Music Monday: Happy Birthday Michael and we Remember Aaliyah...

Anyone that really knows me, knows that I love Mary J. Blige, but they will also know that I love Michael Jackson, and Aaliyah.  Today I would like to say Happy Birthday to the King of Pop (and my Lil Nephew Ray J) and I will like to remember the beautiful Aaliyah, I miss you both!

Music Monday!

After doing a 2 day show, with the 2nd day being rained out, and having to rush to put everything up, going to the air & water show, and Chucke Cheese my body is aching, and I just want to hide under all of my pillows and stay there, but a Mompreneur's/Goddess's work is never done. We're off to the Shedd Aquarium, then its taking photos of new items, and working on one of my other big projects.  So today is a real pick me up, to get my body moving.  Hope it works for you and I.  Good Morning Everyone!!!!

It's Music Monday!!! Smile :-) Kirk Franklin

Monday mornings, especially cloudy Monday morning tend to put me in a melancholy mood, so I needed some uplifting today.  Kirk Franklin always does that for me  So enjoy this with me and smile...

Music Monday (Flawless)

Good morning Gods & Goddesses!

I'm already feeling good about August!  I just saw this Fruit of the Loom commercial and I wanted to share it with you all cause its such a positive message, "Flawless."

Flawless Commercial

Music Monday (Janelle Monae)

I love when artist use their beauty and send a message at the same time!  This young lady is truly a beautiful Goddess showing her brain, and her good fashion sense!  Click on the link! Don't forget to listen to the words!

Janelle Monae - Many Moons

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 (Stomp)

Good Morning Gods & Goddesses!

So I took a long weekend vacation, and went to the Dells with my family.  I very beautiful and strenous vacation feeled with so much fun, so much screaming and chasing a 3 year old, a 4 year old, and cuddling a 10 month old, and now I'M EXHAUSTED, and looking for some motivation.  Lately, embedding videos from you tube on my blog hasn't been working, so I'll just place a link for todays video.  Enjoy, and I pray that you have a wonderful week, and that I find some energy!  Enjoy!

Stomp - Kirk Franklin

Music Monday (Kid Entrepreneurs)

Good Morning Gods & Goddesses! 

I had a wonderfully busy weekend with vending at the Custer's Last Stand in Evanston, and celebrating Father's Day with my hubby and family, all I want to do is sit in the bed and watch Season 5 of Charmed on DVD which is on the schedule for today,but first I need to talk to you wonderful individuals, and update my inventory, as well as a few other things. 

Usually today will be filled with some song that expresses my feeling of the day, but I came across this video of kids entrepreneurs that I wanted to share with you all.  Its great, cute and very motivational.  TEACH YOUR KIDS TO BE WHATEVER THEY WANT TO BE!  Have a great week everyone!

Click here to see video

Music Monday (Changes)

Good Morning Gods & Goddesses!I've missed you all!  I took a whole week off.  It started off Unintentional, then it ended Intentional.  I was sick as a dog, as my Grandma would say in the beginning of the week, then towards the end I just decided to take some time for me, and not be worried about what needs to be done.  I'm sure you all can understand that. 

Working on yourself, your marriage, nurturing children, and sometimes even carrying the weight of the world cause I think I'm superwoman can take it out of you some times, but with all good things, you know there was lots of changes to make them good. 

I'm slowing it down this Music Monday.  It's good to have fun, and dance around, but sometimes we need to take a step back, look at our lives for what it really is, and make some changes.  Have a great week everyone!

Music Monday: Do my ladies run this!

Keep it going ladies, I'm still trying to empower the ladies!  Had a really productive, busy weekend, and trying to keep the momentum going.  You keep it too ladies!

MUSIC MONDAY: LOVE THAT GIRL

I WOKE UP FEELING FABULOUS!  Which is good, cause yesterday I felt TERRIBLE!  So taking a que from Rupaul, "If you don't love yourself, how the hell you gon' love somebody else!"  I'll be MIA from blogging this week, cause I'll be preparing for the Northern Illinois Art Show this coming weekend.  I'll also be posting new items this weekend, so for being my special blogging family enter NEW at Google checkout on the my website and get 10% off!!!!!

LOVE THAT GIRL!  HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE!

Keep it Moving Music Monday!!!!

I'm switching things up this Music Monday.  Their was good effort to make my Mother's Day a great one, but to make things truly great, I've realized that great effort has to be made on my part.  There are very few things that my son can do without me, and my Husband is not his best at all without me, so unfortunately as bad as I want my family and friends to do things without me, its just not going to happen.  So IT'S KEEP IT MOVING MUSIC MONDAY.  Hopefully this keeps you going this week, and myself! 

Music Monday (Born in the USA)

Happy Monday Everyone!  It's good to see everyone pulled together in celebration over the main that caused us so much pain 10 years ago, buts its also very terrifying because their are so many other idiots out there just like him.  I just pray that my faith grows, and that our soldiers strength, courage, and guns are are strong and quick!

Music Monday (The Oprah Experience)

Have you ever been so busy, that you don't even remember half the stuff you've done?  Well thats how I've been for almost 2 weeks.  I've been seriously working on auto piolet, because of this I absolutely refuse to do anything else for anyone, but my son for the next couple of days!  I've had meetings, errands, replinished products, shows, photo shoot, etc., and after trying to be on the show for years, I finally had the oppourtunity to be apart of the Oprah Show audience! 

So first, I was so exceited, but I had to contain it because I was on the Red Line "L" and everyone would have thought I was a crazy lady, so for 40 minutes I had to try to calm down, while waiting to get to my stop.  So, I thought about how I was going to tell my Mom that WE WERE GOING TO THE OPRAH SHOW!!!!!!

I get home, and tell my mom about the great meeting I just had, and that the only bad part was that I was going to have to wake up really early, and not be around my son for a couple days.  I also proceded to ask her do you know why I'll have to wake up early and not see my son for a couple days? Uninterested my mom says "Why?"  I tell her, "CAUSE WE'RE GOING TO THE OPRAH SHOW!!!"    Then I here crickets, and I'm like did this woman not hear me?  She then continues asking me the most ungrateful questions, like, "Who's on the show?" (does it matter, its OPRAH!!!!) and "What time do we have to be there?" and "Why does it have to be so early?"  I'm like, UNBELIEVABLE!  How long has this woman been telling me about trying to get some Oprah tickets, and this is all she has to say!  So I tell her, "Momma I'll take somebody else!" and I leave her apartment.  She later calls and says that she's having some womanly problems, and that she was sorry, and is excited. 

Moving on, I finally get together an outfit, fit for the show.  Complete with an Isis Collections bold necklace set, and we're off!  After standing in line, going through security, having my cell phone taken, and sitting in the waiting area for 45 minutes we're finally sitting in our chairs in the studio, and we're surprised to find out that we're getting double Oprah!  2 Tapings!  The 1st taping is Chris Rock which was aired Friday, April 22, 2011, and the second taping was Michael Douglas, which airs, Tuesday, Apiril 26, 2011.  Hearing Oprah's voice as she stepped out on stage was like a dream.  I could not believe that I was this close to her.  She went on with the interviews, and answered questions from the audience members.  I had so many questions going through my head like, "Would you like to help out a Mompreneur?, and will you have A Women of Brewster Place Reunion? and My mom was so upset about her Soap Opera shows being cancelled, You are my Soap Opera Oprah!"  I was so scared, and star struck that I couldn't raise my hand so that the microphone could come my way, and before I knew it, the experience was over.  With no giveaway, pictures, or autograph, to help us remember this when we're 90 years old.  We stood in line to retrieve our coats, our purses, our cell phones, and I was left with this sad, bitter sweet feeling.

How could I be so close to someone I admire like an Auntie (like Maya Angelou status), and not be able to talk to them?  For them to not know who I am.  I know if Oprah, knew of my situation she would want to help, but she doesn't so she can't help, so I have to help myself.

So because, of this, I feel that I've been working hard to push my business off, but there is always more that can be done, so I believe, that although facebook has been a great tool for putting The Isis Collections on people's radar, and keeping in contact with family and friends, but I think its time to move on.  It's time to get off the computer and put my feet to the pavement.  I'll still be on facebook, cause its sooooo addictive, but not daily.  So loved ones, clients if you really want to contact me, I'm just a phone call or email away.  Enjoy this Oprah Experience and your week!

Music Monday! (Elmo potty training)

Last week was week 1 of potty training.  I would have to say that my son did a good job, only 1 bad day of a couple mistakes, so I'm welcoming this week.  I found this on youtube, very upbeat, and a great message for week 2 of potty training.   Enjoy!

Music Monday (Bruno Mars)

I had a wonderful weekend of meeting potentiall friends and clients and am looking forward to do custom pieces for the lovely brides I met yesterday.  So all this weekend, I've been hearing the vintage voice of this artist, and I just LOVE IT.  Here's to Bruno Mars, ENJOY, and have a wonderful week, everyone! 

Oh, also, if you don't happen to hear from me this week for Pull it Together Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, Thankful Thursday, or Fine Jewelry Friday it's because this week is POTTY TRAINING BOOTCAMP for my son.  So I'll be concentrating on any accidents :-). 

Music Monday (Where you at?)

It's funny how you can just loose you sometimes, and your body, or in the crevices of your brain in small ways its trying to remind you who you are.  This song has been playing all around me all weekend, its telling me something...  Enjoy!

Music Monday

GM, Gods & Goddesses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

For this mornings pick me up song, I just love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I love the way Ne-Yo looks in this song, he reminds me of Michael Jackson, and I LOVE MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So Enjoy people, and have a great week!

Music Monday (In Da Club)

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, AND I'M GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY (CAUSE IT IS) AND I DIDN''T SIP BACARDI, BUT I DRANK SOME CRANBERRY & VODKA! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!

Music Monday

I met a great bunch of intelligent young women  at a new book club that I joined, and I would love to develope a great friendship with them, and I had a very uplifting time with my Real wife of Chicago Sisters and potential ones.   I don't want to get off of my high from this weekend, so I thought I would continue it  with this song.  Enjoy!