Category: General

General random topics that don’t fit anywhere else. If a topic comes up frequently enough for me to recall it, I will consider creating a category for it.

Happy Holidays!

by Chanel Rose, posted in General, How to Contribute to Society

The holidays are upon us!

Run for the hills!

Okay, may be some people enjoy seeing family that you haven’t visited all year. May be some of you want to show up with some nifty gifts. … or may be some of you only feel obligated to get stuff for the pesky people.

No matter which camp you sit in handmade soap is a great stocking stuffer! Follow this link to order a Gift Box of Soap, or browse the Insanely Crafty Friends​ online store for individual stocking stuffers.

Use PROMO code TGBoCR to receive 5% off your order.
(Not the comments section, it is one the last page where you enter your payment method and shipping address. There will be a link that says “Add promotional code.” It’s on the right).

Thanks for supporting The Great Blog of Chanel Rose!

My weaknesses include

by Chanel Rose, posted in General

My weaknesses include being embarrassingly horrible with people’s names and faces in addition to having low self-assurance. Throughout my education I have always been at the top of my class. Since I have always attended small schools, my fear is that my peers were “average” and thus my above average was actually the average … OR WORSE! Though I have hardly ever thought poorly of my peers, my fear persists.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

by Chanel Rose, posted in General, Quotes

For what it’s worth… it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people who have a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.

A Social Experiment to Support TGBoCR

by Chanel Rose, posted in General

Ladies and gentlemen. I am considering a social experiment fundraiser to support The Great Blog of Chanel Rose.

Did you know that there are few laws in Oklahoma that regulate panhandling? For instance, you do not need a permit for requesting donations for yourself. You can’t enter the street, and you can’t be intimidating.

I am considering spending a few hours one Saturday morning handing out samples of my blog for a suggested donation of $2.00. By doing this, I will get exposure to Oklahoma City’s neediest people and learn more about their personal economic state. As my blog should suggest, the economics of working class and the poor academically fascinate me. The more I learn, the more I want to be able to increase the standard of living for not only all Americans, but for the world at large.

My objectives:

  • Meet Oklahoma City’s homeless and jobless population
    • Learn their story
      • What was their childhood like?
      • What were their struggles of the past?
      • What are their current struggles?
      • What is their day to day like?
      • What are their ideals?
  • Meet Oklahoma City’s working class
    • Learn their story
      • What was their childhood like?
      • What were their struggles of the past?
      • What are their current struggles?
      • What is their day to day like?
      • What are their ideals?

I suspect that learning about OKC’s working class will be a little more difficult. Most of my interactions with them will be as they pass by in vehicles and perhaps donate to my cause.

You can contribute to my blog by donating to my GoFundMe campaign.