Snacks

Apple slices and honey nut granola.

Jobs Galore !!!!

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BEST OF BROOKLYN JOB FAIR

Tuesday, April 14th
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Metcalfe Gym – M Building 1st floor
LIU Brooklyn, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY  11201
(corner of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues)

Undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni are invited to attend.
Required for Admittance:  Business attire, Resume Copies, and Student ID


Registered Employers include:
 1010 WINS Radio
Achieve Beyond (Formerly Bilinguals Inc.)
Achievement First
AHRC NYC
American Museum of Natural History
Asphalt Green
Becker Professional Education
Bloomingdale's
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Brooklyn Navy Yard
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BROOKLYN & QUEENS
CVS Health
Eden II
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Explore Schools, Inc.
Fit for Life
FDM Group
Good Will Industry
Harlem RBI
Humanize ITR-LAHK
Jewish Child Care Association
Jumpstart
MTA NYC Transit
Municipal Credit Union
Nets Basketball
New Alternatives for Children
New York City Office of Management and Budget
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
New York State Department of Labor
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYC Police Department Recruitment Section
NYS Department of Civil Service
NYU Langone Medical Center
Peace Corps
Penda Aiken, Inc.
PSCH, Inc.
Public Health Solutions
Reach the World
RoboFun
Ronald McDonald House New York
Safe Horizon
School Professionals
Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices
Spring Mobile
Staples
StoryCorps
TD Bank
Teq
The Children's Aid Society
The Hertz Corporation
The New York Foundling
TheraCare
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
United States Tennis Association
Visions
Williamsburg Charter High School
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General

Monday night I had the pleasure of watching Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. His panelists included Common, Charles Blow, Joe Jones and Mike Yard. The topic of the night was about African-American fatherhood segueing into speaking on the dynamic of the black community. It was welcoming to know the show was about keeping it real and the comments of these black men were if not accurate but a mirror of what I grew up witnessing through many stories of elders or of my own up bringing. Larry Wilmore also welcomes the public by allowing them to ask questions on the show's topic and I love his answers as well as presentation.

I prefer to watch most of my "oldies but goodies shows" on Netflix. But this show was worth turning on my television for a late night browse through the channels. It was comedic but real. It was a conversation among men, African-American men, and of course an island man (which resonates with the African-Americans from the West Indies and/or descendants) that had the facts and the professional background as well as the experience being in the communities in their youths.That created a connection with me and I hope to see more. I can't believe I have missed so much of this show already.

The discussion that caught me was "72 % of African -American children are born to unwed single black mothers." And the reasons for this are vast now. The only answer is not considered to be because of the stereotypical black man are incarcerated, though that is still a valid answer as one of the panelists pointed out. In reality now an answer can be and is for the people I know,  that the father isn't there but he is present by showing his support whether financially or emotionally to their children. Through this and many other answers, more black youth know they have the backing of another parent.

Catch up with me......... http://www.cc.com/shows/the-nightly-show

Learning Style

Have you ever wondered why you didn't understand something as much or as fast as your peers or your counterpart? For me it a state of how come I can't get it and how do I! Sometimes I find myself obsessing over it secretly keeping the green eye monster comments to myself and if it’s a dance move I shamefully practice when no one is around. Thank God for Youtube.

Not only have I learned to knit, braid (barely), learn a bit of Spanish, chemistry, public speaking, and every other academically thrived videos for my college classes, all on the world wide web, I have now found a quiz that helps you figure out your learning style. 

Your own way of learning may always be different from the person sitting next you. But essentially if I learned from my psychology professional we're all similar.......in unique ways.

So with that said being the helpful visual and kinesthetic learner I am, check the link from discovery.com and discover your style of learning.

Saw what I did there. 

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/what-type-of-learner-are-you-quiz.htm

eBay Items for sale! SOLD

Please take out the time and check out these pre-owned H&M chunky heels. They're still in great condition and available on eBay!


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Then check this out, more items to be posted soon.

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I made 2 wigs....allow me to explain.

Youtube has a significant natural hair community of women who have several ideas on protective hairstyles to well protect their hair. My hair is very kinky and yes I have tried a few techniques, even products from watching a few of the females who are well known. Hence how I learned to make a wig.

And I did. I made 2 wigs one short the other long and curly. I'm planning on wearing either one of these once I decide to take a break from my curly hairstyle called crochet braids, which held up pretty well. Next time I'm hoping to develop a routine for maintaining the style longer.

http://instagram.com/p/hNJ5OyG4ZQ/ Wig One

Wig two http://instagram.com/p/hNJ_83G4ZW/

This one even comes with a closure.

I've struggled enormously with what I would like my blog to be  about and then I asked myself why did I even attempt to start my own blog separate from previous one’s I've contributed to?

Productive boredom.

This post will be my way of committing to post until I guess I figure out the "preference" of the blog I would like. But right now an undefined blog is an adventure I am more than willing to embrace.

With that said I would like to share and start with my New Year's Resolution of sorts.

Simplicity! I believe a resolution is an idea that should start immediately or planned in a way you can begin as soon as possible; it’s not just for the beginning of the year.

Procrastination is so deadly I try my best to figure out a better and faster way to do everything from transportation to my routine at my job every day. And when I'm late or something doesn't go right I think back on what could have been done differently? How can I improve? This is so much more positive than wondering why I had made that dumb decision. Or what's wrong with me? 

I've learned focusing on the negative is not the answer. I need to just find a solution.

So in the spirit of practicing simplicity I would love to share my experiments for the simple lifestyle I have begun but have not fully implemented which I don't mind because I am still learning. What matters is I started. Please check below and tell me what you think.

First Experimental idea: Since I did not have this type of container, above, a few weeks ago to steam my favorite Shu Mai dumplings from my local Japanese Store around the corner from my job my co-worker (who's not really my co-worker but since she's the sweetest for visiting the office when she can she is definitely the unofficial employee who needs to start getting a check for how often we see her! She's awesome!) told me about; I had to figure this out.

I created this baby http://instagram.com/p/ff0VnbG4WA/ with the idea of a pot steamer.

Nothing was going to get in the way of my Shu Mai dumplings for lunch.