This is KICKING MY BUTT!

Why is it so hard for me to stay on track with losing weight? I'm good one minute then I lose momentum. I try to stay encouraged but it's SO HARD when I'm having a conflict with the mirror. I know nobody's perfect, but the perfectionist in me is making it more difficult. I just need a break so I can re-up my plan. I will not let this defeat me. The rest of this weight MUST come off. Not just to look CUTE but to be HEALTHY first of all.

To be continued...

[vid] 5-14-12 Flat iron styling options [natural hair] BRAID-OUT

[vid] Flat Ironed the (NATURAL) hair AGAIN! }11-29-09{

This was from 2009 before I chopped most of my hair off! Trying to get my hair back to this length! :)

[vid] 5-13-12 Flat Ironing again :)

NO MEAT! WHAT?!

Yeah, I've gone 9 days so far without meat..and I have to admit it's a challenge and I've had my temptations where i wanted to give up. It's kind of hard because I've been thinking about it for a good while but don't really have EVERYTHING I feel that I need to complete this 21 day mission. But whenever I DO get everything I'm going to do it again.

No people, this is not one of those freaky New Years 'Resolutions'. I didn't even write one down! I have so much catching up to do from the last ones I have stashed....SOMEWHERE?! O_o I'm doing what's called the Daniel Fast, but mine is kind of altered and I have ALOT to still learn about it so I'm trying to find more info. I've done it before years back and have had some success. I'm very concerned with my health and spiritual well-being so I feel this is appropriate for me to do now and had to quit putting it off until things got 'better'. Somethings are urgent that's why it may seem abrupt and I'm just doing what I can with what I have. I don't want to give anyone any 'incorrect' information about it so PLEASE check it out for yourself and see if it's right for you. I'll be posting pix soon of what I've been eating so far..well if it looks appetizing..lol! Or if I create something that is satisfying.

Had a cup of coffee this morning with breakfast [eggs with sauteed onion wrapped in a flower tortilla with salsa]...oops! But I was craving it..I'm going to try my best to switch to green tea next time. You know how sometimes you want something nice and HOT to drink...oh well I'll do better. :)

Also, with getting back on track with my health and weightloss I'm going to dedicate one week per month to eating only fruits and veggies.

I put like 20 lbs back on since my last plateau I was trying to get over in 2010. I was so close to one of my goals. I think partially fear set in. It's definitely frustrating and disappointing but I'm going to keep on pushing.

I'll get to my goal!!! And I'll post more info on that LATER!

Blessings! :)

Guess who's going natural???

MOMMY! Yep, she's trying it again! DUN DUN DUNNNNN!!! haha.. She left me hanging because we started transitioning at the same time but she got frustrated, now she says she's determined to go through with it..and with what I've learned over the years I'll be able to help her. Cool thing is she's learning her hair very well and is transitioning gracefully. :)

More pix and regimen coming SOON!

HAPPY 2012 EVERYONE..

*cough*

Yeah I know I'm so L.A.T.E. on that one but things have been so crazy this way! But I plan on getting back on the ball with this blogging thing...hmmm..I need ONE BLOG for everything..this is driving me nuts! lol. Hair, makeup whatever I feel like blogging about.

But I will say you can catch me one TUMBLR... and we'll play catch up from there!

TUMBLR --->>>> http://dollface-galactica.tumblr.com/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY..

TO ME!!

i'm so happy, blessed, and thankful to witness another year!!!

A letter of apology to my brothas Written by Tanisha Bridges

I write to you as a representative for every black woman in the world right now.

I want you to know that "I'm sorry"

I'm sorry for talking down about you & to you.

I'm sorry that we as your sistas didnt defend you when others said that you weren't nothing but pimps, hustlers & drug dealers

I'm sorry for not checking you when you got outta line

I'm gonna say sorry for some of the mothers that brought any type of male in your life that gave you a negative example of what a man should be

I'm sorry for picking the wrong man to lay down with, thats why it felt like you never had a daddy

See I realize that we take a part in the medias view of you

Going on talk shows, having discussions talking about, "all black men are dogs"

And if I'm your sista, what does that make me?

I had to check myself for a moment

We as sistas most instill greatness in you from birth on into your manhood

I promise to let the world know there are & have always been some good, strong, intelligent Black Men still on this earth

In closing I want you to know that I apologize from the bottom of my heart

Love your sista, Tanisha

just saying THANK YOU!!!

Thanks everyone so much for your support so far! You just don't know how much I appreciate you all and the feedback that I've gotten. Also, I've been blessed by hearing other people's stories after they've read my recent blog:

Life Lessons: Learning to Swim [click here]

and watched my video:

heart to heart: do YOU feel BEAUTIFUL? are you happy with your life? [click]

Just to know that what I've spoken from my heart has impacted you all lets me know I'm on the right track!

If you want to connect with me, please follow this blog if you can, there are also other links you can check out:

'LIKE' ME: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Verne-Couture/152796204769135
Verne' Couture STORE: http://verne.trendyindie.com/
follow me: http://twitter.com/yaGURL_vFLY
tumblr: http://dollface-galactica.tumblr.com/
polyvore: http://msverne.polyvore.com/
looklet: http://looklet.com/user/811566/looks

now if LOOKLET can get some PLUS MODELS on board, i'd be in HEAVEN!!!

See ya around! Shout me a HOLLA! :)

oh yeah..check out my other blog [music, poetry, etc]: http://buttaflybaby.blogspot.com/

i know it's alot..but THANKS AGAIN GUYS! :) It means so much to me!

The legend of the LOVE LETTER

Living in this day and age of technology and everyone going GREEN [some people just use this term to seem 'cool'], has the LOVE LETTER suffered a severe or even DEADLY blow?

Have the emails, text messages, and networking sites caused putting your heart on paper to be a thing of the past?

Who, reading this blog post right now, has thought about going to the store, getting pretty paper, colored pens and actually sit down to write something thoughtful? Find your favorite fragrance/cologne and spray the pages when your done? Or folding rose petals with the letter before placing it inside the matching envelope and seal everything up?

Or did anthrax ruin that? lol!

Have you tried it?

Have you even tried putting the envelope on their car windshield or on their pillow? Or in a shoe that they'll find as they get ready for work?

And PLEASE don't say stamps are too high incase you're not able to do the things mentioned above! We buy everything else we want to buy, and do everything else we want to do!!! Why not take out a little bit of time to do something a little extra special?! We all know gas is high as well. But so is the cost of love! I mean, you don't have to do this everyday or even every week, especially if this person lives across town or across the states for my long-distance lovers out there. Think about how this will make the other person feel.

And don't worry about your handwriting! ;) Don't let that be an excuse to keep you from doing it.

NOTE: You do not have to be in a coupled relationship to do this...think about someone that means alot to you: a relative, your best friend, maybe someone you haven't spoken to in a while like your favorite teacher or someone that helped you get out of a jam. It could be a 'Thinking about you', 'Missing you', or 'Thank you' letter. Trust me, it would do them a world of good to know that you were thinking about them enough to sit down and write. Especially the way times are these days with the stresses of life, even people leaving this place unexpectedly.

In return, they could call you or even send YOU a letter. Then you'll know how it feels to have someone think enough about you to actually take out the time to write YOU.

:)

I've been thinking about this for a while now and even talked to my friend about this a few months back. Our original thoughts, being the romantics that we are, were to write scented love letters to a significant other. I'm now logging this into my memory bank for future use.

I will also would like to thank the LOVELY AALIYAH for putting this blog post into motion as I've been taking a trip down memory lane lately listening to alot of 'old skool' music. [Kinda feels strange calling it OLD SKOOL! It wasn't THAT long ago! Was it?!]

R.I.L. Beautiful Baby Girl

[this is an original post from my other blog http://buttaflybaby.blogspot.com/2011/08/legend-of-love-letter.html]

Verne' Couture Preview

showing some of my latest creations. some are unfinished but still beautiful nonetheless.

P.S. i HAVE to laugh out loud at my facial expression in the thumbnail..REALLY YOUTUBE?! lol

heart to heart: do YOU feel BEAUTIFUL? are you happy with your life?

This is something that's just been on my heart and somethings that i've been asking myself lately. But hopefully, it will be helpful to you..

for the FIRST TIME in a LONG TIME..

i've actually looked in the mirror:

to build myself up, not tear myself down

to say i'm beautiful, fearfully and wonderfully made. not think God made a mistake or think there's something WRONG with me

to piece myself back together and make PEACE with me. not to figure out ways to please others...

ONE DAY AT A TIME..

Quick Tip. Left over makeup in Compact

a quick video showing what i've done with left over pressed powder in my makeup compact. hope it helps.