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IT HAPPENED TO ME AND IT CHANGED ME

All I went through last year!

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Last year, I really learned how to cry. I cried until my throat hurt and my eyes dried out. And then I laughed. It seems everything that had never happened to me in all my years of life happened to me last year.. I lost someone very dear to me.. In my whole more than two decades of living, I had never truly lost anyone that really shook me quiet like last year. I never understood what loss meant until it felt like someone was reaching into my chest and ripping my heart apart. I got robbed at gun point.. Prior to this, the only gun I've ever seen were in movies, or the hunters gun or the most realistic where the ones soldiers held at check points. And then they came into my…

HOW TO DEAL WITH LOST LUGGAGE WHEN TRAVELING

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Toni Braxton recently lost her luggage which had her allegedly $500, 000 engagement ring, she left it on a plane in her Louis Vuitton luggage and although the bag was later found, most of the items were missing from it, including her engagement ring! She pleaded with whoever "borrowed" the luggage to return the ring only and keep the rest of the items, obviously it holds sentimental as well as huge financial value. The airlines are helping with the search for the singers missing jewelry. Most of us are not Toni Braxton and I can imagine we will rather not lose our luggage or it's items. But these things happen. When you travel frequently, you may find yourself in one of the most frustrating situations in the world when your luggage is MIA and you have…

HOW TO SAVE MONEY FOR TRAVEL

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Thinking of taking a solo vacation? Or you want to go on a trip with boo or perhaps travel with family.. But you are worried you can’t afford it? Yeah? that’s okay, I cannot afford it either. But because there's no such thing as impossible plus you really deserve to go on that vacay, I’m spilling all the tips and tricks on how to save money for travel. Either as a solo traveler, boo’ed up or with family, I can assure you that with a little bit of discipline, and patience, you can go on your next vacation without having to sell a kidney. The first thing to note is every good thing is executed better with a good plan, and planning takes time, you must give yourself ample time. Eg: If you plan…

THE UK ROYAL WEDDING THAT WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR

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All about the U.K. royal wedding It's almost that time of the year. The time we have of been waiting for. The most anticipated wedding of 2018 is drawing near and we are all keeping our ears to the ground and our eyes on the news to learn all we can about the U.K. royal wedding. Can you guess what wedding I'm talking about? If you guessed the royal wedding of Prince Henry of wales and American actress Meghan Markle. Then you guessed right. While some of us will be attending the wedding on social media and on TV, it's not too late to hop on the next Virgin Atlantic flight to the U.K. to be part of the 1,200 people that have been invited to greet the royal couple on the grounds of…

HOW DO YOU DEFINE YOUR PERSONAL STYLE?

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Some may be wondering why it's even important or necessary to define your personal style? A well-defined style shows your self-confidence and solidifies your knowledge and people's knowledge of you. I want to talk about how very important it is to have your definite style but first... it's been a while there huh! (more…)

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO HAVE A PRODUCTIVE FEBRUARY

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Hey there February. Welcome. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, January has come to an end and I couldn't be happier. Been waiting on February since 1999. No really. I'm not kidding. Anyways, happy new month, yay! It's the month of love and I'm super excited. Can you tell I'm excited? I'm excited for a number of reasons, one been that it's the month of love (more…)