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It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday! I’ve bought many marked-down Tracy Reese pieces from Daffy’s. I love a good hunt, so I’ll sorely miss this bargain buy chain. It had a long, 50 year run. 

It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday! I’ve bought many marked-down Tracy Reese pieces from Daffy’s. I love a good hunt, so I’ll sorely miss this bargain buy chain. It had a long, 50 year run. 

As a kid, I dreamed of growing up and becoming HER! 

As a kid, I dreamed of growing up and becoming HER! 

A bedazzling panty booth at ABPR for their holiday preview.

A bedazzling panty booth at ABPR for their holiday preview.

Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest… It’s about who came, and never left your side…

—Unknown

I live for this Angel Jackson satchel!!

I live for this Angel Jackson satchel!!

Let’s get busy! Arsenio Hall is set to return to late-night TV in 2013. I LOVED his show in the late 80s and early 90s. I probably watched every single episode of his original show, The Arsenio Hall Show, despite having to get up early in the morning for school. Can I get a “woof, woof, woof,” for this news? 

Let’s get busy! Arsenio Hall is set to return to late-night TV in 2013. I LOVED his show in the late 80s and early 90s. I probably watched every single episode of his original show, The Arsenio Hall Show, despite having to get up early in the morning for school. Can I get a “woof, woof, woof,” for this news? 

In honor of Father’s Day weekend, my two favorite ppl: My hubby and my Ava G! 

In honor of Father’s Day weekend, my two favorite ppl: My hubby and my Ava G! 

Chicago will always be “my kind of town.” This pic is a vintage gem. It was taken before Water Tower Place was erected in the late 60s. Can’t believe that Walgreen’s is STILL there, then again I can. 

Chicago will always be “my kind of town.” This pic is a vintage gem. It was taken before Water Tower Place was erected in the late 60s. Can’t believe that Walgreen’s is STILL there, then again I can. 

Having two much older sisters, I grew up listening to Guy, Anita Baker, Karyn White, and a host of other R&B hit-makers of the 80s. Well before I reached double-digits, I knew all the lyrics to a bunch of grown & sexy songs!
I can even remember one of my sister’s friends saying in amazement, “Karla knows every song on the radio!” I was probably about 7.
I’m not proud that I was singing those grossly inappropriate songs instead of humming tunes from Sesame Street, but boy were they good! 

Having two much older sisters, I grew up listening to Guy, Anita Baker, Karyn White, and a host of other R&B hit-makers of the 80s. Well before I reached double-digits, I knew all the lyrics to a bunch of grown & sexy songs!

I can even remember one of my sister’s friends saying in amazement, “Karla knows every song on the radio!” I was probably about 7.

I’m not proud that I was singing those grossly inappropriate songs instead of humming tunes from Sesame Street, but boy were they good! 

Diana Ross, one of my all-time favorite style icons. The hair. The brows. The lashes. Timeless beauty.

Diana Ross, one of my all-time favorite style icons. The hair. The brows. The lashes. Timeless beauty.