The Count Down

I am so anxious right now. Last week I had my admissions interview with Northwestern University. I was one of the 72 applicants picked to be interviewed out of 260 something applicants. I was not really scared going into the interview in fact I was really confident but I admit that my nerves were high, but I feel that I did well. I've been visualizing how going down this new road would look for my life and I must say that it looks great!

For a few years now, I have had a dream, premonition, daydream; I don't know really what it is, but I have had this vision of myself with salt & pepper locks sitting high on my head in a neat bun, with a lavender tailored business suit, getting out of my car. Now, I feel like I'm going to work at a boutique in this vision but I always felt like, even though I know I can rock this suit, but I always felt like I was a little over dressed to be going to work in my boutique, but going to work in my boutique and also being a therapist I feel that this suit would be perfect! Maybe this is a premonition of what is to come. I so cannot wait to rock my lavender suit!

So I am counting down the days when I get to announce that I am now a student earning a Master of Science degree in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Northwestern University. Doesn't that sound absolutely wonderful!

Pull It Together Tuesday! (I Need an Assistant!!!)

As a Mompreneur work never gets done!  There is always something to do!  Fun time with my Son, windexing, pledging, sweeping, mopping, laundry, vacuuming, fun time with Husband, shopping, paying bills, creating, sales, marketing, vending, etc.

Right now as I look around my apartment at the pile of business plan papers, catalog papers, ideas of new projects, laundry, dishes, mirrors with finger prints, dusty figurines, toys spiradically placed, and juice spots on the floor and carpet I can only shake my head, and feel the pounding in my head that is screaming I NEED AN ASSISTANT!!!!

She would be perfectly fine being  paid with Jewelry and food, she would love kids, and love beading new creations.  She would know how to put together a successful business plan.  She would love to go on walks with me during down time and throw ideas off of one another.  She would be a fashionista, in the loop of different events and parties going around Chicago, New York and other fabulous places, and know the next spot to go to Spread the word of The Isis Collections.  She would be a social networking queen!  She wouldn't mind baby sitting at least once a month so hubby and I can get our groove back.  She would not only be a value to TIC, but she would be my good friend...


*sigh* In a perfect world that would be great!  However  its back to reality!

What do you need to pull together?

Pull It Together Tuesday! (More respect for ourselves!)

So if you haven't noticed from yesterdays post, I sooooooo enjoyed myself in Memphis, TN on my husband and I's anniversary vacation.  Memphis is not only fun family time at places like Beale Street and a guitar shaped swimming pool:

but as an African-American Woman I learned so much about my history at places like the Stax Studios, the National Civil Rights Museum, Graceland, Sun Studio, etc:

Going to these places put so much gratefulness, and sorrow into my heart.  These people marched, and fought for future generations to walk proud with their heads held up high and say, "I am a man!"  "I am a woman!"  "I deserve to vote!"  "Listen and love my music no matter what color I am!"  "I can sit where I please, drink water from whatever fountain I please, and sit and eat where I please!"  So many things that we take for granted now a days, cause there I so many people preoccupied with who's sleeping with who, what kind of car whoever is driving, and what the next person has.  To busy looking to videos and movies for the wrong type of education, instead of going to the books and going to schools to  get the education that our ancestors fought so hard for us to have.

I took three very important young people on this anniversary vacation with my husband and I, and I just hope to God that one day they'll understand this lesson, and I hope that you reading this can pull it together to understand the lesson as well.

Music Monday (Stax Records, Respect yourself...)

The Goddess is back!!!!!

I have to tell you that I love Memphis, Tennessee!  I am a true country girl at heart, and spending time looking out at the Mississippi River confirmed that.

It also confirmed that I'm on the right path.  Cutting out negativity in my life has been a real struggle, but the time spent with my family, and all of the soul history I learned also confirmed it. 

So on this Music Monday, I'm leaving you with this, the link says it all...

Respect yourself...

Music Monday (New Beginnings)

With change there are ups & downs, and I'm open to all of it!  Have a great week!

Thankful Thursday (WAHM in 5 hours!)

Happy Thankful Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This has been a very busy week for me. In less than 5 hours I will officially be a Work from Home Mom! With the holiday Shuffle, booking new show for next year, planning my sons Waterpark Extravaganza for his Birthday, and my job loading the work on me this week I have not had the time to post a blog, which I’m so sorry for, I missed my Gods & Goddesses, but I am so Thankful for the opportunity to do this. So many have told me I’m blessed and that it is rear for a Woman to do this for 2 reasons.

1. A lot of women don’t want to spend that much time with their kids, lol and
2. That I’m able to do this in this economy.

Well let me remind you all, I’m a Goddess. I am rare, and quite often I don’t do things that the norm will do, lol. I know that I am incredibly blessed, but I’m also a problem solver, I know how to make things happen!

Also, I’m all about happiness, and my happiness does not involve me being depressed and sick, because I making myself go to a job every day, that I’m not happy with. I WANT MY OWN, and that’s exactly what I have, and I’m going to make the best of it! SO 2011 MAKE WAY FOR THE ISIS COLLECTIONS SUCCESS!

Pull It Together Tuesday! (Dreams)

Pull it together Tuesday…

It’s 4 days until Christmas, 6 more work days left to work until I officially become a Work At Home Mom, and 11 more days until 2011, so much to Pull Together, so much to just put in the hands of God.

For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to have my own, maybe it was because I was raised primarily as an only child, or maybe it’s because at the age of 6, I admired that my Grandfather had his own store. I used to watch him come home at night and balance his books, and count all that cash, and I think from that moment, I knew that I wanted my own business. I did not want to work for anyone! At the age of 13 I got my 1st job, and that confirmed for me that this wasn’t going to last long. So now, an almost 17 years later, I’m making the steps to make my dreams come true.

How do you explain your dreams to an uncreative person? How do you explain your limits to someone who doesn’t listen? How do you deal when the main person you thought would be there for you is unsupportive?

So far, I think I’ll just DO ME! As you all know, I am strong, I’m Goddess for goodness sake! However, throughout all of her mystery and powers, Isis still had the support of her husband, her sisters, her son, and all that adored her.

Now that the holiday shopping is done, and orders are being processed and my son’s birthday plans are being finalized, I feel that it’s time to pull my dreams together.

How about yours?

WE LOVE SHEMAR MOORE!!!!!!!! (A God)

Tell me why I had a dream last night that Shemar Moore was signing autographs and taking pictures with his fans. My cousin and I were standing in line for our turn. My cousin was next in line and she ran up to him and kissed Shemar straight on the lips, for about 30 seconds, and I was like, HELL NAW!!!!!!!!!!!! So when my turn was next I stood behind him, and rubbed my hands on his chest while my cousin took the picture, but apparently she was so star struck she couldn’t remember how to work a camera. So I took it from her, and Shemar and I proceeded taking the pictures ourselves, like we were A COUPLE, and we were conversating and everything like we were the only people in the world, then I asked him the big question, did him and Garcia hook up? Then I woke up smiling, but angry cause I didn’t get the autograph for my Momma and I really wanted to know if him and Garcia are going to hook up!

Lol, just wanted to share that with you all. I wonder what it means. LOL!