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Raising a Baptist Finger

I started this particular blog post on Sunday but the WordPress app on my Kindle deleted EVERYTHING I had saved locally the minute I connected to a wifi network!!!!  I was beyond pissed off and irritated so I am forced to recollect what I wrote in its entirety.  My plucky nature knows no bounds and I am the first to admit that I’m glad that I don’t always say the first thing that comes to mind.  However it does bear stating that I am guilty of not exactly being able to hide my contempt and disdain for certain things, much as I may try… ok, so I don’t exactly try a lot of times… Don’t judge me!! LOL

As temps reach into the mid-high 80′s with a heat index in the 90′s in many parts of the country people are reaching into the back of their closets and bringing out their lighter clothing.  I must tell you that a good many of these choices should have stayed in the archives; it wasn’t right last season and nothing about the passage of this past year has made it any more appropriate.  My fashion PSAs have covered just about every situation and locale except church.  Some of y’all will say I’m going to hell for this post and that God said come as you are.  The latter of these is true, He did same come as you are but He also wants things done decent and in order.  Some of the clothing choices made are neither decent nor in any semblance of order!!    Black, White, Purple, Polka Dotted or otherwise this applies to anyone going to any church in any country on the face of the planet.  Whether you go to church on Friday, Sunday, Thursday, Saturday or mid-week services, this applies to you.

  1.  First and foremost, for the love of the fashion gods, just because they make it in your size does not mean you should buy it, let alone wear it!!  This should go without saying but EVERY Sunday I see folks who have poured their size 16 self into a size 12.  I am beautifully curvaceous and love it but you will NEVER catch me wearing anything a size too small.  I will buy it larger and have it tailored.
  2. Pantyhose with open-toed shoes… This is a no-no ladies….
  3.  Pantyhose with runs that go from your ankle up to your thigh, then you try to cover it with a prayer cloth…  You cannot put pantyhose on a cactus and not expect them to end up looking like a game of Donkey Kong!  I personally feel it is too damn hot to wear pantyhose but do you boo boo, do you.
  4.  Bodyshapers, Spanx, are a requirement under unlined skirts and dresses.  When you come to the alter for prayer your behind should not look like two pigs fighting under a blanket.
  5. Hats are great, I am a fan of and own quite a few: sunhats, Bowlers, Fedoras (my personal fav), Pageboys, and caps, whatever.  Your hat should not block 2-3 rows of parishioners behind you nor should it be able to be spotted via satellite on Google Maps.
  6. Men please stop wearing colored linen with matching shoes.
  7. Tighty Whities are not appropriate underwear under linen… if you have doubts or questions about what is please consult with the women in your life… it can be your mother for all I care as long as she doesn’t also have questionable taste as well.

I have yet to grace the public with a questionable or less than stellar ensemble.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not so vain as to say that the most important thing about going to church is what you have on.  No, I’m just saying that the randomness and foolishness that comes through the door detracts from what we should be focusing on.

Just because you are in God’s house doesn’t exempt you from being decent!!  LMBO!!  Y’all know I am my own special breed of special!!

Blessings and Happiness

T. Nicole

 

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Happy 1 Year Blog Anniversary To ME!!!!

Happy Hump Day my Lovelies!!

We are at the half way mark of the week and this week marks the one year anniversary of when I began this blog!!  I’m overjoyed and really proud of the work that I have done so far.  It is my sincere hope and wish that you all get as much of this blog as I do putting into it.  So, in honor of my one year anniversary, this Friday I will introduce a new weekly installment post entitled, “Stuff I Got In Trouble for Saying/Doing This Week”.  It would seem that I am constantly getting in “trouble” (my definition of trouble is someone laughing and saying I am wrong for a  particular comment or deed) for something I have said or done, all of which is laughable and quite true most of the time.  I’m just my random, unfiltered self.

As a teaser, this is the a synopsis of a text convo between me and my mom last night:

Me: You are so positive, I don’t know how you do it.

Mom: I am learning to see the glass as half full rather than half empty.

Me: Is it bad that I see the glass as just as glass?

Mom: *insert raised eyebrow*

I will also start adding my randomness via Vine so make sure you are following my Twitter feed!!

Blessings and Happiness

T. Nicole

 
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Posted by on April 17, 2013 in Uncategorized

 

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Ol’ School Monday

Hey My Lovelies!!!

So this past weekend was FANTASTIC for me as I turned the big Dirty 30 on Saturday!!  So in honor of my 30th birthday it is Ol’ School Monday!  These are just some of my favorite old school songs so please enjoy!!

My siblings, my loves, my everything!

The best weekend I have had in a long time!

 

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Jamba Juice Junky

I have a confession to make… My name is Tanesha and I am a Jamba Juice Junky!  Ever since they introduced Jamba Juice to Houston, I have been a huge fan and would go occasionally as a treat to myself when I could afford it.  I am not a breakfast person and would be less than concerned if we got rid of breakfast all together.  So I have started having bi-weekly Caribbean Passion concoctions; I say concoction because I am allergic to strawberries ( a very crappy food allergy that I didn’t acquire until my early 20′s, along with an allergy to lemons and oats) and substitute the strawberries for pomegranate juice instead.  I have come to love ALL things pomegranate.  My addiction to my smoothies have gotten so bad that when I walk in the store, Nichole greets me by name and repeats my order long before I even open my mouth!  ” Hello Ms. Graham!  You want a Power Caribbean Passion, no strawberries, sub pomegranate and a waffle?”  I just look around shiftily and murmur, “Yes”. 

Am I a little ashamed of my addiction?  Yes, slightly… could I have chosen a worse thing to be addicted to?  Yup I could have!  So instead of cigarettes or any random assortment of vices, I chose the wonderful world of fruit.  There is just something magical to me about the combination of Passionfruit Mango Juice, Orange Sherbert, Peaches, Pomegranate Juice and Ice.  I always feel like one isn’t enough… so one day I got two of them and I was floating for the rest of the day. 

Now this is the perfect way to start my day!

I am a Jamba Juice Junky and this is the best way to start my day!

Blessings and Happiness

T. Nicole

 

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

 

Happy Thursday my Lovelies!

     It has been 8 days since my last post, nearly unheard of for me.  I have been dealing with a lot here lately, from pain to personal strife, work to ministry activities at the church.  I have been burning it at both ends; I’m tired, frustrated and all around burnt out.  Now all of this culminates into me being a not so chipper, frankly quite irritable me.  It would not be unfair to say that I am not exactly happy right now, that for the most part I am wishing for something to magically and mystically change my present outlook.   So I guess that calls for a bit of introspection, delving into my own psyche to garner the reason for my unhappiness…   Yea, I’m not really about to do that.  Happiness is fleeting; it is contingent upon so many outside forces that it can wax and wane predictably like the cycle of the moon.  Someone asked me today what made me unhappy and then what make me happy.  I couldn’t really answer that due to its transitory nature; I was silent and said that I had to go.  That was a punk move I know, but I was uncomfortable with not being able to answer the question.

     So I will focus on one of the things that I love in life, little babbles that make me smile and have me ignoring sustenance to marvel at the colors and cuts, clarity and sparkle… gemstones!  I some in the mail on Monday and was ecstatic to see what I had bought.  I purchased a 100 carat gemstone parcel and of course with a parcel you never know what you are going to get.  I ended up with a whole host of garnets, citrines, amethyst, a few smoky quartz and what I honestly believe are emeralds!  I neglected my food on Monday night just so I could sort through the parcel.  That is the beauty and downfall of buying parcels, you don’t have any idea of what you may or may not find, what sizes, quality or color and even more if they will be calibrated or not, so that you can make jewelry.

Clockwise from left to right: Citrine, Garnet, Peridot, Smoky Quartz, Amethyst, and Emerald

     I have found that I am much better off not focusing on me being happy or unhappy but rather on those things that truly bring me joy.  Blogging and writing bring me joy, gemstone collecting brings me joy, the simple things in life bring me joy.  Doing for others brings me joy, reading has always brought me joy because for just a little while I can get caught up in a world that is not my own and be inspired. 

Find what brings you joy my lovelies; find that one thing that makes you sigh in contentment and stick with it.

Blessings and Happiness

T. Nicole

 

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So Much To Do, So Little Time

     I am so late posting this week. Somehow I let life get the best of me and I pushed those things I love to the wayside.  There is so much going on in my head.  Countless thoughts, inspirations and ideas that need to be given life and purpose, but I don’t know where to find the time to do it all.  There is a second business to get off the ground, two books to work on, a non-profit to create on paper then establish, added to that is my regular life, ( marriage, family, work, church, health, and somewhere in there I have to find time for me).

     Please don’t take this as me complaining, as I take great joy in my work and feel fulfilled when I can cross one more thing off of my life’s to-do list.  I have been blessed with the gift of writing and am certain that in doing what I am passionate about, I am not only honing my craft but also actually ministering to and nourishing my soul.  So my Lovelies keep your open as great things are on the horizon!

Blessings and Happiness

T. Nicole

 

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Aside

*Taps mic, clears throat*

Excuse me everyone, may I have your attention please?

Dear Clothing Designers,

I am a beautifully curvy woman with an hourglass figure and a gangload of a#$. Therefore I cannot, and should not, wear extremely short shorts… or short shorts that matter.  Please make shorts at a length for me that will not have half of my lusciousness hanging out or that my grandmother would wear.

Get it right, it’s hot as hell outside and these jeans are killing me softly!

*Drops mic, exits stage left*

A Public Service Announcement

 

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Missing in Action

Happy Monday my Lovelies!!

First I have to apologize for my egregious behavior of not blogging all of last week and part of the week before that.  I am sooooo sorry!!!  :-(   I was bogged down with some things that needed my undivided attention, personal things that made me sit down and take stock of who I was and what I wanted; Some work things that did the same, add to that the demands of projects and you get one very scatterbrained, stressed out, unhappy me.  But rejoice dear friends, the diva is back and has so much in store for you in the coming weeks and months!

 

Blessings and Happiness

T. Nicole

 
 

Happy Saturday!

Hello my dearies!

It is a marvelously gorgeous day here in Houston,TX! After severe thunderstorms yesterday that assaulted Houston and more specifically my sister, (apparently she fought the wind and rain and lost… She was also robbed of her umbrella- love ya sissy!!) we have beautiful, cloud-free skies and it’s 76 degrees!

Have a wonderfully blessed day my lovelies and enjoy each moment for the gift it is.

Blessings and Happiness

T. Nicole

T. Nicole

 
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Posted by on April 21, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

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