Rascal Flatts = Amazing

I have no shame admitting that I am a country fan... and that I'm a huge Rascal Flatts fan. I listen to country music with the same enthusiasm that I listen to gospel, hip hip, R&B or whatever else I like. Rascal Flatts was the first country music group I really liked so I've wanted to attend one of their concerts for a while. A couple of months ago I looked up their tour dates and when I found that they were going to be in the area... I had to go! So I decided to go for my birthday.

Arriving at the Giant Statiam in Hershey, PA was interesting... I know people must of thought we were at the wrong concert because I didn't see any other black people except those I was with.

The opening acts were good... but Rascal Flatts was great!!!

Hunter Hayes

Lyd, Omoleye, & me

Thanks for coming guys!!

Sara Evans

The crowd

Our view of the stage

Me

The drummer ( he was gettin it!)

Opening song

Rascal Flatts

Jay & Jon Don

Joe Don 

Jay

 Me about the time I "passed out on the floor in contentment"... figuratively of course 

I was on the edge of my seat the whole night. I kept thinking these folks around me are probably like "wow this girl is jamming" and "how does this black girl know ALL the words?!" When I say Racal Flatts is like my favorite group.... believe me people! Anyway... it was definitely a great night and I'm glad a went.  Happy to me from me!!!

One of their songs I caught on tape that nights 

P.S. If you like Rascal Flatts and have the opportunity to see them in concert....GO!

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy.

Day 9: 31 Day Reset

Do one thing. Do something that you have been procrastinating, that terrifies or inspires you... something that moves you toward your ideal life.

One Thing

My one thing that I've done to take me one step closer to my ideal life is to sign up for a 5k race. It's something I've been procrastinating doing yet I want to do. I hope to gain better workout habits while training for the 5k race and that running will be a regular thing for me. I've given myself from now till April to get my life right and in shape. 

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy. 

Day 8: 31 Day Reset

Day 8 calls for reflection on the past week. 

Reflect 

I think the most important exercise this week was creating a personal mission statement for myself. Having a mission statement for an organization is important but you don't necessarily think its important in your individual life. It helped me see where I am and who I want to be and how I want to act. 

My favorite was the finished personal mission statement but also writing a personal love letter to myself. Often you affirm other people and express what you love about them, but rarely do we take the time to make a conscience effort to say what we love about ourselves in an affirming manor. 

I struggled the most with identifying my values because it was challenging to come up with words that are classified as values that I admire. 

All in all this challenge has been insightful thus far. It's challenged me to think about things in a different way. 

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy. 

Day 7: 31 Day Reset

Day 7 is to create a life plan. The plan should be your vision for each of the 7 areas of your life. Be specific and think big.  Once that portion is done then take the key points and extend them from the wheel that lists you as the center and the 7 areas around you that is shown below.

Lifestyle 

Have church, social life, home, job and family in close proximity to one another

Living on my own

Throw dinner parties 

Work 

Branching out and finding my niche 

Go into business for for myself

Start an accounting business with two of my friends 

Education 

Taking classing to further my knowledge in the business world 

Study for and take the CPA exam  

Read a book a month 

Finance 

Get out of student loan debt within 5 years

Increase my portfolio 

Have an emergency fund for 6months worth of expenses. 

Be able to travel at leisure whenever I want

Health 

Be fit, eat healthy and exercise regularly 

Family 

Be closer with each family member

Keep in contact with extended family through texts/calls 

Relationships 

Establish more meaning relationship with people in my life 

Be in a committed romantic relationship 

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy 

Day 6: 31 Day Reset

Today's assignment consisted of taking your values plus values in action and coming up with a personal mission statement for yourself, which should serve to help with making decisions from this point forward. Also, as you change, your mission statement chances as well.

My Mission Statement

I value loving those around me and continuing to improve my behavior to treat each person I come in contact with kindness and respect. Having integrity and the firmness  to hold true to my beliefs, principles, and morals. Being a confident woman who isn't afraid to show weakness and where she is wrong. While maintaining the poise and dignity of a godly woman, continually growing in my personal relationship with God.


(This exercise was really good, it forced me to sit down and do something thinking. I can definitely see it being useful as I move forward in life.)

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy.

Day 5: 31 Day Reset

Todays challenge was to rate the 10 values from 1- 10 by asking yourself how am I current living out my values. Then list three actions you currently are or should be taking to fulfill that value in your life.



Respect - Respect others thoughts and opinions, living upright and true to myself, and treating others well.

Love - Learning how to better love people by understanding, identifying and speaking their love language.

Integrity - Being truthful, honest, standing firming to my beliefs, principles and morals.

Personal Relationship with Christ - Spending each morning with Him, developing a stronger prayer life and digging deeper in my personal time with Him.

Loyalty- Being there when needed, trustworthiness, and a being a person of one's word.

Confidence - Being strong yet not afraid to show weakness, overcoming apprehensions involving speaking to and engaging with new people and certain individuals. Speaking up more in environments that are outside of my comfort zone.

Family - Being more supportive, kind, and speak to each family member in their love language.

Happiness - Doing what makes me happy and laughing, keeping God first, not listening to other's negativity.

Poise: Not letting my (pissed off) emotions get the best of me in moments of anger, always speaking like a lady and carrying myself like a woman in all circumstance and not stooping to other's foolish levels.

Kindness:  Speak in loving/ nice tones, changing my behavior in how I interact with certain people and going out of my way to do small things for people.

Live. Love. Smile Enjoy

2012 Goals...

It's a new year with many ups and downs, laughs and tears, joys and disappointments in store for me. Who knows what this year holds but I'm looking forward to what the future has to offer. I pray and hope that within the next year I become a better woman and the woman God would have me be.

I'm not one to set resolutions for the year but I do like to set goals. I don't have many goals for this year and some are a repeat from last year. I've also put down some things I want to do/happen during the year that aren't necessarily goals but definitely things I hope to accomplish this coming year.

2012 Goals/ To Do 

• Be diligent with monthly budgeting and Mint 
• Be healthier - exercising and eating right 
• Read More - A book a month for personal reading (I feel thats...realistic... o_o) 
• Pick and read one Conflict of Ages book to be read between now and June with a second book being selected between July and Dec (Its been my desire to read the whole series for over a year but haven't) 

• Do a 5k run (1. I need to find one and 2. I need to find someone to do it with me.... ) 
• Take a Motocycle class 
• Go on a hot air ballon ride 
• Do a photo shoot with The Fam 
• Reach 100 blog posts 

Lets Get It!!! 

Live. Love. Smile. Enjoy.