Sheryl's Pearls Blog
The Art of Apologizing: Too Little vs. Too Much
How can something we learned as children be an art form? Well, we were scribbling on paper with Crayolas at an early age as well, but it still took us a while to learn to color within the lines, and…
It’s Hard out Here for a Chick: the Dating Scene
“If you want to get married, you might want to leave DC.” When a reader recently took me up on my solicitation for blog requests, I recalled that advice from some single black women a few years my senior. The…
Who Wants to Date Anymore?
A girlfriend posed this question as we discussed matters of the heart. She said she might end things with the man who held hers. Since it had long been in his possession and he didn’t seem to know what to…
Hope Floats: Confessions of an Unapologetic Hopeless Romantic
When one of my besties surveyed the DVD collection in my living room, she shook her head and proclaimed, “Sheryl, forever the hopeless romantic.” When my brother came to the same conclusion during a recent conversation, I wanted to hang…
Random Rant: The Sad State of Women’s Shoes
Shoes are an accessory after my own heart. You’ve never heard me truly giddy if you haven’t listened to me gush about a great deal I got on a fab pair of heels. Unfortunately, though I love shoes, I’m not…
He Is Who He Is – Really (A Second Look at Jay-Z and Beyonce)
I write this begrudgingly. First, I stand behind what I said in my last post about Jay-Z’s public adoration of baby Blue and the fact that it’s not quite on par with his praise for wife Beyonce. I still believe that…
