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If you know me, then you know that I have a love affair with Spanx. More specifically the Higher Power line of Spanx. Real talk, those shits are magical -- they hold in back fat, belly jiggle, and extra thigh meat at the same damn time. Why wouldn't a girl enjoy those? I've been wearing them for 7 years now religiously. In my early days of Spanxdom I even wore them when I worked out. Don't judge

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Yesterday I started a list of the things that I learned about myself.  You can check it out here before you read this one... 11. Working, being a mother/wife, and going to school is definitely possible. After almost a year of being at home with my son, I started working and going to school at the same time.  Whew! It has definitely been an experience, but I wouldn't trade

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There are alot of things learned in the past year, some of them funny, some sad, and some just plain asinine.  Either way it goes, here's a list of things yours truly learned in the year 2011... 1. You can want better for others, but if they don't want it for themselves, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. This is a REALLY hard one for me.  If you are truly someone that

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For most of my life, I've felt like I've been a good friend.  Not perfect, but good.  I've had plenty of issues of my own, plenty of flaws, but I truly believe I'm as loyal as they come.  I have also grown over the years, and the things that were once fun aren't anymore. Things that were once acceptable in my eyes have changed, and so has my behavior.  My mentality has changed

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So I haven't been as current on music as I would like to be.  My old laptop went out back in 2007 and I never got it fixed.  I've been using the hubby's personal and work laptops when they are available.  Now I've got my MacBook, and I'm starting to download and listen to music much more frequently (as much I possibly can in the five days that I've had the Mac, lol).  I came

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Children--babies especially--can really teach you alot about faith.  In the womb, towards the end of pregnancy, most babies position themselves upside down in the uterus, to make for an easy delivery for mom and a safe delivery for baby.  They turn their backs to the world, turn upside down, and expect for SOMEONE to catch them when they make their debut into the world.  What if we

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So I've noticed a few folks writing letters to their five years ago self.  Freedom Reeves did one over on her blog a couple weeks ago in response to Frank Ocean's letter to himself. Of course, I'm going to jump on the bandwagon, because if there was a possibility to time travel, I would definitely go back and smack myself for some of the things that I did.  So here goes

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Hey there, good people!  It has definitely been a long time since the last post, over a year I believe.  Well, I'll be starting up the blog again soon, so expect great things!  Be blessed.

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Testing 1,2,3I'm not sure if this'll work. I've been trying to get this whole posting from my phone thing for a minute now, figured I'd give another try. We'll see what happens...

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Originally, I wasn't updating my blog because of personal things. I have yet to complete my Grad School application for Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work, I still need to make time to go to the gym, I need to make time to actually make dinner instead of my husband and I doing a drive-by dinner at your nearest eating establishment, blah blah blah. Now I'm having issues even coming up

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So I hope you have all taken the initiative and headed over to The Red Pump Project and checked out more stats on HIV/AIDS. I like to think of myself as a woman who seeks knowledge, and for that, I am a strong advocate of getting out there and learning as much information about as many topics as possible. HIV/AIDS is one of those topics that I have always been adamant in regards to seeking out

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I think I'm on a roll with my womenfolk... So I was thinking about another situation that I know about amongst women. Have you ever noticed that women can mess something up really well when they're scared? I have a few friends that have been in relationships, and had someone on the side. Sex was not always involved in the situation when there was a side piece--some of these women just liked the

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And when I say WE, I mean women. We have this need to know everything about everything and everybody, even when that thing may not be the best thing for us and when that person has left our lives. We talk about people that have long ago become our past as if they were still an intricate part of our present. I was talking to one of my best friends today, and we talked about how every once in

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Ok, so I definitely have not been blogging regularly. But this topic is worth coming out of a grad school application hibernation. If you didn't know by now, March 10, 2010 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. HIV/AIDS is affecting women, and we need to be sure we have all of the facts instead of assuming and speculating. Folks over at The Red Pump Project have done a great job of

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I know it has been awhile since I blogged. I'm not even sure if anyone even reads this or cares, but it sure as hell has been therapy for me....Anyways, I'm back off of my hiatus, Thanksgiving was great--I got to see family I haven't seen in a while--and I didn't overindulge. Now I'm back in full force, trying to get this ONE grad school application done before the year is over. It's a damn shame

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There's a song by Letoya Luckett on the radio right now called Regret. It's definitely in high rotation, because every time I'm in the car I hear it at least twice (I'm not in the car but 20-30 minutes to and from work). The song is basically about a woman scorned who is somewhat taunting a former significant other. That significant other has done the woman wrong, had other women in her car,

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I'm educated. I'm pretty smart. I'm in love and married to the man of my dreams. I'm in the process of filling out Grad School applications. I'm a good friend, great sister, and a damn good lover! What's my biggest problem though? My confidence. Now how could someone that speaks highly of herself have confidence issues? I'll tell you.I second guess myself all the time.I'll be so firm giving a

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I love the movie The Lion King for so many reasons. It shows that the things that you do, whether good or bad, can have long term effects on yourself, and on those around you. In the movie, there's Mufasa, King of the Pride Lands. He and his mate Sarabi have a newborn cub, Simba, who is next in line for the throne. Because he is jealous and wants to get the throne for himself, Mufasa's brother

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Balls of the Week is a series here on Finding Me. I will be talking about someone on a level of dopeness not obtained by most. It's about the folks that step outside of what is expected of them and reach for something higher. It's about the folks that don't settle for normal. Normal is boring....Ok, there's probably a MILLION reasons that we could think of for Mrs. Knowles-Carter and why she's

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So I don't know how much anyone knows about me and my husband's musical taste, but one thing we both agree on is that Brandy is dope! Half the chicks that are out right now couldn't do what they do had it not been for Ms. Norwood. Here's Brandy in a new element, something you may not have expected from her. I think it's pretty good.Enjoy!!

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So this will be something new I do every week, my BALLS OF THE WEEK series. I will be talking about someone on a level of dopeness not obtained by most. It's about the folks that step outside of what is expected of them and reach for something higher. It's about the folks that don't settle for normal. Normal is boring....So if you know me at all, you know that I'm not a big jewelry person. Sure,

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Ok, so I told you folks about PJ Morton last week. I saw his concert at Double Door, and I am that much more of a fan! When someone's music already makes you feel good when you're in the car, and they can then evoke MORE feelings live...MAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN....that's an artist for that ass!!!! I mean, so much profanity ran through my head as I witnessed the greatness that is PJ on Friday (it was

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So tonight, I'm going to Double Door in Chicago to have my first live PJ Morton experience. My husband introduced me to him awhile ago, and I had been checking out some videos on YouTube of Mr. Morton. Let's just say, he's the Stevie Wonder of our generation. Just give him some time. You may not recognize the name, but you'll definitely recognize his music. He's written songs for some of the

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I hate traffic. That is the one thing in my life that I can truly say that I hate. If you know me and you know my husband, he can definitely tell you that hate is not a word I take lightly. Anyways, traffic is just this unnecessary thing. People don't know where they're going, don't know what they're doing, don't know how to merge, don't know how to use signals....they just don't know. I get

MyDearAdiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02182323794856100643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829181827017491088.post-59918164889337062632009-09-22T14:20:00.009-05:002010-02-03T16:38:45.662-06:00

"They're mentors, like it or not. They are mentors, and they need to show their good side."This was a statement made by Pamela Eyring, director of the Protocol School of Washington in response to the behavior of Joe Wilson, Kanye West, Serena Williams, and any other public figure/celebrity/athlete that has or will behave in a manner that most would deem unacceptable.Here's my problem.Why do we

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