My Idols: Tanji Johnson

Um duh...she's pure awesomeness!

I'm not going to lie, Tanji is a little big 9muscle-wise of course) for me personally! But I figure it's always good to set your goals high! What I love about her is that she represents us and she does it well! There are only a sprinkle of black women in the industry and the fact that she's top knotch! Smh I'm taken back! Something else I find admirable about her is her balance for spirituality in her career. She doesn't take credit for her work, she clearly let's her audience know that God is the reason behind all her success.

Good job Tanji! We love you!

Men to love: Gospel Artist Fabrice

This is actually one of my high school classmates!  #Bragatude 

Check him out! I didn't even know the HS basketball star could sing 0_o lol!?

It's always nice to see a classmate that you haven't seen in a while doing something positive!

Blogs to love: MyNaturalSistas

Click Here To check out their tumblr!

I love them! They have great energy and are very inspirational. These natural sistas like me, cover all grounds in their blog from natural hair, to fashion, to fitness! 

Fashionista Fridays: Two-strand twist rod set

Hola ladies!

     So I actually did this style earlier this week! Loved the results! It's a great spin on typical two-strand twist. FYI if you are wondering these are the same twist that I installed two weeks ago with the Blue Magic. I just spritzed with water and rolled!

 

Yesterday I finally took the twist down, washed, conditioned and but 10 jumbo braids in with the intent of doing a braid-out today...hoooooowever, I don't feel this day is worth of seeing a braid-out (maybe Monday?) so I'll be wiping out one of my handy-dandy wigs for work today #NOSHAMEINMYGAME!

Anywho..hope you all are enjoying your Friday!

**Reminder** If you would like me to post scholarships/internships for your major please leave a comment saying what your major is and I will post them for Scholarly Sundays!

Peash <3

Thriller Thursdays: Living Social & Groupon

It's time to live like a star!

Living Social and Groupon have become my two new best friends within the last year or so. If your looking for great deals on adventures then you definitely need to get on at least on of these.

I can't say that I favor one over the other because they both constantly have excellent deals whether your looking into getting a spa treatment, finding a fun activity to do during the weekend (ie bowling, jet skiing, etc) or even if your looking for international vacations! I do believe, however, that one company may not have the same locations as the other; so you may want to see if Groupons and/or Living Social provides deals in your city.

I'm a sucker for the spa treatments! I've purchased massages and waxes (just to name a few) for up to 80% off! I've also got a few deals for some food joints (pay $15 for $30 worth of food). All kinds of stuff! What's also pretty cool is that you can purchase a deal as a gift! Tooootally bought my mom a massage last Christmas for nearly half the price!


So how does it work?

1. You sign up on the website(s) by submitting your email. They're not going to spam you I promise!..well..at least they haven't spammed me! This is simply so that they can send you deals on a daily basis. (I used the gmail account on my phone so I don't miss a beat!) 
2. You see a deal that you want (hhmmm maybe a weekend trip to New York?) and purchase it!
3. After you purchase it a voucher will be saved in you..voucher folder and will also be emailed to you.
4. When you are ready to use your voucher you can print it out and take it to the place where you will be enjoying your activity. Some companies will even let you show them the voucher on the phone if your into saving trees and stuff. Just call and make sure they accept voucher electronically.
5. Enjoy! Duh!

Workout Wednesday: "Look at that body...I WORK OUT!"

I may have to get on this Instagram thing? My friend shot these pix of me last Saturday while we were at the gym. Now those are some arms!

I've noticed that lately my body is getting use to the work out I've been doing so this week I've switched things up a bit to kick things up a notch. I made Monday a cardio day (20 mins on the treadmill and 20 on the elliptical); I also did a little abs. I'm keeping Tuesdays and Thursdays designated for arms (I do 20 minutes of cardio before lifting). Wednesday (today yay!) I did 20 minutes of cardio and legs. Instead of just lifting weights I got on the floor and started using my own body weight via lunges and squats (I've reeeallly felt this today!) Fridays will still be circuit..I do a little bit of everything.

In other news *wipes forehead* I've started looking into some fitness model/ bikini competitions! While I haven't found any that will be in my city, I have found some that are between 3 to 6 hours away. Hey, at least it'll make for a good road trip?   

Tasty Tuesdays: Orzo and Spring Veggie Goodness

I came across this recipe in my Youtube "feed" (?) and boy am I glad I did! Of course what ultimately attracted me to this dish was the fact that it's vegetarian <3 even though the video alone was spunky enough to make me want to try it!

I really loved the incorporation of the different veggies. I tried to buy everything fresh but I could find peas so I bought them frozen and I ended up tossing out the arugula because I couldn't find that either. I have to admit, I was a little nervous about working with wine on the stove since I saw that episode of Jersey Shore where Snookie damn near set the kitchen on fire, but everything went superb.

This dish is so clean yet earthy. The garlic, the lemon, and the wine make a great team! I really felt like I out did myself lol! It was so delicious! I literally felt like I had brought home a to-go box from a restaurant. It was such and easy recipe and the best part? Most of the ingredients are pretty inexpensive.   

For details including ingredients and instructions check out the videos description box!