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To Look the Part
George R.R. Martin on writing women
In the Year of the Hunger Games and Trayvon Martin
Anna Holmes’ article, “White Until Proven Black: Imagining Race in Hunger Games,” in The New Yorker, is an interesting read that makes the connection between movie goers’ inability to read Rue, as played by Amandla Stenberg, as “innocent” and the racial profiling and racist fear that lead to…
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(from a current ideeli sale)
Goal: to be able to wear a dress like this, this summer
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Love this from ASOS!
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Paris countdown
In about 3 weeks, I travel to Paris. (business trip)
In about a week, my daughter turns 2 years old.
I’m behind on both…
This week, I MUST get my plans set and NOT get distracted! I need to take control and let some things wait so that EVERYTHING gets organized!
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A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
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Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.
(Source: thesearepeopleyouknow)
That’s pretty awesome
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Happy Holidays everyone! I hope your New Year is full of joy!
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
(Source: thesearepeopleyouknow)
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Presentation
… Is hard. I wish I knew when I was younger how important this was. You have to LOOK the part (smart, confident, put together, elegant, pretty) before people will give you more than their first impression. I wish I knew this earlier because now that I am older and heavier, I need to put more effort into my look- and I really suck at it!
Hmmm, I wonder if I could get my basement to look like this… (I swear, my house has the most awkward design)
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Totally cool purse!
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Looooooove this (although not enough to pay $600 for it- on ideeli, no less!)
