Category Archives: My Life

Wake up…

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Envisioning my future…
In the past I have always done what people thought was right for me. I took internships, applied to certain schools, and played sports because they wanted success for me. Don’t get me wrong  I really enjoyed those experiences and wouldn’t be the woman I am today without them.  But at the same time, I am very different than they are and I know what I want. I don’t want to live a monotonous life at a desk every day, at least not yet. I am 22 years old and there’s only one thing I want more than anything. It may not be the path certain people go down or it may not be a career choice that is chosen by the average person, but I am young and passionate about my dreams. And to be honest I have only been passionate about one other thing in my life. When I am passionate I get excited, I can’t sleep, I think constantly about what if….
I want those what ifs to be… I am…
I haven’t been the most disciple in the past. All talk and no action. But I had a dream last night and I saw myself…exactly where I wanted to be.
It’s time for me to wake up…. and go after it.

THANKSGIVING IN NYC <3

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For Thanksgiving my family and I went to New York City! We celebrated my Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving. It was an amazing time!  Below are a few of my favorite places I suggest:

FOOD:

-Bread Factory

-Capital Grille

-Hakkasan

-Hillstone

-Olivera

-Bar 10

-Five Napkin Restaurant

-PS450

THINGS TO DO:

-Apollo Theatre

-Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

-Broadway Show

-Comedy Show

-Tour the boroughs

WHY AM I SINGLE?

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Why am I single? The question I ask myself every day.

I’ve been talking to my cousin, sister and my best friend a lot about guys lately. My cousin: currently in the cutest 2 month old relationship. My sister- she’s been dating this guy for several months, so basically they will be bf and gf soon. My best friend- she’s been in a relationship for 6 years and counting. Then there’s me: SINGLE AF. -_-

The questions I dread answering are: So do you have a boo yet?; Why are you single? Are you dating anyone?………..AND when I say: NO, BECAUSE NO ONE I’VE MET IS WORTH MY TIME, NO( respectively)……. THE RESPONSE: Oh, you’ll find someone; You’re beautiful; the right guy will come along don’t worry. *sigh*

I’m 22 and I’ve been single the entire 22 years of my life. I mean if I want to get technical I had a boyfriend in 5th grade but that doesn’t even count because we went out for like a week and I was just honestly too young to understand all of that. Anyways, I WAS in the mindset that I’m going to be single forever. I’m one of the biggest hopeless romantics I know. I could read love quotes all day, cry during “A walk to Remember” even though I’ve literally seen that movie a 100 times and dream about the perfect guy for me. I’ve always envisioned myself married at 27 and 2 kids by 29/30. So as of today, I have 3 years and a couple of months to meet that guy, which could be an eternity or it could fly buy just as fast as my 4 years in college did……. and not happen.

Maybe it’s partially my fault that I’m single? In the past there have been 3 types of guys in my life:

  1. The A-HOLES- These are the guys I usually end up talking to. The guys who are rude, who end up having a secret girlfriend, who don’t really care about me, who string me along like a puppet and then end up hurting me.
  2. THE NICE GUYS-The guys that I’ll text back because these are the guys I should be talking to.  The ones who ask me to go on dates, the ones who actually care about my life, the ones that text me good morning 🙂
  3. THE ANNOYING GUYS– The guys that I won’t text back. (Not because I don’t want to, but because I only consider them as friends and they want more than that.)  These are the guys that like me and want to get to know me but don’t get the hint that I’m not interested.

I know many of you ladies can relate. Maybe I should give the nice/ annoying guys a chance, but the truth is, I WILL NOT SETTLE. I came to the realization last week when I went out on 2 dates with this guy. I was so into him and he seemed like a decent person; we laughed, we had good conversation, we kissed—ya know? just cute sh*t. Then I never heard from him. No call, no text…. nothing. I thought it was me( like did my breath stink? did I have 1 too many glasses of wine? like wtf?), but I came to the conclusion that he’s obviously not the one for me and when I meet the one I will know immediately. Just because my family and friends are in super cute relationships right now, doesn’t mean it’s going to happen for me at this moment in time. Everyone has a different path, including me, so I can’t compare myself to others just because I want to be in a relationship. I have faith in God and faith that things will turn out the way I’ve always dreamed of.

So, in the meantime, I’m doing me :).  AND if any of you ladies are in the same boat as I am, then let’s party, laugh and dance on this boat!  Because one day when we least expect it, the man of our dreams will sweep us off of our feet!!!

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES

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Hey y’all! Below are some of my favorite quotes I look at when I need a little motivation.  They remind me that I can achieve anything with hard work, determination and believing in myself!

THE NO-CARB CHALLENGE

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Hey guys!

Last week my trainer challenged me to go on a NO-CARB DIET(No starchy carbs) for 30 days and I have accepted the challenge! I start tomorrow, September 29th and end on October 29th! If anyone would like to join me in this challenge feel free to comment or subscribe and let me know so we can motivate each other!

LET’S DO THIS ISH!

P.S.- For all my Mean Girls Fans, NO! BUTTER IS NOT A CARB 🙂

Do you believe in love at first sight?

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The first time we met, I fell in love. I’m not just talking about when you love a new pair of shoes you’ve bought. No. I couldn’t sleep, I always thought about us being together and wanted us to know each other for the rest of our lives. Before we met, I never believed in the question, “Do you believe in love at first sight?”, I thought it was silly, immature and unfathomable to fall in love at first glance.

Well that day [which happened to be one of the best days of my life] proved me wrong and would change my mind forever. All of my prior beliefs about that question had vanished, It was like I was reborn again (ok, not that extreme, but you get the idea). My prior beliefs were;

  1. You have to invest time to find out if you’re compatible
  2. It takes time for a relationship to evolve
  3. Young love won’t last

I remember that day clearly, as I never forget the best days of my life. I was in 9th grade and classes had just ended for the day. After school, I normally waited in the car pool line for my mom to pick me up, but that day she told me that she would be very late picking me up due to a meeting on her schedule. I didn’t mind because a lot of my friends stayed after school late and socialized, took pictures, played music and just did random things that ninth graders do. After about an hour, one of my friends asked if I wanted to walk to the shopping center to get a snack and I DEFINTELY was down for that move. I was starving! We walked about 3 blocks and as we turned into the shopping center, I read a sign that said “SMOOTHIE KING” and I would soon know that me and this Smoothie King character would be in a relationship for the long haul.

I ordered a Caribbean Way that blessed day and enjoyed every drop of it! I left Smoothie King cheesing on the walk back to school, thanking my friend for introducing the two of us. To this day we are still together, inseparable in fact. We’ve been going 8 years strong!!

So, if you haven’t tried Smoothie King already please go out this week and try it! It’s a great way to snack healthy! I listed some of my favorite smoothies below. Happy Sipping!

My Favorites:

  1. Caribbean Way [add yogurt]
  2. Pineapple Surf [add yogurt]
  3. Banana Boat [add strawberries and bananas]
  4. Lemon Twist [add strawberries, bananas and yogurt]

*Notes*:

-Add weigh protein or soy protein after a workout to fuel muscles

-Order a smoothie with no sugar added when dieting

Atlanta’s Next Top Model?

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Graduation is right around the corner, and although I’ve been offered a corporate marketing job in NYC, I sit here with a glass of wine and my iPad trying to figure out if the corporate world is truly for me. Growing up I dreamed of being a model; photo-shoots, make-up, fashion, “lights, camera, action,” and traveling the globe. I’ve always gotten fashion inspirations from Free People or Nasty Gal, so being a catalog model for companies similar to those would be ideal. Now of course I would ABSOLUTELY love to be a Victoria’s secret model, but let’s be real, unless I wake up one day with a full C cup (or someone wants to invest in my chest), I’ll leave that dream for another life.

I believe that the first step in pursing my modeling dreams will be creating a healthy and fit lifestyle to meet the demands of the business. Hence “The HAWT life.” Over the past few months, I have been struggling with my fitness and eating terrible. It’s actually so hard to eat healthy in college (That’s the excuse I always use when I eat poorly). But no really it’s just so much easier to run to Chickfila or Pizza Hut to get dinner. Since I have a little more free time, I am really determined to reach my goal of losing 10-15 lbs. I’m sure you may be thinking, “Where is she going to lose 10 lbs from? Her head?” but the real goal is to burn body fat and gain muscle mass. To ensure that I accomplish that goal, I signed up for a personal trainer at LA Fitness.

On Labor Day I decided that I was ready to make these changes in my life. I mean, becoming a model isn’t something you just sign up for. You have to dedicate the time to perfect your body and craft in order to be successful. When I walked into the LA Fitness, the fitness director who ensured me that I was in good hands greeted me. After going over rates and information about memberships, he signed me up for two 30-minute sessions a week with a personal trainer. My first session was September 9th 2014. I came in thinking I would breeze through the 30 minutes. Nah. After about 7 minutes into my workout, I was STRUGGLING (inserts wide eye emoji here). I clearly was more out of shape than I thought I was. Needless to say it’s going to take time for me to get back into the swing of it.

I know everyone may be thinking, “Why don’t you just take your job offer in NYC,” but I’m not sure if that’s what I want to do. I truly believe that following your heart is the best way to achieve happiness and so I’ve taken a major investment in myself to receive an outcome I’ll be pleased with. I plan to lose the weight, build my portfolio and start pursuing modeling gigs. You never know what you may get unless you try. Today I have decided to live for me and do the things I’ve always wanted to do. I hope you continue to follow me on my journey!

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