* Exquisite Fusion Magazine - November 2013 Issue | Page 17

Hi All, it’s your girl Carolyn Gray, host of the e-Formation Queen channel on YouTube. For those of you who have visited my channel, you are probably used to me opening with this line. However, I am very happy to be expanding my horizons by joining the Exquisite Fusion team as a contributing, creative advice columnist. I hope to bring a little of what I share on YouTube to this forum, which I like to call e-Formation. What is that you ask? Well, it is simply Empowering, Encouraging and Entertaining Information that answers many of today’s pressing questions (e.g., How Do I Find Mr. Right, How Do I Make Marriage Work, How Do I Lose Weight and Keep It Off, How Do I Look & Feel My Best @ Any Age, etc.). I like to think of it as girlfriend therapy on tap, with advice galore! However, before I start trying to get into your personal business, I should tell you a little about myself... I am originally a GA girl, who met her Mr. Right at Clemson University (class of ’89), and followed him back to the Washington, D.C. area. Now I am officially a VA girl, where my husband of 22 years and I are raising two teenage sons – one is in college and turning 19 in November, while my “baby” is turning 17 also in November. Okay, okay, I wanted babies for Christmas – weird, but true. In addition to my husband and kids, I love God, as well as life, laughter and happy endings. My passion is TALKING as you can tell from my videos, but I also love writing, which is why I am going to thoroughly enjoy my column here! Believe it or not, I also have written extensively during 15+ years as an IT consultant/professi onal, and I even wrote a few books: The Black Woman’s Guide to Beautiful, Healthier Hair in 6 Weeks! (1999 and 2003) and Secrets of a Skinny Jean Queen: A 7-Step Guide to Help You Eat and Act Like You Have Some Sense (2010). Now that you know a little about me, I am REALLY looking forward to sharing more in the coming issues, and I hope the eformation I share will be a blessing to you all! In the meantime, feel free to visit me @ www.eformationqueen.com https://twitter.com/eformationQueen https://www.facebook.com/eFormationQueen