Shimmer, dazzle, shine

"People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within." 

-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness."

-James Gates Percival

"Precious moments are like jewels, they add sparkle to our lives."

 -Unknown

"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake."

-Francis Bacon, Sr.

Make the everyday occurrences in your life shimmer, dazzle, and shine.

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

One year

"Life is too short to be anything less, than your  very B.E.S.T."
-Tiara

A year ago today, I made a decision to share my views with this world. With positivity in one hand and sassy in the other.

There is an abundance of fashion, beauty, and mommy bloggers. Nothing wrong with that, but there is something missing. Sometimes we focus too much on outer appearances and rarely explore what it means to be secure in our own skin.

Sassy Curls Mission:

"Helping women embrace their individuality, 

value their self-worth and discover their dreams."

I hope I accomplished providing inspiration and confidence for all types of women. I am still on my self-discovery journey, and will continue to use this forum to share such insight.

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

Sassy Sunday

Be Fashionable

Embrace Individuality
Stay Classy

Treat Yourself

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

 -Joseph Addison

My spring reading wish list:

Be Fashionable

The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion 

(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

by Harold Koda

Embrace Individuality
How I really want to spend my time...documenting my journey. 

Calligraphy for Greeting Cards and Scrapbooking
by Peter E. Taylor (Paperback)

Stay Classy

Emily Post's Etiquette, 18th Edition

by Peggy Post

Treat Yourself

Secrets and Tips from Passport to Beauty: 
Around the World for Becoming a Global Goddess
by Shalini Vadhera

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

Rituals

"Be grateful for what you have and 

work towards what you feel is missing."

-Tiara

There is something so intimate and interesting about rituals. Having a routine sets the foundation when starting and ending the day.

After pressing the snooze button a few times, I look forward to my morning coffee or sometimes tea. Eating something sweet and savory for breakfast is quite a delight too.

Then off to the shower to wake up and rinse my curls. Finally, after hair/makeup, and some delicious perfume, it is off to my daily grind.

Jam out to the latest tunes on the radio and do the 9-5 hustle dance. Joy for the afternoon because it is lunchtime. The work day is ending. Time to sweat out any frustrations at the gym or to simply regain focus.

Maybe some television, a book chapter later, with a hot tea. A diary entry and nightly prayers to gives thanks for another day.

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

Take one, it's free

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"If you have only one smile in you,

 give it to the people you love."

-Maya Angelou

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

Sweet thought

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

Eulogize

“Promise me you'll never forget me, 

because if I thought you would I'd never leave.”

-Winnie the Pooh

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And if you were to leave, what would you leave behind? 

Live a life where people can't imagine a life without you.

Create a legacy filled with honesty, respect, admiration, with a dash of humility.

If you want to make an impact in the world...be remembered for the good deeds you have done.

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

Sassy Sunday

Be Fashionable

Embrace Individuality
Stay Classy

Treat Yourself

Be Fashionable

Xhilaration® Juniors Ponte Emerald Pencil Skirt

Embrace Individuality

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“Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are,

 what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, 

every piece you finish.” 

-John Jakes

Stay Classy

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Treat Yourself

Cheddar's Casual Cafe Hot Fudge Cake Sundae

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!

Glamour and vanity

"If you love something, sometimes you 

just wanna be surrounded by it."
-GLC, 2007

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"Next time you think of wonderful things, 

don't forget to think of yourself."

Until next time,

Here's to always being your B.E.S.T!