Itās time to goā¦I heard a voice say. I stood thereā¦frozen in timeā¦but I was not numb. There were tears rolling down my cheeks. Iā¦was feelingā¦this moment. Could not escape it by heading to the land of numbness. I had to be aware of it so that I fully understood where and why I was leaving. Time to goā¦I heard the voice say once again. And so I began to cry. Why nowā¦I wondered. There were so many other times I had prepared myself for it. Now this moment was swallowing me upā¦silently. My tears flew freely but no sound could found from my voice. I stood thereā¦still frozen in time. Asking God why me and why now? Then the voice spoke againā¦āNo happiness can be found here. He will never understand nor appreciate how special you are!ā I cried and criedā¦not because I had to leave the place I had fought so hard for in the last six and half yearsā¦but because I knew deep down inside that it was true. Around October 2012, the Ex Factor lost his ability to make me happy. Sure there would be temporary glimpses of happiness over the next few years but nothing to sustain my heart. I would briefly smile and then find myself running off to cry. Heā¦would essentiallyā¦be the memory of sorrow for me. Iā¦would rememberā¦and cry. Mourn how hard I tried and he always left me feeling less than. Deep down inside, I know that how people treat other people is more of a reflection of how they feel about themselvesā¦and less about the person they are trying to break into two. But my heart could not help but feel abandoned. I had walked away so many timesā¦only to end up right back where I left off. And to add insult to injuryā¦I have been lonely. The only loneliness I have ever knownā¦is not when I am truly alone (thatās my comfort zone)ā¦itās when I love a man who does not treat me with the utmost respect and care that I deserve. Julio and the Ex Factor were by far the worst for my self esteem. My other men may have not been right for me but I was always treated like a queen by themā¦all except for the two I actually loved. So here I amā¦still frozen in timeā¦only now I feel like the air is thin and I cannot breathe. I feel stuckā¦trapped and so unhappy. Truth be told, these last two months that I have not seen the Ex Factor in person has been the happiest I have been in the last two years. We speak almost daily but I do not have to fear him breaking my heart again for I have kept him at a distanceā¦where I can truly see him as he is. I fell in love with the man he never was. The uniqueness I had once seen in his eyesā¦has become quite common. In his mind, he was happiness but my mind, body, and spirit knew differentā¦he can never be anything but misery. āTime to go,ā the voice said again. I slowly gathered my things and stopped crying. No idea where I am headed next but had finally accepted thatā¦the Ex Factor will never be able to prove to meā¦that he is happiness. And so I start my journeyā¦a little bruised and a little brokenā¦but with hope in my heart. You seeā¦I believe GOD IS ABLE and HE and ONLY HE can turn any situation around. The thing isā¦I donāt believe HE wants to. Perhaps I was suppose to take the hard road to true love so that I will never look back at what could have been. I know what was. It was filled with tears and misery and thatās how I would remember it. And so now more than everā¦I await BOAZā¦ As my soulmate, I will never have to ask BOAZ to prove to me that he is happinessā¦because it will be felt in just the way he looks at meā¦the way he holds me. BOAZ wonāt be buying time with me until he gets to where he is going. I will be everything to BOAZ and he will be everything to me. And if you are wondering what I have held on to that I have given no other manā¦that will be just for BOAZā¦itās an everlasting love and trust that I have never known any other man to deserve. He will be MY FIRST and MY ONLY for so many things. BOAZ will be all that and moreā¦.because thatās GODās promise to me. And HE IS AN ON TIME GOD! ?? So I start my journeyā¦hoping to never look back. And I faithfully await BOAZā¦hoping he is preparing for me as I am preparing for himā¦ ~KJM is keeping the FAITH on Charm School Mondayā¤ With the Ex Factor and Iā¦you never really know when the real end will come. However, there is something so profound about where we are right nowā¦.that my happiness is at its highest when he is not aroundā¦and I want to stay happy! ??
Archives for January 2017
The Art Of Effectively Saying Hell NoĀ
One of my 2017 goals for this blog is to start consulting women on how they can effectively say no in their personal and professional lives without feeling like a bitch. In one of my previous blogs, I spoke about how women are lagging way behind men (career wise) because we do not negotiate for ourselves like men do. There are also many other factors that contribute to why men are still making more than us but when we fail to demand what we are worthā¦we are cut short even if we are in a position to make more. Listen up because todayās blog will be very helpful! Society tells a man that he must demand respect and go after what he wants. When we women do itā¦we are called aggressive bitches! First thing we have to do is drop the stigma that because we are going after what we want assertivelyā¦that we are bad people! Growing up, I watched my mom over extend her mind, body, spirit, and money to her side of the family and her tacky ass never having a good job (or any job) friends! ? I vowed never to try to please anyone to my detriment except myselfā¦and pleasing myself will rarely lead to my detriment! ?? If someone does not like how I handle a situationā¦tough for them because Iām going to always do me! This is exactly why my favorite word is NO! I do not hesitate to put folks in their place when they are imposing unreasonable demands on meā¦professionally and personally! Yes I have been called aggressive my entire life but Iāve learned to see that as a compliment! Because I stand up for myselfā¦I am aggressive?! ā? That sure sounds better than being a doormat! I have no desire to please anyone but myself and it showsā¦even in my walk! ?? So why do many women have a hard time saying no to those around them? 1. Society tells us we should be polite and by polite they meanā¦always put others first before ourselves! Oh hell naw! ?2. Our nature is to nurtureā¦everyone but ourselves! 3. We have a fear of not being liked! And 4. It makes us uncomfortable to be so confrontational! This is why many of us have the men in our lives negotiate and handle sticky situations for us! ?I am sure each woman also has some unique reasons for not wanting to say no to others but those 4 are the most common themes I have seen. Ladies, this year we have to do better! 2017 is the YEAR OF NO to anything that does not serve a positive purpose in our lives! We have to stand up for ourselves! And I promise you the more you assert yourselvesā¦is the more the universe will deliver what you demand! ?? If I havenāt convinced you to make a change yetā¦hereās an example of what too many YESes will do to your lives! We bought our first house when I was 14 years old! I hated living in an apartment as a child and was so excited for the positive change! Well my mama ruined that experience for us all by taking in every stray relative and friend! ? Some of them even robbed us on the way out! I am still surprised we have our kitchen sink! ? Bumb bitches (girls and guys not doing a thing with their lives) donāt give a fuck! They will wear your draws, not say thank you, rob you, and then diss you to everyone they know! ? No matter how my immediate family sufferedā¦my mother would keep helping people who would never lift a hand to help her if she was in needā¦pissing my father off every step of the way. ? We all could not understand her motive! We could see the users from a mile awayā¦yet she would choose only to look for the good in themā¦even if they robbed her last time! ? Do not be Mama Michaels!!! Yo if you are on your face and I have a couple of extra bucksā¦I will send it to you but you cannot come live with me and my family! Thatās my family and my house is the place I am the most vulnerable at!!! Their happiness means way more to me than anyone elseās happiness! I wonāt jeopardize that peace and tranquility for othersā¦donāt give a fuck who you are! You cannot live off of me! ?? You better take this here 5 dollars and beat itā¦never expecting more! Leeches! But I digress! ? What are some situations where you find it difficult to say no? Please let me know and as the year goes onā¦I will address how I would effectively turn down offers that drain my mind, body, and spirit! ~KJM blogging on the subway on this Flashback Friday! One NO can start you on a new life track!?? Assert yourselvesā¦donāt lose yourselves!
Oh We Are Back In The Land Of Pimps And Hoes (Corporate America) With The Toxic Co-Worker
Itās been awhile since we strolled the beat! Yes get your lotion out and hit those ashy ankles up because itās time for todayās pimp lesson! Itās going to be quick and dirty! Today, I will put you on to a special type of toxic coworker! As I mentioned on my last post, my day job is currently exhausting. Not complainingā¦just stating a fact. I work 12 hours a day with a 3 hours commute! My current work environment is okay but it does have its bad points. I currently work with a lady I shall name Ivyā¦as in poison ivy! Sheās much older than me and you can tell it by the 8 million dents she has in her face!!!! Ivy smiles all the time but I can tell she does not like me. Now pay attention! ??She is always asking me questions and can run down my schedule better than I can. I can tell right off the bat Ivy has no man nor woman waiting at home for her. Her demeanor says sheās bitterā¦the world swallowed her up and it shows! Instead of getting her life together, she focused on being jealous of other people. How do I know this? Because everything I sayā¦she challenges and puts a negative spin on. For example, I mentioned that I just got my wisdom teeth pulled and she immediately says that some folks love the pain medications because they are addicted to them. I replyā¦I didnāt take 60% of my pain medications and opted for the pain because my body does not like the feel of pain medications like Percocet and Vicodin! I am no drug addict lady! ā?Then I said I love going to Vegas and she immediately questions whether I gamble too much! Nopeā¦old hagā¦Iām not addicted to gamblingā¦donāt even like it. ā?The most I typically gamble in Vegas is 6 bucks my entire trip! That shocked Ivy. I think it irks her that I carry myself well and I donāt doubt myself. Now you may think Iām jumping to assumptions but if you do not take anything else away from this blogā¦take thisā¦.TRUST YOUR GUT! My intuition tells me that Ivy gets off on playing mind games and thrives off of thinking she is outsmarting everyone. She hangs on to my every word yet discloses very little about herself. As a matter of fact, my other coworker (that sits next to us) avoids speaking with Ivy at all costs. My gut tells me that Ivy is miserable and likes to make others feel the same. The thing that makes her so dangerous isā¦she does everything with a nasty witch smile! ? I have decided that in the next couple of months, I will limit my interactions with her. And if she does manage to suck me into her negativityā¦I will simply smile and turn the questions to her (as if I really care about her life lol). Moral of the story isā¦on the way to pimp street (being a boss or owning your own business) there is no honor among hoes! Most folks have the crab mentality and will try to drag you down! Do not let them encourage you to doubt your work and your life! Keep being confident! No time for poison ivy! ā???ā?Put that crab where she belongsā¦at the bottom of the barrelā¦the place where she earned her position best! ~KJM on Throwback Thursday sayingā¦never get too comfortable in the land of pimps and hoes. No matter how much they smileā¦rememberā¦itās a jungle out there! ?
Expecting People To Change (The Netflix And Chill Generation Has Killed Romance)Ā
This morning I definitely woke up on the wrong side of the bed! My day job is going to be very demanding for the next two monthsā¦.that means I start my day at 4:15am and end it anywhere from 8:30pm to 10pm! ?I AM A WOMAN ON THE EDGE! ?So since Iām running late and already had to cuss someone out on the busā¦I figured I would bless y’all with my sunshiny personality! ? As a single woman, I count down the days between the holidays and February 15! After February 14, single folks can spend the rest of the year celebrating their singleness! No Hallmark holiday to shame me for not having a man! I can just BREATHE! ?? As I count down to my emancipation dayā¦I cannot help but think about some of the best and worst Valentineās Days I have ever had! ? My best was with MR. TOSS SALADā¦he spent 4 days whining and dining me in Atlanta. You know the ugly ones got to do that! ? Everything was about me and the best part of it wasā¦.I wasnāt expecting it. He even got some of our family and friends together to celebrate the weekend. No man had ever done that for meā¦I can give him that. I woke up every day with a gift at my feet! ? MR TOSS SALAD and I were not even dating! He had been trying to get at me since freshman year of college and now that I was broken-hearted from the Ex Factorā¦he saw his chance. From the Alvin Ailey Dance Company to the spa to the strip clubā¦Valentineās Day 2013 was everything! ?? Typically, all I want to do for that day is be with the man I love. I donāt need much but a true, everlasting, and securing love. The Ex Factor and I spent a portion of Valentines Day 2011 together and then I had dinner with my dad. We also spent a full Valentineās Day weekend together in 2015. That was my most loved filled Valentineās Dayā¦because I was with the man I truly loved! ??? It had its beautiful moments but he also made me cry. He did all that I requested that weekend but complained about some things and introduced me to one of his associates as a āfriend.ā Granted we had not seriously dated since 2012 and he had not seen me since December 2013 but that shit still hurt. ? I cried in the bathroom of the movie theater, cussed his ass out a few times, and then got over it. ?That brings me to why Iām writing today. The Ex Factor does not have a romantic bone in his body. Not a one! ? In the beginning, the small sweet things he use to do for me and his need to make me happy every dayā¦equaled romance but as the years went onā¦those things stopped. ? I grew up seeing my dad plan everything for my momā¦even if he was upset with her. So I know romantic macho men do exist! For the most part, only my ugly rebound men with money were romanticā¦.and thatās probably because their ugly asses knew they needed to kick mad game to get me AND keep me! ?My other men are pretty emotionless and believe romance is corny. Elijah, the oldest of the bunch, was emotionless and cheap so when Vday rolled around (February 2016), I bar/lounge hopped with my sister and my cousin. Had a great time and definitely recommend that for all my singles! Shitā¦I think Iāve gotten a little off track. ?People are who they are. The Ex Factor isnāt romantic so if we ever got serious or even got marriedā¦I should expect the same inconsiderate and emotionless man I dated! Lol. This does not mean that I canāt set standards for my needs to be tended to but it does meanā¦loving someone unconditionally means you cannot force what is not in them. Forcing a man to be romantic who knows nothing about romance is setting everyone up for failure! Got to be real with yourselves. People only change because they want to. So my suggestion for those who have an unromantic manā¦by Hallmarkās terms ???, is to find little ways that he can make you happyā¦that heās capable of accomplishing. Perhaps he can watch the kids for an entire weekend so you can have a girlās weekend or he can do more chores than he normally does to give you a break! Romance is what you both make it. I donāt need flowers or candyā¦I just want to feel LOVED! And if your man is from the āNetflix and Chillā generation, like the Ex Factor, you will have even more work than usual trying to explain to him why you want to feel loved year round! ? Everything in this current generation needs to be quick and easyā¦including sexā¦so romance is not dead for themā¦it never existed. ??? Good luck to all the couples who celebrate Valentineās Day! And to my Singlesā¦letās synchronize our watches to 12:01am on February 15, 2017! Emancipation day is on its way! Let the countdown begin! ?? ~KJM blogging on the subwayā¦on this very crazy Hump Day! Lord, please let me make it to work on time! ??????
Black Feminism verses White Feminism: Why I Marched (Not Promoting Divison But Promoting Truth Instead Edition)
I rarely get political on this page but since I VOTED and I MARCHED in the Women’s March in NYC…I had to respond to Azealia Banks…please check out the picture in this blog that will show you her post and MY response. ~KJM is a Black Feminist on Charm School Monday!
The Affair… (The I Have Not Forgiven Him Edition)
This week has been filled with a world wind of emotions for America and our international communities! As we went from bittersweet memories of OUR beloved President (Obama #forever44) to anger about our current state of the unionā¦we were on a grieving and fearful emotional roller coaster. Some where in the midst of this chaos, I found another aspect of my truth. I have been happier in these first 21 days in 2017 than I was in all of 2016. The Ex Factor and I speakā¦almost every dayā¦but I havenāt seen him since November 30. While I know he misses me (and I miss him too)ā¦I am not ready to see him nor spend time with him. My main focus is myself right now and if heās bringing something to the tableā¦it has to come in the form of ACTIONS and NOT WORDS! Since our beginning (well 3 months in is when he told me he wasnāt ready for a serious commitment and to be honest I wasnāt sure what I was ready for as I had never been serious about anyone) we agreed that if we werenāt happy and wanted to see other people we would let the other person know. I think all relationships should be this way. To meā¦we werenāt in an open relationshipā¦we were just being honest about his age and my lack of knowledge of what I could give since I was always moving to other states for my own professional and personal development. No one wanted to be boxed inā¦but I did know I loved him so I asked for what I thought I could handle at that timeā¦monogamy and honesty. Monogamy wasnāt ever an issue. We both needed that. When I first fell for the Ex Factor, I put him on the highest pedestal. ?Never had I done that for any other guy (and havenāt since). In my mind, he was as honest as they came and so openā¦heart was so openā¦ready for the taking. I remember waking up for the first two years (even in difficult times) feeling so in love and so blessed to have him in my life. I had never had a honeymoon period with a guy beforeā¦he was my firstā¦and it lasted for two beautiful years! But I guess all good things do come to an end. ? Now to the thing I havenāt let go ofā¦in October 2012, the Ex Factorās behavior got so strange. He started canceling dates or just not having time to take me out. I immediately knew what was upā¦another woman. I was raised by a P.I.M.P. who taught me not only how to be one but that game must recognize game. The Ex Factor claims to this day that he never slept with her but my issue is deeper than sex. I believe he never slept with herā¦donāt think I ever doubted that. But as he was pulling away and they were becoming more emotionally connectedā¦I felt so betrayed. Where a manās heart goes is the ultimate betrayal because where the heart goesā¦everything else will follow. Sex I could fight but if he was falling in love with her or was in love with herā¦there wasnāt much I could do. I asked him for two months if he was seeing someone else and he said no. He did in fact lie to me. I can be shady as fuck but Iām pretty honest with it. During this time, Phoenix was there for me but I didnāt want to lean on him. He had spent years cleaning up my messes. I needed to stand on my own two feet. She was pulling himā¦taking him awayā¦and I felt it. The day after Christmas (2012), I decided to cut the Ex Factor off with no explanation. From there my personal life spiraled out of control and thatās how I ended up in Atlanta in 2013ā¦almost losing my life. It was the most broken I had been!!! If it werenāt for God and good friendsā¦plus me moving to Richmond, VA for two yearsā¦I donāt think I would have ever gotten it together. I cried from the streets of NYC to Atlanta to Vegas and then in Richmond. The thing about it all is Iāve dated shady guys before and when they started creeping I wasnāt ever surprised nor upset. I either played the same game or cut them loose. Now itās 2017 and the Ex Factor and I are still hanging on BUT to be honest, I never forgave him for lying to me. He fell from the highest pedestal to just one of those sneaky dudes who can never be trusted. This incident lets me know that Iām not the type of woman who can forgive infidelity. I sleep with it and it stays in the back of my mind. ? I grew up around so much cheating that you would think I would be use to it. What hit me hard with the Ex Factor wasnāt even the other womanā¦it was the fact that I held him to such a high esteem and never thought he was one of those dudes. When a person is capable of something you never thoughtā¦thatās a deep awakening of betrayal that does not easily go away. The Ex Factor wasnāt who I thought he was and I have taken that with me since October 2012. I donāt trust himā¦I donāt think I ever will. Thatās how I know he is not BOAZ. I wonāt have a reason to doubt BOAZā¦. In the Ex Factorās mind, he did nothing wrong so as we would continuously reunite over the years and talk about this incidentā¦he would do nothing to secure me and to earn back my trust. He thinks heās honest and if I donāt take him at his word thatās my problem. ? I never doubt my intuition. While he was saying he was happy with meā¦he was hitting her in the DM! After that, I always assumed someone replaced her. So I did me. Phoenix has been with us this whole time. And no matter how broken I feltā¦when I showed up at his doorā¦he always made me feel wanted. Sex with Phoenix and I (mostly happening on the breaks the Ex Factor and I took) suffered because emotionally I wasnāt there. But you seeā¦Phoenix is only one of two men Iāve been sexually, physically, and mentally attracted to! Just his mind aloneā¦is reason enough to be around him. But that dude is a Scorpio and sneaky as fuck. Thatās why I could never fall for himā¦I KNOW PHOENIX and he knows me. We do our dirt togetherā¦baby mama or no baby mamaā¦Phoenix will be there when I need him. But Iām trying to be a different woman. Trying not to rely on him opening my mind and then my legs. Phoenix is that good fuckā¦every woman needs in her back pocket before she settles down. Even though I havenāt seen him since September 2014, he stands by me like a really good friend. He expects nothing from me and he listens to my needsā¦well a jump off has to or how else can he guarantee I will be back? Shout out to him! ?? And if you are wonderingā¦Phoenix has always been with us. Once the Ex Factor wouldnāt commitā¦I was smart enough to not let my best recruit go! ? Whatās the difference between what the Ex Factor did and what I did? (1) I told him from the jump about Phoenixā¦whether he was listening or not was on him and (2) Phoenix is no one I could ever fall in love with. He could never steal me away from the Ex Factor. Any time I was at Phoenixās door was because the Ex Factor sent me thereā¦emotionally of course! ?? For anyone wondering, āgetting evenā with the Ex Factor over the years didnāt make things better but it left me feeling empowered. Iām not some weak woman crying and waiting on my man to love me and recognize my worthā¦NO NOT ME! At the end of the day thoughā¦when you truly love someoneā¦every spiteful thing you have ever done to them comes back to haunt you. Iām paying for my sins now with the Ex Factor. 2016 was our worst yearā¦made 2012 seem like a cake walk! ? And thereās still no trust between the both of us. So Iām waiting for BOAZ while actively working on myself. I want to be a better woman by the time he arrives. ? So I keep the Ex Factor at bayā¦he canāt warm my bed again unless he has a solid plan butā¦that leaves me to wonder if that will even fix anything. Trust is goneā¦These are my confessions. Sick as fuckā¦yes this I know! ? However, Serenity is being honest about your emotions and setting your boundaries accordingly. ~KJM saying I am a work in progress on Serenity Saturday. ?
I Don’t Know Her And I Don’t Know Him Either (The Mariah Carey Edition)
Mariah Carey is a legend in her own right! Despite her recent performance scandal on NYE in NYCā¦I still love her! Besides her beautiful voice, Mariah has some words of wisdom for us. Over the years, when asked about negative things other celebrities said about herā¦Mariah would simply say āI donāt know her and I donāt know her eitherā especially when referring to JLo, Demi Lovato, and Ariana Grande. Now I have to admit I donāt know much about Demi and Ariana (except that they can really sing despite the pop crap they put out) but itās hilarious that Mariah would always be quoted as saying she doesnāt know who JLo is! ???While the media has titled her āQueen of Shade,ā I offer you another perspective. Often times toxic people come into our lives with drama! My sister, Brenda, would probably suggest that you rise above it! However, Mariah is telling youā¦do not even acknowledge it! ?? Of courseā¦.I love Mariahās take on things! Why even let the drama into your life?! Like Iām not having this shit today nor any other day! STEPā?with all that mess! If I donāt know youā¦that means you do not existā¦and I can continue being my fabulous self! Yasss Mariah! Yasss! ? While I feel kind of late in the game when it comes to adopting this life mottoā¦I plan on utilizing it in 2017 and actually already haveā¦TWICE so far! ??One particular instance will pique your interestā¦that damn ELIJAH! Yesterday he whatās app me. Iām getting sick and tired of telling him to hop up off my phone number. Like how many times do I have to tell him that I donāt want him. To date, I have told him this April 1, 2016 when I broke things off, August 2016 after months of him texting me with no response from me in sight, and October 2016 where I explicitly told him I love the Ex Factor and no matter what we go throughā¦itās him or someone new but no other cock roach from my pastā¦including Elijah! From what I can get from Elijahās behavior, he does not respect me nor what I say. Sure I didnāt get recruited in cuffing season and the Ex Factor has been placed in the Friend Only Zoneā¦but I have never been hard up over penis. Penis is fucking overrated especially when it comes with stress! And just like with Julioā¦.Iām no longer attracted to Elijah either! ? Sometimes I just want to send him the Kingston Expressionsā podcast Episode 9 so he could understand how fucking disgusted with him I am. Now I know what you are thinkingā¦Iām being mean but come on! ? I cordially ended things and have maintained a strictly professional relationship with him. There has been no drama on my end! So why canāt he respect what I said? Soon itās going to be a year since I cut him offā¦what the fuck more does he want? He hasnāt even seen my kitty cat since November 2015! Only the Ex Factor has been getting some of my goodies and even heās on hold right now. 2017 wonāt be about these dudes unless itās for comic relief. The Ex Factor is kind of like my Baby Daddy (a permanent fixture that I sometimes regret dealing with but our bond is strong and long lastingā¦even if itās just as platonic friends)ā¦he is always close by and not going anywhere! Elijah had a few short months to convince he was a better man than the Ex Factor and he failed! ??Elijahās balls came out smaller and I only got time to roll with the big dogs! ? And lets not forget that EXTRA HOLE Elijah put in my asshole November 2015! ??????Wait!!!! The more I think about thisā¦.Elijah really got extra tiny balls to even be texting me! If I were himā¦I would go hide somewhere after that performance! ā???? Because speaking to Elijah like he is an adult does not appear to workā¦I am just going to take Queen Mariahās advice and let Elijah knowā¦.I DONāT KNOW YOU! YOU FUCKING DONāT KNOW ME EITHERā¦if anyone asks! lol. STEP! ?? Elijah has been the first victim of the 2017 BLOCK LIST! ?~KJM on Hump Day saying iPhone thank you for making it easy to use the block feature! ??
My 2017 Fashion MUST HAVES! (‘Tis The Year To Be Daring)
Fashion is not my life yet with the correct stylingā¦fashion gives me a whole new lease on life. Lately, Iāve been looking good and feeling good! Yasss?? Today, I want to share 7 of my Fashion 2017 MUST HAVES in hopes that it will inspire you ladies to be bold with your colors and choices! 7. SPANX WITH THE CROTCH CUT OUT! My spanx is right up there with my credit card and birth controlā¦I donāt leave home without it! Until I get my snap back body (from lifeā¦no baby lol), my favorite pair of spanx gives me that snatch back look! ?? Yasss child. But up until recently, those bad boys use to seal off my pussy! Poor thing in the summerā¦just canāt catch a break and get some air unless I leave my spanx and underwear at home. ? Reminiscing right now about some of the hot summer date nights the Ex Factor and I use to share! ? But I digress. Someone must have finally sent Spanx the memo that their customers are fighting off vaginal infections while wearing their productsā¦because the next time I went to buy my favorite pairā¦THE CROTCH WAS CUT OUT! Spanx, my vagina and GYN thanks you! ? Snatch my waistā¦not my pussy hairs! Yasss lawdā¦Iām feeling free! ?? 6. GOLD IS BACK (EXCEPT FOR ENGAGEMENT RINGS?)! When I was on my way to San Francisco, I boldly decided to switch up my almost 100% silver jewelry collection (well I really only wear earrings) for some gold! My favorite were these gigantic gold heart earrings! Had me feeling totally 90s! Yass?? Couldnāt tell me anything in those earrings! And surprisinglyā¦I glow in them! So yasss gold is back! Even though itās like sexyā¦it never really left! ?5. HOOP EARRINGS! Now to me these never went out of style! A nice hoop lets me get my Jersey girl on easily! I feel sexy in them and ready to take on the world! Stop being modest and get ready to be bold! 4. EYELASHES! Now Iām not talking about those bad clown ones some women are wearingā¦Iām talking about the tastefully done onesā¦with a bit of drama! I tried my very first semi permanent pair before I left for San Francisco and I LOVE THEM! Lately, Iāve been wearing minimal makeup (MACās concealer, brown eyebrow pencil, a little shimmering glow from MAC on my cheeks, and a NYX Velvet Matte lipstick called Duchess Duchess) and everyone is going crazy over this look on me! Itās the lashes people! ? Thatās whatās making my look pop! Try getting semi permanent lashes that fit your features and donāt be afraid to turn up the drama! 3. COFFIN NAILS/SHAPE! I use to wear my real nails in a square pattern. Itās been around forever! Well for my first trip to Californiaā¦the same old same old just wouldnāt do! I had my nail tech file my nails into the coffin nailsā shape and I absolutely adore it! Never have my nails looked sexier! ? 2. A NEW HAIR STYLE! Once again, for my San Francisco tripā¦I wanted dramatic change so I gave my hairdresser permission to do a new hair style! And boy did she hit the nail on the dot! I got the drama and the change I so desperately needed! Nowā¦Iām not that big on change but I know when itās time for itā¦at least fashion wise. I have these deep bangs that are cut in an edgy manner and every day I wake up feeling like Angela Bassettās cousin! Yass hunni! She did that! ?? 1. A NEW ATTITUDE! Society always preys on girls and womenā¦leaving us feeling self conscious but Iāve noticed it gets even worse once a woman approaches her 30sā¦especially if sheās a mother. I hear women sayā¦Iām too old for this or Iām too tired for this. Well umā¦no disrespectā¦but y’all look it! Even though I was much smaller in my 20sā¦I did not know the meaning of SEXY until I entered my 30s! ?? Now I kill it. 30s taught me what being seductive is about! Iāve taken more risks in this decade than any other thus far! Hell Iāve been fucking a man 9 years MY JUNIOR for 6.5 years! ???How the fuck you think I bring him to his knees (sexually of course)?! Them young girls aināt taking their vitamins like they use to! Lol. 30s (and up) should equal CONFIDENCE! ?? Yassā¦hail to my 30s! It gave birth to a BOSS CHICK on all levels. So if you let your age define and restrict youā¦you will look it. One of the things I learned from Mama Michaels is that each decade is an opportunity to redefine yourselfā¦not lose yourself. And trustā¦sheās a bad chick in her own right! I donāt know too many people who have a mother that looks like mineā¦at any age! ?? So kick that Iām too old and Iām just going to do this one style for the rest of my life view! That thought process is tired and it looks it! ~KJM dropping some fashion tips on Temptation Tuesday! ?
Serenity Is Acceptance (The I Made Mistakes Edition)
I DID NOT LOVE MYSELF ENOUGH IN 2016. That is the coldā¦hardā¦truth. There were moments I let myself down. Moments I accepted less than I was worth. Moments I was barely hanging onā¦to the ME I have come to know and love. Yesā¦I did not love myself enough! Iām sure we have all had moments like these. It does not mean we suffer from low self esteemā¦and even if we didā¦it doesnāt mean we canāt find our way back to self love. Facing my truth has given me the strength to forgive myselfā¦for Iām only human. Typically, I would beat myself up over my mistakes in the new year but not in 2017! Being angry at myself and the one who hurt meā¦never got me anywhere in all the other yearsā¦so why not practice self forgiveness now? I loved a man and it just didnāt work out. It happens. And the minute I accepted the fact that he is who he is and that he isnāt going to changeā¦AND that it is okay that I loved him and tried to make it work even when it was detrimental to my mental and emotional healthā¦I FREED MYSELF! ?? I lovedā¦thatās what counts. And I AM STILL STANDING! Not angry at him and not angry at myself. Serenity is acceptance! I cannot fight what isnāt meant to be. I love him but I love myself more. While I cannot be sureā¦I think I freed myself from the burden of it allā¦the exact moment that I crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. It was freezing but it was beautiful! Wind in my hair and bruise on my left arm from me climbing the top of the tour bus to take pictures of my momentā¦I freed myself from the expectation of being perfect! I AM IMPERFECT! But the name of the game should never be perfectionā¦it should be loving and growing in my imperfect skin! ?? And I can start again in 2017! I can love and respect myself more! I can demand my worth from the world. And I certainly can be brave enough to love again! All is not lost! And if I have moments of regrets and sadness about the mistakes I madeā¦I will tell myself to remember the times when I would open my eyes and see a good morning text from him. Remember the days when he use to look at me like I was the only woman in the world. Remember the times he was the last person I spoke with at night. Remember when he use to surprise me in tiny loving ways. Remember the moment I knew I was in love with him. Remember our first night together. Remember when I felt like my heart was living outside of my body. Yes I will rememberā¦and those memories will be my comfortā¦for I did not love myself enough during these last 6.5 years but at some pointā¦.I was in love and being loved back. I did not turn myself into a fool for nothing. Once there was something greatā¦.something Iāve yet to see in any other manās eyes. Yes there was something MAGICAL and I LOVED and LIVED it the best I could! ~KJM on Serenity Saturday saying be kind to yourselvesā¦especially at times when others are not kind to you! ?
32 Years Your Senior…Grab The Viagra…We May Be Onto Something (The Erika Jayne Edition)
I meant to write this ignorant mess yesterday! Of course, I got sidetracked with tech issues for my webpage. A few weeks ago, I thought I had solved all single womenās dating issues by writing ā2017 Resolution: Date Ugly Men With Money (The Pretty Men Take Too Much Work Edition)!ā Itās no secret that I have a thing for young hot guys! Shout out to the Ex Factor!? Even when my men were my age, they were pretty UNLESS I was dating on the rebound of a long situationship where my heart got brokenā¦then I date fucking ugly guys with money! Wellā¦more like they find me! ? After laying down the pros of dating an ugly man with moneyā¦one of my readers/listeners (and good friend) informed me that ugly men now think they are cute! ??? So back to the drawing board I wentā¦in hopes of finding a new dating resolution for single women in 2017. As luck would have itā¦a few days later Bravo had a āReal Housewives Of Beverly Hillsā marathon. Enter Erika Girardi aka Erika Jayne! ?? Erikaās husband is 32 years her senior (they married when she was 27 years old) and have been happily married for 17 years! As I watched each episode, I could tell Erikaās very RICH AND MATURE husband, Thomas, really loves and appreciates her! And suddenly the light bulb went on and I just knew this was the answer for single women all over the world! Forget pretty men who know they are fucking pretty and use it against us! ā?Off to the more mature WITH MONEY! And when I say mature Iām not talking 10 years or lessā¦.Iām talking 32 years older than youā¦to be almost exact! Yup! Time to peruse āOur Timeā for our life partners! Forget āMatchā or āTinderā and on to something with more financial stability and not afraid of commitment! ?? Now before you get skeptical about my new dating resolutionā¦let me propose 11 Possible Benefits To Dating And Marrying A Man 32 Years Your Senior:
11. HOT YOUNG GUYS OR GUYS YOUR AGE SEX CAN GET OLD FAST! Penis! Penis! Penis! Itās always on the menu! Hot guys serve it up easily and for those who can lay the pipe too (yum?) we climax and then what? Thereās no substance there! Hot guys can barely carry on a conversation! Penis! Penis! Penis! Thatās all we have left to briefly talk about before we hit the sheets! Great sex is important in a relationship but it is certainly not everything! Bills need to be paid! Real companionship is needed! Penis cannot do all of that! Penisā only goal is to satisfy itself and that can leave some of us women with a drying after effect!
10. AT 32 YEARS YOUR SENIOR DEATH IS NEAR SO COMMITMENT BETTER BE HIS MIDDLE NAME (WITH JESUS BEING HIS FIRST)?! Just dating a few years older may still get you a man interested in playing the field. But at 35 years oldā¦I expect that dating a man 32 years older than me (67 years old to be exactā¦.ugh way older than my parents?)ā¦.I better find a man financially secure and done with his dick traveling from pussy to pussy! Serious commitment better be this manās focus! If he is 67 with commitment issuesā¦I may as well bury his ass now! Aināt nobody got time for him to find himself! Iām hoping dick has a serious retirement plan at 67 years old. If it looks like gamesā¦Iām out! ā? I donāt have time to play games with grandpaā¦Pretty Ricky already wasted so much of my time! ā?ā?ā?
9. YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK SHOULD BE FREE OF PRESSURE! Unless trying to produce a legitimate heir, dating a man 32 years your senior should free you of pressure to have children! Most likely this man would have been married already, divorced, and has grown children! Whew! I wonāt need to go get my biological clock from under the MAC truck it rolled under on I95! ?? I can rest if I want to. And since his children should be grownā¦there should be minimal baby mama drama and I shouldnāt have to be helping to raise someone elseās children! ?? Itās a win win!
8. FINANCIAL SECURITY! Now Iām a chick that has my own but it sure wouldnāt hurt to marry a man who could pay off my student loans with one check! Yassss lawd! ?? This would free me up to send Sallie Mae pictures of my butt cheeks to kiss in repayment of their years of adding on unnecessary interests to my loans! ??????Thank you to my mature lover! ? FYIā¦ if you are dating someone 32 years older than you and he isnāt financial setā¦what is the point? Unless he is already your soulmate. But just thinkā¦what would Erika Jayne do?! ?
7. WHERE VIAGRA CANNOT TAKE HIMā¦HE WONāT BE ABLE TO GO! Cheating should be less of an issue unless heās an old dog. Hot young guys have lots of options so they are more tempted to cheat! Itās a pussy fest in their 20s and 30s! When the wind blowsā¦a hot young guys dick gets hard! Letās hope this isnāt the same with pop pop! ?
6. LOVE! At 32 years my senior, my older man should not be afraid of showing love and saying he loves me! He should already know what it can cost him to be so prideful. Affection should be the name of the game! Itās clear Erika and her hubby, Thomas, really do love each other! Itās just the look he gives her that lets me knowā¦thereās something there that money did not buy! ā¤
5. COMMUNICATION! Iām hoping that life experience will make my mature lover a better communicator! Or at least smart enough to know when we are in trouble so we can get counseling. Iām praying he wonāt be stuck in his ways like Pretty Ricky was and that my mature lover will let me into his heart easily! Also, if heās 67 years oldā¦I can almost bet money that 99% of our communication will not be through fucking text messages! Damn that Pretty Ricky! ???
4. VACATIONS! A mature man should easily be able to plan surprise vacations for you! Vacations are the key to my heart! I have yet to date a well traveled man. Iām hoping that at 32 years my senior, he will love to travel and even more soā¦he will love to travel with meā¦watching my eyes get larger in awe of all the new things Iām seeing! ?
3. HIS GOAL SHOULD BE TO MAKE ME HAPPY! While Iām not thrilled about the idea of being a second or third wifeā¦Iām hoping that a 67 year old man will have enough relationship experience to now value his marriage! I want us to focus on making ourselves happy first so that we can make each other happy! My mature lover should have the strength and courage to fight for me when things get difficultā¦knowing that I am truly the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. Heās roamed the world, fucked many women but can still pass all STD tests, married, divorced but has a good coparenting relationship with his ex, had children and is an amazing father, and through it allā¦learned so much that he can share with me! Itās even better if he never married but to be honest with such a huge age gapā¦itās hard to believe he wouldnāt have had a life before me!
2. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PRETTY YOUNG THANG (PYT) TO HIM! Because heās so much older, you are always going to be a sex kitten! All the self doubt that guys our age or younger guys can cause when they are running after the next hot thingā¦SHOULD perish in this relationship! You are forever his pretty young thang! ?
1. HE WILL SUPPORT MY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NOT BE THREATENED BY IT! None of my āmenā have ever really supported how hard I work and how much I want to build my empire. Some of them verbally supported me but their actions said otherwise! Others outright bashed me for my ambitions. It would be nice to be with a man who loves what he does and is secure in himselfā¦.so much so that he can cheer my dreams on! ~KJM already perusing the āOur Timeā dating sites on Throwback Thursday in search for my 67 year old billionaire! ??? With a man like thatā¦time is definitely of the essence! ?