god is great, god is good. let's us pray before our food for thought

please read the following to help my family, to help my little cousin:

God,
Jaylyn is sick.
Let her know your healing touch.
Hold her in the palm of your hand.
Help her family and the doctors make the best decisions they can about her care.
Amen.

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what a day. i cannot waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait to sleep in tomorrow!!

ooh. i just saw my favorite commercial right now. the one where the girl stands up to do a toast at a wedding reception and goes, "i just want to say *sniff, sniff* that i got the most amazing deal on this dress at tj maxx . . . (leaning over like she's just too weak) i just feel like the luckiest girl in the world." dang. i was born to be an actress. but i got so much going on right now that i might have to let that calling be. :)

who has seen sugarfoot?

i was up watching three 6 mafia's adventures in hollyhood yesterday and seriously couldn't even sit down to watch it. i literally stood up in front of the tv and could not move; it's like commercials didn't even happen. sugarfoot. she is one of the dude's (big triece) now-fiance. she made a freakin' aphrodisiac out of ranch dressing and sugar. i'm not kidding. you have to see it. there was no whipped cream [specifically in an aerosol can] available in the house so she made her own. this show is hilarious. now i'm dyin' to see a marathon. my other favorite part is when she lets out this burp that was so loud it blew my hair back and triece goes, *in pure awe* damn, i love you! classic. these two have got to be my favorite couple right now!! they ooze love. that good ole country love . . . with ranch.

i was telling g.ma about them today. she told me (and by the way, i'm never gonna live this product list down) that for now on she'll be calling me brownsugarfoot. haha, i like it. i am sooooooo brownsugarfoot . . . with saltines.

saltines & fried chicken. that's my meal!!

no i didn't walk today, and

if i didn't have a blister the size of a mini cooper on my toe, i'd be straight. i couldn't go walking but it didn't keep me from being productive. i danced around my living room for like an hour and a half. . . and i plan to do some pilates ball exercises (probably for about ten seconds). plus i scrapbooked. that's gotta count for something.

so i found this book today (actually my boss told me about it a while ago) called add-friendly ways to organize your life. my days are full of to-do's. matter-of-fact i have a whole book dedicated to it; that's what i use my dayplanner for. an agenda log. like today's says

verify bank deposits

call dad about pics

b&n book on hold

mailbox

gonna-miss-you lunch (my treat)

closet hangers

figure out accounts

do pilates if raining

fashionjunkee dot com

scrapbook girl meets boy

cool new pen

everyone says that i'm the most organized person that they know. not true. i'm only organized because i'm too lazy to look for stuff. organized chaos. plus i learned in learning strategies (actual college course for kids with learning disabilities -- met all my best friends [except crazy brina] in that class; that class was our sorority, man) that to function with add you just have to label everything (which i do) and create a place for everything (i try). it helps. it really helps.

now i'm thinking . . . how great would it be for y'all to know crazy brina. she's so funny without even trying to be funny. stuff like - being a college freshman with a poster of ben chavis over her bed because she [still to this day because i heard her say it a week ago] thinks he's "so super sexy". he's not an ugly guy - he's just sugar daddy age; that's all i'm sayin'.

actually, the book is on hold and i need to go pick it up within the next two hours (it's 9 o'clock!!). i want to thank you for reading the blog. and stoooooooooooooooooop thinking that i'm walking around all greasy. i don't put all the products all over me, silly. and yes, i now realize that it's a lot of stuff. but using a teeny of each thing really isn't bad. just google it all and order the samples and see. (disclaimer: mercy the butterfly chaser is not responsible for any spam that may be associated with signing up for free stuff online)

okay. gotta go see my book. just wanted to blog to make sure that i did write a little something today. peace.

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no more excuses, ok? none

i successfully walked for the third day in a row. i could have easily quit but i didn't. it felt good too because i made a conscious decision to do it. i had a baby shower to go to after work today and i knew that we'd be heading out around the time that i like to walk (or a little later) but i told myself that if it's not dark, i can make time to do it or i'm gonna have to do something else.

my philosophy is that if i can do it one day then i can do it two. if i can do it two, then do four. if four days are doable, make it a week. two weeks can easily turn to a month. . . . you know where i'm going with this. keep it up. no excuses. one monkey don't stop no show either (that's gotta be one of my mother's favorites lines).

in church this past sunday, i read something that struck me as funny and true and relevant to some conversations that i've been having lately and very motivational (all at the same time):

ADAM AND EVE DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO AVOID TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR SIN. ADAM BLAMED HIS WIFE, EVE BLAMED THE SERPENT. ONE OF THE DIRGES OF MANKIND IS THAT WE REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR PROBLEMS: OUR PARENTS DID NOT RAISE US WELL; OUR FRIENDS LET US DOWN; OUR PASTOR WAS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH PREACHER; OUR CHILDREN ARE REBELLIOUS; OUR SPOUSE IS NOT UNDERSTANDING; THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY. THE EXCUSES ARE PLENTIFUL. FORGIVENESS AND RESTORATION CANNOT HAPPEN UNTIL WE ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS.

get skinspired

i've been getting quite a few emails about the posh beauty regimen that i treat myself to every day. yup, every single day (sometimes twice, like tonight). i'll share the glamour. gotta give to receive, right? for starters. i'll let you know who my skinspirations are:

the beautiful ethiopian stunner liya kebede, the ever-glowing kate hudson & obviously the world famous $1200-per-bottle-moisturizer connoisseur j.lo.

project pure radiance in full effect. number one rule of thumb/weakness/impulse purchase: buy anything containing the word glow. mmm, glow; now that's the four-letter word that i live to hear. (haha)

it was so funny at church today. i got up and told a story about my family and the cancer and the way god is speaking to me and inspiring me to do so much positivity. i was like, "when people ask me these days about my glow i don't have to respond with the brand of moisturizer that i'm using, it's god. i'm just so happy and enlightened right now that he's making me shine." i got a standing ovation for that too. it's the truth though. it really is. god is love. god is glow.

so brina and i went walking today for an hour. i was thinking of a brisk jog/walk combo but my body let me know that a powerwalk was more up my alley. cool. i'm so sore right now. i think that my fingers are actually the only things tonight that are alright (otherwise this blog would so have to wait). even my brain is sore. hopefully i'll be getting some results soon to keep me going because i know that it's a great thing.

woohoo, focus. beauty regimen. emails. inquirers. okay, okay, gotcha. i'm back on point. and this is totally for the ladies and the metrosexuals that totally feel me on this. everybody can't handle it. so . . . for those who can't, i'm sure that i'll be writing another funny short story soon. peace. love ya, babe.

ok so the morning shower (or early afternoon if it's the weekend) is my absolute favorite place to be. and i really love my closet so that statement really means a lot. it's that important. know that the list changes when i'm aiight about something and not totally in love. plus everyone should customize the following for what works for them. that's the benefit of having your signature scent. be your own genre.

my current (but alternating) daily glam squad consists of:

neutrogena deep clean face wash

neutrogena rainbath (aquamarine, delish!)

aveda soothing aqua therapy

skintimate skintherapy moisturizing shave gel -or-

keihl's simply mahvelous legs shave cream & the aftershave (if i'm buying close to payday)

my pet, quattro (love that razor)

dove cream oil body wash (pouf daddy, the biggest yum!!)

neutrogena sesame body oil

johnson's original baby powder

jergens original scent lotion (the almond & cherry one, loves it)

beauticontrol brown sugar lotion (either that or michael kors)

palmer's coconut oil

vaseline (mixed with nivea creme)

kiehl's cucumber herbal alcohol free toner

pond's dry skin cream (this one is subject to change . . . i'm always hunting for a fab moisturizer)

not bad. just go with neutrogena, keihl's or anything that has glow on the bottle and we should be good.

starbucks, brunch & the know on making it last

what an interesting weekend i've had so far (it's sunday a little after midnight). hmm, let's see. girls night in. phone conversation where i got called a ho (indirectly). middle-of-the-night rearranging of the apartment. early morning rise for more cleaning. impromtu dance session. brunch. sunshine. starbucks pit stop. wedding. daydreaming. dancing and having fun with the work crew. research. daydream a little more. back home. read emails. blogging here & now - can't wait to see what happens tomorrow.

i randomly asked two couples tonight about the secret to a successful relationship. the husband of couple number one said (with a smile from ear to ear) that it wouldn't be appropriate to tell me at the table. whatever. and the wife of couple number two instantly responded, communication. [as soon as she said it] all four continually nodded their heads yes.

got it. but how do i communicate with someone that doesn't give me a chance to respond? i should have asked what's number two . . . got to be patience, right?