Social Graces

DRUM ROLL PLEASE?.. Well let??s stop for a second and talk about what we search for when we all pick books. Certainly we all have different tastes, different styles, different genres, different types of characters that we all connect with and that...

Story by: Lisa Gordon Photo Cred: Cory Maryott It had been 4 years since I??d seen him, and it stayed with me like a lingering cold: I just couldn't shake it off, knowing I'd see him eventually. There was no way it wouldn't happen; I hung out in hi...

A big reason why I live for girl time (girl's trips, girl's dinners, girl's nights, you name it) --- is because it offers a tangible platform to say whatever the heck is going on in your lady-mind. It's where you can confess the crazy shit you do and...

Mizz Radhika of The Snobby Foodie a BAWSE in the Tech world who has a big love for good-ass healthy food and providing honest journalism for all her womenfolk.  She's sharp, funny, SMART, and totally Team #NiceGirlsClub. Check out her foodie blog ...

They say that on average we spend 90,000 hours working in our lifetime. We spend more time with our co-workers than with our partners, our kids and ourselves. Other than the typical work personality assessments that help us capitalize on each othersâ...



About a year and a half ago, the most perfect being entered my life. If you were to meet me, you would learn about her within two minutes. I would pull out my phone and show you multiple pictures and tell you stories about her newest accomplish...

It’s holiday time, so you know what that means: excess. Excess eating, drinking, merry-making, and, of course, spending. Despite my attempts every year to 1) finish my shopping early and 2) be tight with my spending, it never ends up working out...

Xenophobia (intense/irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries) is a sore spot of me. In my book, judging someone for their differences is one of the worst things you can do. When I was a young girl, I remember bringing ethnic food ...

Story by first time Violet Fog Contributor and career badass: Jessica Bari. Jessica Bari is a writer and digital marketer who has lived in beautiful San Francisco for almost ten years. She loves yoga, dogs, and 90's R&B. Follow her on Twitter ...

I stick to this theory that we all have a limited amount of happiness that we have to protect. Mainly from other people's negativity. On the contrary- if we hang out with happy people,our happiness levels will grow. I call negative people, ...