Planning for Christmas: It's Never Too Soon To Get Inspiration

It's that time of the year again when friends are family come together to rejoice and spend time with one another. But we all know that presents and decorations bring more significance to the holidays. For this month, I've been planning semi early for my favorite holiday, even though every American consumer goes gift shopping 3 months in advance. All that matters is that I make my home look like an FAO Schwartz store/Cotton Candy Winter Wonderland. And the crazy part is that my expectations are so high, but I don't care if my skills are half-assed. For crying out loud, the holidays are here!

 

Here are some decoration ideas that I am using for this year:

 

 

I need to go to Michaels and buy more pink and Disney ornaments...I'll be back!

Carmen Carrera for W Magazine: What she teaches us about today's generation.

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    I live for Carmen Carrera. She's an inspiration and she's a fighter. She deserves all the love and attention from her fans because she is open about her transition and transformation. I respect her a lot. She really raises the platform and dignity for transgendered people out there. She isn't perceived as some freak or confused person. Maybe it's because she is naturally beautiful, but she doesn't deserve to be bashed as some one who was cheating as a drag queen when she was featured on Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 3. She had every chance to be a contestant on that show.


 

     I think we need more exposure of people like Carmen because there are still a lot of people who are uninformed or uneducated about transgendered people. Being a straight white female, I wasn't educated about transitioning male and females. I was exposed to some gay culture in my childhood and when I entered high school, I had a reality check. I went to a fashion high school and the population of students were mostly straight females or gay men. I was definitely cool to meet new people and learn about their backgrounds, but I didn't look at them for their sexual preferences. If you ever meet someone who flaunts their sexuality, its' still not right to assume their preferences as a target. I've made the mistake of doing so and I realized I was part of the ignorance. And I felt embarrassed about it at first, but I learned to understand the differences between gay, transgendered, and androgynous. In my opinion it's fine to ask questions and be curious. In a way, being curious about something your unfamiliar is a good thing. You don't want to be passive and assume that whatever you perceive the person to be is the right thing to do. Carmen is open about her journey on transitioning and she still gets negative attention from people posting images of her and tagging her as "Can you believe this is a guy?" Although on one hand it's shocking for some people who are uninformed about transgendered individuals, it can be offensive and just downright rude. The sad truth behind society is that there will always be ignorance and people who don't care to look beyond their perception. And it's completely normal, but it's important to give more people a chance to understand not to judge people.


 

Reasons why Anastacia is the Ultimate Diva

She is gorgeous.

She is super cheesy and loves tacky things.

 She can pull off so many looks.

 She's a New Yorker and she has so much spunk and attitude.

 She's kinda naughty.

 She's a cougar and is a dick magnet for men both straight and gay.

 She likes to be fashionable in photoshoots, but doesn't try too hard to be different.

 This bitch can sing! Like a fat black woman. She has so much soul.

 She has gone through so much and she is all about empowering women.

 She really pours all of her emotions into her songs.

 She isn't uptight or snobby: She has a great sense of humor.

 She does her own acting in her dramatic music videos.

She's not afraid of her sexuality.

 She has both substance and appeal as an artist: She is perfect.

 She has a killer body. Those abs....

She's silly and relatable.

She is my the ultimate diva even with those glasses.