Summer Lovin'

Now that it is officially summer, there are a couple of things that I'd like to accomplish within these three months. Since school is out of session, I feel as if there will be more time for me to accomplish more.
And they are:

1. HUSTLE
That means obtaining more contract jobs that pay well.

2. HIKE 
There are some trails that still need to be conquered.

3. BEACH IT
That means body boarding and surfing, got to take advantage of what this island has to offer.

4. WORK OUT
Got to keep certain places in tack and tight. Insanity and going to the super sport more often.

5. SAVE MONEY
Got to save up for the summer escapade with the cousins.

6. HANDS - ON 
I have to get back into my arts and crafts boxes and start experimenting again.

7. COOK & EAT HEALTHY
I have to try new recipes,  and choose wiser eatery choices. This will also save me money. Balon.

8. ACADEMICALLY INCLINE
Finish up my thesis chapters and prep it for data collection this summer.

9. LITERARY STIMULATION
Roam through a library/bookstore to pick up new reads or revisit my personal library for re-reads.

10. SELF REJUVENATION
Work on my flaws in order to be a better person to my family, friends, enemies, and most importantly..myself.


Let's kick summer off on a good start and let's do it right. I'm not changing or evolving just improving. :)


"ain't nothing like them summer nights."

My Girls Say The Darnest Things

"it's time to stop rewinding & go forward." 
Ash Tunac

Just One Of Them Days

It is one of them days. Where I'm tired of doing everything that falls into the "priority" category. One of them days where people take a glance at me and ask me, "you ok? you look tired." As much as I want to give them that digusted look and say "I know that I look like *ish, can you please not say it out loud to remind me"...I smile and say "I'm good."

It is just one of them days. You know those days where you are so caught up on your grind, that you lose the track of time and wish that there were more hours attached to the day to knock off the things that you got on your to-do list. You know them days where you wish that the sun could break through those gray clouds, just so that it could shine those positive vibes you need to conquer the day.

Yeah love, its just one of them days. Them days where you wish you could explain to your boo how you are feelin but instead you'd rather play Monica's, "Don't Take It Personal" and have him listen to the lyrics. It's just one of them days where you know that your nails could use a stroke of polish and you would rather not deal with your hair, so you just roll it up in a bun. You know you should retire those fab Steve Madden sandals cause they are so worn that they are having conversations with the ground that you walk on but ...it's just one of them days.

It's just one of them days where you just want to forget about everyone and everything for a second, just so you can FOCUS ON YOU. Where you wish you could press that snooze button one more time because you just need 10 more minutes. Just one of them days where instead of being at work you'd rather be at home. At home under the covers in your PJs, watching old-school re-runs while being on full hefer status with that pint of ice cream. Its just one of them days where you wish that monetary status did not make the world function and wished that you could just wash all our troubles away with a simple dip in the big blue ocean.

It's just one of them days where you feel uninspired and motivated. Where redundancy has truly been played out. Those days where the mind and body are not on the same page.  Those days where you just feel so out of touch with yourself. Those days where you feel that your deadlines are tailing you and you are being stretched so thin that you have become transparent.

However despite the madness, despite your exhaustion...you don't let it get to you. You keep pushing, you keep looking forward and you tell yourself that yes it is simply...just one of them days. Even though you may not be at a 100%, you are grateful that you were able to see another day.

..."cry if you have to. shout if you have to but you've come this far. please don't give up. a small step forward is still a step in the right direction"...

..."think that I might back down but I won't. think that I might have doubts but I don't. no insecurities, won't you just let me, let me be"...