O_o My Hair!

This is me last week.  My hair looking a HOT MESS! 

I am currently flat-ironed. I have said to myself before that I wasn't going to do it again because the last two times I did it I had some heat damage. just a few strands of hair that refused to curl back up. Both times before I used a heat protection spray and I blow dried and flat ironed. Yeah I know too much heat! So I did not blow dry my hair I puled it back into a pony tail and braided the ends to let it air dry overnight. Then I put the heat protection spray on my hair and then flat ironed it. I tried to go over only 2 times and that was it. I am on day 5 in the very humid South Carolina heat and my edges are DONE! I'm just pulling it back right now and will probably wash my hair on Sat.

Why did I do it? I was getting tired of my hair. I am getting tired of my hair. I have been on the you.tu.be. looking for new ways to do it but I think I've settled on the half-wig thing. I'm going to braid my hair down and get a cute bob-ish half and slam it on the back. Gives that braided down front and slick cut back look. I need to give my hair a rest for a few weeks. maybe I'll miss it.

Curly Yolei

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J-Hud looks Marvelous

Jennifer Hudson’s Fitness Goal? ‘To Bounce Quarters Off Her Butt!’

(People.com)

I am so impressed with her weight loss.  She looks marvelous!!!  I wish I had a personal trainer to whip my butt in shape.  That FIT is fly too!  It shows off all her hard work.  Every sit-up, leg lift, squat and lung.

Uhhh I so need to get my fashion mojo back but I know that ain't gonna happen until I get some more of this weight off.  Game-On!!

Speak on it .....

House Hunting

Looking for a house is proving harder then I thought.  The ones I like are either under contract or short sales.  What's a short sale you may ask?  It sounds like it would be easier wouldn't it?  Well it's not!  It is home buying, contract holding up, bank red tape HELL!  WHY WHY WHY???? Some of the pretties homes I've seen are stuck in Short Sale Hell.  So I've got to be vigilant!!! Be on my toes and keep an eagle eye out. O_O
I just peeped a new listing on the MLS and emailed my Realtor ASAP!  Wooh I am exhausted!  Not to mention I really need to get a move on in the packing department.  So much to do and I am feeling the crunch.  Mind you I will be making NO decisions without the go ahead from Dre.  We have our parents blessings even if they were clenched teeth given.  So I feel really good about this and I am sure we'll fine "the one".

Speak on it...

Home Onwership

I am excited elated at the new I got yesterday.
So let me give you the back story 1st!

My husband and I have been trying to decide if we want to buy a house or move somewhere else and kinda start all over.  New city, new jobs, new people.  I was excited at the possibilities for us if we did.  I'm a half glass full kinda chick and my poor dear sweet hubby is a half glass empty kinda guy.  I love him but he can make "what if" suck the life and joy from something QUICK for me.  So after looking for some jobs and him seeing that he really needed to go back to school to get certified in some of the 'new technology' that has been developed since he graduated college we decided to stay put.  Not that I mind I'm just glad we figured it all out.

OK so now that you all are caught up ....

Friday 3/5/10 we went to the bank and applied for a loan.  Us not being sure what we'd hear, not being sure what the process is ... well we were a little nervous.  We are 1st time home buyers.  I was in the military and was told I qualified for a VA loan.  Mr. Bank Man loved hearing that but he needed to check some database and see if I did, for sure, qualify and how much money they would loan us.  OK .... so we left and now we wait for his call.
I was hungry.  I get hungry when I'm nervous.  I know bad habit.  So we are at the Waffle House, hubby's suggestion, and I get THE CALL.  I was APPROVED!!!  VA loan, 100% financing, NO P.I.M. and 5% interest! Wooo Hooo
He sent us the information and our PRE-APPROVAL LETTER (yes I'm hollering this was a big deal for me) and told us to get house hunting.

So off we go on the hunt.  THIS is my favorite part!  Not so sure about hubby but I know he's happy too.
Here we go y'all on this journey to home ownership.  You know I will keep you informed of all the good, bad and the ugly.

I am floating on air right now

Speak on it ....

And the Award Goes To ....

Is so proud of my friend Monica Mingo ..... Filmaker and housewife extraordinaire!!  You go girl!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  This lady rocks in all ways possible.  Everything is hush hush right now and I can't wait to hear more about her film.

Reflection

As I've gotten older I look back at the way my life has unfolded. Most of it I am happy with the outcome. some of it I wonder if I made the right decisions. I feel like I'm not where I should be. So now that the kids are older, hell I got one about to go off to college, I am ready to make a life change for myself and my family.

Treading water is getting old! Time to move on and blaze a new trail. Who knows it could be the best thing for all of us and well we won't know until we try. I think it would be a fun new adventure. Hubby on the other had I'm not so sure he feels that way. I know he's ready to do something different but HOW different IDK. He is a creature of habit. Nuff said. So I will keep you posted and we'll see how it goes.

Speak on it ....

Goals for 2010

New Years Resolutions. Do you do them? Do you keep them? I know I never do all of them but I do try. I am not big on making ones I know I will not keep like Going to church more or trying to fix what some people have told me are my flaws. Yeah sounds a bit selfish. Maybe so. I just KNOW me and I know I'm not going to do it so why kid myself.

What I do is make goals. Goals that are attainable. I put benchmarks in there letting me know I'm headed in the right direction. I like a goal vs a resolution. It's sounds more challenging to me. So here are a list of 2010 goals and in 2011 I will look back and see how many I was able to achieve.

1. Pay off ALL Credit Card Debt.
2. Apply for my first home loan
3. Look for a house that I can afford AND I like. (no use buying something you don't want)
4. Close on my house before April 30Th. A sister wants that $8 G's
5. Move in!
6. Complete all required classes and be certified in A.I. by the end on 2010!
7. Compete on 99 Designs and Win!!!!!
8. Start looking for Graphic Design Jobs. I am changing my career field!
9. Go on a family vacation .... somewhere the liked will love!
10. Take my hubby to Vegas!

I think some of these are going to be pretty challenging for ME maybe not you but for ME it will be. See I have let fear hold me back and I am not any longer! I am going to go for it and let the chips fall where they may. God willing they will all fall in my favor!

- Yolei