Week of Me.

I decided to go on a spiritual, mental, and physical detox this week. Now that i have time on my hands, it is easier for me to really take care of myself, while also discovering who I am. Since I've been back from New York, I only want to focus on the greater good within me and what makes me happy. However, my journey of self love is nowhere near over yet...rather it just begun. So, if you want to start off this week with an open mind and heart here's my recipe :)

Mental: 

-morning prayer before you start your day 

-Calming session in the middle of the day to keep you positively focus 

-Night journaling and/or prayer 

Spiritual:

-Do something everyday that makes you happy (big or small)

-Read and reflect 

- Church

Physical:

-Water, hot tea, and juicing veggies ONLY

-Meal prep (make sure you include protein, salad, and fiber)

-Exercise (three time a week)

OK! Have a great week and remember that when you wake up ONLY YOU can choose what kind of day you want to have. I hope this helps someone other than me this week. 

Reading Good

It's funny because this morning I was looking around on Instagram, YouTube, and blog to find some inspirational message or reading. I realized that maybe I should create my own motivating message. I have been looking this whole time for something that can only touch my heart, soul and mind. ..

Staying confident and focus can sometime be hard, especially if it is something we work at constantly. As a dancer I get discouraged because I'm very hard on myself, but I'm realizing that as long as I continue to work on my craft, I will improve. My weekly memo is to focus hard and complete every task. As long as we have patience and happiness, something great will come along. 

Zara Fall Fashion 2014

Dress: Topshop 

Booties: H&M

Hair: Indique coil curl

Scarf: Zara 

Shoes: Zara 

Bag: H&M 

Black/white Turtleneck: Gap

Hair update (New Products)

Hey! I wanted to give you a natural hair update since it's now fall and eventually going into winter. Well... since school started I've really been busy and not taking care of my hair like I should. I usually have a sew-in around this time of year, but I am waiting to purchase the perfect hair, so I'm natural for now. This is a struggle for me because I have to think about my hair in the morning before I walk out the door. Lately I just throw a cap on or put the goddess braid in my head since it would last a few days. On top of doing that my hair was previously in the Havana Marley Twist. I don't like to wash my hair often because I don't think I need to. African American hair grows when it's dirty. As an young girl when my hair was down my back I only got my hair wash or done on special occasion/holidays. I don't know where it came from that washing my hair every two week is something important. It works for some people and for others not so much. However, my scalp was very dry and itchy, so I decided that I needed a good oil treatment. I really didn't want to wash my hair but I did. I figured this would be the last time I'll wash it before I get a sew-in next month. So, I used all Shea Moisture products in my hair (Shampoo, Conditioner, Curling Gel Souffle), but for my hot oil treatment I used the Argan Oil Treatment. When I massaged the oil treatment into my head and scalp, I put the conditioning heat cap oil. OMG!!!!! my scalp and hair felt amazing. I had never tried this hot oil treatment before, so I was impressed. My hair feels so healthy and moisturized....Not too oily. Finally I wanted to do a hairstyle that would last, so I did a bantu knot using the Sea Moisture Curling Gel Souffle (Review coming soon). Here is the process and ending result :)

Our Love

Wow! This weekend was very interesting just because of my sister and I relationship. Firstly, I would do almost anything for my little sister but we get on each other last nerves...it's crazy. When I come home for the weekend from school she says that when she gets in the most trouble. Now...I will admit that when I'm home, things are going on and I peep things. She is a teenager now so she is in between stages in her life. But!!! She doesn't listen to my mom like she should sometime or she just have her priorities messed up. Soooo when I'm hkme I call her out and she thinks I want to her to get in the trouble. I'm trying to help her do things she does won't happen again but that's where we don't see eye-to-eye. Now we never got to the point where we both are crying at the situation. She saying thing I never heard her say and it made me so sad that she thought that way or even thought I want her to get her in trouble like that. It was a mess!!!!!!!! My mom don't play that, so she we were all talking and she told my sister and I off lol. And the end we had to apologize and huge each other. It was hard to even think that happen just because of the relationship we have. We are very close. Maybe too close but I have no problem with having my little sister right there with me in my life journey in the passenger seat. She's 

Only following my footsteps, I obviously inspire her and she inspires me. I appreciate her so much. I decided right then in that moment that I never want to have that issue with my sister again. I love her to much for and I know that hurt my mom to see that. Now that evey thing is good. I made a promise to myself that I will stay in a big sisters place and be there for her no matter what. I understand she going through a stage so I am willing to be her everything...along with my mom of course. She's my taller shadow:) 

Time To Go Hard

HEY!!!!!!! Man I don't know where the heck time went BUT...I'm back because I never left.  I've been very busy this pass summer with my internship. I didn't really have a summer because I hardly went out and got a chance to enjoy the moment unless I was at a family function (Still Fun though lol). SOOOOO I'm really excited to start back blogging for my last year as an undergraduate student. I have so many stories that has helped build my character thus far, but of course I know I have way more to learn in the future. Basically, This blog will be the entry of my new new beginning of the new new journey on hahahahaa.

UPDATES:

-Redecorating my room in my apartment :) pic coming soon

-I got a boyfriend and his name is Homework LOL

-My and I have sorted all our issues and moving forward living another year together

-I'm doing the natural hair thing while in school b/c i usually have weave and let me just say it's a struggle -_-

-I made a quite a few thousands this summer working, so I invested in stocks at Ariel Investment Company

Morning Update

Good morning, 

I am blogging this morning to update myself and keep in mind that I am on my journey of self love. Right now I am listening to India.Arie - I Am Light, which is something I will be doing every morning with my aunt. It has truly been hard for me to get adjusted to a new chapter in my life. I work at a non-profit for the summer and it has really taught me more than I thought I would learn in just this short period of time. I struggle with my confidence starting out and was very intimidated with the people around me. I did not feel smart at all. One day at work I could not take it anymore, after I received a call from my apartment....About some BS yall!!! that wash IT! I was pissed throughout my whole meeting at work. In addition, my boss starts talking to me about how I need to do this... and need to do that...and "that is why people act the way they do with you and BLAH BLAH BLAH". I was fed up and stormed out of the office. I could not stop crying on my way home because I was sick of hearing the same shit...like SICK! I was disgusted and angry at myself. 

Look! my mom and I had long talk...and let me you something. I have never felt like what she said will change my whole attitude when I walk into work but it did. Than, I went to brunch with my aunt who is a positive life coach and she gave me activities to do so that I may reflect on myself and attitude towards doing only what makes ME happy. I mean I was so ready to get back to work on mondayyyyy lol. To just them that that was the old me in the pass. Everyday I come in with a smile and Good morning!!! no matter what. 

I know that this is all apart of me understanding who I am and learning how I want to go forth with working with people in my career so I am accepting it. This self love journey is crazy starting out, I'm pretty much alone, so I starting to get comfortable with it though. I have great ideas for the summer coming up for myself and I plan to accomplish them all..AND I WILL. 

UPDATE!!!!- So at the moment I am still working in the with the non-profit organization, putting my human resources skills to work like Creating document, Interviewing people and etc. 

-I started my no-heat challenge for my hair this month with a co-worker. I do this every summer but I always blow dry my hair. This summer I'm not even doing that, so I'm going to be rocking a lot of twist outs.

-I looking for an apartment kind of without my roommate knowing because I don't feel she need to know whatI'm doing when she not even concern with bills ( the truth )

-Waking up with my daily devotion, praying everyday because I know prayer works, blogging, dancing and teaching dance, reading my grateful work book and living my life like it is golden!