micro-manage

Begin Rant. Dont want to hear my negativity? leave now...
I'm so over working for someone else for a living. There is nothing I hate more than being micro-managed. NOTHING. Get off my back and dont nit-pick or argue with everything I say. If I have an idea maybe you should listen. You may not agree with it, but you also aren't in my situation. How can you judge and knock down something when you aren't here? Ugh so frustrated...
/rant

debate

this is all im going to say about it...


Everyone seems to be worried about their money, but...

Have you even watched your paychecks in these past few years? (We're paying less taxes than we every have)

Do you remember the multiple credits you received on your taxes? (if you even do your own taxes...)

Do you remember the stimulus checks we all got? (I received mine)

Please keep talking about how you dont want the last 4 years to repeat itself. Then tell me what has been so bad in the last 4 years? I'm all ears...

I miss you... RVa

I haven't blogged in months, or really like this, in years. I'm feeling it though. I miss home.

I moved to Houston the beginning of January, 2012. My life took a spin...for the better. I dont regret uprooting my life and leaving my friends behind. Although I miss them trememndously, I had to do it. I can say I'm truly happy now. This is what I wanted for a LONG time. It doesn't discount the fact that I'm homesick every once in a while.

Let's start with my last city... Richmond, VA. Better known as #RVa.

Speaking of, wow what a connected city on Twitter. I've never found quite the online networking that I found with that simple little hastag. There were so many "twitter-famous" people in RVa. You didn't know them, but you felt like you knew them when their tweets were re-tweeted on your timeline. It was fun to meet those people in person though because no matter how much you thought you knew them, you didn't, at all.

LtoR: @gezika, @trevordickerson,@chadbrownrva, @whitstyles

Keeping with the Twitter theme, let me share what else I miss about RVA... (and the Bucket List RVaList i'll be completing my next trip home this summer)

@WhitSTYLES- it all started when she "followed" me on Twitter. The rest is history. I'm a new person and now fitness is a top priority in my life. Strong is the new Skinny at Styles Group Fitness. I surely accomplished that in my 2 years with SGF. I have not found anything like it here in Houston, and believe me that was the first thing I researched when I got here.



Whit, Brittany and I at Cafe Caturra.





6am workout at SGF Libbie!



@DJGhozt- You haven't been to a real party until you've followed him around to his weekly parties in RVa. To name a few, NY Deli and Off the Hookah. Most of you don't realize what a good DJ can do for a party and the difference of a good time versus a great time and how much the seamless music has to do with it. My first Saturday back in RVa, I'll be at Off the Hookah, hands down and with @WhitSTYLES.

DJ Ghozt and I at Off the Hookah.



 

NY Deli when VCU entered the Final 4.






Euphoric Productions- Wow what a team and what a bunch of great people who really tried to make the EDM scene come alive in Richmond. For all the flak they caught for stupid crap, they are the best promotoers and consistent party throwers in Richmond. No one will ever forget those amazing shows at Element and all the big names us little people got to meet and make friends with. Thanks to DJ Shugadadde for all he did and everyone I was able to meet and see perform. (Monk, Adam F, Charles Feelgood, Reid Speed, Bella, AK 1200,Hiajck, Uberzone, and Leko to name a few) Not to forget the friends for life I made at those parties, Adam, Fred, Kiki and Stacy.


Me with DJ Monk



DJ Shugadadde

Godfreys- Honey you haven't drank, danced and been entertained until you've been to Godfrey's. The drinks are strong and there was so much fun to be had there! Adam and I had some great nights there that will never be forgotten.



See... pure shenanigans. Talking on our Puma shoe phones.



I made more friends in my 5 years in Richmond than I did my 23 years in my hometown... There were so many things to do and fun to have. From the west end to the southside, I did nearly everything once. These are just a few of the things I miss more than anything and wish I could have here I Houston. The rest I can just show you in pictures...

I've only been here 3 months and Im sure fun times will hapen in Houston just as they did in RVa. Richmond was only home for 5 years, but I miss my other homes too. I'll blog about them as the time comes.

Until then,

xo



-Gezika

December 2011

I haven't blogged here for a long while. I have been so busy blogging for work that I've let my ranting cease. That maybe isn't such a bad thing.
I've learned so much not only about myself and what I'm capable of, but how conniving others can be. This fall has been a season of change for sure.
First, I learned that I have had a carrot dangling in front of my face for over 8 months. I've never been so blindsided by people who I thought cared about me. I however have learned my worth and I can't wait to blindside those same people. That day will be a glorious one.
Second; people are assholes. Pardon the French. This sounds like what I just said above but it is different because this is my personal life I'm speaking about. I can't believe someone could be so two-faced and hurt another human the way I was hurt. Everyone gets theirs though, so I have to continue to tell myself that.

To end on a positive note... I'm cut. Yes, my two years of training has more than paid off. I bought a strapless cocktail dress for New Years and you better believe it fits like it is supposed to. All, and I repeat ALL of my clothes from high school (class of 2001) fit once again. This is an immeasurable feeling. All of those designer jeans, they are being worn once more. I did it. It was pretty easy too.

For those with the $32/month gym memberships, I ask you; what has changed in your two years? Was it worth even the $32? I spent over quadruple that amount each month and it was worth every penny. For example- I don't have to buy new clothes to fit my new body type I'm the same size all the time. That right there is a lot of money saved.
In this time leading up to our 'New Years Resolutions' many people will decide on that $32/month plan and will keep those massive gyms in business. I will spend my hard earned money on private, women only training that works. They motivate me to come to my slotted time and I've made some amazing new friends that I wouldn't have met otherwise. If I had to choose a cell phone or my Styles Group Fitness membership, I'd chose the latter. It has seriously changed my life.
I'll never forget my first spring (2010) when I put on my first short sleeve tee of the season.
I'll never forget that backless cocktail dress and the looks I got when trying it on.
I'll never regret a single 5:20am alarm to wake up and workout.

Okay, let me get off my soap box. Wanna read what I do on Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning? I blog that too. ----> Styles Group Fitness

-Gezika

caveat

** FTF Community Blog Event **

I'm inspired to write this blog, left handedly, last minute because I was, in fact... inspired.

Kristy Elena at Full-Time Fabulous has put together this blog event asking the FTFCommunity to choose a spring/summer trend and how it inspires us.

I returned to work today after being out since before Memorial Day weekend for a broken bone.

There wasn't much in my favor today other than exhaustion and pain as I went back to working once again with the bone that's still broken and I use to make a living with.

Then, there it was...

a brown box

This day has turned around as soon as I opened the package (with the help of someone, of course)

Inside the box is my NEW Oakley Sunglasses.

Not only are they new to me, they are one of the newest Oakley Uniquely Women's styles.

And, boy am I now beyong inspired and ready for Summer 2011 after I put these AMAZING glasses on for the first time!

Being in a restricting cast, under the knife less than a week ago, and unable to drive...you could say that I was a little bit upset and disgruntled that this is how I was gonna spend my summer.

Once I opened these glasses and put them on I knew my summer wouldn't be so bad after all...

I get this cast off tomorrow morning. A velcro wrist splint will be much easier to handle this summer, especially when I'm by the pool (working on the tan lines)

I drove my car tonight for the first time in over a week, and ya know what? It was easy. I was so scared that changing gears would hurt my wrist. But, I tried it and it was a piece of cake.

And now...

I've got the hottest new women's sunglasses available this summer!

The Oakley Caveat in Brunette/Bronze Polz is the always trendy Aviator style with a brown polarized lens that will not only eliminate glare when I'm outside, but is a perfect hue of brown that will look great next to my sun-kissed face.

With the Aviator normally being such a masculine style, Oakley really nailed the shape of these glasses to fit the soft features of a woman's face but not letting you forget it's an Oakley.

They have these super cool new nosepads (that, of course is only available on the women's line) that don't get stuck in your hair.

How EPIC is that?

I have my hair in a ponytail probably 75% of the time during summer, and when I go inside I pop the glasses on the top of my head so they are ready when I get back outisde.

Now, I can simply take them off my head and put them on my face without pulling hair out of my ponytail and standing outside my car trying to unstick my hair from my glasses...

These Oakley people are genius, I tell ya!

Aren't you inspired now?

Gee... I'm so inspired; I just typed way more than I thought I'd have the patience to with my dominant right hand bandaged up.

What summer trends inspire you?

Is it a pair of new sunglasses, a top, some new kicks?

Summer is here and I'm ready to take it on in my new Caveat sunglasses.

<--- this will be the last time you see these bandages!

A little fun after the blog...

Did you know?

me either...

now WE know!

radius distal fracture

If you've known me for some time, then you know I'm a workout fanatic.

I've been part of a women's fitness group here in Richmond that does small group training for over a year now. I've had a chance to meet some great ladies and have made friendship's that I wouldn't normally have made at a regular gym.
Anywho, I work out at 6am Monday, Weds and Friday every week. I'm not a morning person at all either, but when I workout, I go 110%.
I do this to not only lead the way for the newer members, but I push myself cause I have seen substantial results, and want to keep them coming!

Last Friday, May 27th, I tripped myself up during our workout, went to catch myself and broke my wrist.
I landed so hard with the momentum that I had that I crushed the bone in my wrist and when I looked down after the "crack" sound, my wrist was noticeably out of place.

It was gross. And yes, I popped my wrist back in to place (my adrenaline was  pumping, so it didnt hurt)



Here I am in the ER with pain meds flowing
and a disfigured wrist under the ice pack.


I went to the ER and long story short, I had a plate put in my wrist on Wednesday and have been out of work for 7 days total now.

It's far from fun learning to be a lefty, but it could always be worse I guess.





This is the plate they put in my wrist.
It is the right wrist however, this is the left pictured.



I hope to get back to semi-normal once my bandages come off on Wednesday and I receive my Velcro wrist splint that will help me get used to my new metal hardware I acquired.





The pitbull enjoys my company at the house since I haven't been to work.



I can't wait to get back to normal. I've waited all year to put on a bikini and show off what I've been doing all winter before the sun had even risen on most people's days!

Here's to a speedy recovery, good thing I drink milk like it's going out of style. I'll be back to 110% in no time!

i've done that too, twice.

You know those people who always have to out-do every other person in the room? We've all met them.
You start a conversation about one thing, and they've done everything you've done, twice and in an exotic country.
So, I had the chance to meet one of these people the other day at the tryouts for RVAlution, a local dance party that was looking for performers (gogo dancer, hoopers, breakdancers etc...).
This guy and I were the first people to the audition and got to talking. He then proceeded to tell me he was from my hometown, so I started a conversation with him. Big mistake.
By the end of the conversation he had let me know that he was a DJ, a producer for Interscope records, a breakdancer, and although he was in "the scene", he had never heard of the "scene parties" that were in his backyard all summer last year. But he had a good excuse, he was back and forth to Utah all summer. Okay. Right...
He was the first performer to tryout, and he did some flips around, blah blah, then he just stopped after about 20 seconds, as though he was saying "I'm done, you've seen I'm good enough, so I;m gonna stop here"
He unfortunately set the pace for the rest of the tryout session. Everyone got their 30 seconds. It was super, well, short. These performers are on stage for hours every night, we should be showing our stamina. We didn't though.
Whatever.
Later after all were done trying out, including myself, I overheard Mr. Napolean telling another girl that he liked her "kandy" then proceeded to cut her off and say he had been to Tokyo last year sometime.
Dude, really?
You're annoying, and now that you've tried to hard to get everyone to like you, no one does and we're writing blogs at how tacky your antics are.
And who auditions for a part-time minimum pay job in Richmond when they are a producer for Interscope records. Come on. If you're so many things, then what the hell are you doing here?
It's kinda like people who "rep" NY, and can get everything in NY cheaper. Okay, well great, what are you doing here? Idiots.
I guess people are strange, when you're a stranger.
That's okay, I'd like to keep it that way.

Oh and a side note, we were supposed to be emailed with the tryout results a day or two after. It's been over a week.
See the blog two prior. That's so annoying and so unprofessional. Is anyone surprised yet? If it weren't for the acts I'd be dancing for and the line on my resume, I would have totally ditched this party and spread the word.
I just have to learn from their mistakes though and not be them.