Faded Pictures

Can anyone else relate to this?

You see a guy or girl and they make your heart skip a beat. You get giddy, excited and get butterflies in your belly at the thought of even approaching him. You haven't even got the nerve to approach them yet. Weeks go by and you see him again. More weeks and there's another spotting. Same reaction and even now your neck is straining as you try to just see him a little longer. You don't know what it is... he's like honey and you're a bee that has to be all up in it!

I think I'll continue to enjoy this feeling until it's unbearable...

Or how about a past lover...?

Whenever you see him/her or even a picture of him/her, your mind drifts away to bedtime moments that have been locked away and pushed to the back of your mind. And the phrase, "damn they sure knew how to [insert sexual skill here]" escapes from your lips.

I think this is the definition of missing someone or something...

Get your perks!

A great benefit of being a professional are the conferences. This weekend, I will be heading to this beautiful resort for an education conference! Great networking is to be done, along with beautiful sites to see.

What perks does your career have?

Balance: Work & Life

Lately, my co-workers and I have been discussing the difficulties of balancing our careers with our personal lives. The big lady split from her long time boyfriend because of her work commitments, and my co-teacher is concerned with the lack of time she is spending with her children. And then it's me... I leave work at a decent hour (6ish), stop at the gym, run some errands, chill at home, enjoy an evening outing a once or twice a week, and find myself in bed at a decent hour. No doubt, last year I had some time management issues, but this year I feel that I have a lot of extra down time. I even find myself taking on extra projects to keep myself busy.

Perhaps it's the new "F*ck it!* mindset-- if it gets done, it gets done and if it doesn't I'll have tomorrow. I just know I'm more productive and happier when I have all bases covered in my personal and professional life. I love my job, but I also love my overall life. This leads me to think, maybe some people are in the wrong career. Some people choose their career for the wrong reasons: to make a parent happy, to show others how you feel about a certain issue, to network with people in power, etc. I believe that your career should be personally fulfilling, not constraining.

So, ask yourself, Do I have a deeply fulfilling career?

The Best Birthday Present!

Tonight, a colleague of mine is enjoying a night on the town with, JOHN LEGEND!!! Yes, that's right. Her husband knows someone who knows him and he's in NYC recording some tracks in a studio. She gets to join him in the studio and he will be joining them for dinner. After that, they (she and her husband) will go to the movies. Two words: HE'S SET!

How can you top this?

Locks of Love

I love the makeover show "What Not to Wear"! Not only is it filmed in NYC, but I randomly saw one of the fashion experts, Clinton, in the village one evening. The fashion experts offer great styling advice for all types of body shapes and the hair and make-up transformations are applicable to everyday situations and lifestyles. Unfortunately, after agreeing to accept the makeover challenge some contestants' reluctances emerge.

The most disappointing part of an episode is when a contestant's shallowness becomes exposed
once in the presence of hairstylist, Nick Arrojo. They beg, plead, and cry for him not to cut their shoulder length or longer hair. On the last episode I watched, the complaining contestant told Nick that he could do anything to her hair, except cut it. Another contestant asked what he was thinking and when he said that he wanted to cut her snarly, shoulder length hair to her collar bone she told him that it would be too short and that she would not be able to deal with the difference. After honoring her request he politely reminded her that hair is not a permanent staple and can grow back. Go Nick!

The attachment that women have to their hair is not a new phenomena. Women spend large amounts of money and time on their hair grooming practices. Women of all races and ethnicities seem to strive for the European perception of beautiful hair: straight and long. Some women have been able to break out of those confines and appreciate their natural hair pattern of wavy, curly, or kinky. However, they are still subjected to society's perceptions of hair that is not straight and long.

There are children, men, and women that suffer from long-term medical hair loss due to medical conditions such as alopecia areata and cancer. Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces for financially disadvantaged children suffering from medical hair loss. This service restores their self-esteem and confidence while enabling them to face their hopes and dreams.

Next time, a "What Not to Wear" dysfunctional style victim whines about cutting their hair, Nick Arrojo should inform them of other's who are not so fortunate and the opportunity to help a worthy cause.

"Are you married?"

Being asked this question more than once in a day gives me an unsettling feeling...

Do you smoke?

Watch this short video of an experiment that shows what you are doing to your lungs when you smoke. I must admit, I've dabbled in social smoking since the high school years. The only "fact" that deterred me from smoking was one found at the BODIES exhibit in NYC.

Every cigarette you smoke takes 8-12 minutes off of your life.


Smokers die ten years earlier than the rest of the population.