TMI and Completion

Here I sit, with conditioner in my hair with a plastic bag over my head, watching
Y&R, eating my 15 year old daughters (who's a fab cook BTW) corn bread-baked chili which is a bottom layer of corn bread, next layer of vegetarian chili w/corn mixed in and then a top layer of corn bread... yum, yum!

I have pretty much been lounging around my home all day taking care of business over the phone and doing assignments in my on-line class, doing every thing I can to avoid going out in public. Why? because I have this horrid cold sore. Yep, I said it! As the title suggest, this is totally "too much information" but it's what I feel like blogging about. Woe is me.

I had to leave out once to drop off my eldest to her job (wow, that's sounds weird know that I can see it in black and white... never thought I'd get to the point where I could say "drop my daughter off at work). As I drove her to work, I saw little kiddies gawking at my band aid and it infuriated me! I know it's so silly but I'm really freaking self conscious about this thing.

Any one that can actually admit that they have to tackle with a cold sore knows exactly what I mean. So, while I sit here and pity my self eating comfort food and waiting to wash the conditioner out of my hair, I am reflecting on my being a student again.

I am completing my BA in education (finally) and am unsure of what I really want to do with it. All I know right now is that it is very important to me to complete it. Ever feel that way? Well, so far it is very fulfilling and I am enjoying the challenge, and trust me, it is a challenge sometimes. But I have no complaints. Regardless of what will come of it, I am glad my children see me going through it and doing well. I can only hope I am inspiring them, because they are one of main inspirations to continue on... that and completing something I started so long ago.




What have you started but haven't completed yet?
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~9 Months~

Tag! Your It!

Let's see if I can get this right. (I'm still kinda new at this blogging thing.)I was tagged by two lovely sisters: Alise M. and sistalocd. (thanks ladies)

Rules:
1. Link to the person(s) that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share 6 non important quirks/things/habits about yourself.
4. Tag 6 random, people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a post on their blog.

Quirks:
1. I don't like walking barefoot (and don't let me walk around in my socks and step on something wet... that's just the worst!)
2. I am ultra private. I could lock myself in my bedroom for days and be as happy as a lark! (children wouldn't have that though)
3. I'm a huge Sting fan
4. I don't know how to wear make-up... but would like to learn
5. I have horrible handwriting
6. Everything I do has to be in some sort of chronological order (maybe a small touch of OCD?) LOL

Hmm... let's see. Who shall I tag?
Black Doll, QueenLi, Queebaby, (be back with the other three shortely)

A Few of My Favorite Things...

Honest people
Saturday mornings
Fresh, crisp, right out of the dryer sheets
Butter pecan ice cream
Foreplay ;^)
My homemade spaghetti (with uddles of cheese)
Natural hair
Intellect
Cuddling

My fav soft, tan blanket
Sex in the City (TV show)
Warm sunny days in the park
Driving alone with my fav music blasting
Listening to live jazz
Helping open someones eyes to truth

Fresh baked cocolate chip cookies
My own home-made salad
Sitting at the dinner table on Sundays trying to hold in my laugh while my children tell jokes!
A long hot bath with my fav bubble bath scents
Vanilla scented candles


It's the little pleasures in life that make it so enjoyable. Take some time to enjoy the things that make you happy :^)

Happy New Year?

I would like to start by stating although "New Years" is observed and celebrated on January 1st (dead of winter when almost everything is in hibernation) of every year, I have officially made it my personal tradition to celebrate Spring (when all things are new and re-born) as the New Year. Makes perfect sense to me...

Roller Set:



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Loc Pony

End of December Pics

...Till next year!

30 Something

What I have learned:

Relationships are important... knowing how to maintain them is equally important.

What people do carries more weight than what they say.

When you love yourself... I mean truly love yourself, others will follow suite.

Quality is better than quantity.

If it doesn't fit... well, you know the rest!

I read, retain information and study better alone. Not a group person.

I'm an introvert with extrovert capabilities... and that's perfectly fine.

It's not easy being green... it's even harder being black.

No one owes me a darn thing!

Work smart... not hard. (works for me)

I was born to teach.

I'm attracted and intelligence. (I break for nerds)

I don't understand why but... I don't tend to care what others think.

My fav colors are the colors of Fall.

I'm a healthy size 12 and have no plans to change it... why should I?

I will always love junk foods.. .even after 15 years of being a vegetarian.

I will always luv my first love.

I'm never too old to learn.

Titles mean nothing to me. It's all about the person behind the title.

I except that I'm not great at math...but ask me any English or History question.

I love to laugh but I am in no way silly or goofy.

I'm always perceived as being too serious... I did mention I love to laugh right?

In my home I run a dictatorship. Period.

There are some things I will not compromise on. (no swine comes through my door and I will not allow my daughters to relax their napps) But I am flexible on others things ;-)

Just because I have undying love for my people doesn't mean I love some of our ignorant ways! (Lawd hammercy!)

What have you learned?

Month 7

My, how things have changed!

I haven't blogged here in a while but I'm back. Since I last posted here, I have relocated (work & home), started school (doing great!)and am on a journey to reconciliation (more about that later... perhaps).

Things are still going well with my locs. Nothing new under the sun though. I did have the pleasure of starting my eldest sisters locs. I even styled them for once and it was sooo cute! It was hillarious how confused she was about how to wash them... I simply told her "err.. umm... you just wash um like normal hair girlie! LOL" It's been cool watching her journey and helping too. I started hers with small braids like mine, and they actually look just like mine.

Well... Don't have any pics right now, but I will in a few weeks. Stay tuned.