Hi, I’m Cassandra, Photographer, Writer & Lover of Stylish Things
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Food Photography 101: 5 Beginner tips for shooting in Natural Light
photos by cassandra mcd. I decided to try to learn food photography by watching YouTube vid and using only natural light. It was my solution to being able to practice photography during the long, cold winter months when I’m hunkered down … Continue reading
Posted in food, lifestyle
Tagged beginner photographer, cheese, food, food inspiration, food photography, foodie, foodphotos, foodpics, healthy, healthylifestyle, healthyliving, homecooking, meatless, meatless monday, mushrooms, natural light, photography, photography tips, recipes, simple recipes, stuffed mushrooms, tips, vegatarian, yummy food
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Shopping habits: Reflections of a somewhat reformed shopaholic
Photo: Cassandra McD. Let me set the scene and you can tell me if this sounds all too familiar to you. You get a text message from your BFF. 2 images: (1) A new backpack and (2) two new pairs … Continue reading
Posted in In My Closet, lifestyle
Tagged fashion, finances, habits, inspiration, lifestyle, moneymanagement, motivation, overspending, personal, selfcare, selfdevelopment, selfhelp, selfimprovement, shopping, shopping addict, shoppingtips, spending, style, style advice, styleblogger, womens fashion, womenstyle, zara
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Lifestyle: How I set myself up for fitness success, a skinny bi*ch’s story
When I was approaching my 30th birthday, a friend of mine told me that once I hit 30 “it was down hill”. He, yes he, was speaking of weight gain. I didn’t take offence at the time. He was older … Continue reading
Racking up the Points & Reaping Rewards: 5 reasons I love using points cards
I’m now a believer in points cards! I was always one of those people who would get coupons for, I dunno McDonald’s and think, great, going to get a free Sundae with my Quarter-Pounder with Cheese for lunch….one of these … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Wellness
Tagged beauty, beautyproducts, finances, freebies, holiday shopping, money, money tips, moneyhabits, moneytips, personal finances, personalgrowth, pointscards, rewardspoints, saving, selfdevelopment, selfimprovement, shopping, smart spending, smartspending, spending, spending tips, wellbeing, wellness, womanandfinances, womandmoney
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Change is ‘Natural’: Feeling my hair fears and doing it anyway!
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Change.” About a year ago I decided to stop relaxing my hair. Relaxing my hair meant going to the hair salon every 6 – 8 weeks to get my hair chemically straightened. … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Wellness
Tagged africanamerican, beauty, bighairdontcare, blackblogger, blackgirl, blogging101, career, change, curlyhair, fashion, hair, hairinspo, motivation, naturalhair, naturlista, personalgrowth, selfimprovement, selflove, style, styleblogger
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My Hair Story: Good hair takes some time
There is something about a hair salon. The place has its own rhythm, it’s own life. From the sounds of R&B on the radio, to the whooshing sounds of the hot air from the hair dryers, to the splashing of … Continue reading
How to work: the plaid skirt
How to work: the plaid skirt by cassandramcd
Posted in Casual + Off Duty
Tagged fashion, Gianvito Rossi, Michael Kors, polyvore, STELLA McCARTNEY, style, Veronica Beard
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Swagger & Greys 