So yeah...this didn't really ever happen. I am so glad that this was just in Draft form and not an actual post. I will try to get the two combined and maybe turn Clacker into a series on here, but I can't give this up. Once I have gotten my rhythm again then I will work on being a better writer as well as giving this blog a face lift and creating an actual site. But I am not in a rush to do that, so in the meantime have a good laugh at the below...but I may use this picture again!

Alas Travelers it is time for me to say good bye to No Fear, Just DIVA.

I have to be honest I am not pleased with the way I had been keeping it up and was having a very hard time keeping up with the road-like metaphor that I started with this blog. However through it I have met some amazing people and wonderful bloggers.

If you have been a follower of this blog then you know that I am all about brands and branding and well....I wasn't branding this blog correctly. I really wanted to turn this into a brand (or did I because my work says contrary). Still, if you follow me on Twitter then you may be familiar with my hashtag #ConfessionsofaModernDayClacker which I use when talking of my adventures at my new job. I am now going to turn that into a blog on WordPress.

I have chosen to do this because as impersonal and job search/branding oriented I tried to make this blog it was missing the me part of it and I think that Confessions, like my Twitter page will have a bit of both the personal and professional and will allow me to connect with all of you that much more. So as soon as it's ready I will post the link and send you right on over. I am also choosing WP b/c the BlackBerry feature is better and I can do so much more with the formatting of WP thanks to a little genius friend of mine (I will post her info when the blog is ready as well).

So I hope that you will continue this journey with me just in a new venue and hopefully with more consistent content. I'm ready.

Happy Travels,

"One Step Forward, Just Glance Back, No Fear, Just DIVA"
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That's right people! I am headed back to school (for another 3 years) to receive my MBA in Management and Organizational Behavior. Who is excited?? ME!!

There are so many women in the fashion industry with graduate degrees that are doing some pretty wonderful things, my favorite woman to date is Caroline Issa, I had been admiring her pics on some of my favorite fashion blogs for a long while but it wasn't until I read this article that I fell in love with her brains and not just her Burberry.

I'm sure my long time travelers already know that I will be blogging all along this journey and I cannot wait to share with you what I learn and what my insights have to do with my Fashion Freeway.

Happy Travels!

Happy Wednesday Travelers,

Lately I have been experiencing a serious She-Rah-esqe vibe. It may be a combination of the sermon's that I have been exposed to of late professing the power of the woman, mixed in with the recent victories of so many female US athletes, either neither I have been all "I can conquer the fashion entire world!" (insert DVF comic book here)  




This is feeling was momentarily challenged after a recent conversation with a friend regarding the end of summer being optional...huh?? Our conversation went a little like this:
Me: Enjoy what's left of summer.
Friend: It's summer year round when you have access to the tropics.

Whelp that's that then huh?? I mean the conversation really had me thrown, like wait a minute...do I have that kind of access?? I felt so...limited. There are many times when I will read about the travels of my twitter follows and marvel in envy at the way they are able to pick up, go, and stay. As a Pisces I can really get into the idea of free ebb and flow, but is it what I really want? No, I like the idea of the access but I wouldn't use it as much, but that's besides the point. My thing is if I can conquer the world what is keeping me from doing so? What is keeping the chick on the outside from being the woman on the inside that I see in my head? I wasn't really sure but I am ready to find out and STAT! Summer is almost over after all...

So I got out my pen and paper and started to create a Bug List. Have you ever tried it travelers?? Making a list of the things that bug you about a certain topic? Well I have come to find that this list (in no particular order), has helped me with tackling bad habits that I would like to eliminate (like putting my clothes away rather then letting them fall where they please) and even addresses long ignored tasks that would make my life much easier (like getting my vacuum fixed). I really feel this list is the first step to us getting out of our own way and being proactive to live the life we see inside our heads. Here are a few examples of my bug list:

• Not cooking enough - Learn to make more dishes (Solution: I choose 3 recipes every 2 weeks to cook and try out 1 Breakfast, 1 Entre, 1 Dessert) 
• Tidier apartment! - No adult should live in all my clothing clutter (Solution: Put clothes away after they have been washed or taken off after the day- or rejected from the "Should I Wear This Today" pile)
• Build a better social network - Too many networks/groups (Solution: Re-evaluate Twitter follows, LinkedIn groups, and Facebook fan pages...do you need all of them?? Which can you get rid of, which should you interact with more?? Quality not Quantity)
• Be accountable to self - this is the hardest one on my list and I am still pondering...it is easy to complete a task at work when being fired is not the desired outcome, but since I don't and can't fire myself, what is motivating me to remain accountable and follow through on select tasks at hand? What is keeping me from pushing me and moving past just okay? 

So I hope that gives you a good idea of what I mean by a bug list, also note that nothing that I said was self-depreciating, this is not an opportunity to beat up on yourself! As a began to review my list I began to categorize the items on the list with Right Now (tasks that can be handled now - like my vacuum), Self (not a task per se but internal reflections of personal habits that need to change or update) Career (what directly effects my career) Social (this deals with things regarding my sorority, nonprofits, or networks...including this blog).

Try it out and let me know it has helped you move forward on your Freeway; I promise to keep you updated.

Happy Travels!

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