May 22: What do I want my future to be like

My future looks bright. I will be happy. I will be successful. I will live out my dreams and I will be full of love.

May 13: GOALS - 35 before 35 (delayed)

I will be 35 in a little over 2 years so these goals are realistic and I am hoping to be able to make them all happen that time. 

35 BEFORE 35

1.     Get a new passport – I plan on doing this as soon as possible.  I have some big plans and it is necessary to have.

2.     Hookah Lounge - this may happen sooner than later. I have gotta go and try it.

3.     Step Class (ole school Chicago stepping)

4.     See Jill Scott in Concert again (she is amazing and I love her).  It would be awesome to see her in Philly and then go to an Eagles game (perfect)

5.     Go to a Eagles game in Philly - long term I want to got at least 10 NFL Stadiums.  I LOVE FOOTBALL!

6.     Host a wine tasting event

7.     Go on a cruise – stamps on my passport

8.     Get involved in a cause (preferably Diabetes in honor of my daddy)

9.     Host a brunch start to finish at my house (garden party) – I love to cook so I want to plan the menu, decorate, make real invitations – the full event (I’m crafty).  I wanna get my Martha Stewart/ B. Smith on.

10.   Build my savings

11.   Attend the Essence Festival and actually attend the concerts

12.   Develop a creative business for myself that I will actually grow

13.   Put a dent in my student loans – That awesomely wonderful  HBCU education is/was expensive

14.   Complete my book(s) and publish them

15.   Move out of Los Angeles again (improve my quality of life by growing up)

16.   Vacation with a man that I love (hopefully but we shall see – this is an entire post of its own)

17.   Start bartending again – I miss it.  I miss the social aspect the intensity and if you don’t use it you lose it)

18.   Stay involved with my Alumni Association (Fisk University) where ever I am

19.   See a Broadway Show in NY

20.   Take a craft class (possibly beading)

21.   Build another scrapbook of something monumental event

22.   Purchase a fantastic pair of Designer shoes

23.   I would like to be married or at least engaged

24.   Go to the Taste of Chicago and Essence


25.   Go Camping with all the specialties. I am not really and outdoors chick but I have had some conversations that make it sound fun.  It will be a group outing that I will have to coordinate.  I am getting kind of excited about it.

26.   Learn more about wine and sangria

27.   Start sewing (using the machine that I already have for real – I need to make something good.  My mom has these awesome patterns from the 70s when she made all her clothing.  I admire that about her.  She tried to teach me when I was younger but I lacked interest).

28.   Take my mother and grandmother on a vacation

29.   Road Trip by way a Diners, Drive in and Dives – I love Guy

30.   Ride in  Hot Air Balloon with someone special

31.   Grow a garden.  Not truly my thing but I hear that it is relaxing.

32.   Sky Dive

33.   Become more involved with Diabetes Prevention Charity

34.   Visit Daddy’s grave – still haven’t had the desire to go.  I need to make that happen.

35.   Convince my friends to hold me to this list.

Update - Im Above Ground (2011 edition)

First. let me begin this post by saying that I am so thankful that you have taken the time to come back to my lil place here onthe web even though I have not been posting in months.  I appreciate you.  I am going to do better. 

I am alive.  I am above ground again.  I've been off balance and I am a LIBRA, so I have a hard time managing.  I just needed to hibernate for a moment and get my thoughts in order with my heart.  There has been too much on my mind and I hadn't the heart to share it without the right words.  I have not even been putting ink to paper.  I have been so uninspired with words.  The words just seemed not to come into my spirit from which I write.

However, things are a changing and I am coming into a good place.  I have had some ideas and situations that have come into focus view to cleverly speak (write).  I am truly looking forward to the new year.  2011 has sent me on a roller coaster of emotions that I am currently writing about and should be posting in the next couple of days - Roller coaster 2011 (regarding re meeting someone special the love heartbreak missing my dad friendships new old and dead seeing family for who they are, really ...life as i experienced it this year)

Just wanted to share this with you in hope that you will come back and I am looking forward to consistently reading my faves and reconnecting through words with you.  Don't give up on the connection with my words, stories and point of view.  I am coming home.  Im back for good (consistently).