tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935725961189533712010-05-14T08:53:36.411-04:00Life and Its Amusements Just Because I Said So!Miss Know It Allhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12964972497955520888noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-93572596118953371.post-20660089169454169652010-04-29T00:00:00.002-04:002010-04-30T00:24:19.392-04:00

Hey there ladies, one thing I know for sure is that I never really need an excuse for a night out. However, thanks to Maria Bailey, Host of Mom Talk Radio and author of "The Ultimate Mom Book" (HCI, 2009), as well as top Mom Websites, Newbaby.com, BlueSuiteMom.com and MomSelect.com we have the unique opportunity to gather at Gwinnett Place Mall for an evening of live demonstrations, makeovers,

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Girls get ready! Bare Escentuals is Rethinking What Matters and would like to get you in on the conversation. If you haven't joined the "swirl n tap" revolution now is the time. Bare Escentuals, the mineral makeup pioneer, invites you to sound off and get more than skin deep with their new campaign, Rethink What Matters. Born from employees rethinking makeup itself, the beauty brand found that

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Dear Friends, This year is already proving itself to be...well, interesting to say the least. Already I am having to make some tough decisions. Decisions that I should have made long ago. Like whether loving myself or loving someone else is more important. Sounds like an easy enough question I know. But when you are looking at an amazing love like the one I have had the privilege of experiencing,

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Okay so, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, & last but not least HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!2009 was definitely a tremendous treat, after all, I had the likes of you to share it with. And what a year it was! I'm excited to be with you yet once again. 2010 is going to be filled with many delights I'm sure. I have already discovered that 3D television is coming into our homes

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"Writing does not exclude the full life. It DEMANDS it." - Katherine Anne Porter Its a good thing that our friend Katherine pointed out the demands of the writing life. If not, I might have ...i dunno, thought I was going CRAZY!! These are some of the things that happened in my life this week that will somehow add fuel to my writing fire.1. I had a tooth removed and have been highly medicated

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Blessing the Boats by Lucille Cliftonmay the tidethat is entering even nowthe lip of our understandingcarry you outbeyond the face of fearmay you kissthe wind then turn from itcertain that it willlove your back may youopen your eyes to waterwater waving foreverand may you in your innocencesail through this to thatI love that poem! This is what I tell myself as I welcome the timely/untimely change

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While many of us girls were able to make it through another year, free of breast cancer, many of us were fighting and struggling to make sense of this untimely disease. Although its nothing that you can totally prepare for, one of the best things that we can do is to educate ourselves on breast care and to learn better ways to read and communicate what our bodies are telling us. On my personal

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Last week after posting "May the Breast Man Win!" I sent out a "bat signal" to my friends and SITStas asking them to do a variety of things to qualify to win a $25 American Express Gift Card! The reason for me doing the give-away originally was to encourage people to either purchace a bra for themselves or a loved one or to buy a bra to donate to the organization Support1000. I was so moved by

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Fantastic news! I was reading an article at the chicagotribune.com, and discovered a wonderful article by Dawn Reiss about a man, Oz du Soleil that has started an organization that "collects slightly used bras for underprivileged, lower income, girls and women." How awesome is that!! This do-gooder collects bras through his blog, support1000.blogspot.com and according to Reiss' article the

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Did You REALLY think that I would flash my tata's on the Internet?Well, at any rate I'm glad that you're here. For those of you that haven't been overwhelmed by the "pink brigade", I wanted to remind you that October is officially National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I know that there are a few of you self proclaimed breast experts out there so I'm going to ask that you humor me and challenge

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Something to think about...Whosoever sees You and doesn't smile,whose jaw doesn't drop with awe,whose qualities fail to increase in a thousand ways,can only be the mortar and bricks of a prison. - RumiEveryday you are important and beautiful to all that encounter you and your life. Make certain that those that do have the privilege of being in your company leave you feeling renewed and

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HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR!I don't know about the rest of you mom's and dad's out there but this mommy knows for sure that today couldn't have come fast enough! The first day of school has surely come upon us. But for my household it wasn't just the first day of school but it was the first day of First Grade for Devyn and the first day of MIDDLE SCHOOL for Taylor. We were all excited to say the least. So,

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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hosting the Literary Salon for the National Black Arts Festival. I started off the morning with a workshop on "Words and Pictures" A Cinematic Marriage with filmmaker Jonee' Ansa and his wife novelist Tina McElroy Ansa and then I finished off the evening with a tribute to E. Lynn Harris, author of Invisible Life in addition to ten other novels. So needless to say.

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"Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more conveient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime" - W.E.B Du BoisMiss Know It All

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We write songs about it, we celebrate, exploit and sensationalize it. But what does it really mean to be independent? And can it truly be achieved?For me, independence is an interesting concept. Dictionary.com defines independence as,"freedom from the control, influence, support, aid or the like, of others."But having read this, I have to ask myself what that really means to me. As individuals we

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Presenting Miss Know It All...When I look at my life and my well laid out plans for it, one thing that life has taught me is that I am not in control. Not completely anyway. Everything that I profess to know is a huge part of the constant inconsistency of life. On my journey thus far, I have lived many dreams. I have been a perfect imperfection in the many arenas of life's big amusement park. I

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Contact Miss Know It All!Have a question, wanna say hi or be featured on my blog?missknowitall.blog@gmail.comNeed PR information, a guest blogger or have a request for me to speak at an event?info.missknowitall@gmail.comAsk Me, I Already Know!Have a burning question or concern? Email Miss Know It All and I will be sure to tell you whatever I know about the subject and then some. Please know that

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11 Things Every Woman Should HaveAs I realize that I am a little behind on my spring cleaning, and that nothing would please me more than to be able to take an afternoon nap free of chores. I am snapped back to reality by the buzzing of my clothes dryer. It’s time to fold then put away clothes. *Sigh*. As I fold, and sip, then sip and fold, and dream of how nice it would be to have a house keeper

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I did it! On April 11, 2009, I released my first collection of poetry entitled, Somewhere Round Midnight. The release party was held at The Feed Store in College Park, Georgia. It was an intimate gathering of family and friends, good food & GREAT cocktails! A very special thank you goes to all that came out to support and celebrate with me. Robert, who I adore for saying so many wonderful things

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As I prepare to move forward into the New Year, I am spending a lot of time reflecting on a great part of what transpired in 2008. Now, I have to tell you that although I am spending time reflecting, I'm not harping on any one thing in particular. If I focus too much on what happened in the past, I am bound to run into some trouble in the future for lack of foresight. So with that said, I guess

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My eldest daughter, Taylor is running for Secretary of her elementary's Student Council. Anyone that knows me knows that I am extremely proud and excited. We are in great need of great creative ideas and slogans for our campaign. Please add your suggestions to the comment section at the end of this blog. Thanks! I will keep you posted on her success.

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"Grown don't mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? What's that suppose to mean? In my heart it don't mean a thing."~Toni Morrison from BelovedHappy Birhtday Lovie!!! Mommy loves you so very much and I thank you for being the inspiration & motivation for all of my days. You are a blessing in my life and you are one of the BEST big sisters that I have ever

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I have to say, things are shaping up at the National Black Arts Festival. We are half way through the 20th Anniversary celebration and it has been a blast. On July 19th NBAF held their annual gala in the Weiland Pavilion on the High Arts Museum campus and in one word I can sum it up for you...FAB! The event was produced by Atlanta's very own Judy Hanenkrat. The decor was perfectly platinum, the

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It's Festival time and it is apparent in the faces of all of my co-workers and my family. As we put the final touches on things, I feel excited and quite privileged to be apart of such an important institution and to come in contact (on a regular bases) with such a wonderful group of people.Okay, now that I'm finished with my shameless plug and I can really tell you what's causing a buzz...1. We

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"The walls we build around us to keep out the sadness also keep out the joy." Jim Rohn FYI, I ended up having a WONDERFUL birthday. It was spontaneous, thoughtful and fun. Hubby made an effort to make me happy on MY day and that was important to me. The most imperative part of the success of the day is that I made peace with myself for the moment and put down expectations of myself and others and

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