In Honour

Birthdays are special days usually filled with reflection, thoughts of the past, thoughts of the future, the high and low points of the past year and resolutions of the new year ahead.

However you look at birthdays, it is a day to celebrate your life. No need for a fancy dress or a huge party with 200 guests. All you need is you, peace of mind and happiness.

To my special friend celebrating her birthday day, make it wonderful, make it special, make it count.

What Kind Of Kisser Is Natalie?

You're a Romantic Kisser

Whew, is it warm in here or is that just you? When it comes to kissing, you get your drive from the lure of romance. For you, it's more than a meeting of the lips. You appreciate kissing for the rush and for what it symbolizes. Long-stemmed roses, candlelight dinners, and weekend retreats to bed and breakfasts. Sound about your speed?

You're a kissing partner who can go beyond the sweet surrender of locking lips to discuss the meaning of relationships. To really express yourself, you're probably one who's concerned with setting the proper mood. You might light a fire or take your date to a beautiful lookout before cuddling and kissing. You probably like to make a lot of eye contact, gently hug and touch your date, and talk tenderly about your feelings.

While your intensions are pure, your intensity might sometimes be a little overwhelming. Don't forget that being playful can also be a sign of affection, and remember, sometimes a kiss is just a kiss.


What Kind of Kisser Are You?

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Strange Yet Funny Dream

My friend Tina* and I were running down Constant Spring Road. We were being chased by a troop of Kangaroos! We ran and ran and ran all the way to Half Way Tree. There we saw a "chi chi" bus. We jumped in, threw the driver out the window and I sped off down Hagley Park Road, heading towards Portmore. All of a sudden, we are parking the bus in front of Quad, in the middle of the day. We went into our bags, changed into our club clothes, went inside and just joined the dancing fun like nothing had happened!

So, there we are, dancing away, up comes these two guys to us, holding up badges, you know, like the FBI. They are investigating the disappearance of some Kangaroos from the St. Mary Zoo ... (don't even know if there is such a place). Of course, we deny knowing anything about any kangaroos. They then asked us if we wanted a drink or wanted to dance. We say yes, and while dancing with them ........................ they turn into bears!

Talk about strange, weird ... and kinda funny.

My Dream Guy

I'm optimistic that one day I'll find the man of my dreams. I'm not a picky person but I do have some standards and some criteria of the type of man I want and the qualities he should have:

1. Honest. No lies. I'm a big girl. I can handle the truth.

2. Non-Smoker. That is toxic and I refuse to be subjected to it in my home. This also extends to alcohol and drugs.

3. Ambitious. I do not want a bum. You have to at least have a job, even if it's not cushy and is only paying you minimum wage. Most importantly, if this is just a job to pay bills, there must be the desire to move on to bigger and better things.

4. Committed. I don't want a man who is going to be hopping, skipping and jumping around our relationship.

5. Faithful. This goes hand in hand with #4. No cheating. If I'm not giving you all you need, let me know so I can work on it if possible. If I can't, I'll walk away from the relationship. No point in us being together if I'm not making you happy and I'm feeling like shit for not making you happy. Rest assured, I'll be faithful to you. No creeping, no down-low relationships.

6. Supportive. Encourage me to always be the best I can be. If I decide to go back to school, don't be whining that I'm not spending enough time with you and all I do is study study study. I'll give you time for sure, but a real man will understand that what I'm doing is important also and that his support is critical too. And remember, that anything I do, I do it for the betterment of the relationship.

7. Selfless aka not selfish. No man who thinks only about himself will work for me. The world is not revolving around him alone if he's in a relationship with me. I must feel that I can count on him, that if he has 1 bulla, he'll give me 1/4 or if he has juice and water, he'll give me the juice!! :-) Just kidding about the juice, but I'm sure you get the picture.

8. Loving. I want a man to love me with all he has. I understand that I may not find someone to love me exactly the way I may want to be loved. But if a man loves me with everything he has, then that's good enough for me. It's important too to make me feel special at times. I like that. A little romance, an affectionate slap on the ass, a chocolate under my pillow will do the trick. It doesn't have to be some big extravagant gift.

9. Appreciative. He must appreciate me.

10. Respect. Most important. And it will be mutual.

Is he out there? I hope I'll find him ... someday.

Unwritten

These past year has been one of torture for me. I came out of a very bad relationship which left me swearing that I will never be with another man. It seems I had a knack for picking the real trash where men were concerned. I'm thinking about being with a woman, which I know can be just as bad or worse. If I come across a man I think is gonna do right by me, then I would give him a chance, but the pain, the hurt and suffering I went through, it's gonna take me a while to get to a place where I feel like I can trust me, and people in general any more.

On top of all that, I was unemployed. Looking for a job was like trying to find the gold at the end of the rainbow (y'all know that doesn't exist right??) It's like sending out resumes and replying to the ads in the paper were just a joke. Nobody called, nobody even sent a rejection letter. But, lucky for me I've gotten a break now. It's definitely not my dream job, it's not even remotely close to anything that I would even want to do but it's a job and it's paying my bills now and taking care of me, something that I didn't know would continue since I was on my last. I don't have to supportive family, no friends, so anything I do, I have to do it on my own, make it on my own. I guess that will make me appreciate more when I do achieve.

So, I've taken on a new attitude, the words of this song, Natasha Bedingfield's Unwritten, sums it up perfectly where I am right now and what I intend to do.

"Unwritten"

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, oh, oh

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, yeah, yeah

An Inspiration

Thanks to those who stopped by on my last post. I've been inspired to continue with this blog and I view it as a new beginning. Sometimes, you come across people in the world and for some reason you are drawn to them. It's not something you can explain but there is just something about them that makes you want to know them better. That's what happened and I'm glad to have this person as my friend.

With that said, I'm going to make a view changes to this blog, no more sad stories about the past, no more dwelling on the pain and hurt I've felt in the past but a new beginning, a refreshing start, with new friendships and new dreams.

Thanks again for being an inspiration.