Housewarming!

Hey y'all!! Miss me much?? I miss y'all!!! I swear I'm going to get back on track... Well I moved! Not far I moved from one of ATL to the other. My apartment and it's slowly coming together. I swear I'm NEVER moving again!  I moved ALL BY MYSELF!!!! NO HELP >_< Granted I had no furniture but I accumulated a lot of sh!t since I moved to Atlanta last October.

CRIBS ATL

It's more like empty little apartment. I made that video about when I first moved in and so much has changed already. It's less pathetic now.

I really hate my voice...

This was my first "couch".... It's actually a Raised Areo Bed Deluxe with a king sized sheet over it.....

I thought that could work for a while... Then my back started killing me & I needed something to sit on..... So I went to the Salvation Army and cruised craigslist & came up emtpy. So I went to IKEA..... I found a little loveseat on sale for $199!!! 

Klippan

Then I ended up in the "As Is" room.... No one told me about the "As Is" room!! It's basically full of floor 

models up to 70% off!!! I spied the Kivik Loveseat for $238!!! It's usually $379.

Kivik

That's what it looked like naked at the store....

Best part is that it was already assembled!!!! No couch in a box to put together. All I had to do put the cover on it. Unfortunaley if an "As Is" peice of furniture doesn't have a cover on it at the time of purchase you can only get a white one for free. So I have a WHITE couch... Well see how long that lasts... I almost had to fight for my couch!!! People don't play in the As Is room. I thought I was gonna have to cut the two chicks trying to put my couch on their cart!! But I won!!!!

I didn't really think the whole couch plan out...... All I saw were discounts and dollar signs..... Luckily I drive a car with a lot of cargo space...With the help of an IKEA employee and a random kind stranger, I didn't really have a plan on how I was going to get the couch from my car to my apartment.. I figured that eventually someone useful would come around and I could ask for help. It's not heavy at all.  Just hard to do alone. I guess Karma can really be a b!tch.It was a beautiful & sunny day and I got about half way home and it started to pour. A huge BLACK cloud came out of nowhere..FML.... I was already in a bad driving situation because I hate driving with all my windows blocked then it rained so hard that traffic stopped on I-85... Thankfully it was only a random thunderstorm and I was able to call a friend to help me and I soaked it up with towels and my hair dryer and thank GOD that it doesn't smell like mildewy butt... I also Lysoled it to death to kill the "As Is" germs and stop any mold from part of it getting wet.

Bombchell says I'm an old lady b/c I have this huge fuzzy PURPLE mircofiber blanket over the couch. Since I don't have proper furniture I do everything on this couch, watch TV, nap, eat and even though its easy to clean I don't want to have to worry about it getting dirty. Besides it's soooo fuzzy and comfy!

I'm out for now! I fail because I've been drafting this entry for like two weeks...

Luv Y'all
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The First Week

Hey y'all!!! I'm FINALLY a working girl again!!!! I made it through my first week at my new job!!! I'm exhausted!! I haven't done the 40+ hrs a week in an office setting in over 2 years..... No I haven't been sitting on my butt either. I've done some freelance and contract stuff but I scheduled that myself. I know get my stank behind out of bed at 5:15am... 5:15am was my old bedtime... Everyone I've met at the office has been so nice and helpful since I'm new. I work with a great group of people. I'm working at a dermatology practice but I'm not going to mention the location..... Right now I'm doing scheduling so I talk to people all day about lumps, bumps, spots, rashes, zits, warts, herpes, acne, dandruff, hair loss, skin cancer, moles. I get them in to have them looked at, laser, zapped, biopsy, scraped.

The office also does a lot of cosmetic procedures....Like Pelleve which is a heat wrinkle reducing method system.Spider Veins and vein stuff. Cyro Lippo which is a noninvasive liposuction system which
destroys  fat cells that the body. (I want that!) Blepharoplasty Eyelid Surgery, Acne Scaring Removal, and of course Botox, Dysport, Electrolysis, Facial Fillers, Fraxel, Tattoo Removal, Hair Removal, Laser Skin Resurfacing, Latisse (I want to try it!!! I think I get a discount). I've spied some nurses and medical assistants walking around batting their luscious lashes.



I have a lack of clothes..... I think I've worn all my business casual outfits that I own this week.... I'm going to have to step up my mix & matching game and get a few outfits. I can't get crazy because I have to save my money for my apartment :) because for some reason it doesn't come with STUFF!!! lol!!!!! I also will have no furniture >_<.


So much to do, so little time.........

Love Y'all!!!
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Take A Ring Off It

Hi Y'all!! Life is funny sometimes.. A year ago I didn't think that today that I'd pack up my crap and drive down 900+ miles to Atlanta, GA... I'll admit it was TOTAL CULTURE SHOCK! When I first got down here I cried and boo-whooed and considered heading back home with my parents.... I decided to give it a chance. It was hard.. I took it day by day and eventually I assimilated & adjusted.

I've had the HARDEST TIME >_< finding a job... I was rejected from 100's of places. I could barely get my foot through the door. I've dealt with scammers  [This one pissed me off the most] who try to take advantage of people like me who are looking for work. Yeah, I put his shady behind on blast and he wrote a rebuttal which he copied and pasted from the handouts passed out at the shady group interview.

My current living situation has changed, as in I'd be homeless by a certain date. I'm not going to go into detail on here about but went down, but I want to thank my blogger dolls, who lent me an ear to cry into and a shoulder to lean on. Y'all are the bestest!!

The way things were going I had no choice but to move home and I was devastated. I really love it down here. I never was a big CT fan and I didn't want to go back, but I didn't have a choice. I had to be realistic. I could stay & live in my car with Chloe and continue to job hunt by using free WiFi in parks and Starbucks to job search, but y'all know that I'm a little bougie and that wasn't going to work. I started to face the facts and I started to box up my belongings to have them shipped home... I really wanted a POD but because it's considered a long distance move those PODS people wanted a lot of money and I would only be able to use a big ass POD because of the distance. I was going to rent a UHaul trailer and drag my crap home but I found out that dragging stuff with a trailer isn't easy and 900+ miles and a 16hr drive would be too much for me to handle alone.

I was all kinds of stank! Then I lost my diamond ring!! My ex gave it to me. I still wear it because it's pretty, no connection to him. Relationships don't always last for ever but diamonds do. I was upset because my finger feels naked without it. The day after I lost my ring, I was packing and sorting my crap and the girl from the Temp Agency called me, and told me that she came across something that would be a great match for me and to go interview at 9:30am the following morning. WHAT??? If I land that job I could stay!!! I wore my best professional outfit, customized my resume specifically for the job description and studied the companies website. I went on the interview and I came out feeling neutral...I had boxes in my car and planned to start shipping stuff home. Five minutes later my phone rings, the girl from the temp agency called and said "You got the job & it starts on Monday!" I said "SHUT UP" (I know real professional right), SHUT UP!!! "Nicole, I told you that if this didn't work out that I was headed back home. I have boxes in my car, I got the job, are you joking with me?? Is this Inception?" Nicole assured me that it wasn't Inception, and that she had the wrong figure for the already great pay rate, it actually pays a little more!!!! Meaning I could STAY!!! Later that day I had a message from another great girl that I met down here who offered me a retail job that was nice but I wouldn't be able to move out on that kind of money. She told me that in a few weeks after I get the swing of my new job and after I move and am settled to call her because she'll have hours for me!!!

I've been job hunting for almost 9 months!!! I was laid off in 2008 and after that I haven't been able to find a full time job. I've gotten by with unemployment and doing some freelance and consulting jobs. My unemployment wont last much longer, and as I'm on my way to start shipping stuff home. I land 1.5 jobs in one day???? Say WHAT!! I prayed hard, and I asked everyone to pray that I wouldn't have to leave and turns out that at the 11th hour that I don't have to leave!!!

I don't consider myself as "religious", I'm more of a spiritual kind of girl, but prayer works. God listened to me and helped me... How do I say thank you?? It's not like I can send a proper thank you not or leave him a message on Facebook.

I'm kinda of a superstitious person... I feel that my luck has been crap. I find it really weird that when I lost my ring and didn't wear it good stuff happened!!! I actually found the ring today... It's staying OFF MY FINGER!!!

I start WORK on Monday!!! *does employment dance*..............

So now I'm apartment searching >_< it's crazy down here, there are so many places to choose from in so many different neighborhoods. I'm meeting with Drew from ProMove tomorrow so he can help me stop the madness. I feel like I need to see every apartment within my budget and it's impossible. I don't want to miss out on a good deal!!!!  *le sigh*

Chloe's sassy behind is good!!! She's getting so big. I miss her baby face. I guess in dog years she's a teenager now. Which probably explains why she has a stank attitude sometimes.

Love Y'all
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I'll be updating more. When I thought I had to leave I regretted not blogging as much about my experiences. I know most of the stuff I usually blog about is beauty related but I also want to blog about other topics so one day I can look back at my experiences....

An Update Per Bombchell.

Hey y'all!!! I'm updating!!!! My really bossy friend Bombchell says I should. She bribed me!!! Leaving me comments about going to Ultimate with me on Wednesday night for CRAB LEGS.... $4.99 1lb crab legs spring my behind to action (it's my inner fatty).....  They also have $2 drinks :)

I do miss blogging... I'll be honest.. I'm so DEPRESSED..... My job hunting email inbox is full of emails that begin with "We regret to inform you that did not select you for the position applied for...." I figure that if they were interested they would CALL ME! I don't need to read 10+ of those we regret to inform you messages a day. I figured that they weren't interested because they did not call me. The auto email is an extra slap in the face. It hurts my soul :(
 I need to find a job down here soon... Before my unemployment runs out or I may have to pack up and move back to CT *FAIL* Or I can stay here and find a spot under a bridge or something........
Know what else hurts my soul?. Getting rejected from Chic-fil-a, Publix, Target, & WalMart... I even pretend to be under-qualified and the interviewer can tell that I'm overqualified and that it would be a risk to hire me because I would leave when something better comes along....... Put your stupid crystal ball down & deal with today!!!!!!

In the style of my NuNu Dollie....

10 Random Quickies

1. I've giving up on foundation.... It's to hot to bother with.. Don't wanna waste my MUFE ;) I use Smashbox Tinted Moisturizer and some bronzer and a little blush (my fav blush at the moment is MAC Mineralize Blush in Gleeful.

2. I'm addicted to half wigs! I own 6!!! More on that in an upcoming post.

3. I think me and my gay boyfriend broke up........

4. Ms. Chloe Suga Mama is 7months old!!

5. I'm lemming for some new makeup to add to my 'stash'..........

6. I finally found a card reader that can read Sony DUO Memory Sticks w/o an adapter so I can use my camera again :)

7. My mommy got a Netbook!!! I can stalk her on Skype :)

8.  My dad got a Netbook too!!! He can stalk me on Skype :)

9. I'm really annoyed right now b/c my room is clean and my stupid 3 hole punch decided to open and decorate my room with confetti *FAIL*

10. I can't sleep.... All the job stress is eating away at me :(

Luv Y'all!!

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A Quick Hello!!

Hi Y'all!!! I just wanted to do a quickie post and say HI!!!! Living below the poverty level leaves me without a lot of new 'beauty stuff' to talk about. My economics course is driving me crazy. It's like all graphs and charts and I'm not a numbers kinda girl, I'm more of the creative type.

Stupid Vlog

Random Quickies

1. It's only June and the temp has hit 90 like everyday this week. So weird to me...

2. My cousin & I have a deep passion for crablegs..... $5 1lb crablegs on Wednesday nights @Ultimate are the highlight of my week. Did I mention they have $2 drinks on Tuesday & Wednesdays =)

3. Chloe is a slutty little puppy I had to pull a full grown Boxer Pit Mix off of her b/c she don't know how to keep her legs SHUT! I also had to pull of his Poodle friend. The other own thought it was funny! I shouldn't have to worry about dog sex on my cousins property! Put a leash on your HORNY DOGS! Because if she's pregnant I'm gonna make him pay to get it 'taken care of''! I can barely deal with her behind I'm NOT taking care of a litter of bastard puppies, she need to get married first.
She's only 6months so I didn't think she needed the 'talk' yet. She's getting spayed next Friday.

4. My favorite mindless summer reality show is Police Women of Memphis on TLC...

5. Does this make any sense to you? I hate graphs! Like I get it but I feel that the graph makes it more complicated.

6. I haven't gone on girl date with Bombchell in like 3 weeks! Where you at chica?

7. I'm extension free!!!! I can't believe how long, strong & healthy my real hair is after 2 years of back to back 'protective styling'. 

8. I'm addicted to half-wigs/falls!!! I already have 3 in my collection.

9. I feel like my friends from home have thick NY & Long Island accents. I never noticed that before.....

10. I finally went to Piedmont park! (Pics taken w/ my HTC Droid Incredible)

Miss Y'all!!