Monday Blues…

May I suggest that we make this as interactive as possible, if you have a moment, what is it about Mondays that gets you every time?

Personally, it’s a clean slate…new opportunities, a new allocation of time….what I do with it, leaves only me to blame. Yourself?

till next time,
easy does it

Information overload! (1)
‘Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.’ DANIEL 12:4
Technology lets us do things we’ve never been able to do, but it can be addictive. You can become tied to it in ways that are exhausting. One expert notes: ‘There’s a strong tendency for humans to do everything they’re able to. Combine that with constant connectivity, and the workday need never end. It’s easy to contact anyone anytime, and with information always available on line you can keep clicking forever.’ Paul writes about ‘making the most of your time’ (Ephesians 5:16 NAS). We say, ‘Time is money,’ but in actuality time is much more valuable, because it’s a nonrenewablenon-renewable resource. Once spent, it’s gone forever. Managing information overload means reestablishingre-establishing boundaries that technology has demolished. So: Recognize Recognise the signs: if you communicate with people all day yet you’re still lonely, chances are, technology is dominating your life. Take baby steps: make yourself unavailable for short periods and see what happens. The wheels of industry won’t grind to a halt! Remember you have a choice: people who think they should be available 24/7, exaggerate their own importance or the control others have over them. Establish boundaries: rein in the emails and instant messages. Do you really need all those ‘FYI’s’ about the same thing? Give clear instructions: tell people you answer emails at designated times throughout the day, and let them know who to contact for an immediate response. Make a task list: that way if you’re interrupted you’ll get back on track faster. Stick to a schedule: constantly dipping in and out on the computer is classic self-interruption. Do a reality check: after a few minutes of surfing the web ask yourself, ‘Should I be doing this now?’

http://www.ucb.co.uk/index.cfm?itemid=88&testdate=16%20Aug%202009

Information overload! (2)

‘The servant is not greater than his lord.’ JOHN 13:16
When you’re constantly multi-tasking, important things can fall between the cracks. A lawyer who negotiated an unbelievable deal in favorfavour of his client was asked how he did it. He replied, ‘I was the only person at the meeting that day who didn’t spend the whole time text messaging!’ A respected researcher says we’ve trained our brains ‘to constantly flit around the universe of messages and information, seeking brief hits of excitement. Grazing ceaselessly, we never dig too deeply before moving on to the next distraction…and it ratchets up our stress levels in ways we’re only starting to understand.’ Another expert says: ‘We get more information in 72 hours than our parents received in a month, and most people don’t have the skills to deal with it. They let new things in, but don’t get rid of old information they wanted to act on.’ When was the last time you enjoyed some relaxed, uninterrupted down time? Can you even remember? We’re so results-oriented that unless we’re doing something that can be quantified, we think it’s a waste of time. The fact is you need time away from the unrelenting onslaught of information to regroup, reflect and recharge. Jesus had a schedule to keep, people to minister to, disciples depending on Him, and a short time to do it all. Nevertheless, ‘hHe withdrew…into the wilderness, and prayed’ (Luke 5:16). Now, since ‘the servant is not greater than his lord,’ do you think you’re above all that? Are you wiser than He? Or more spiritual? Jesus said, ‘Come… apart…and rest a while’ (Mark 6:31), because when you don’t come apart, you fall apart!

http://www.ucb.co.uk/word_for_today

What are you called to do? (3)

‘You are the salt of the earth…’ Matthew 5:13

Observe: 1) Your calling is often connected to what troubles you deeply. For Moses it was the oppression of his people. So God used that, and called Moses to lead his people to freedom. For William Wilberforce it was slavery. He devoted his entire life to seeing it eradicated in England, which it finally was shortly before his death. For Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, it was the injustice of a society that enslaved and oppressed African-Americans. So he dreamed and he preached and he marched and he organised and he boycotted, and the Civil Rights Movement was galvanised. If you want to discover your calling, begin praying about what troubles you deeply. Usually we try to avoid unpleasantness, but if you have a sense that your calling involves helping the poor, spend time around those in poverty. Allow your heart to be moved, carry within you the conviction that things must change, and keep praying, ‘Lord, make me a change agent.’ 2) Your calling means God believes in you. When Jesus called His disciples they didn’t look like winners. Generally, in their day if someone was going to be the follower of a rabbi it happened much earlier. Plus, rabbis didn’t recruit, they took applications. But not Jesus. He picked a doctor, a tax collector and fishermen and said, ‘I believe in you. What I know I will teach you.’ He promised, ‘…He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also…’ (John 14:12 NKJV). No wonder they left their nets! Jesus empowered His followers to go out to live as He lived. Today, that’s what He is calling you to do.
http://www.ucb.co.uk/index.cfm?itemid=88&testdate=28 May 2009

I have the flu…I worked aloone on the show today, did feel rather lonely, kinda says something about the light in which I see my co-host. With that said, I need to find my on-air mojo back…suggestions are welcome,
that aside, I am unable to comment to posts made on my blog, is wordpress losing it? I have a lot to say to what’s been said on my wall…sorry…my blog
till next time,
easy does it

Not sure I’ll make it for the happy hour tonight, I’m a little under the weather, but we could have a txt msg war…yes I’m back on air, so txt me during BHH and let’s all have a bl-all, tee hee hee

Today in retro beauty: Secrets from a ’70s socialite

by Jennifer Romolini, Shine staff,
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/today-in-retro-beauty-secrets-from-a-70s-socialite-435812/

For my birthday last week, my wonderful husband presented me with The Beautiful People’s Beauty Book—a vintage how-to guide on everything from how to stave off aging skin to keeping one’s boobs firm—and, ever since, it’s been the gift that keeps on giving. It’s also a gift I feel the need to share, if only to remind all of us that beauty standards were once much worse than what we deal with today—more isolating, more sexist, more high-maintenance, more complicated and, seemingly, out of reach.

The Beautiful People’s Beauty Book was written by Princess Luciana Pignatelli, a sort of aging Paris Hilton-type. She’d been the wife of Prince Nicolo Pignatelli Aragona Cortes, but at the time of the book’s publication (1970), is married to a man named Burt S. Avedon. Beyond her royal title, Princess Luciana’s bio states that she has been a fashion designer, has two children, and “her picture appears often in the leading fashion magazines.” Awesome.

Throughout this lofty 122-page tome, the author enlists some of her closest friends, including, but not limited to: Princesses I’ve never heard of, countesses I’ve never heard of, models I’ve never heard of, and Sophia Loren. Each of these women contributes her own beauty advice and the reader discovers that many of these “elegant and charming women were not born with the radiant good looks they have today.” (I am imagining the entire book read aloud with the deep, serious, Old Hollywood baritone of Robert Goulet. I think you should too.)

PLP’s beauty tricks are shocking, hilarious and almost beyond-words haughty. She fundamentally believes that to hold on to one’s looks, a woman must rely on the following: Private bedrooms, self-discipline (a euphemism we later learn is starving one’s self), cosmetic surgery, facial exercises, repose, having late babies, the right kinds of husbands and lovers, and physical exercise that includes walking.

Some of my favorite bits of wisdom include:
On dieting:
“When you have to watch calories, it is much easier to eat alone. This does not mean you have to give up men’s company, but ideally, you should have a man who is not always around.”

On skincare:
“An excellent astringent mask, the rage a few years ago with Paris homosexuals, is this: Take the white of one egg, a teaspoon of the best olive oil, beat, apply for 20 minutes. Remove with a hot face towel, lace trim optional.”

On disguising your imperfections:
“Not all irregularities result in striking beauty. Many women have defects they prefer to camouflage or eliminate rather than emphasize. When the choice is between looking like a character study or being as pretty and attractive to men as possible, I am for women who opt for the latter.”

On lifestyle and beauty:
“If your lifestyle is casual, add a few eyelashes and maybe a hairpiece and forget exotic endeavors.”

On creams and aging:
“As for the woman with a droopy eyelid who wants to know whether there might be a cream for it, I tell her no, a cream will help only after you’ve had the plastic surgery.”

Um, yeah. Fascinating, right? We haven’t even touched on her section on exercise which is illustrated with various pictures of the princess in a bikini “working out.”
To be continued….

…double sigh…

I’m a somewhat of a happy camper, smiling cheekily at this new rapport I got into with one radio personality that works for a totally different (border-wise) media house…I got him to speak to me through his music and he made my day, might I add that he sounds amazing.

That should keep me occupied for a while. Dude from the poor excuse of a date just sent me a txt msg informing me about how he’s enjoying his business trip destination, and how he hopes I’m well! Yeah right, whatever!

Jobo will be paying out salaries tomorrow, between poverty and I right now is an amazing 3,000 shillings. I’m holding onto the hope (and faith) that the side jobs I’ve done this past month or so will call me up and pay me, today. And is it a trying period, or is it?! I still have to get home and “gye nsula, walaa”.

So until something happens, I’ll spend time at this PC,saying a prayer or more,  trying not to think about the hungry knot in my tummy. If it’s any consolation, I’m looking amazing at work today, fitted dress, heels, and an item of clothing that makes Pam wish she’d never had any work done on hers. I’m enjoying the attention around me (from the guys and girls),

till next time,
easy does it

…the M.K. experience…

amazing is an understatement. Kinobe and the other people were amazing. And there was a gentleman that offered me a seat after I’d been standing a while, something that I’m not familiar with..it’s been a while, I’d gotten all caught up in the ‘I’m a strong woman, I don’t need to be taken care of and I’m fine wit it…blah blah blah’ so it was a breath of fresh air.
Thank you kind sir
till next time,
easy does it

…some of my own work…

I had the privilege of chatting with a friend yesterday who asked about when I would be posting some of my own stuff, and whether i ever got tired of the daily devotional. I resolved to continue posting my devotionals because this is my page and what I do with it is honestly my prerogative i mean that in the most humble of ways.

About me, living each day like it was my last, except for today and yesterday. I met up with this guy, with whom we share a ‘butterflies-in-my-stomach’ physical history and my resolve to be true to myself and my Maker almost broke.

I was a bag of nerves around him at dinner with some of his friends last night. He’s gorgeous, amazing body, mind-blowing sense of respect for women, and yet there’s a cheeky streak to him which just has me giggling like a pubescent girl.

He likes me, I know.
I like him.
I want him, and he wants me…and I made a commitment to hold out on any sexual activity until my Maker zeros in on His choice for me, and that choice has ‘put a ring on it’. So you can imagine my frustration. A part of me readily wants to throw all caution to the wind and indulge. Another part of me is not for it, in case the rapture occurs and I’m left behind in a steamy and sweaty compromised position I like to be on top of things, excuse the pun

My mind is made up, much as it frustrates me, when we do meet up later today, I am going to tell him about my decision not to indulge until the time when a Choice has been made, and a tiny rock has been placed on my dainty left wedding finger.

Ohh mmm mmmm mmmm!! He’s so my cup of tea, and I’m choosing not to take a gulp from it,
send out a prayer for me, wont you?

till next time,
easy does it