NaBloPoMo

Room Service Atlanta

I know some pretty awesome people…and I don’t say that in a bragging way because I’m sure your roster is filled with wonderful people but I am happy to say that I keep company with some truly remarkable, selfless, goal driven individuals.

One in particular just makes my heart smile at all that she has accomplished. I have mentioned Erika on my blog before but today I come to sing her praises and her work with Room Service Atlanta. Erika and Dayka are the founders of Room Service Atlanta, an Atlanta based organization that calls on local interior designers and brands to donate their time and resources in redecorating spaces within area locations that assist individuals in transitioning to a better life.

This year’s redesign recipient was United Methodist Children’s Home in Decatur, GA. On Thursday, the babies and I headed down to show our support at Room Service Atlanta’s 2012 wrap party at the very drool worthy Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams showroom in Buckhead.

It was really great mingling with the designers and sponsors who took part in the drastic transformation at the center. This is the kind of awesomeness that went down.

Photo retrieved from Annette Joseph blog : Photography by Christina Wedge Photography

I was blown away by the work that was done. Kudos to all of the wonderful interior designers who took out their time, donated their resources and expertise to provide such amazing spaces to deserving people.

My babies and I had a great time networking and meeting new people. I was reminded of how truly important it is to give back to our communities, and I will be in the trenches next year lending a little elbow grease

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NaBloPoMo

I’m a Follower- NaBloPoMo or Bust

I’m normally not one for the bandwagon ride, but I am once again, for the third time, throwing my name on the NaBloPoMo list. I will be blogging everyday the month of November. I’m sorry.

I failed my first time in 2010, I made it through in 2011, and we’ll see what 2012 has in store!! So I suppose there will be some vlogs, some nonsense, recipes, and reviews, however my greatest hope is to bring you some valuable content within the next month. I can’t promise, but I’ll try.

Blogging is such an intense hobby…well it is if you want to do it right. So for those of you who think its as easy as sitting down at a computer and typing out a few thoughts , inserting a couple of photos and voila….Nawllllllll, so much more involved.

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I am dedicated to becoming a better blogger, content creator and writer so it is for these reasons that I am doing this.

*sways back and forth real thug like rapping…”They ask me what I do and who I do it for”*

Wish me luck….send tweets, FB likes, comments and Instagram love. I live for the motivation!!

Thank y’all for reading!

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Beauty• Skincare

Honey Do List

Sorry, in this post I will not be offering up any suggestions on how to get your (honey) boo boo to complete the list of things you gave him months ago. Instead this post is dedicated to sharing with you some of the awesome uses for honey when it comes to beauty treatments.

The past few days, Hurricane Sandy has caused some unseasonably cold temperatures to hit Atlanta and we had to turn on the heat. It was then I remembered how much my skin despises dry heat. I have been itching and applying lotion in obnoxious amounts since the heat has been on.

Between colder temps, wind, and heat our skin is sure to take a licking in the coming winter months. Good moisturizers don’t come cheap, so I was thrilled when I was sent some awesome all natural honey and beauty products from the National Honey Board and HollyBeth Organics.

New research is confirming that honey is a natural humectant that works wonders in attracting and retaining moisture in your skin. Honey, people. Not only is it good for your skin and tastes good but its affordable and all natural. No chemicals, or fragrances just good ‘ole honey made by bumble bees.

For the past two weeks I have been using the grits and honey scrub from HollyBeth organics and it has been amazing. At first I thought the honey on my face would be really sticky but it wasn’t. I made sure to keep my fingertips wet and it went on effortlessly. From the moment I put it on my skin it just looked well quenched and the miniscule granules from the grits gave just enough scrub to let me know it was working as an exfoliate.

HollyBeth teamed up with Amy, who is the founder of New Moon Skincare and Aviary here in Atlanta to create an awesome facial that is composed of products that are readily available and can be made at home. This facial is excellent for all skin types. I have only tried the grits and honey scrub as mentioned but I can’t wait to get my DIY on and make the other products. Sometimes its just good to go back to what’s natural.

If you want to give it a whirl here you go:

Here are a few other DIY Honey Spa Treatments that you can use to pamper yourself

The uses for honey are numerous. The National Honey Board‘s website offers up additional beauty tips, recipes and a location finder to assist you in finding specific types of honey in your area.

I have mentioned using honey to pre poo the baby’s hair but I didn’t know there were so many other uses, did you?

Will you be trying any of these beauty treatments?

This post has been sponsored by the National Honey Board and HollyBeth Organics. However, all opinions are mine. You already know!!!

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Life

Sometimes We Are Broken and Need to be Fixed

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I saw this posted on Pinterest the other day and with the likings of a reflex I hit repin under the premise that people need to learn to deal with us just the way we are, or kick rocks. For some reason I found myself still contemplating this quote nearly an hour later except at that time I likened it to something that the Mr. is always saying to me…

” You aren’t a real friend at times. You tell people what they want to hear, not what they need to hear”

Hmmm…He may be right, but let me explain. When it comes to folks and their lives, marriage, kids etc. my name is Bennett and I ain’t in it. I will listen, say a few unh huhs and keep it moving. People will do what they want to do and I am not in the mood to mess up a friendship with my opinion on an issue that has nothing to do with me.

We all know that one person who will talk your ears off about their problems you say your piece and they continue on with their foolery. That is 20 minutes of time, breath and sanity that you can’t regain. I refuse unless it is a safety issue.

On the other hand I see the Mr.’s point. When we sit back quietly and not in the least bit say girl it’s not them its you, we are in essence being a bad friend. If we don’t stand up and speak the truth and say friend, those 1,409 men that you have dated that all ran the other way, it wasn’t them it was you, we are slightly condoning their belief that nothing is wrong with them, it’s everybody else. If that is indeed the fact we are hurting them cause man number 1,410 and so on is going to do the same thing if they have an awful character flaw that needs to be exposed.

I can see how our silence really is a hindrance when people are really requesting our true feelings and thoughts on a situation. Our silence on an issue in response to someone who is really looking for an answer can easily be misconstrued as validation on their behalf. When in reality we are like girrrrlllll you can’t be serious but instead of saying that we go along with it or just say a trite unh huh and look for a way to get off the phone.

I would say the remedy to this is to tread lightly and edit your thoughts before unleashing the truth or at least YOUR truth on the matter. People will do with it what they will, but at least you will feel like you put in your say on the matter.

Now, I am a firm believer in the fact that if your opinion was not requested…please keep ~~yo’ mouth shut~~ it to yourself!!!

I have only been on this earth 33 years and I don’t have a ton of knowledge but I do know sometimes we are indeed broken and we do need to be fixed. True friends will know this and will help us get to a good place, the thing is we have to be open to it.

I’ll say it. I’m broken on many levels but I have those handy girls that will come to the rescue and help me fix it, but I am open to constructive criticism. Are you?! Will you hand it out if asked, or do you tend to tread lightly like me?

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