Whew!!! So it's seriously been a minute since I last posted...At the time of my last post, the country was still engrossed in a hard-fought presidential election, I was still still trying to decide what or if I was going to do anything for Halloween, and precious Reagan wasn't quite 1 year old yet. So, if you get my drift it's been a minute since I've posted and I've gotta to do better!! With that in mind, I decided that I'd turn my short list of things that I'd like to work on for the new year into a blog...however, keep in mind that I'm not referring to the following list as resolutions because that term seems to strenuous and binding -- instead I'd like to think of them as "personal characteristics that I'd like to work on". (
lol)
1) Become more punctual...consistently.
For those who know me, I'm usually late. If I say I'll be there in 15 minutes, go ahead and expect that I'll actually be there in 30 :) However, as of late, I've been trying to do better and but I'm not consistent with it.
2) Stop being mean to Brandon.
Brandon's my boyfriend and I love him...honestly, I do. However, I'm mean to him. I tell him that I pick on him because I love him. Such a characteristic possibly makes me a bully and no one likes a bully.
3) Be more "
girly".
From Dec. 26-31st, I visited my family in Michigan. My dad's sisters (my aunts) are brutally honest and gave it to me raw. I'm 27 years old and still march around with nothing on my face not even lip gloss and, to them, that's unacceptable. Funny thing is, that was not the 1st time anyone tried to conduct a "makeup intervention" on me...A couple of months ago, my mother gave me 2 bags full of makeup that she wasn't using anymore. I took that as her way of just getting rid of it without throwing it away. While I took the makeup, I tossed it aside because it Fashion Fair makeup and who wears that in 2008??? (well, besides my mom...
lol) Anyway, my mother saw me on New Year's day and noticed that I had on eyeshadow and a
lip gloss and she was ELATED!!
LOL! However, little did she know, that makeup was actually
remnants of the makeup that I had on the previous night...I caught a couple
zzz's on Trice's couch and hadn't had time to wash my face. Needless to say, since so much people are making a big deal about this whole makeup thing, I might give it a try. Instead of wearing it when I go out on the weekends, I might attempt to
at least throw on some
lip gloss...notice that I said "might attempt"
4) If people are going to allow themselves to walk into a brick wall, then I'm gonna let 'em.
I'm a social worker and it's my job to protect vulnerable people. However, I sometimes let that aspect of my job fall into a character trait and often try to warn my friends of what I may think are
disastrous situations. But, my warnings to them are often
unsolicited and therefore don't go over too well. So, for now, if people ask my opinion then I'll
glady give it. Otherwise, if I feel that they're going into dangerous territory but they don't ask me for my opinion, then I'll keep my mouth closed; hopefully, they'll avoid that brick wall, but if they run into it head-first then I won't a bit surprised.
5) With #4 in mind...I'm going to stop being a "know-it-all".
After some introspective thinking, I've realized that I will often think that I know more than people do about their own lives. However, that's flawed thinking and I don't have a problem admitting that. I know that just because I'd do something one way, does not mean that someone else will do it the same way...as my dad says, "there's more than one way to skin a cat".
Ok, that's it. Wishing all who read this a happy and prosperous New Year!!!
Let me tell you...up until yesterday I mainly watched the Atlanta edition of the series -- however, that completely changed!! Now, I must state that watching the ATL housewives was a guilty pleasure at first mainly because I heard lots of media outlets saying how that cast misrepresented successful Black women (most of the cast member's husbands are atheletes). However, once I saw how many other people were taking part in this guilty pleasure, I decided to make my affinity for the show known as well...I mean, heck, you had Anderson Cooper of CNN talking about how is absolute FAVORITE character on the show was Nene!!! I felt that was the equivalent of getting the Pope's approval...but then again, I'm not Catholic so that probably doesn't count...ANYWHOO, I watched the show and became addicted but I never really thought about watching the other two editions because I just figured that they wouldn't give me the type of drama and mess that "reality tv show lover" within me craved...boy was I wrong!!!
From my perspective both groups (OC and ATL) are just the same. For instance, they both engage in obsessive and almost sickening amounts of spending money. Additionally, there's atleast one person in both groups that is so messy that it makes it almost impossible to not want to anticipate what that woman's next diabolical move is going to be.
I hear that the same holds true for the NYC cast as well! So, I foresee that I'll acquire another addiction. But, hey, a minor addiction to reality tv hasn't ever hurt anyone, right?? I mean, geez, at least it's not internet porn...lol!
