Oh Come on Girl...

As I evolve more and more into my Grown Woman status( somethings we put away after we turn 25, IMO), I'm learning that there are just somethings that are necessary on this journey. Every woman needs a small make-up bag, liquid eyeliner, a black dress and a pair of nice Air Max sneakers(IMO)... Shoes and clothes to match go hand in hand without saying!! LOL


When I 1st moved to Ga, my excuse was, "Oh, nobody knows me here", so it wasn't imperative for me to dress up everyday. I had lost an substantial amount of weight but yet, I just enjoyed being comfortable. It didn't helped that I joined a church that didn't require for us to dress to the nines(BUT trust, we definitely have some fashion DIVAS in the place) and I worked a job where we wore uniform( I'd never done that in my life). For the 1st time in my life, I owned a huge master bedroom with a walk in closet. And the closet was full. Shoes organized according to designer and color but YET I chose to wear flipflops and flats. Crazy one would say, especially if there were over 60 pairs of shoes at the time (now pushing close too 80)

And one day, while out at a kiddie party with my daughter, a random parent from the center where I was previously employed saw me and said, "Wow, Neka you are beautiful outside of work". Who me I thought, you got it twisted, I'm ALWAYS beautiful..I get my hair done EVERY week, eyebrows always freshly done, got a designer bag on me at all times.
 However, one would beg to differ if they saw me in that hideous work uniform 5 days a week.

That Monday, I made up in my mind, I would start leaving my uniform at work and getting myself beautified. The 1st day I came in the center without my uniform on, my former boss asked," Ummm Ms.Neka, do you have your uniform"? I replied, "I do".. Tuh, I thought, I'm looking good this day!!!
Ladies, there are a number of things we cannot do( although I find myself guilty of a few)

1) Wear flip flops from last year( old navy always have that 1.00 sale, rack up)
2) Leave out the house in sweatpants( you never know when you'll bump into an ex or former rival, always look your best)
3) Forget to grab your lip gloss
4) Go without a dab of smell good
5) Not comb your hair
6) Run out the house and NOT match...

 We NEVER know who we will encounter in such a short time, so let's make sure we're looking and smelling good~

 ~Ohhhh, come on girl!!! It's Friday, let's go buy a pair of cute sandals~

Take it Awayyyy......

I LOVE the beach. I LOVE writing in the sand. I can write just about anything I want and as the tide rolls in, it's washed away.

 Hmmmmm, life is as such. We go through some thing and when the time is right God just washes it all way. Don't get me wrong, Oh we're here to go through but in the end, if the charges we're wrong, we're VINDICATED( Thanks Shauna).. And who would'nt like to be forgiven for charges that are outlandish and false accusations??

We have to take the bitter with the sweet, spit out the seeds and enjoy what is good and meant for us.

There's always a bit of Peace& Serenity set aside for us, we just have to be in the place to embrace it and let it embrace us..

So today my fellow bloggers, take a moment out of your day to get somethings off your chest.. Write them down( paper will work as your sand) and let the water remove them( well throw them away). They say the water helps us to grow, in this case, let it fresh you with a new start...

Ahhhhhh, the drawing is in the sand, now Water take it away...

Telephone Love..... #NOT

      "Don't talk about it, Text about it..."
Although it may seem like a tad bit of humor, if you sit and think about it, there's truth to what you're about to read...






                                 

Ring, Ring, Ring... The way I'm feeling it can just ring!! I understand why I like to text and NOT talk... There's more drama than a little bit with that thing called the telephone.

 My daughter got her 1st cell phone. She kept asking, Mommy, can I have such and such phone number. Mommy how do you text.... Mommy, mommy, mommy!! I looked through her phone, she had already texted, her Godmom/cousin, Me and her Bff ( and called her Grandmother(my mom) I was like gurl, you're fast!!! LOL

 Then, I thought about real life and how conversations are miscontrued, people's feelings get hurt and how conversations become yelling matches. Sheesh, one would think. Isn't a phone used to keep in touch, share love and laughter??

I pick up my phone and the 1st thing I do is check my text. I leave VM unchecked and miss calls unreturned( unless I REALLLLLYYY need to return the call or talk to you). I'll tell you a secret( don't judge me), sometimes I'll look at the phone, see who's calling and not answer. And don't call from a blocked NUMBER, yup you go un answered!!! LOL

 Growing up the telephone was my best friend.. But after a while, I found there was always drama with it. Especially when that 3 way calling thing was big. I swear, some conversations were true set up... But, how true of a set up? Because, if you're big enough to say something, you should be big enough to repeat it right? NOT, for some that's the hardest thing to do. But, I can finally admit... I'm grown and if I said it I'll admit it. If it hurt your feelings, hmmmmm depending on the situation I could have meant it and then again, the person could've took what I said and used it against me but for their potential gain. Get my drift??

 In life, we all have our ships to sail. Bad weather will definitely make it hard BUT if we persevere there's no reason why it can't be easy sailing. If you have my number, do YOURSELF a favor and text/email me... I'll be quick to respond and if you can look past my typos( i'm still learning my iPhone) then we're good... But that telephone thing, if you're not calling to bare good news/ or sometimes bad, then.......... Leave a message~