October 2012
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April 2012
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February 2012
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January 2012
6 posts
OBG®'s 2012 Dos and Don'ts
1. DO. Continue to stay true to yourself.
2. DON’T. Compete with other bloggers.
3. DO. Continue to be of service.
4. DON’T. Forget that life is short.
5. DO. Get some help.
6. DON’T. Let over-using social media trump living in the moment.
7. DO. Get in where you fit in.
8. DON’T. Over-book or over-schedule.
9. DO. Continue to listen to your instincts.
10. DON’T. Do...
December 2011
3 posts
Passport in a Box
I have an email subscription to Tasting Table and today when I opened up my daily email, the headline read “Passport in a Box.” Sooo up my alley considering my little addiction to passports and all, dontchathink?
Anywho. “Passport in a Box” is actually a brilliant name for boxes of global flavor from Culture Kitchen, a San Francisco based cooking school that actually...
What's Next...
The best way to get over a little post-vacation depression and jet lag is to daydream about whatever’s next. So here I am at 6am on a Saturday morning thinking about the Caribbean and trying not to obssess over my last 30 days in Paris.
Itinerary
Arrive at Beef Island Tortola (British Virgin Islands) the first week of January...
November 2011
6 posts
September 2011
10 posts
And OneBrownGirl's Blogalicious Winner Is...
CONGRATULATIONS Charlotte Smith (@NaturlSocialite and The Natural Socialite)!
With a whopping 28,025 points (!), you have won the full registration pass to Blogalicious Weekend 2011 for playing OneBrownGirl.com®’s Blogalicious Scavenger Hunt!!! Wahooooo!
Among other things, you made flan and enchiladas for Hispanic Heritage Month; you spelled out Blogalicious using natural elements...
My Birthday
Well, well, well. My Birthday Giveaways are finally over. TODAY is my birthday. *Big grin* Aren’t these cakes fun!?!? LOL My mother-in-law (miss her!) used to call me Contessa; hence the crown. The rest you can probably figure out. Couldn’t find a Brown Girl mermaid cake; surprise, surprise.
Thank you for playing along with me in My Birthday Giveaways. Giving feels good,...
OBG's BLOGALICIOUS HUNT: Day 6 of 6
Welp. This is it. This is the last day of The #OBGHunt. Thank you for playing, ladies. I hope you had fun. I’m kinda sad it has come to an end.
1. For those of you that did the math equations, assume your answers are correct.
2. Please tweet a photo of yourself sitting next to a clock to @OneBrownGirl and @BeBlogalicious > The #OBGHunt is over. Now I wait. POINTS: 350
3. ...
My Birthday Giveaway #13
Every day between now & my September birthday, I’m giving away a prize! Today, it’s a print (called Sea Bath) I picked up in Barbados this past January from an artist I met at a really cool Open House! All you have to do go to The Passport Party Project’s Blogger Showcase and read Angela’s post, follow the link to Angela’s blog, leave a comment, and type Done on Facebook....
OBG's BLOGALICIOUS HUNT: Day 5 of 6
You’ve got 36 hours because of the time zone difference & because I took so long to post. =D
1. Go to the Blogalicious Weekend 2011 event page on Facebook and leave a comment from the heart. POINTS: 400
2. Go to http://PassportPartyProject.blogspot.com, find Angela Petitt’s post, follow it to her blog, leave a comment (from the heart) of no less than 2 sentences on her...
My Birthday Giveaway #12
Every day between now & my September birthday, I’m giving away a prize! Today, it’s a beautiful amber-colored beaded wrap handmade in India and complimentary chandelier earrings pictured above! All you have to do is find the Africa in India post on OneBrownGirl.com® and leave a relevant comment with at least 1 interesting cultural fact that pertains to East Indian culture. Your name might be...
OBG's BLOGALICIOUS HUNT: Day 4 of 6
Find the Humanity with Food post on OneBrownGirl.com, watch the video and leave a comment along with your thoughts. POINTS: 400
Spell out Blogalicious using only natural elements from the outdoors and tweet a photo to @BeBlogalicious and @OneBrownGirl. POINTS: 800
Write a thank you email (minimum of 5 sentences) to the company that donated passport covers to The Passport Party Project and cc:...
My Birthday Giveaway #11
Every day between now & my September birthday, I’m giving away a prize! Today, it’s the lovely Sealed with a Kiss Telephone pictured above! All you have to do is find the Hispanic Heritage Month post on OneBrownGirl.com® and leave a relevant comment with at least 1 interesting cultural fact that pertains to Hispanic culture. Your name might be randomly selected to win this fun blinged out...
My Birthday Giveaway #10
Yesterday I found out about the Facebook contest rules (and how I have been breaking them…oops!) so I have taken all contests off of Facebook going forward (although I will announce them there). (Thanks, Stacey!)
And now back to our regularly scheduled giveaways…
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Every day between now & my September birthday, I’m giving away a prize! Today, it’s the lovely...
OBG's BLOGALICIOUS HUNT: Day 3 of 6
PLEASE READ THROUGH ALL OF THE TASKS BEFORE YOU BEGIN. PLEASE NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE MOST INSANE DAY IN THE HUNT. IT GETS EASIER FROM HERE (WITH A FEW 1500 BONUS POINT EXCEPTIONS)…BUT AS YOU KNOW…CREAM RISES TO THE TOP. HAVE FUN! (AND STOP ROLLING YOUR EYES AT ME.) ;-)
Bake one dozen cupcakes. Using something other than cake frosting, spell out Blogalicious with one letter on...
August 2011
2 posts
OBG Adventure Camps Goes Glamping
So they talked me into it.
My faithful Facebook tribe that Oohed and Aahed about OBG Adventure Camps’ super duper travel camp excursions for girls talked me into putting together a super duper travel camp excursion for adult girls; something I said I would never do. We leave on Thursday. *Shrugging with hands up in air* Never say never.
Terri-ann and her sister Hillary are coming in...
July 2011
3 posts
