<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' gd:etag='W/&quot;CUcBQno7fCp7ImA9WhdUFks.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714935567133500242</id><updated>2011-10-03T10:30:53.404-07:00</updated><category term='self esteem'/><category term='About Me'/><category term='Life'/><category term='weight loss'/><title>The Wonderful World of Gi-Gi</title><subtitle type='html'>~NO LABELS ~ I am who I am you can either love me or hate me but at the end of the day I'm still gonna be me :) Wife~Mother~Student~Friend~ I'm all over the place ya never know what i may blog about</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default?redirect=false&amp;v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Gi-Gi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939232260029698790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>20</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CE4DQH44eSp7ImA9WhdUFks.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714935567133500242.post-6627274833908436715</id><published>2011-10-03T10:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-03T10:29:31.031-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2011-10-03T10:29:31.031-07:00</app:edited><title>My thoughts on seeking a mate...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"&gt;What is the most important character trait that you look for when choosing a mate? If I had to choose only one trait for me it would be self worth. The way a person views them self is very important. If they have a negative view of themselves that's going to cause issues when trying to build a relationship.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"&gt;I've also noticed that most people don't take the time to get to know people anymore. For me it's important to have a list of standards &amp;amp; these standards can be adjusted depending on the individual situation. Having a list of character traits that you desire in a mate is a great starting point when seeking a mate. In addition you should have a list of what you can offer/ bring to the table. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I'm at some what of a breaking point&lt;br /&gt;
i really wish that there was a way to just shut my brain down for a day or two so that I wouldn't have to think about the things that are going on with in this box that I call life&lt;br /&gt;
I have a best friend that refuses to talk to me because she feels that her point of view is the only one that counts. And I believe that the only way to resolve difference are to talk about it&lt;br /&gt;
The love of my life is thousands of miles away and I have this over whelming need to have him by my side right now. I have two teenagers who are going through life changes.&lt;br /&gt;
A mother that has nothing better to do then be little people in order to make herself feel good about herself because she's 450lbs and has given up on life.&lt;br /&gt;
I'm trying to stay focused and make like work for me but its extremely hard when I'm always thinking&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_KAcdEtRl_Y/TkQgBZdkjdI/AAAAAAAAAnM/aEs6o8CVwwE/s1600/4+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_KAcdEtRl_Y/TkQgBZdkjdI/AAAAAAAAAnM/aEs6o8CVwwE/s320/4+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I pray daily and allow God to guide my steps and I'm quite sure that he is on his job and I really don't worry . Its just the fact that I know that these things exist that my brain is in constant over drive ...&lt;br /&gt;
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Evaluation'/><author><name>Gi-Gi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939232260029698790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/BmxpA3OGgQo/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DkQERns8fCp7ImA9WhdRFU8.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714935567133500242.post-3252899916459963398</id><published>2011-08-04T22:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T23:05:07.574-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2011-08-04T23:05:07.574-07:00</app:edited><title>Evaluating Self</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cURJhH9Sr8E/TjuGOdVTdFI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/WZ_nav8DQDA/s1600/31232_10150187733550596_867090595_12270331_27607_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cURJhH9Sr8E/TjuGOdVTdFI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/WZ_nav8DQDA/s320/31232_10150187733550596_867090595_12270331_27607_n.jpg" width="290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px;"&gt;I had a conversation with my child self, and although she is younger than me she's been here longer, so we listened to each other and shared the silence of our words. She had imagined me, and I was interested to know how she felt about who we had become. I was&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px;"&gt;her dream, as she is my memory. So we shared our thoughts and listened to the visions of our silence. A peace filled exchange~ The Floacist ~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 12px;"&gt;I read this and it made me think how often do we do self evaluations. Its so important to take a moment and reflect on one's life and life choices.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7714935567133500242-3252899916459963398?l=thebeautybag101.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/feeds/3252899916459963398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-had-conversation-with-my-child-self.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/3252899916459963398?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/3252899916459963398?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-had-conversation-with-my-child-self.html' title='Evaluating Self'/><author><name>Gi-Gi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939232260029698790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cURJhH9Sr8E/TjuGOdVTdFI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/WZ_nav8DQDA/s72-c/31232_10150187733550596_867090595_12270331_27607_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;CEIDRX84cCp7ImA9WhdRFU8.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714935567133500242.post-1165293359219067497</id><published>2011-08-04T22:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-04T22:36:14.138-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2011-08-04T22:36:14.138-07:00</app:edited><title>I'm so NOT a fan of disrespectful kids</title><content type='html'>So today I observed this conversation between grandmother and grand child:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;grandmother: Come here&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;child: Not right now I'm busy (smacks teeth then sighs)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;grandmother: Okay let me know when your done&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now I'm going to stop the conversation&amp;nbsp;right here. This child was being flat out disrespectful to the grandmother.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-1004-0916-3150_Cartoon_Mothers_with_Their_Good_and_Bad_Kids_clipart_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="227" src="http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-1004-0916-3150_Cartoon_Mothers_with_Their_Good_and_Bad_Kids_clipart_image.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The child is only 8 yrs old and runs the household. Now the grandmother frequently complains about the grandson being disrespectful but my question is WHY? She's the reason he's the way that he is so why complain . I know back in the day if I had fixed my lips to say something like that I would have lost my ability to chew. The sad part is that the grandmother is my mother and the grandson is my nephew SMH.Thankfully my children have been tought to respect their elders. I just think it's sad when I see kids disrespecting their elders.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7714935567133500242-1165293359219067497?l=thebeautybag101.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/feeds/1165293359219067497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/im-so-not-fan-of-disrespectful-kids.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/1165293359219067497?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/1165293359219067497?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/im-so-not-fan-of-disrespectful-kids.html' title='I&apos;m so NOT a fan of disrespectful kids'/><author><name>Gi-Gi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939232260029698790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;DEANR3cyfCp7ImA9WhdREkk.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714935567133500242.post-7906500846499567304</id><published>2011-08-01T17:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T17:59:56.994-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2011-08-01T17:59:56.994-07:00</app:edited><title></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LQeA2pCHweo/TjdL--TDC3I/AAAAAAAAAh4/zf4OWKLug68/s1600/230020_10150587101965596_867090595_18260133_7302953_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="275" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LQeA2pCHweo/TjdL--TDC3I/AAAAAAAAAh4/zf4OWKLug68/s320/230020_10150587101965596_867090595_18260133_7302953_n.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Today my first born and only son turned 14.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"&gt;No matter how old he gets he's still my baby boy (sniff,sniff) It seems like just yesterday we were watching Sesame Street and singing our ABC's.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7714935567133500242-7906500846499567304?l=thebeautybag101.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/feeds/7906500846499567304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/today-my-first-born-and-only-son-turned.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/7906500846499567304?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/7906500846499567304?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/today-my-first-born-and-only-son-turned.html' title=''/><author><name>Gi-Gi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939232260029698790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LQeA2pCHweo/TjdL--TDC3I/AAAAAAAAAh4/zf4OWKLug68/s72-c/230020_10150587101965596_867090595_18260133_7302953_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;A0IHQnk6eSp7ImA9WhdREk4.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714935567133500242.post-4060288375031204736</id><published>2011-08-01T15:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T15:58:53.711-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2011-08-01T15:58:53.711-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='weight loss'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self esteem'/><title></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZvw86i_HcM/TjcvZ8KWbFI/AAAAAAAAAK0/IGtxCHMMqOQ/s1600/2+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZvw86i_HcM/TjcvZ8KWbFI/AAAAAAAAAK0/IGtxCHMMqOQ/s320/2+%25281%2529.jpg" width="191" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #142da8; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;On April 25th, 2011, I stepped out of my comfort zone and put on a bathing suit for the first time in 23 years. The last time I wore one I was 11 and the old lady at the pool (Lewis's grand mother) asked my sister if I was pregnant and proceeded to talk about me as if I was not there. I never wore a bathing suit again. Today I decided to break that streak and put one on. I've lost over 200lbs and maintained my weight loss for the past 8yrs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7714935567133500242-4060288375031204736?l=thebeautybag101.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/feeds/4060288375031204736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-april-25th-2011-i-stepped-out-of-my.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/4060288375031204736?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/4060288375031204736?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/on-april-25th-2011-i-stepped-out-of-my.html' title=''/><author><name>Gi-Gi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939232260029698790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZZvw86i_HcM/TjcvZ8KWbFI/AAAAAAAAAK0/IGtxCHMMqOQ/s72-c/2+%25281%2529.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry gd:etag='W/&quot;C08AQXwzeyp7ImA9WhdREk4.&quot;'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7714935567133500242.post-6145528282106473705</id><published>2011-08-01T13:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-01T13:50:40.283-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app='http://www.w3.org/2007/app'>2011-08-01T13:50:40.283-07:00</app:edited><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title>Something NEW</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mltQpIa8fXo/TjcROisovsI/AAAAAAAAAKg/aQA8TtsN6wA/s1600/45570_10150252694340596_867090595_14162553_6756935_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="236" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mltQpIa8fXo/TjcROisovsI/AAAAAAAAAKg/aQA8TtsN6wA/s320/45570_10150252694340596_867090595_14162553_6756935_n.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Where should I begin ... I'm not an avid "blogger" so excuse me for being me LOL . I'm just here to share my thoughts about life and things that I find interesting. Every blue moon I may have a vent session or two. I also have a youtube channel&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/msgoodkarma101?feature=mhee"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/user/msgoodkarma101&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; twitter follow me @vlogqueen. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and sharing my thoughts ....&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7714935567133500242-6145528282106473705?l=thebeautybag101.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/feeds/6145528282106473705/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/something-new.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/6145528282106473705?v=2'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7714935567133500242/posts/default/6145528282106473705?v=2'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thebeautybag101.blogspot.com/2011/08/something-new.html' title='Something NEW'/><author><name>Gi-Gi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02939232260029698790</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mltQpIa8fXo/TjcROisovsI/AAAAAAAAAKg/aQA8TtsN6wA/s72-c/45570_10150252694340596_867090595_14162553_6756935_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>