December 2010
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New Music: Rapper Snoop Dogg Creates a Engagement...
Can you see the Queen of England getting down to this jam? Uhhh. Here’s what Snoop says:
“When I heard the royal family wanted to have me perform in celebration of Prince William’s marriage, I knew I had to give them a little something. ‘Wet’ is the perfect anthem for Prince William or any playa to get the club smokin’.”
Oh Lord. Check it out and see if you can picture the royal family singing...
November 2010
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Beefing Up Your Social Calendar: Chicago's...
Afrodisiac - December’s Edition
When: Saturday, December 4 from 10pm-3am
Where: Sayat-Nova
Address: 157 E Ohio St. Chicago, IL
Cost: $10 before 12am
Want more information? Contact Paul Valery at 312.804.2488
Afrodisiac @ Sayat Nova is described as an evening of Afro grooves party featuring the latest Zouk, Kompa, Coupe De Calle, Ndombolo, Hip Life etc served by DJ Topdonn...
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Fashion Attack! H&M's - Trend Report Spring/Summer...
I am all about looking towards the future, especially when it comes to fashion. Yes, it is important to fill your closet with timeless pieces that you will be able to get a lot of wear from; while incorporating trendy pieces. I think that H&M is great at being able to create pieces that are both timeless and trendy. In H&M’s latest Trend Report there are 3 looks to look forward to!
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Fitness Check-In: 20 Minute Solutions and more
This morning before work, I completed the Kickbox Cross Train and the Knockout Body Blast (my favorite!). I will also probably get in my 3 mile walk later!
What are you doing to get your body in motion and to your feel great weight?
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“Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves, and of course, each...”
– Betsey Johnson, Designer
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My Ghanaian Culture: I love my skin because it...
… diverse. From creamy tapioca and warm caramel to sweet cinnamon and deep ebony, our skin comes in a myriad of shades—all equally stunning.
… kissable. Especially by the sun. While we still need to pile on the sunscreen, we don’t need to run from her embracing rays. Instead, we welcome them.
… luminous. There’s just something radiant about our skin. Whether it’s just been sun-kissed or is...
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Best Weight Loss Food: Cinnamon
Cinnamon is a spice with many potential health benefits. Research is ongoing but it appears that consuming cinnamon may help with everything from blood sugar control, to lowering cholesterol, improving cognitive function and memory, relieving upset stomach, preventing unwanted blood clotting and even inflammation. There is still more work to be done in this area but it’s encouraging to...
Music Mondays: T.I. ft. Drake – Poppin' Bottles
Collaboration off of T.I.’s No Mercy album.
T.I. ft. Drake – Poppin Bottles
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Music Mondays: Norah Jones Life Is Better x Q-Tip
I didn’t even realize that one of my favorite songs right now, “Life is Better” featured Norah Jones. I recognized Tip’s voice though. To watch how Norah Jones and Q-Tip got together watch the Hulu video clip here. This song always puts me in such a good mood. I dedicate it to my boyfriend, for the sake of being cheesy.
What song instantly puts you in a good mood?
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Daily Food Log: Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks and...
I had breakfast whole wheat couscous!
In the mix:
1/2 a serving of Trader Joe’s whole wheat couscous
1 cup of Almond Breeze Original Almond milk
1/2 a serving of dried cranberries
1 tsp of honey
lots of cinnamon!
During my lunch hour I had to go and get my mom’s passport from the Ghana Embassy. It took a lot longer than I expected, luckily I had a snack!
Lunch was an...
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For Your Information: Could it Be Boom Time for...
According to BBC Radio program, “Africa Have Your Say” (one of my favorite BBC Radio shows) November 23rd show, the question of the day, was related to Africa and Higher Education. Specifically, what will happen to the tens of thousands of African students who apply to British universities can not because of sweeping government spending cuts and proposals that will reduce visas issued...
Music Mondays: Dirty Money ft. Swizz Beatz – Ass...
Dirty Money ft. Swizz Beatz – Ass on the Floor
—-HipHopUpdate
“It’s my anniversary today. 2 years with the same boo. Woohoo.”
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Beefing Up Your Social Calendar: Tree Lighting and...
Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6:00pm, the Ambassador of Norway will light a 32-foot tall Christmas tree decked out with 8,000 lights in the main hall of Union Station, which is symbolic of friendship between Norway and the United States. There will be live music performances and a Norwegian Giant Model Train exhibit on display. Stop by and check out the hand-made replicas of actual Norwegian trains through...
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Music Mondays: MTV's Documentary Nicki Minaj: My...
MTV’s Documentary Nicki Minaj: My Time Now premiered on Sunday, November 28, at 10 p.m. In the documentary viewers are able to travel with Nicki to New York, Los Angeles and Trinidad in the most intimate way. The best part about the documentary is that lovers of Nicki Minaj (aka her barbies) and new lovers learn all about the Queens-raised rapper in her own words. I loved it. To watch it...
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Daily Food Log: Dinner, Snack and Dessert!
Because of my love of pomegranate’s I had one of these yummy granola bars as a snack. It just isn’t the same as the real thing!
For dinner I felt like taking a break from Thanksgiving leftovers so I had some tofu.
I cut extra firm tofu into 5 pieces and brushed the pieces with Trader Joe’s Sweet Chili Sauce. As a side I roasted 3 cups of broccoli. On the broccoli I added a...
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Last Night: Il dolce far niente means the...
Instead of hitting the town, I decided to have Wine and Pie Night with my girlfriends. We shared wine, good times, and tucked into a pecan pie, pumpkin pie, rocky road chocolate cake, sweet potato cheesecake, berry sherbert and vanilla ice cream. It was great times all around. Now isn’t this the perfect example of il dolce far niente?
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OH MY GOSH! Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered...
I went to Trader Joe’s this afternoon and I forgot to get these!
I will find a way to get them sometime this week! I love Pomegranates, however they are expensive. I have always wanted to find ways to incorporate this fruit into my diet and I found it. Check out the nutritional facts. It is a lot better than eating a bag of potato chips!
Daily Food Log: Breakfast, Lunch, Thrift & Grocery...
After Wine and Pie night with my girls, I had a light breakfast.
An apple and PB&H on wheat toast. Then we headed to Bethesda’s Trader Joes. On the way we stopped at a Open Air Bazaar.
I was in bead heaven!
I would have loved to buy this poster. I love Thelonious Monk!
We then spotted a thrift store.
I walked away with love $1.06 belt!
Then we finally made it to...
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Daily Food Log: Dinner
2 cups of broccoli
chopped parsnips
2 pieces of roast beef
Dinner Roll with a bit of butter that I ate too fast.
Getting ready for wine night with my girls.
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For Your Information: So this guy stopped me and...
And I’m like…
So let me ask my girls how they feel about this… Naomi?
Beyonce?
Tanisha?
Golden?
Willow?
Gabby?
THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT!
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Daily Food Log: Lunch and Snack
Lunch was Thanksgiving leftovers once again.
3/4 cup Del Monte Canned corn
2 slices of turkey breast
1 small scoop of sweet potato casserole
1/2 cup of durrrrty rice (you are supposed to say it like Christina Aguilera)
Snack was a small piece of Sweet Potato Cheesecake (it is mad addictive!).
Off to chug some water and do some work.
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Daily Food and Fitness Check-In: Pre/Post Workout...
Then I walked to Bally’s Total Fitness for a 65 minutes on the elliptical (600 calories).
I then walked a total of two miles to Target to get some Almond Milk and headed back home. I have been babysitting all weekend so I needed some fresh air! On the way to Target I had an apple as my post workout snack. On my walk back home all I could think about was PB&H! Peanut Butter and...
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For Your Information: Chris Brown's "In My Zone 2"
Anyone who knows me, knows I am obsessed with mixtapes. I am a bit of music junkie. I am talking all kinds of mixtapes. Gone are the days when I actually had a tape in my hand, but I am not biased. Music is music to me! If there are ones that you want to put me on, send me the the link. Here is the latest from Chris Brown:
DOWNLOAD HERE
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Best Weight Loss Foods: Greek Yogurt
There are many yogurts on the market, and plain, nonfat Greek yogurt is a standout.
All yogurts are excellent sources of calcium, potassium, protein, zinc, and vitamins B6 and B12. What distinguishes Greek yogurt is its thicker, creamier texture because the liquid whey is strained out. Also, it contains probiotic cultures and is lower in lactose and has twice the protein content of regular...
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Fashion Attack! Etsy Seller's Vintage Chandelier...
I am on a shopping hiatus, however I still e-window shop. Have you checked out Etsy? Etsy is a e-marketplace where consumers can buy and sell handmade or vintage items, art and supplies. I peeped these sexy chandeliers earrings that would be perfect with the H&M Holiday dresses I featured awhile back.
E-Shop other fashionable businesses on Etsy, like these vintage...
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Fitness Check-In: Katherine's Fat2Fit
Want to understand how much weight I have actually gained and lost? Check it out below. A healthy lifestyle can begin whenever you want to, it is just up to you! Let me know if you want any tips, suggestions on how to get your life and body back.
(new picture for those who can’t see the first set).
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My Ghanaian Culture: Featured Ghanaian...
I love my Ghanaian culture. Being Ghanaian has always given me something a little extra to be proud of. Don’t get it twisted, America will always have my heart and I can not wait to represent the United States as a Diplomat. But the West African country of Ghana has always done my proud. Whenever I am able to talk about Ghana to others, I like to accompany my discussion with visual...
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Daily Food Log: After T-Day Snack, Lunch & Dinner.
Snack was a Whole Food Two bite brownie, a small sliver of pecan pie and sweet potato cheesecake.
1.5 cups of dirty rice, 2 cups of broccoli and 1 ounce of shrimp.
Thanksgiving salad! 2.5 cups of fresh spinach, 3 slices of turkey, a little cranberry sauce, a dinner roll and 1/3 cup stuffing.
missaugustusgloop-deactivated20 asked: You weren't missing much at Cheers last night. TRUSTTTTTT ME. But we have to get together when you're back in town next month! Several times, preferably. :) Happy Thanksgiving!
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Daily Food Log: The Day After Thanksgiving...
In an attempt to eat healthy the day after thanksgiving, I had
3 egg whites (sprinkled with lots of Tabasco sauce)
2 pieces of wheat toast
a delicious apple
I hope you all have a great day!
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Last Night: My 1st DC Thanksgiving
I started my Turkey day with breakfast! 2 egg whites, toast and an apple.
I sat next to this bugger (my niece) while she talked my ear off.
Then it was time to eat! My first plate…
My 2nd plate…
My girlfriends…
My friend, Christina’s Delicious SWEET POTATO CHEESECAKE! SOOOOO GOOD!
Turkey day location #2.
I wish I would have taken a picture of my...
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For Your Health: What To Eat The Day After...
Well, even if you ate two days worth of calories yesterday, don’t starve yourself today. It’s time to get back on a healthy eating regimen before the holiday parties begin and here is what you should eat today!
The day after Thanksgiving has become known as “Black Friday”. We call it that for shopping reasons but I think it could be called that because we all want to wear...
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Fitness Check-In: November 24th Evening at Bally's...
2 mile walk to pick up my boyfriend’s anniversary present
2 mile walk around town
1 60 minute Bally’s Latin Dance class
1 10:00 minute mile run on the treadmill at Bally’s
40 minutes of reggae dancing
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My Ghanaian Culture: High-life Music
I stumbled...
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Last Night: Reggae Night at 18th Street Lounge.
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Daily Food Log: November 25th Lunch, Snack and I...
Lunch was a ham and cheese sandwich made with wheat bread. I also had 2 cups of broccoli and a banana.
Snack was Yoplait plain greek yogurt,1/4 cup raw old-fashioned oatmeal and 1.5 Whole Food’s two bite brownie.
Dinner was a piece of whole wheat bread with 2 egg whites. After I came back from dancing I had a grilled chicken snack wrap, small fries and a apple pie from mcdonalds.
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Beefing Up Your Social Calendar: 18th Street...
Eighteenth Street Lounge 1212 18th ST NW Washington DC, 20036 Ph: 202.466.3922 Fx: 202.466.2292 info@eighteenthstreetlounge.com
HOURS OF OPERATION: Tuesday – Thursday: 5:30PM – 2:00AM Friday: 5:30PM – 3:00AM Saturday: 9:30PM – 3:00AM Sunday: 9:30PM – 2:00AM Please keep in mind that we close our doors an hour before closing. There is a cover charge on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday...
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No Words, Just Pictures: DC's Capitol Hill...
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Daily Food Log: Breakfast
3 egg whites, 1 medium potato and Tabasco sauce!
Breakfast part 2: Dannon Light and Fit Blueberry Yogurt, 1/4 cup raw old-fashioned oats and 1 scoop of Target Natural Peanut Butter.
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Daily Food Log: November 24th Breakfast, Lunch,...
Breakfast was OVERNIGHT OATS IN A JAR (OOIAJ)! I tried to speed through that jar of peanut butter so that I could use the rest to make OOIAJ with the leftovers. The night before I added:
.25 cup of Almond Breeze Original Almond milk (that was all I had left!)
Whatever peanut butter was left in the jar of Peter Pan Peanut Butter
1/2 cup of Libby’s Pumpkin Puree
1 Whole Food...
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For Your Information: Free Cocktail If You Fly...
If you’re flying Southwest Airlines this Thursday, you can start Thanksgiving with a free alcoholic drink, according to the company’s Twitter account. Along the same lines, American Airlines just introduced a happy hour special on flights that runs through December 2011.
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Fitness to the Test: How Far You’d Have to Run to...
Thanksgiving is about being with family, eating delicious food and kicking off the holiday season. However, just because it is holiday where there is a focus on food it doesn’t mean you should over indulge! Here are nutritional facts for some of your holiday favorites and how far you would have to run to burn them off…
Apple cider: 1 c Treetop brand = 120 cal = 11 min = 1.1 miles
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For Your Information: Photographer Mark Menjivar's...
Photographer Mark Menjivar started photographing refrigerator interiors while working on a hunger documentary. “These are portraits of the rich and the poor,” his artist statement says. “Vegetarians, Republicans, members of the NRA, those left out, the underappreciated, former soldiers in Hitler’s SS, dreamers, and so much more. We never know the full story of one’s...
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“…I feel that your name is like a one-line poem and that it should resonate...”
– Poet E. Ethelbert Miller, an occasional commentator on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, recently sat down with his daughter, Jasmine Simone Miller, for the National Day of Listening project, an effort to encourage people over Thanksgiving to sit down with a loved one and listen. They talk about...
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Beefing Up Your Social Calendar: Happy Hour at...
Via Things to do in DC: #150: Happy Hour at Hank’s Oyster Bar
Head over to Hank’s Oyster Bar and take advantage of their late night happy hour: $1 oysters plus beer and wine specials from 10:30 pm - 12 am. Ask the bartender for the Jingle Tingle, a potent cocktail made of ginger-infused rum, light crème de cacao, hazelnut and cinnamon liqueurs, and coffee. Not into the late night...
