Archive for July, 2008

July 23, 2008

it amazes me.

Commentary on TV.
Depending upon how many hours you invest; the spectator sport of watching television is the black vortex of quality living. I call it the plug in drug. And I decided over ten years ago that I wouldn’t make it the center piece of my life; cause I couldn’t bear the thought of passively [...]

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July 22, 2008

tsk.tsk.

One of the reasons why I started Get Togetha is because I feel that there is a glaring absence of young blog writers of color who write and have conversations about taking care of home/heart/spirit and loving it. I’m not talking the traditionalist likes of B. Smith and Martha Stewart; I’m talking Design Sponge and [...]

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July 21, 2008

its the small things.

Ok. So I can’t drive this point home enough. The small things in life matter cause they’re the building blocks for the big things. So what does your wallet say about you?  Big expectations or small? You might not think it but your wallet is essentially your identity. Read that again. Get rid of useless receipts, phone [...]

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July 14, 2008

wine.rules.

Wine 101.

Wine is affordable. 
There is no such thing as a wine snob anymore because it’s available to anyone willing to try something new.
Screw-cap wines proves how more accessible wine is becoming. And they’re perfect for picnics.
Wine does not have to be paired with food anymore. 
But pizza and wine are the perfect match.
A shared bottle of wine will not [...]

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July 9, 2008

killjoy.

Get Togetha Philosophy: If you don’t love it throw it out. 
Get Togetha is about introspection. That place deep down inside of us that will always have the remedy to our ails and our ills. Today’s subject is clutter. I love my friends. Really I do. But I have friends who wonder why they’re stuck and they’ll always [...]

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July 6, 2008

all about the quality.

To clarify Get Togetha even further; we are fundamentally at our core of core’s: all about the quality. We will never recommend buying stuff or having stuff because its cheap, a good deal, or free. We believe in editing our lives-often. We believe that you can donate items you’ve never worn/will never wear/will never fit, [...]

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