Blessings, affirmations, grace, and reflection

So, I have been having a different juice every day. Sometimes I have two juices in a day. It can be an expensive habit (about $5 a cup) but it is worth it to me. Especially since I am not spending that money on food or other drinks. Today's juice was called The Best of Both Worlds. I wasn't really impressed with it and had to force it down and psyche myself out so I wouldn't gag. It was OK as long as I drank it while it was still cold. It had kale and other greens with fruits like mango and it might have had a little ginger. So far my favorite juice has been a green apple and ginger juice. Also, there is one a guy made that had parsley (and I hate parsley) with fruit juices. It was actually good. I am easing my way into the green juices. Tomorrow I probably will not get a juice unless I stop at the juice bar near my apartment on the way home. I think I have hit every juice bar in Harlem at this point. Some are better than others. After I got my juice I headed to get my ...

The first week of vacation was wonderful! Warm and sunny days. This week has been chilly, but apparently not cool enough to turn to the heat on in the building. So lately I've been looking at these beauty sites that talk about the new trends with fingernails. I have never been big on doing my own nails. My mother had these long luxurious fingers that she manicured and painted herself. I have these short stubby fingers that I don't like to do myself. When I worked in offices I would get my nails done in a nail shop about every 2 weeks. I had let that slip since I have been working this job and my nails have been downright embarrassing at times. I've started going to the nail shop again, but I also need to be able to care for my fingers at home between visits. Target had Essie Nail polishes on sale last week and I picked up two colors and a top coat. My polishes have actually been lasting a while. The time before last I had a pretty pink and this time I got OPI bubble bat...