I know a woman who thinks she’s successful because she lives in a nice high-rise and drives a luxury car. A man I met the other week at Twisted Spoke felt the need to validate himself by talking, unprovoked, about his $25,000 credit card limit. Some people define success as “getting a job and making [...]
Entries Tagged as 'char and the city'
Lula at Home Depot: Redefining Success
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · char and the city, Redefining Success
Tags:business·Chicago·service·success·Twitter
Existentialism at Bubbleland.
June 22nd, 2010 · 7 Comments · char and the city, fierce flawless fabulous femme, friends, fam, and my ridiculously fun life, Redefining Success, spirit
“Are you happy?” Angelique asked me. I thought about her question for a moment. I didn’t want to just say anything anyhow.
Tags:Chicago·cigarettes·family·life·love·music·photographs·relationships·roommates
Baby likes to dance in the dark. On the windowpane.
March 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · char and the city, friends, fam, and my ridiculously fun life, In the kitschn with Charlotte Shay
This video has absolutely nothing to do with entrepreneurship, business, self-improvement or natural hair–but it’s hilarious, so I have no choice but to share it with those of you who have yet to view it. Last Thursday, Sean’s cousin Christopher took the train down to the city to come hang out with us. After we [...]
Tags:Chicago·dramz·family·music·video·wine
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA.
March 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments · char and the city, fierce flawless fabulous femme
“The class is called ‘Exer-ball.’ It can’t be too difficult,” I reasoned as I finished my small cup of coffee. “We’ll probably be doing some nice stretches on the balls and working on like, core strength and stuff.” It was 6:15 a.m. and I was in the locker room of my local YMCA with Sarah, [...]
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Entrepreneur of the Week: Coffee, tattoos, fashion, and why I don’t want a job.
January 28th, 2010 · 8 Comments · char and the city, Entrepreneur of the Week, fierce flawless fabulous femme
“I’m done pretending that I will ever work in the corporate world again,” my designer/stylist friend Sarah Church said as she showed me her fresh wrist tattoo. The puffy red heart was about the size of a nickel, and would hardly be an issue for an office workplace since a watch or bracelet could easily cover it. [...]
