so brave of this blogger for telling her story.

• How to teach yourself to be a morning person.

• An upcoming comic book for girls of color by a talented teen actress/activist.

• 20 fascinating things about parenting in Cuba. Also, I really want to go to Cuba sometime soon…

• Money is on my mind obviously: The most important financial habits to establish by 30  and how to save for a home down payment.

• I have a bunch of berries in my freezer that I plan to use to make this over the weekend.

Have an amazing weekend!

 

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Happy Saturday!  Here is some reading material to keep you occupied this weekend.

• What’s your spending personality?

• How to ignore emails without alienating everyone.

• This is something that is sad to think about but so important: How to write a condolence note.

• I’ve had this album on repeat all week. So good!

• Why I wouldn’t marry someone with student loan debt and alternately I have six figures in student debt and my husband loves me anyway.

• Career resolutions based on my failures.

• I’d like to add these wall decals to my living room for some visual interest to a wall.

• The Misadventures of Issa Rae (Go Issa Rae!)

Have a lovely weekend!

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Happy Friday!  How is it even possible that it’s nearly August?  Unbelievable!  It’s been a long week, are you as ready for the weekend as I am?  Here is some reading material to keep you occupied this weekend.

• An epsom salt bath recipe.

• Some Amazing TED Talks for women in their 20s, 30s and 40s.

• Useful for fellow petite ladies: 5 alteration tips you didn’t know your tailor could do.

• How to use Evernote as a blogger.

• Some great tips on building a media kit for your blog.

• Love this W Magazine editorial.

• This iced coffee recipe sounds delicious.

• Black travel groups find kindred spirits on social networks.

• 5 ways to turn your commute into your side hustle office.

• Is combining your finances a measure of commitment?

• I read more than 50 scientific studies about yoga. Here’s what I learned.

• I like reading inspiring stories of entrepreneurs like this one.

 

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 Happy Sunday!  Here is some reading material to enjoy for the remainder of the weekend.

• What one woman spends on beauty for a first date.

• I write to-do lists for everything, so of course I like these.

• A DIY solution in case you also have basket of tangled necklaces that frustrate you.

• TMI, but I’m mentioning this anyway: I was listening to a podcast (Black Girls Talking) and heard Dear Kate underwear company founder, Julie Sygiel interviewed.  Imagine, not having to worry about ruining your underwear during that time of the month!  I’m definitely purchasing some pairs for myself soon.

• Traveling this summer?  Here are some pro travel hacks.

• I’m not  yet ready for home ownership, but have booked marked this for the future: Money matters to keep in mind when purchase and renovating a home.

• I always wonder about the answer to this question: How Much of Your Income Should You Save?

• How to buy and sell websites in a way that maximizes profit.

• A summer treat I’d like to make soon.

Have a lovely “Sunday Funday”

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