Blessings, affirmations, grace, and reflection

The peace I felt yesterday was short lived. Today it was back to the madness.  Despite it all, I wound up attending an event after work. The event was boring, but there were some interesting people there.  I realized that despite not liking to go out much anymore I need to mingle amongst the people every now and then so that this doesn't happen to me ....anymore than it has.  I have been trying to rediscover my love for the city. So far, nothing.  I have rediscovered my love for black music with this ! I really, really like 3 day weeks! Tomorrow is Friday! If the weather is nice I plan to go out shooting this weekend.  I'm getting better about planning ahead.  I want to do something really fun and carefree this summer! I need to get back on track with eating healthy. I have been very inconsistent as of late.  I am trying not to fall back into a pattern of stress eating. I have to stay on top of that.  I need to get busy with making s...

Man, I've been wanting some red beans and rice for a minute. I soaked my beans the other night, but never got around to cooking them. This morning I was afraid my beans would sprout, so I needed to figure out what I should do. Then I remembered that I have a crock pot in my cabinet. I think I bought it when I moved into my first apartment in Berkeley. I was right out of college, young, and fresh. I happened to ship it back here to New York when I found it in storage. So, I dumped the beans in the pot and turned it on high. Well, the thing only has two settings and no indicator light. I hoped for the best. I got home and all of the water had evaporated and it burned slightly. Note to self, next time leave it on low! I didn't come right home after work tonight. I've had this piece I have been working on for a week now. I wanted to get it finished, but if I come home after work I just crash. I decided to stop at the cute cafe and work on it there. While I managed to stay aw...

Um, didn't I just blog about this the other day (See Sept. 19)? Why was I thinking of getting a box of Mac and Cheese to cut some hot dog up in?  Sodium hell!  Other cut backs include going from drinking top shelf liquors to having cheap wine ($2 buck Chuck) and beer buzzes. I guess the days of Carrie Bradshaw and the girls hey day has come to a end. Pass the baked beans and franks, please. 

There's a song that I absolutely adore by Teena Marie. Stop the World . She begs with all the pain of a woman overwhelmed with life's pressures s top the world I want to get off it's turning much too fast. Although this weekend should have ideally been as relaxing as the last, it wasn't. I could shut my mind off. Overstimulation perhaps? I watched The Devil Wears Prada on DVD. Cute flick. I also went to the theater (gasp) to see The Pursuit of Happyness . Great film. From what I understand naturally the script writer took liberties with the story but they story that was told was engaging. It got a little long at the end and I felt burdened by all of his problems. I would love to the see the 20/20 piece that everyone keeps referring to. I may also try to read the book during the holidaze. Next movie I plan to see is Dreamgirls . During the 30 minutes (I kid you not!) of previews I saw a few upcoming movies that looked really good. Sunday was a complete disaste...