Pardon me as I’m still on this New Year Resolution thing and the concept of “RESOLVE”. What does it mean to make and keep a resolution, especially one rooted in change in oneself?
The other day I was sitting home being very self deprecating because I had already slipped up on one of my resolutions …
Left Brain: You suck. You couldn’t even stick it out for 2 full weeks? 8 days? 8 days is all you lasted, seriously?
Right Brain: Relax. Things happen. Take it easy. No Harm. You had a good time, no?
Heart: You really messed up. You know what you want, but you aren’t taking the steps to get there. What are you scared of?
Left Brain: You just don’t know what will power is. You don’t know how to stick to any goals. You really failed. SMH at you…
Right Brain: Life is Love. -Rev. Run
Well, you get the idea right? At some point in the night, I gave up and went to sleep. I said this isn’t good. I woke up, renewed and ready to face the challenge. Resolutions do NOT mean cold turkey. They do not mean if you slip up you can’t get back on the wagon. It’s like the age-old diet mentality, just because you have a bad day doesn’t mean you give up on eating healthy all together. You slip. You fall. You Try again. I resolved to give something up, it doesn’t mean that you give it up ON New Years Day or else. I really had to reconcile this idea of what it means to make a resolution. So of course I, being the firm student I am and believer that things need to be backed up, of course googled the definition of resolution. Among those found:
resolution: a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. b) the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. c) the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.
Never does it state to GIVE up something or that it is immediate. Notice words like course of action. method. procedure. determination! I was flawed in my thinking. I was putting myself into personal turmoil. I also read some other relevant articles to what I was going though and realized I was half assing. I was not being commited to the resolutions I was making. I was saying I wanted something but not putting the actions into place. I was saying I want to give up something but putting myself in environments to be easily tempted. I was not treating myself the way I should have. Again. I was flawed. So I did begin to ease up on myself. To take a step back and ask what I would tell someone else who wasn’t me. Plan your Change. Take Action. Don’t say one thing and do another. If you want to be more organized, BE more organized. By the organizers. Take the time to use them. Make habits.
I saw this pic over on NecoleBitchie.com and my my MY I love it! I’d be my husband’s canvas for sure !!! Did I say I love it?The lighting is great, her hair, the scenery. I wonder if this was pre, post, or during pregnancy?
Check out Necole’s post for great quotes from Swizz’s twitter and Alicia’s Keys blog about motherhood.
I put this on my other site as well, but I just had to double dip because well .. this is how I felt today … I just kinda wanted to re-read this poem. I guess just an ode to awesomeness. Yup .. and that means you’re awesome too!
Phenomenal Woman – Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
‘Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That’s me.
There are some people I follow on Twitter for their quotes. Every morning @Kay4NJ drops jewels that either make it to facebook statuses or saved in my Blackberry for later use … She rocks. The people she retweet (s) rock … And of course the originators of the quotes rock as well.
When I work out at the gym, I like to get a treadmill between 2 TVs. I like one screen to have CNN American Morning on and the other to have Good Morning America? Why? I feel like I’m getting both my national and local news all in one shot. Being that there is no sound, I don’t feel like one is interrupting the other. I can get the headlines I want to go look into further at work. So, the point of this was there was a CNN story this morning was about texting addictions and teens. 3/4 of 12 to 17 year olds have cellphones, up from 45 percent in 2004. That is RIDIC in my opinion. WOW!!
The average teen is sending 50 texts a day. Girls, obviously, texting more than boys. This was like ehh, whatever to me. But it made me think of the good old art of passing notes in class. Why was this the correlation? Because these 12-17 year olds are in school all day and thats what we did in school when it was my day. Sure, you u can be more stealthy sending a quick text in class, and its great, hopefully noiseless. But can you refer back to those texts 10 years later ?? Being the pack rat that I am, I still have some old school notes in a shoe box somewhere. Whenever I’m packing up to move I come across this box (which is sooo hard to part with) and I get nostalgic reading those letters. I laugh at the sheer trivial-ness and blasphemy of it all. You cannot do that with texts. These kids/teens are missing out. SERIOUSLY!!!
Flicking a match on my old yellowing papers will rid me of them quickly. Some of my friends don’t even know I have these letters. One day we’ll have a drunken ladies night, reminiscing over bad high school crushes and horrible ideas.
What phone/server is storing messages for years? What if you lose your phone. Also noted, texts are NEVER truly destroyed. If the cops/feds/super hackers reeaaalllyy wanted they could get incriminating texts. Someone may have saved the convo to email (*ahem Tiger’s hoes*) and they can come back to haunt you, but that’s not the same as these nostalgic letters.
The sad thing about this is that these frequent texters aren’t going to get any better as they get older. Don’t get me wrong, my blackberry is *almost* always in my hand and BBM is a way of life, but I still can socialize. I still know how to say ‘hello can I speak to —–” if I call somewhere vs “hey” from always calling cells. We’ve alll heard my gripes about people who communicate only via text. if you have my #. Use it
So.. Valentine’s day is OVER!! Raise your hand if your single and survived it without suicidal thoughts! !*fist bump*
Hopefully all you lovers out there didn’t receive one of these gifts off yahoo’s Worst Valentine’s Gifts 2010 edition. I can’t give the whole list, but some of the funnier ones1. A coupon for any kind of love?? As they said in the article “why withold the love??”
2. Self-Help Books – Nothing says I love you like “how to get overcome your past mistaks”
3. Romantic Facebook Gifts: It’s real love when he sends an E-ballon and flowers for all your friends to see… LOL
4. Cashmere toilet paper: uummm… who the hell really gave this gift? Where did you find it? Please avoid all bathroom gifts!
5. Office supplies– “my BF went to London and all i got was this stupid pen” yeah.. that would suck for Valentine’s day ..
I guess it is better to be single than have to deal with crappy gifts and half hearted Hallmark created holidays. It’s only really fun and good when the person is good to you all year and they take the time to go the EXTRA mile. Than can be a woman doing it for her man or vice versa. I’d rather just wait patiently.
EW!! BARF!!! GROSS!! What in the sam hell kinda fuckery is this??? Are people really THIS obsessed with bacon?? Like Seriously??
Bacon MMmvelopes???
The same people who bought you Baconnaise (EW!! BARF!! GROSS!!) have decided the world needs another use for bacon. Because this is what is wrong with the world, not enough uses for pork fat. From their site:
“Technology has given us a lot lately. The car. TV. X-rays. The refrigerator. The Internet. Heck, we even cured polio. But what have our envelopes tasted like for the last 4,000 years? Armpit, that’s what.
Really, people? If we can’t overcome this kind of minor technical challenge, it’s only a matter of time until some super-advanced race of aliens with lasers, spaceships and a delicious federal mail system comes down and colonizes the world. And nobody wants that (except for the aliens, of course).
So, after thousands of years and kajillions of horrible tasting envelopes licked, we’re happy to report that J&D’s Bacon-Flavored Mmmvelopes™ are here to save the day. No longer will envelopes taste like the underside of your car. You can enjoy the taste of delicious bacon instead.
That’s right, bacon. It’s not real bacon, mind you, so you won’t have to start storing your envelopes in the refrigerator. But it really does taste like bacon. Which is what you really wanted in the first place, isn’t it? And it only took us 4,000 years to get there. Eat that, alien invaders.”
Who the hell still uses envelopes anyway?? I mean, any bill I send in an envelope comes in an already addressed envelope from the company requesting it. And everythig except my rent can be paid online, and that will be available soon. And I’m sure the 95 yr old lady who still mails in her requests for her life bracelet isn’t really thinking of the flavor of her envelope. ANNNDDD who buys envelopes you have to lick when they have the self-adhesive ones??? #imjustsaying.
I found this in my dialy hungrygirl.com email – you can check it out HERE
I saw this and had to share. It reminded me of a quote on last year’s work calendarL “Always remember you’re unique … Just like everybody else.” I always found that amusing. You should too!
Interesting sign, right?? Thoughts? How would you feel if you were to encounter this neighborhood? Little known, ultra-orthodox Jews, also known as Haredim, make up roughly 10% of the population.
Seriously though? Imagine getting this email from a REPUTABLE source? I.e. your job’s discount program:
Some pet owners feel bad for leaving their furry friend at home all day with nothing to do. PetMobility is offering a solution, cell phones for dogs. After one ring the phone connects the owner with their pooch and they can begin chatting away.
WTF??? And there is more:
The PetsCELL™ is the first voice enabled waterproof GPS cell phone optimized for animals. It will be available for commercial distribution early in 2008 and consumer distribution in mid 2008.
HHmmmm… Here’s the link to their direct site: Pets Mobility I swear, some shit just can’t be made up!
I am indebted forever to @Hail_Mary_Jane for posting this video on twitter! I have been laughing at it ever since Sunday night, and I haven’t partaken in any Mary Jane! I swear, if you need to laugh, see below!
“If you’re 16 and in Michigan I’ll Fcuk ya!!!!” – Classic! Who is this kid??
I had said that the thing I hate most about this time of year were the TOp XXXXX List’s you’ll see appearing everywhere. But I neglected to mention there is an exception to that: Time’s Top 10 Lists. There are so many to choose from! They have list for the Top 10 Albums to the Top 10 Worst Business Deals. I LOVE Time magazine’s lists, even the few they do during the course of the year.
I think for the next few weeks I’m going to highlight a few of these lists, starting with Today’s Top 10 T-Shirt Worthy Slogans. After all, who doesn’t love a mildly politically and socially amusing Tee??
Kanye’s MTV debacle isn’t going to die anytime soon. It’s just not. It’s going to be funny for a long time. Deal with it!
Tiger just made the 2009 lists. He is definitely having the quickest fall from grace. Is this Golf’s biggest scandal ever??
I can imagine this to be true!
For the rest of the Top 10 T-Shirt Worthy Slogans check them out HERE. I am coming back tomorrow with another list. What should it be? Top 10 Albums or Top 10 Tweets. I’m kind of gearing towards the Top 10 Tweets!
Happy Election Day! I hope everyone went out to vote in their local elections! These are the MOST important, and many fail to realize that!
Happy Quarter Century to my BFF forever!! Love you sister girl!
And now on with the flow!
Prelude: Chris, baby, What are you wearing.. I hope this is a rough sketch. Don’t be a part of the skinny jeans epidemic!!Or even so, I could get over that, but this album cover has no cohesiveness. You can’t have the punk rocker guitar skinny jean look, spraying those little bugs with that little can of RAID. The graffiti should be bigger & bolder, and lose the shades!!
1. AHH!! The epidemic of hysteria regarding Swine Flu totally has flown right over my head. I don’t get hysteric about too much of anything, and this is one of them. I have never had a flu shot, nor do I really plan to get one now. Swine or otherwise. And frankly, I’m tired of hearing about it. I loved this blog on it! Check out Kimmie!
2. Seriously? Rihanna is Woman of the Year? What has she done beside walk around dressed like a hooker enjoying the sympathy given to her by the people who think she was “victim” of domestic violence. Her style? Credit her stylist. Her songs- credit Ne-Yo and the Dream. What a waste of page space. Seriously Glamour – Do Better. (via egotisticegotism)
3.I too LOVE Tim Burton. Him & Johnny Depp make sweet melodies I always enjoy. They do no wrong to me! I’d never seen any of this stuff though. I feel like I just got my Christmas Gift!
4. This was dope. Boys 12 as young as 12 saying they don’t like black girls really. The situation isn’t dope, but her experience and relating to it was great. A long, but worthwhile read if you as me. Part 1 | Part 2
I have a few more things I might save for later, I need to read it over a little more thoroughly! Hope you enjoy!
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Pardon me as I’m still on this New Year Resolution thing and the concept of “RESOLVE”. What does it mean to make and keep a resolution, especially one rooted in change in oneself?
1. A coupon for any kind of love?? As they said in the article “why withold the love??”
I can imagine this to be true!
