Nadia Zerka

(Support) Group Texts

March 11, 2018

empowered women, group texts, hype, international women's day, support group

To put it mildly, 2018 has not been an easy year for me. But I’m not here to talk about that. I’m here to talk about the support network I’m so lucky to have. I saw this meme on International Women’s Day and it struck a chord with me: Can I get an “Amen”? Because,…

Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

January 22, 2018

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random

be yourself, Let Bartlet Be Bartlet, living your truth, random musings, The West Wing

This morning, I watched an episode of The West Wing that I hadn’t seen in a long time. I remember it being one of the better ones but couldn’t quite remember why. The episode is called “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet” and in a nutshell, the President get called out for being too soft on everything…

Living your brand

August 25, 2017

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Branding, marketing, small business

brand fail, branding, brands, Let's go to the mall., luxury brand, Robin Sparkles, shopping

Let’s go to the mall! I want to share an experience I had while shopping. You walk in one store and they ignore you. You’re left to your own devices as you try to navigate the different product offerings and decide what, if anything, is best for you. Meanwhile the staff continues their conversations amongst…

Making travel a little easier

August 18, 2017

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tips

conferences, tips for easy travel, travel, travel tips, work trips

I was on a work trip last week and I posted some my favorite travel tips on Snapchat. Like most of my Snapchat stories, it was a way to entertain myself but I received a bunch of messages from friends asking for more or exclaiming “good idea!” I decided to compile them all (along with a few others)…

A legit 3-minute make-up routine

August 9, 2017

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beauty products

I’ve been on a make-up tutorial kick the last couple of months and what never fails to crack me up is when someone posts a video about a “quick and easy” or “every day” look and it’s 15 minutes and 25 products long. When I’m in a rush (or flat out feeling lazy), here’s my routine…

Why having a dog is like having a child

August 2, 2017

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Humor

Look, I get that parents usually don’t like when you compare having a dog to having children, especially when don’t have children. But from what I’ve observed my friends and family go through, there are a lot of similarities. As parent, have you: My dog Remy, caught looking especially wistful on a sunny afternoon. Stepped…

“You look really young!”

July 27, 2017

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venting

Today, someone told me that my skin looked great and I looked really young and it made me cringe. I know the person who said it meant it as a compliment and without any malice. Yet I still cringed. I spend a lot of time (and let’s be honest, money) on skin care. Yet I still cringed.…

When meltdowns lead to breakthroughs

July 14, 2017

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Life lessons

breakthroughs, grad school, immigrant parents, meltdowns, The "bob meltdown"

I graduated with a master’s degree in Applied Communication this year. I learned a lot about myself throughout the course of the program…including how prone I was to meltdowns. I actually never had a meltdown until I started in this program, which may come as surprise to some of my professors and cohorts. The meltdowns…

Sometimes, there is an “I” in team

February 7, 2016

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random

In 2004, the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers and won the national championship. There was a lot of talk at the time about how the Pistons were a “team” and the Lakers were “Kobe and some other guys”. That theory is why some believe they won the championship that year. We’ve heard it…

I’m exhausted.

November 22, 2015

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Lebanese, random

American American, Arab, Catholic, Lebanese, Muslim

I’ve always loved the movie Selena. And I’ve always loved the scene where her dad goes on a rant about how hard it is to be Mexican American because you have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans. He ends by saying it’s exhausting. He’s right. When you grow…