Author Archive for CocoaDiva
Consumer Diet Guide: Sizing Up America’s Most Popular Diets
2009 is a new year and I know many of you are considering losing weight. Here is a good article to help you weigh out a few popular diets. Experts weigh in on the pros and cons of each plan.
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen for MSN Health & Fitness
The key to losing weight—and keeping it off—is to [...]
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Cheap and Easy Makeup Tips
2009 is the year for being your best self. With all this economic uncertainty we all could afford to save a few dollars here and there. Here are a few tips to look like a million dollars without putting a dent in your wallet.
1. Makeup brushes- A good brush is like manna from the gods. [...]
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What Are Your New Years Resolutions?
The celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, Babylonians celebrated the beginning of a new year on what is now March 23, although they themselves had no written calendar.
The tradition of the New Year’s [...]
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Is Being A Professional That Intimidating?
From what I gather, many Black professionals have been told they are intimidating by potential daters. I know I have been told that many times over. However, I just don’t see myself as intimidating …like atall.
I know in Vegas, having an advanced degree or saying I am a lawyer as a young Black woman is [...]
Popularity: 10% [?]
Interracial Dating, What Gives
I really have concerns or questions with interracial dating. As we grow older we try and settle down and find that one person to love us unconditionally. When it comes to interracial dating I am caught between a rock and a hard place. While, I am a sucker for love and finding that perfect someone, [...]
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The Married/Engaged/Taken Holler
I need some assistance understanding a dating issue. Why do some people in committed relationships work so hard to avoid their commitment in public? Let me give you some examples.
Example A: Mr. Married Man shows up at a party with his boys without his wedding ring, shakin’ it fast and pushing up on any woman [...]
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Phylicia Rashad Next Spokeswoman for Jenny Craig
Phylicia Rashad, is the latest actress to be tapped as a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, PEOPLE Magazine reports. Ms. Rashad joins Queen Latifah as an African American spokes woman for the product.
I am glad that Ms. Rashad has joined the campaign. There are others who would disagree with me but I think that her endorsement is [...]
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The Plight of the Good Woman
I was sitting around talking to my girls and we started talking about the problem with being a good woman or a “good candidate” when dealing with men. Men always talk about how they want a good woman. However, when a good woman is staring a man in the face, making him breakfast, with her ride or [...]
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Recession Alert: 5 Holiday Shopping Tips
So everyone and their daddy has a sale going on. Doesn’t it feel like Hustle Man is trying to sell you some side deal in a back alley or “Holla, Holla, Holla atcha?” Every store has some gimmick to force you to spend a little money on allegedly “Great Deals,” “Rock Bottom Prices,” and “Super Steals.” Well, [...]
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Is Oprah A Bad Role Model?
All over the net everyone is up in arms about Oprah’s come to Jesus about her weight. In January 2009’s O Magazine, Oprah Winfrey confesses that she now weighs 200 pounds and has “fallen off the wagon.” Winfrey states, “I’m mad at myself. . . [and] embarrassed. I can’t believe that after all these years, [...]
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