Life as an Army Wife

I'm Moving!!!

2009-11-28T10:06:00.002-06:00

Well at you already know, I am the wife of an active military man. Like I said in my last post, he finally knows where he is permanantly stationed for the next 3 years. So now we are preparing to move.
I'll be going to Fort Campbell, on the Clarksville, Tn side. I am pretty excited about it. Any concern I have can easily be dealt with so I am going into this with a positive mentality.
There are sooo many things to do. Daycare, housing, transportation, medical, employment....the list goes on and on. But the time has finally come to live as a married woman with my family. It will be quite an adjustment seeing that I haven't lived with my husband for 2 years!!!! But I am determined to put all of my fears aside and enjoy the next chapter in my life.

I found a university to attened to finishe my degree and they have a campus on base and online classes which is right up my alley. I also found a website for fort Campbell Wives and it has proven to be full of information and even new friends.

I will take you on this journey with me as a new military wife. The ups the downs..all of it. I am sure I am not the only one out there who seeked guidance on what to expect. So I am here to show you what happens as it happens.

CLARKSVILLE HERE WE COME!!!!!!

I am finally Back!!!!

2009-11-04T22:32:00.003-06:00

So...it has been some time since I have been on YouTube or on my blog. I have been super busy at my new job and with raising the little one. SO here is a update :-)

** I am not working at Takada Udlet Salon and Day Spa. The address and number is on the last blog I posted. It has been a great experience and I am learning a lot. I have met some people who will be in my life in the long term so overall I am happy.

** My hubby is home!!!!! He has been home for a couple days and I am adjusting to married life somewhat. Lord knows I miss him when he is gone, but he also knows I am used to doing it all on my own and it is a learning experience and exciting time to have him home. We haven't done too much together yet but we have to me. He knows his station so now I can plan my reception..Yay!!!!

** I am stll loving makeup!!! Nothing really left to say on that. lol

Overall everything is okay besides me wanting steady income and to stop being broke as soon as I have money in my hand.But thank God for my beautiful family and life.

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2009-11-01T19:37:00.000-06:00

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2009-08-14T10:22:00.004-05:00

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2009-08-12T20:22:00.001-05:00

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2009-07-08T12:25:00.004-05:00

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Damn Wisdom Teeth

2009-06-30T20:19:00.002-05:00

I made a short video on YouTube but I couldn't talk long so here is my story.....

About 5 years ago, I went to my regular dental checkup. The dentist proceeded to ask me if I knew that my tooth was broken. Of course, I didn't or else I would have come in asking what as wrong with my tooth. So basically, my tooth had been broken for some time and I didn't feel any pain at all for years. They told me to find another dentist to pull the tooth. Every number they gave me as bullshit so I just said what the hell ever.

3 years later I began to get some terrible pin but I had no insurance to go to the dentist. I made sure to brush and rinse real good to get the particles of food out. It got worse as time went on and as soon as i got some insurance I decided to look for dentist. found one and he gave me meds to take for a week and I went back to get my tooth pulled. All was well until a couple weeks ago when I still experienced pain in the same area. I made an appointment to go get it fixed and when I go there, I was informed thy don't accept my insurance anymore. I wanted to punch the woman who told m in the face. I was in excruciating pain. How the hell re you gonna pull my tooth, leave nerve ending open and exposed and then turn me around at the door when I need help. BiTcH!!!!!!......OK I'm ok. And on my way home I just was so emotional about everything that sucked in my life.

So after I got that out of my system I opened the Yellow Pages and found another dentist who accepts my insurance. I went in this morning and got my wisdom tooth pulled and gt m nerves repair on the previous extraction. As he is yanking my tooth out he's saying "don't tense up on me." What the hell So I should calmly sit here while I feel you gripping and pulling me teeth out? I didn't know that's how it worked. So anyway, the problem teeth are gone and and waiting now to just be able to eat. Lol I'm hungry as hell.

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2009-06-22T13:38:00.005-05:00

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Lonely Birthday :-(

2009-06-19T19:03:00.002-05:00

The title of this post is somewhat misleading. I actually had no plans for today so it really didn't matter. Not to mention it has been tornado and severe thunderstorm watches all day. But I look back at my day and see it is like all the other days of my life. Nothing fun, except that my daughter was up and about today. She has been so sick I am just glad to see her do something even if it is smearing a cupcake all over her face, hands, and the kitchen table...lol Other than that, I woke up, thanked the Lord for yet another day, picked up my phone to see if I got a text from my husband (not because it's my b-day, just because that's the routine), turned on the news, blah blah blah and here I am now. It's funny that once you have kids their birthday is more important than your own. In fact their lives overtake yours. You can't do too much anymore and when you have the opportunity to, you're so exhausted that you don't even feel like going anywhere. Even though I didn't do anything today, I am more grateful than anyone. I have seen yet another day and survived yet another year. I have found my passion, married the love of my life, and made a major decision to live for me inroder to be a benefit to those around me. SO on this wonderful 19th day of June 2009, I thank God for all the blessings he has given me. I'm not all the way where I want to be, but he is blessing me slowly but surely.

P.S. God: Now let's work on baby number two. Amen!!!! Lol

Relaxed or Natural? Which one is the right way to go?

2009-06-18T11:58:00.004-05:00

Who gives a damn???? I am so sick and tired of seeing all these arguments with those who are natural bashing those with relaxers. Now first off, it isn't everyone. Let's make that clear. I am only referring to the natural radicals out there. I was natural until 7th grade. At that point my mother relaxed my hair. My hair was thick and down my back. It was so long people would insist that I was mixed.

Sidenote: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE MIXED TO HAVE LONG HAIR. IT'S CALLED TAKING CARE OF YOUR HAIR (THIS IS ANOTHER BLOG FOR ANOTHER TIME..LOL)

I remained relaxed until 2006. I decided to try and grow my hair out because even though it was long and thick I knew I had overlayed perm on it a time or two and I wanted to get it healthy again. In 2008, I decided to relax it again after I got the damaged hair off. Not almost a year later, I am contemplating growing it out. Only because relaxer doesn't straighten my hair too much anymore and the texture is the same as when I was natural.

I say all this to say, neither makes one a better person. I have flip flopped so many times I can't count. But so the hell what? Everybody doesn't want to be a radical African American. Everybody doesn't like tight curls, afros, and naps. Everybody doesn't have manageable natural hair. So back the hell off of people. And stop talking about the white mans chemicals because a black woman made it. And she made MILLIONS!!. I was not born in Africa and the only thing I own to my ancestor is to get my ass up and vote, get an education, and stay out of jail. I don't have to go without relaxer to be close to my roots.

So my opinion, if you want silky str8 hair slap some damn perm on your head or sew-in some weave. If you want to be natural, chop off the "white mans poison" and start over. Whatever the hell your pleasure is, no one has the right to condemn you for it.

Our ancestry alone makes us beautiful. Who cares about your hair?

See me on BLOGTV!!!!!

2009-06-18T10:27:00.002-05:00

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My World

2009-06-18T09:34:00.013-05:00

Back up off Him!!! Lol!!!

I am just sharing some of what fulfills me!!!

They are my life!!! My husband and my daughter mean the WORLD to me. That is why I am showing them to the World Wide Web to let you all know...

I LOVE THEM WITH ALL OF ME!!!!

Mascara Reviews!!!!

2009-06-18T00:09:00.008-05:00

If any of you have looked at my YouTube videos, you know I am always looking for a good mascara to get my lashes out of my eye. So here are a couple of products I have found to work very well for me.

Covergirl Queen Collection Fantastic Lash Mascara

The brush on this product is HEAVEN!!!! Whether you have long lashes or not this will make your lashes so thick and long. Because of the curve in the brush there is NO CLUMPING!!! I still use this brush even though I ran out. I am actually using the next product currently.

Next Up is: Covergirl Queen Collection Volume Mascara

This is a regular brush but there are a lot of bristles on it which make it easy to use without feeling like your struggling to get your lashes to grip to the brush. I haven't experienced any clumping with this brush thus far. It doesn't give you the curl you would get with the product above but you will get a lot of volume.

Clinique High Impact Mascara

Now I would like to say I LOVE Clinique products, especially the skin products. And in fact, this Mascara is not really that bad but good luck taking it off. The previous two hold your lashes in place but they don't make it so hard. This mascara wasn't lying by saying "High Impact." You need a damn chain saw to remove it. But..on the good side, if you very very lightly use it you shouldn't have a problem. The best remover for this is the Cream remover by Clinique. Your lashes will be beautiful though..I promise.

My 2 cents

2009-06-17T20:08:00.000-05:00

Fashion. What's the purpose? To fit in? Hell if I know. But one thing I do know is that I LOVE IT!!!!!

The only thing that blows my mind is the idea that one should pay 5 figures for something 800 years old and ugly. Let me be politically correct...couture. I have seen some pieces that are handmade and beautiful. But I'll be damned if I spend a hell of a lot of money for some ugly shit. How about you all make me this promise...if you get famous I won't see you on T.V. Looking like the love child of Lil Richard and Richard Simmons. Yeah I know its two men but you never know whats under their pants.....

On another note what about beautiful makeup. I think this is one of my passions..not as much as hair but pretty damn close. I purchased a 130 palette from Hong Kong. It's pretty cool but I am not sure the colors POP enough for me. I usually wear very neutral makeup but I like to take a chance every now and again with some color. I purchased some sample matte eyeshadows from the same company and they were a lot better. So next time around I will purchase a Coastal Scents palette since everyone seems to have a lot of great things to say about it.

I just started using Urban Decay Primer Potion. I hate the fact that it creates a whole different color on my skin before I apply the makeup. I don't care how little I use it's still all glittery on my eyelids. Is this suppose to happen? I am looking to use a more neutral color primer. But I will say my eyeshadow doesn't go anywhere throughout the day when I use it. I also will say that though the actual bottle isn't big, you don't need a lot of this to do the job so it will last very long. $15 is a small price for a good primer. I'm still on the hunt for another one to try so let me know what your favs are. And if you don't have one try this one out. I couldn't find it in any stores near me so I bought mine off Ebay. You can find it on almost every makeup site online in case you have any issues finding it in your area.

I'm Frustrated!!!!!!!

2009-06-17T14:26:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was not the best day for me. So much extra drama seemed to be around me dealing with traveling to see my husband and I am just so exhausted from it. Why can something in life be simple? The only thing I have found to be simple is gaining weight..lol. On this day I am facing all of the financial hardships of life and really feeling a little helpless. I have been working pretty hard to make a way for my daughter and I. I stand on my feet for 10 -15 hours a day doing hair to just send her to school. I am getting frustrated to be honest. I want my husband but then I know that the time I may need from him he can't give because he gets tired pretty quickly. Have you ever had a thought about what they are doing? Especially once they get some freedom. I talk to him pretty much everyday but yesterday was weird. It was almost like I didn't even want to be on the phone when I am otherwise so excited to see his number on the caller I.D. I thought about it and this will be one hell of a life. But I suppose when you love someone you stick next to them no matter what. Damn the U.S. Army for convincing my man to leave. I think I have some resentment towards that. But It's his job now and there is nothing for me to do about it.

Welcome!!

2009-06-17T10:30:00.000-05:00

Hello and thanks for coming. I am new to this blogging thing but here we go... I am starting this blog as a means to connect with other military spouses: married, engaged, or dating. We can talk about it all from politics to relationships. I hope to inspire and be inspired by all of you and have the opportunity to grow a successful blog. Thanks again for coming by and stay tuned!!!