The Chronicles of a VBG (Voluptuous Brown Gurl)

Rule #1 -  Just DO it!! Hop on a plane, train or whatever - just go . Of all the "industrialized" nations, Americans earn and use the least amount of vacation time. Life is far too precious and short to schedule joy. So what if your desk is piled high when you get back, if it's a true emergency it'll get taken care of in your absence. The rest can wait until you come back...refreshed. The psychic recharge one gets from vacation is generally good for a few weeks sometimes even months. Go even if you have to go alone, in fact do go alone (or just you and your boo) at least once a year. Your kids don't need to have every experience with you no matter how deprived you were as a kid, they will turn out just fine.   Rule #2 - Go somewhere you've never been  Last year I spent a week in Myrtle Beach, this year, I chose Las Vegas because it was both the location of the Blogalicious conference and someplace I'd never been. My home away from home for 4.5...

The euphoria is slowing abating and Vegas is becoming a memory but in a nutshell Blogalicious 2012 ROCKED - hard!!! It was so awesome, so well organized and executed, I'm still amazed. I'd never even heard of Blogalicious until my bestie Teri mentioned it to me because the 2011 conference was held in DC. Up until I got to Vegas I still had no idea what to expect. Justice Fergie and crew had a mission and oh my was it accomplished! The sponsored parties never failed to impress from the Fashionista tea party hosted by Ross Dress for Less (where I donned my very first dress hat, a lime green one with a black band & flower), to the American Cancer Society's bowl for more birthdays benefit, to the McDonald's poolside mixer where the only thing cheezy were the burgers not to mention vthe Gain Fresh party in Cherry nightclub starring none other than the human-beat box Doug E Fresh, himself. (In case you're wondering, yes Doug E's STILL got it and it looks ...