I am what I eat!

I've been wanting to share my health journey for quite some time, but I guess I just haven't been motivated enough to incorporate it into the blog? Well that has been until I recently came across a tumblr: "The fame of health and fitness". This girl is craaazy cool! Theresa is actually a fitness model and her tumblr basically shares her healthy life style. Take a peep! It's got me toootally inspired!

*Secretly* I kinda want to be a fitness model now LoL! Nevertheless, she give awesome advise and tips for working out, eating clean and overall, how to lead a healthier life style! So in honor of Theresa I'll be sharing what I've been up to culinary wise :) #go_me! go_me!

Have you been bring healthier habits into the new year?

My {quick} Groceries

BSN Syntha-6 Protein Powder 

My Typical "Pre-Workout" Breakfast

             

Today's Lunch "Garlic Chicken and Asparagus" Via Curlynikki

I'll be following up with more on my work out regimen soon :) stay tuuuned!

Natural hair update: Three years Natural!

December 07, 2011, marked the third year of my natural hair journey ^-^ ! It by far has been one of the best decisions I have made...EVER! I discussed in a past post how EVERYONE seems to be going natural and while it's great to see a lot more people embracing their curly I must admit...I am a little saddened by the fact that its not longer "my thing" lol! Wrong? Yes maybe so...But one of the most amazing aspects of  having natural hair waaas that it made me unique, a total individual. On the contrary I love that since I've been sporting my fro for quite sometime *cough cough* many newly naturals [and on occasions even some creamy crackheads!] turn to me for advise! Tooootal #Guru status!

Definitely look forward to more natural hair updates!
If you'd like to view videos I've created in the past, check out: www.youtube.com/relaxed2natural

College has made me an outcast in my family...

Sound familiar?

Mission complete!

Today I completed my camera editing class :) I have to say it was a really great experience. I have had experience editing videos before because of my natural hair youtube channel but this was class definitely broadened my horizons. This was the first time I got the opportunity to use really professional equipment and editing programs so that was pretty cool. I can't lie, I kinda loved running around campus with this huge camera too LoL. It definitely didn't go unnoticed and it wasn't unusual for random people to try and run up in a shot...Nevertheless, I'm glad I decided to take the class. Here's the final piece of work...it's not much but understand this is coming from a  PR major LoL, regardless it still has me considering changing my major again ;)

Enjoy.

To Cheat or Not to Cheat

Ok soooo for the past three months I've been having this [pointless] debate with a good friend of mines about cheating. 

This person (who we'll call friend) feels that when you're in a relationship with someone it is ok to cheat within the first few months of the relationship. Friend feels that they shouldn't have to commit to the person they're in a relationship with until about month six. In other words...it's ok to sleep around for the first few months until they are completely sure that this is the person they want to be in a relationship with. Moreover, friend feels this is appropriate behavior because friend is not married to this person.

I feel that friend is absolutely wrong. I feel that once you have decided to be in a relationship then you have committed your self to just that person. No cheating allowed ..no sleeping around...From the time you have decided that this is the person you want to be with..you should stop with the single crap. Just because you have committed to this person doesn't mean that you have to carry out "marriage" behavior. The major difference between being in a relationship with someone and actually marrying someone is that marriage is forever. (Or at least that's what it’s supposed to be before society started making divorce ok). When you're in a relationship with someone (especially if you have the urge to be with someone emotionally and sexually) you can just bounce. No strings attached. ( needless to say I don't believe in cheating..If I don't want to be with your a** I'm gonna leave you..duh :) )

Cheating is wrong, no matter how early or late you do it in a relationship. And if you do it early in the relationship then you shouldn't even be in the relationship in the first place because obviously you're not ready to be in a relationship. Basically you're just f-ing up the foundation of your relationship which is why often times there's a lack of trust. 

Moreover!! If you're unsure about committing yourself to the person you're in a relationship with then why are you even in a relationship with them in the first place??( Granted it takes a while to REALLY get to know someone..and trust doesn't just happen over night. But there has to be some sort of dedication..some sort of commitment to that person..right?) That's the whole purpose of getting to know someone prior to going out with them (Too many of us do this too...then we complain about all the time that we've wasted after we get tired of making excuses for our "significant other"). I'm not saying take FOREVER to get to know someone...but don't talk to them for a week and then go out with them the next...especially of you're looking for something serious...(Ugh this is so elementary!!)

Now I could be completely wrong!! But I'm feeling pretty right :) But if I'm wrong yall let me know!!

Ladies and Fellas...ESPECIALLY THE FELLAS...chime in and help friend...

Be honest...don't hold back!!

Natural Hair Update

We all get there eventually....Lately I've been feeling like my hair isn't growing :( I've been taking care of my curly fairly well so I don't understand what's going on. I will confess that during the winter my routine did change up a bit for the simple fact that it was cold outside and I'm not going to run around with wet hair; so I wouldn't wash is eeeeevery week but instead..like every two or three weeks. And even though I may not have been so attentive to my hair it was semi ok because I balanced it out with protective styles. 

So once I came to this realization I did what I always to...reference to pictures and I came across these, compared them, and then started to feel a little bit better =)

March 2010- February 2011

Anti-World Star Hip-Hop

If I can be completely frank and blunt...What idiot created this website? No seriously?? 

I feel like black people already carry the stigma of being...black so why would we need something like this to make it even harder for us to accumulate a more positive reputation? I mean think about...Have you heard of any other race that has a website dedicated to make them look like fools?

It's sad...It's just really sad because we'll sit there and support this kind of non-sense from people fighting in public to people twit picing the most ridiculous fashions. How can we expect to gain respect from other races when we can't even respect ourselves? Please do better people! Because you're making it harder for people who are trying to shed positive light on African-Americans.