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Wednesday March 8th was the International Women's Day and this year was all about "A Day Without Women" as a continued protest of the world wide, record-breaking Women's March that happened in January following President Trump's Inauguration. For the "Day Without Women", ladies and supporters could participate in 3 different ways: take the day of off paid and unpaid work, not shop in stores unless women owned, minority owned or small business and/or simply wear red. I decided to put together a small lunch event for the ladies of Eastern North Carolina to show our appreciation and to let them know we too stand for our rights as women! The message we hoped to bring: We are women and we stand for our equal rights. This was my first event and it turned out to be a success! News crews from WNCT, WITN and other surrounding news stations were there to document the event. And free food, drinks and prizes were given to those who attended! I was SO nervous about this but it ended up all coming together after a morning of running around!
I can say, that I am proud of myself and my station! I recently decided to try a new hair style & it came out great!! Who did it? A traveling braider in Greenville, NC by the name of Heaven. And yes, I said traveling! She comes right to you! Hair Luxx Creations by Heaven Leigh cell: 252-814-0985 email:[email protected] Check her out on Facebook & Instagram! We live in a time where social media dictates or validates things in this world. Whether its celebrity news or if someone is in a relationship or not – apparently social media tells all things real!
Valentine’s Day just passed and instead of seeing love spread on my different timeline’s of social media, I see hate and angry people. Seems like most people were upset by the number of relationship they saw that they didn’t even know existed. From that, came people now saying those relationships are fake. Then of course people joked, saying some people’s girls/guys are hidden until Valentine’s Day. Now sometimes, it is true. Some people are in fake relationships or don’t want people to know they are in a relationship just so they can cheat easier. These type of situations will always happen because some people are simply, “Aint Shit.” BUT! On the other hand, you have people who simply do not feel the need to live their lives on social media. Just because you don’t see someone’s girlfriend/boyfriend/new boo on social media until Valentine’s Day (or another holiday) does not mean this relationship is not real or a joke. Some people just don’t feel the need to broadcast their every move or have something so sacred like a relationship ruined by the evils of social media. Some people like privacy and to show things when THEY feel the need. There is a time and place for all things. On the flip side, a person who feels the need to constantly post their relationship on social media isn’t always in the best relationship. There are plenty of dudes who post their girls but are still sliding in DMs or still f*cking other people. Females these days need people to see their relationship on social media because they think thats gonna keep other females away. They see it as a sign saying “HE’S MINE – KEEP AWAY”. When in all reality, there are plenty of girls who don’t care or who get a thrill out of seeing you in the streets knowing they f*cked your man. And you’re just smiling thinking your man is YOURS. Please just know, it is okay for people to want to live their lives and have privacy. People are not obligated to let you know when they are in a relationship. A silent relationship isn’t fake just like a constantly posted relationship isn’t always real or going well. Some people love posting their significant other, and that is fine. Just like not want to post it is fine too. Just like some girls feel better about themselves and relationship when their man posts them lol SOCIAL MEDIA IS SIMPLY WHAT PEOPLE CHOOSE FOR YOU TO SEE. PLEASE KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA DOES NOT VALIATE ALL THINGS. PEOPLE ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR PRIVACY. I've never really had bad skin. Just the occasional stress breakouts (my biggest breakout issue) or a bump every once in a while. But whenever I do get breakouts, I tend to get scarring when the acne leaves. Most acne scars will fade on their own, yes. But no one wants to have scars on their face from acne so of course, we are always looking for ways to speed up the process. Over time I've found a few tricks and products that work for me, so I figured I would share! Whenever I breakout from stress, its always in the same area: the sides of my face in my sideburn area. I didn’t start breaking out here until maybe my junior or senior year of college. It happened once and then once or twice since. Always in the same place and always the same way. So I would have so many black marks on the sides of my face from my breakouts. I went from never wearing foundation to be sure to put it on every morning. Even if I didn’t wear any other makeup, I would be sure to cover those areas. Worse time of my life for my skin. In my search to clear my skin back up, I found these tips 1. Lemon Juice. It helps fight acne naturally through its acids, It’s natural bleach to fade dark marks & brightens skin!
2. Aloe Vera Gel Another one of my favorites! Aloe helps heal, allowing it to speed up the cell dividing process in the skin, getting rid of dark marks and other blemished quickly. Its also helps fight acne with the help of antioxidants. Gives you a nice glow!
3. Face Masks This one can be tough because you want to find the right mask for your skin. But this is never needed, just something fun & girly to do once a week, but can also help your skin! So do your research on mask
I hate seeming like I’m complaining or crying lol but I woke up this morning like many other mornings, questioning what I want out of life. At 22 years old, Where am I going? What am I doing? What is my purpose and am I on my way to fulfilling it or am I wasting time on bullshit? It so hard to separate the real from the fake. The bullshit in the world from what can actually benefit you. What looks glamorous and feels right right now but will it be around next month or even tomorrow, whether that's people or trends.
Finding your niche in this world, I think, is one of the hardest things to do. Especially when it seems like everyone around you has found theirs. When everyone LOOKS like they’ve got it all figured out. Especially now with social media and everyone trying to LOOK like life is perfect. Comparing ourselves to one another is at an all time high, whether you know your doing it or not. Whether your literally saying, “why is that not me” or not, we all compare in one way or another. (This is how some people form into “haters” - that's a whole other discussion though) You wake up in the morning and whats the first thing you do? Hop on IG, Twitter and SnapChat. I know I do. Constantly looking at everyone else’s life. And of course we are happy for those around us! I know I am! But it can also make you feel like your not doing quite enough. And these things can affect you with something as small as, “why is everyone on Snap having such a wonderful day & I’m not?” to something as big as, “why are they the same age as me and working their dream job or living in Cali or able to live everyday like its their last?” At some point you may ask yourself, what am I doing wrong? But never let looking at someone else’s life, make you think your not doing enough or your not where your suppose to be. Everyone's journey is different. Your admiring that person, while they could be admiring you. Looking at your life wondering why you have it so made. Its all about perspective. When people talk to me, i always hear “oh you doing big things” “oh look at Ms. Celebrity” “whats up superstar”, or whatever it may be. I've even had guy say they felt like I was out of their league because I’m doing such big things. But in my head I’m like, I'm NOWHERE near where I wanna be! I should be further in life! and nor am I a superstar (yet haha). I'm still tryna make it in my head, but to others, yea I’m still growing and expanding but I'm STILL DOING WELL! Perspective. Things take time to grow. Figure out what your good at and focus on that. Nurture that. And even finding what your good at can be a challenge. I know I'm STILL trying to figure that out exactly what I'm good at. What I did to help me was: 1. write a list of things I like, things I enjoy doing. 2. write a list of things you think your good at 3. ask close friends and family (CLOSE friends and family) what they believe your good at and what your best qualities are. (not saying you need other people’s opinions but those who love and support you, always see things in you that you don’t see in yourself. asking them could help you boost/confirm what you already know or open your mind to something you didnt know you had or weren’t thinking to expand on) 4. (the hardest part of them all) PICK ONE THING TO FOCUS ON! Just ONE! I know you may have so many thoughts, ideas and things you wanna work towards but focus on one at a time. (I’m still trying to conquer this myself) Put all your energy into that one thing 5. Understand that patience and consistency is KEY!! Nothing happens overnight. Like I said, Im still working towards fixing myself. Being comfortable with my journey of life and knowing that everything happens for a reason and when its suppose to. Not necessarily when you want it to. So be patience and consistent in everything you do! And don’t stress! You’re doing fine : ) |
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