"Living & Loving Life"

It was a week when nothing seemed to be going right. And when I feel overwhelmed, with no solution to whatever is bothering me, I go for walks. Usually REALLY long ones.

On this particular day I felt so much anger. Right now I can’t even remember what I was angry about, but I knew then, that if I didn’t breeze out and take a walk, the situation would have escalated even more than they already had.

So I threw on a sweater and some cut-offs (I don’t think I even bathed), put on my sneakers, stuffed some money into my pockets, and without a word I was through the door.

Instead of going left, I went right… then right again before I got to the highway… I must have walked maybe 3 miles when I finally came to a supermarket. I would buy myself an iced tea and sit under the trees and people watch for awhile.

But then I remembered! There was a Kohl’s department store around the corner. I quickly searched through my pockets. Who carries only $3 on the road walking to nowhere!! There it was… a $10 coupon/gift card that we received in the mail a couple weeks before. *shrug* “Oh well,” I thought, “it’s not much; it probably won’t be able to buy anything, but at least I can look around and lighten my mood.” I had initially intended to use it toward something for the house, but what the heck… maybe I should buy something for ME for a change.

If it’s one thing I love, it’s a good sale…or rather, a great purchase. After maybe an hour of looking through racks and shelves of not-so-discounted items, I can’t believe what luck I had to find two really wonderful items to put the hugest smile on my face!!! All for the grand sum of $1.07!!! Yes, you read that right. One deggeh-deggeh dolla and seven cents (US$). Give thanks for that extra $10 which was what made this fantastic purchase SO WORTH that hell long walk!!

My purchase? A pair of LC Lauren Conrad floral dress shorts, and a pair of turquoise crocheted flats. Yes, I got a pair of shoes out of that deal!

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I felt like how I imagine those Extreme Couponers feel when they go to the register and get groceries for free!!

I think this had definitely spawned a new category on Chineyphat.com!! Look forward to more Steals and Deals coming your way soon!!

*sigh* I love shopping!

Posted in Fashion
Tags: deals, fashion, happy, kohls, sale, steals

Please, don’t ask where the title of this post came from. It was simply an idea that came to me while I was doing the dishes one night. What was it about cutting chicken and cleaning up that led me to think about this concept? I have NO IDEA!

But imagine this – waking every morning beside a beautiful (or maybe not-so-beautiful) man or woman, rolling around in bed and having passionate, wild sex for twenty minutes. Hmmmmm… sounds good to me!

I’ve watched many a talk show/sex therapy session on television, and read many a Cosmopolitan magazine, and the ‘sex-perts’ featured all seem to agree that the best time to have sex (especially for women) is in the early hours of the day. Now I didn’t pay close enough attention as to WHY this is so… perhaps it’s when our bodies are most sensitive and receptive to another’s touch… I dunno.

Many of us get far more action between the sheets than we do on a treadmill, so an early morning romp (perhaps with a few creative moves) seems like the perfect solution to adding ten, fifteen, maybe twenty minutes of cardio to your day. One would begin the day heart pumping, endorphins flowing, calories burning, ready to take on all that life has to throw at them. And, I’m pretty sure they’d step through the front door with a smile on their face… a sure sign that the day is off to a great start.

Perhaps I need to confer with my personal trainer/gym instructor friends whether this in fact would be of any ‘real’ benefit, but I’m pretty sure that it’s better to DO it, than not DO it. LOL! I’ll definitely need to contact a few relationship/sex therapists as well to get my facts straight!

What a very spur-of-the-moment ramble!!! But I think this may very well be the title (and subject) of my second book!!! Hahahahahahaha! Unu doan try tief it!! Ol’ crooks!

Big up all the people who have someone to wake up to in the mornings…unu lucky an’ doan know it. And for those who don’t, try reschedule your booty call a few hours later.

A lot of you don’t eat first thing in the morning anyway, so why not have sex for breakfast.

Live good

Live well

Live fit

Live in love

Posted in Ramblings
Tags: breakfast, exercise, happy, rambling, sex

It HAS been forever since I’ve done a post for this blog hasn’t it? I’m so terrible… and it’s not even like I’m ‘busy’ or anything!

Maybe I’m in a ‘rut’ (temporary, of course), or maybe I have a lot on my mind.. But whatever the EXCUSE (cuz I’m pretty sure I have no good reason), I think it’s definitely time to get back to my rants, my moments of joy & my random ramblings.

Now, back to the ‘subject’ at hand.

HUNDREDS of friends, family, acquaintances and business associates were in a frenzy on September 28, as news reached them that I was in Madrid, Spain – frantic, desperate and in need of cash.  The funny thing is, I’d say about 60% of them (the friends and family, of course) had to do a double-take at the e-mail, since it’s really not unlikely that I could be in Madrid though they know my last whereabouts. I’ve been known to make spur-of-the-moment trips to explore the architecture, history, art, food of… wherever.

I received concerned telephone calls, text messages and BBMs, not to mention posts on Twitter and Facebook from people trying to verify whether it was in fact me, who had sent this e-mail. Some knew better… but you know, just to be on the safe side…

It was of course a hacker, who had gained access to my e-mail account; who changed my password, security question and sent out a mass e-mail to ALL my contacts, all in one swoop. Oh, and did I mention he gained access to my Facebook as well? Within minutes I felt as if I was in a dream – upon hearing, I instantly became worried, anxious, annoyed and angry. This was simply not the time for something like this to take place. If I could put my hands through the computer screen, I would wring the neck of this hacker who felt I was SO IMPORTANT that he had to choose me to fuck with… pardon my French.

I moved as fast as I could. Already my ex-co-workers were sending me messages from my former boss, asking if they knew where I was. This, a mere 2 minutes after hearing from my sister this disastrous ordeal.

Now, if you know me, I’m extremely computer illiterate. It is only by Good’s grace that I’m able to even maintain this blog… and to be honest, I’m not too sure I’m doing too well with THAT! Give thanks for the likes of Kim… my beloved baby’s momma, who walked me through step by step and kept me calm when all I wanted to do was cuss some BUMBOCLAAT!!

Looking back though, it seems so trivial that in my head I created this big to-do about regaining control of my Gmail account. But, it opened my eyes to the dangers of the WWW, my carelessness and carefree approach to using it, AND showed me the need for security when using this medium… something which many users take for granted. Hacking takes place ALL the time, but when it happened to me, I saw where the possibility existed that my reputation could be compromised, all because I overlooked precautionary measures to secure my account and my computer, and took it for granted that these ‘things’ only happen to other people.

Things are now more or less back to normal. And for those who are still a little worried about me and want to send me some money, feel free. Just be sure it’s sent to my address in Houston!

Posted in Ramblings
Tags: anxious, compromisedl, email, Gmail, hacker, Houston, Madrid, security, thief, wtf

It was a little perturbing to me, to read on Twitter how little faith women had in men when it comes to wooing, or rather, when it comes to being romantic.

Perhaps it’s simply luck that I have oft been privileged to have experienced the

blushing, the butterflies, and the embarrassment (if I may say so) of a romantic ‘nothing’, ‘something’, ‘everything’.

So after hearing the ladies complain – “Men don’t know what it is to be romantic” – and the men saying “Women don’t appreciate the small things that we do.” I felt it was my ‘duty’ to write about it… the answer to a post featured on my dear friend and fellow blogger Mamachel‘s site. (READ POST HERE)

I’ve decided to share it with you, my readers, so you can give your two cents on the subject and perhaps share your personal experiences with your loved ones. What do you do to show someone that you care? And what IS romance anyway?

Check out Mamachel’s page and read my guest post FOUND!!! ALIVE & WELL: A LITTLE THING CALLED ROMANCE

Until next time…

Posted in Love is...
Tags: love, mamachel, men, relationships, romance, romantic, women