night out with the girls

mini HS reunion

day 5

I promise to gain wealth and financial stability by making smart investments, budgeting, and paying off student debt over the next 12 months. I also promise to lose 80 lbs in the next 12 months by exercising regularly and maintaining healthy eating habits…

why is it so difficult to make this promise to the one person i feel will be impacted by this goal the most?

day 4

my major push goal is financial, but my secondary goal is health-related. my major goal feels a little out of reach right now, but im trying to be optimistic…the point of the challenge is to help get me there, right

i love my hair! video :)

nuff said!

CJ 30 day PUSH challenge: day 3

day 3 mission accomplished...not sure how all my goals linked together, but i think my push goal will be gaining wealth through smart investments...this will give me the leverage to manifest other set goals...

CJ 30 day PUSH challenge: day 2

Top three priorities: 1) fulfilling life 2) family/loved ones 3) health My number one priority is to lead a fulfilling life by being loving and supportive toward my family and working hard on my degree program to impact the lives of African Americans every where, and creating time to honor my health and sanity through laughter, proper diet/exercise, and relaxation.

CJ 30 day PUSH challenge: day 1

starting today...sharing thoughts about my values....i value human life. i believe that health is a right for EVERYONE regardless of financial status, geographic location, race/ethnicity, or creed. i want to be known for saving lives, both in the intensive care unit and before my patients get there. i want to lead research and provide direct care to help people prevent and manage chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, etc. but to help others, i must first help myself. thus, i welcome this challenge with open arms

i love my hair!

loose curls, about 4 weeks after 1st curled with rods oh my gosh! i'm finally becoming someone who other locked folks envy! i never imagined being the one that others look at and say, "wow, i love your hair! wish mine was like yours!" truly, i'm honored :o) and am thoroughly enjoying the attention i'm getting from straight, natural, and locked heads alike!

fresh spring curls!

a special birthday vacation

freestyle updo

appreciation, revisted

...i can pay my own light bill baby...can kill the spider above my bed...i can even stain and polyurethane...but some things just don't change. i need you, yeah. sometimes so hard to say. oh i need you. some things remain...

as independent and self-sufficient as i wanna be,
nothing can replace
the loving embrace
from the man standing next to me.
surely,
i can flourish
all by my lonesome, you see,
yet, with his super strength supporting me,
i'm scraping skies
and reaching beyond new galaxies.
even as i'm superwoman to the power of 3
nothing can substitute
the supreme, sublime feeling
of his love enveloping me.
physically only 5 foot 3,
still i rise taller
than the biggest giant you've ever seen
when he's standing firmly next to me.
he's my best thing to happen
in a long time,
indeed.
i may not say it often enough,
but today i felt the need,
"thank you for being you,
thank you more for loving me."

the growth process

i cannot believe how much my hair has grown. it's already touching my shoulders and tends to fall into my eyes...i was diggin my short locks, but now they're too long to be short and too short to be long...uh, that in-between, mop phase...oh well. im still in love with my hair...now if i could just get on schedule with retightening my hair...