Me & My Ego

We're Married!!

2010-11-04T23:28:00.000-05:00

Hey All! The wedding was gorgeous! We've been married for almost 4 months now and I'm so happy. Here are some of the wedding photos! Getting all tucked in MUAH! Introducing... the bride and groom Yummmy... cake! At the club after the wedding

Wedding Planning Part VII - Wedding Gown Pics

2010-07-03T14:30:00.001-05:00

I went for my 2nd wedding gown fitting today. The seamstress took in the chest and added the bustle to the back so my train won't get in the way when it's time to get my party on. Here are the photos from todays fitting. I'm definitely rocking my natural hair to the wedding. Check out some of the styles I'm considering for my wedding.

20 Questions for Your Spouse

2010-06-02T18:12:00.000-05:00

Either on a date or during a private conservation, try using the question below to learn more about the heart of your spouse. Allow the topics to raise additional questions that you may want to explore, but keep the mood and focus positive. Listen more than you talk. PersonalQuestion 1: What is your greatest hope or dream? Question

Wedding Planning Part VI

2010-04-24T08:05:00.000-05:00

Everyday is more and more exciting for me. In a little over 2 months we will be on the beautiful sandy beach saying "I Do!"... Then the very next day we will sail away on a cruise ship for our week long honeymoon. I CAN'T WAIT! Let's discuss what we've done. We've paid off the florist, the photographer, the rental company, and almost done with the catering. The honeymoon cruise is paid

Kinky Curly Coily Me!

2010-03-28T10:51:00.006-05:00

For the past 2 weeks my cousin and I have been discussing going natural with our hair.Meaning, we would no longer put chemical relaxers in our hair and we would allow our hair to grow out naturally. Chemical relaxers can damage your hair and it has done so to my hair.After watching hundreds of YouTube videos by brave women who decided to go natural and cut off all their relaxed hair, my cousin

Almost There

2009-12-20T10:57:00.001-05:00

It feels like months ago, I was excited about starting graduate school. It was a new chapter in my life because up until that moment, no one in my family had gone to Graduate School to pursue a Masters Degree. This was legendary.My family supported my endeavors. My Coco Puff supported me. And of course my Divas did as well. I started this journey in the NYC Teaching Fellowship, a program

Holiday Blues

2009-12-18T15:09:00.000-05:00

I have a bad case of the Holiday Blues.I have no desire to go visit family for Christams. Now a days I'm just so busy I have no desire to go anywhere at all. This cold weather has got to go. I don't remember it getting this cold so early in recent years. It makes me dread going outdoors altogether.I want to give gifts to some very important people, but 'm not really motivated about the shopping

Inspirational

2009-11-30T10:00:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine recently told me that I helped to motivate her to lose weight a few months ago. I was really touched. Making the decision in college to lose weight was the best and hardest decision I ever made. Losing weight is harder then going to college with 2 majors and a minor. It's harder then working as a teacher fulltime and going to graduate school at the same time. It's harder then

Weathering the Storm

2009-11-28T23:14:00.003-05:00

I've been away from my blog for over a month now because I've been so angry with it....I can't believe that after coming here and being completely honest with it for over 4 years it would turn around and cause me harm.I mean, I actually love blogging and I love sharing my deepest feelings with it. I love having an outlet where I can go and discuss anything... A place to get things off my chest

Stress At Work

2009-10-20T11:47:00.002-05:00

There so much going on I don't even know where to begin. Lately, I've been feeling like just being me is a problem for so many people.At work my relationship with my partner has died. This partnership was ruined because of me--of course. I'm the one who thinks I know everything. I'm the one who thinks they are in control of everything. I'm the one who is offending. Yada yada yada.It's like

Gotta Prepare My Body

2009-10-16T19:18:00.002-05:00

My mother in law to be said something today that was very interesting."How come everytime I speak to you, you're eating Chinese Food?"Because I like Chinese Food."You have to eat better you have to prepare your body a year in advance for children." But I always get the brown rice with steamed veggies and shrimp and a little garlic sauceNow, I'm not gonna stop eating what I like, but I never

Podcast Lectures??

2009-10-13T16:25:00.005-05:00

I was flipping through the neatoday magazine (National Education Association Today) and I noticed an article titled the "The iPod Professor".Being that I love my iPhone, the title grabbed my attention.Here's what the article said:....In a recent study, university students who downloaded a podcast lecturescored significantly higher on a content exam than kids who actuallyattended the same lecture.

Going Private

2009-09-30T05:29:00.002-05:00

Hey Everyone!I'm going private.Please leave a comment to let me know you got my special access pass!

I'm NOT Nagging BUT...

2009-09-22T07:43:00.000-05:00

Number 2I'm really trying to understand if men really don't pay attention to details.Coco Puff went to the supermarket to pick up some things that ran out. How awesome of him to help out. But when he brought things home, it was like he just picked up what he saw first.He eats these foods all the time but when it's his turn to go buy them he suffers from amnesia.We drink 1% Pamalat, he bought

I'm NOT Nagging BUT...

2009-09-19T07:20:00.003-05:00

NUMBER 1I asked Coco Puff to go to the store to pick up a box of Morning Star Vegetarian Chicken Patties (because I ran out) and he buys me Morning Star Vegetarian Ribs with Sauce.I'm still trying to make the connection between the two...."They are both in a green box...." (he says)

Research, Research, Everywhere

2009-09-15T18:27:00.004-05:00

I'm sitting in my research methodology course right now sitting in front of this darn computer trying to do research.What am I researching??Where do I begin??I have no clue.I have to come up with a research problem that is clear and carfully stated. It has to address an important problem related to students with special needs. It has to address a problem that can be interpretable, researchable,

No More Copies

2009-09-13T12:04:00.003-05:00

Due to budget cuts and very little money to work with. My principal has made it very clear to the staff that we will not be able to make many copies. This is a teachers nightmare. Especially an elementary teacher. The students are at an age where they need to be exposed to a lot of print material, they need to use graphic organizer when brainstorming for a writing piece, and my special ed

Vacation is Over

2009-09-09T05:43:00.005-05:00

Hey Everyone!My long summer vacation is officially over. School is back in session today for the children of NYC Public School, so it is time for me to go and serve my country (LOL) and educate the youth of tomorrow.My partner and I spent many hours last week setting up our classroom and getting our plans ready for the week.Last year I had my own classroom of all special education students. This

Around the World in 50 Years: Bahamas Cruise Day 3

2009-09-04T06:48:00.001-05:00

Port of Call: Coco Cay(Royal Caribbean's Private Island)If you missed Day 1 of the Cruise Click hereIf you missed Day 2 of the Cruise Click hereOf all the days of the cruise, Day 3 was the least fun.We docked in what seemed like the middle of the ocean because the water was very shallow closer to the Island of Coco Cay. In order to get to Coco Cay we took a ferry from the boat to the island.Upon

Can I Really Do This??

2009-09-02T10:15:00.004-05:00

I usually never post more then once in a day, but I just had to post this. Last night officially kicked off my first day of my 2nd year of graduate school and I have a 3.5 hour Research class for my thesis!We will not spend any class time on the computers developing our thesis.Tonight was the first night that I felt like graduate school was hard. Up until now I've carried a 3.7 GPA without even

Keeping It Healthy Wednesday

2009-09-02T06:09:00.001-05:00

Be Stress Free... Make Time for ME!I don't mean literally Me, as in JenellyBean, I mean "ME" as in you.School is back (or almost back) in session and the kids have to get ready for school, get to school, have lunch for school, go to extracurricular activities after school, go to scheduled play dates, do homework assignments, and projects. You have to have make sure the house is clean and have

It Can't Get Any Worse - Can It?

2009-09-01T09:24:00.005-05:00

Coco Puff and I live on the 1st floor of an apartment building and our windows are ground level so it's not uncommon to have critter friends stopping by often.Coco Puff and I were home one evening 3 weeks ago when one came in uninvited. OH SHIT! Do you see the size of that bug???(I'm not even in the room with you, how will I see it?) No babe, I don't see itQuick get me the spray!(Why does this

Around the World in 50 Years: Bahamas Cruise Day 2

2009-08-27T06:33:00.003-05:00

Port of Call: Nassau, Bahamas If you missed Day 1 of the cruise click HERE Day 2 was a very busy day. I woke up early, went to the gym and ran on the treadmill above the Bahamas coast. It was beautiful! I couldn't wait to finish my workout so we could go and explore the island. After sweating for a half an hour, I went to wake up my Coco Puff so we could begin our day.Our stateroom didn't have a

Keeping It Healthy Wednesday

2009-08-26T06:19:00.004-05:00

Keep Your Skin GlowingI've been hearing a lot about eating berries. I'm really not a berry person, sure I'll eat strawberries, but that's rare. I love strawberry flavored drinks, but my fruits of choice are mangoes, pineapples, apples, and grapes. You can always find these in my home.Recently I've been adding frozen berries to my smoothies and aside from the hard seeds, its not bad at all (with a

Around the World in 50 Years: Bahamas Cruise Day 1

2009-08-25T08:46:00.015-05:00

Port of Call: Miami FloridaCoco Puff and I left NY at 9am and arrived in Miami, FL at 12 noon. We took a shuttle bus to the port, filled out all the paperwork, and boarded Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas ship. It was huge!!!We headed straight to the Windjammer dining room to get some food. I've heard a lot about the food on a cruise, but I still wasn't prepared for how yummy all the food