Monthly Archives: May 2011

Playing Your Position VS. Playing Dumb

 table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-24Nhd3bicRU/TeUss2GjcmI/AAAAAAAAAao/9qZMfgG3ZR0/s1600/oprah%2526stedman.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”297″ src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-24Nhd3bicRU/TeUss2GjcmI/AAAAAAAAAao/9qZMfgG3ZR0/s400/oprah%2526stedman.bmp” t8=”true” width=”400″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”Oprah amp; Stedman have never been married and are stillbr /going strong… #playingtheirposition/td/tr/tbody/table br /I don’t know if it’s just me or does it seem like relationships barely exist nowadays?? I won’t go into the whole title thing because that brings up a whole other discussion, but hear me out on this. I only know a handful of people who are actually in a committed relationship with someone and their relationship is public.nbsp;Everyone else falls into a category that I like to call “arrangements”.nbsp;I consider “arrangements” to be those people who keep their relationship on the low, whether it may benbsp;to keep everyone out of their business or because they’re doing all they can lol. This leads me to ask,nbsp;when it comes to “playing your position” do you play it well or do you just play dumb?br /br /a name=’more’/aI’m pretty sure that more people fall into the “arrangement” category over having an actual relationship. Like I said before, it could be for various reasons and I think the reason alone lets you know if you’re playing dumb or actually playing your position. Say for instance you two have a lot going on so you can’t be serious like you want to; or you know people will try to bring drama into your relationship if made public; or maybe there’s an understanding between you two that makes everything work out without having an actual relationship… if this is the case then by all means you’re playing your position and you’re probably doing a good thing by leaving it that way until you’re both ready to make that move. As long as you feel like you’re getting the respect you deserve and you’re not constantly stressing over what the other person is doing, then by all means do you! But we know this isn’t the case in plenty of circumstances…br /br /On the other hand we have the people who just can’t seperate the two and continue to play dumb. These are the people you find staying true to a man/woman but not getting the same in return. And to top it all off there’s usually nothing that they can do about it because they’re not even in a real relationship. This gives the other person the opportunity to throw in the “we’re not together” excuse every time they get caught up in something. Obviously ya’ll aren’t together, that’s the whole point of the “arrangement”, but when it comes to a point that they don’t consider your feelings or remotely show interest in keeping you happy then you’re playing dumb #justsaying. br /br /You can always tell when a person truly cares by the way they act. We all know people can talk a good game, but few can back it up. If you’re constantly wondering why this person isn’t hitting you up, or why you two only get to spend time together when it’s convenient for them then you might want to reevaluate your situation. It’s all about understanding your role in the relationship. When you both know the deal then it’s usually less problems.nbsp;Of coursenbsp;other people looking in may tell you that you’re playing dumb, but having that understanding SHOULD eliminate all doubts. Now on the other hand, when you don’t really know where you two stand and you’re not receiving any respect then that’s a different story. Try talking to that person to get a clear mindstate about what you’re doing and where you’re going with the relationship. If you bring up the issue and they can’t give you any direct answers or if they make the situation seem less than what it is, I promise you’re playing dumb #letitgo….br /br /No one wants to think they’re playing dumb for a male or female, so instead of being blind to the fact… address it. If you find out you’re getting played, so what? At least you found out. I’d rather find out now than get serious later and STILL be looking dumb. By then you’ll be making all kinds of excuses as to why you should stay. Stop thinking your boo’s is slate is as clean as baby Jesus’ and open your eyes.nbsp;Be Bossy NOT Basic! ;) br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”XOXO,/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”LaBellaBoss/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //divdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //divtable align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzpzERxC4FU/TeUtGD2lhII/AAAAAAAAAas/eV13InBYgmg/s1600/diddyandhiswomen.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”320″ src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IzpzERxC4FU/TeUtGD2lhII/AAAAAAAAAas/eV13InBYgmg/s320/diddyandhiswomen.jpg” t8=”true” width=”212″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”Diddy got Kim and Cassie #playingdumb lol/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style=”text-align: center;”br //div

Item Of The Day

table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kuG8BtX5WhA/Td_tAYiT10I/AAAAAAAAAaI/nymlgEdQanY/s1600/vadio+pumps.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”296″ src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kuG8BtX5WhA/Td_tAYiT10I/AAAAAAAAAaI/nymlgEdQanY/s320/vadio+pumps.jpg” t8=”true” width=”320″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://www.jessicasimpsoncollection.com/SHOES/Sandals/VADIO.html”Jessica Simpson Vadio Open Toe Pumps/abr /$98.00/td/tr/tbody/tablediv align=”center”/divdiv align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”Since this week’s fashion post was centered around color blocking for the summer, I decided to do an item of the day post working with some type of color blocking scheme. These Jessica Simpson Vadio pumps have been etched in my brain since I first saw them! There was also another pump in this collection that was made slightly different, but that one has been sold out all over. I love the colors in this shoe! I chose to match those up with anbsp;dress that was the same fuschia as in the shoe. Inbsp;tried finding a cute blue dress tonbsp;add more color to the whole outfit, but I couldn’t find one online that I liked. In case that I had, I would’ve paired that with a clutch that is one of the colors in the shoe. That way everything balances out and you’re not looking like you just threw something together. /divdiv align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”Since I paired this with a dress color that is already in the shoe, I decided to go with a blue clutch to add a different color other than what is already present. The blue pairs well with the other three colors in the shoe and with the dress when you’re color blocking.nbsp;Since the dress is the same color as part of the shoe, it gives you room to experiment more with colors without looking all over the place.nbsp;I also wanted the jewelry accessories to be simple so they don’t take the focus off the shoe. Check out the pieces that I putnbsp;together fornbsp;my outfit below, and let me know what you think! /divdiv align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”XOXO,/divdiv align=”center”LaBellaBoss lt;3/divdiv align=”center”br //divbr /a name=’more’/abr /br / table cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”br /div align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P6HNM3_u22g/Td_whjG8NqI/AAAAAAAAAaM/KvO_t7x0u-o/s1600/vadio+pumps.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”185″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P6HNM3_u22g/Td_whjG8NqI/AAAAAAAAAaM/KvO_t7x0u-o/s200/vadio+pumps.jpg” t8=”true” width=”200″ //a/div/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”div align=”center”a href=”http://www.jessicasimpsoncollection.com/SHOES/Sandals/VADIO.html”Jessica Simpson Vadio Pumps/a/divdiv align=”center”$98.00/div/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style=”text-align: center;” /divdiv style=”text-align: center;”table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7WQYfdnT1tw/Td_-cLtW-YI/AAAAAAAAAaY/dOdOL7_2hN4/s1600/silkyorigamidress.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7WQYfdnT1tw/Td_-cLtW-YI/AAAAAAAAAaY/dOdOL7_2hN4/s200/silkyorigamidress.jpg” t8=”true” width=”133″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21amp;category%5Fname=dress%5Fclubamp;product%5Fid=2055064176amp;Page=1″Forever21 Silky Origami Dress/abr /$19.80/td/tr/tbody/table/divdiv style=”text-align: center;” /divdiv style=”text-align: center;”table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hlANxKGeHJM/TeACK5LHamI/AAAAAAAAAac/oRsEdHJLYSE/s1600/suedeorigamiclutch.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hlANxKGeHJM/TeACK5LHamI/AAAAAAAAAac/oRsEdHJLYSE/s200/suedeorigamiclutch.jpg” t8=”true” width=”133″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; a href=”http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0amp;viewAllFlag=amp;catalogId=33057amp;storeId=12556amp;productId=2356401amp;langId=-1amp;sort_field=Relevanceamp;categoryId=208548amp;parent_categoryId=204484amp;pageSize=20amp;refinements=Colour{1}~[blue]amp;noOfRefinements=1″Origami Suede Clutch Bag/abr /$59.88/td/tr/tbody/table/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CqXDvqQxir8/TeAHgB4DjZI/AAAAAAAAAag/AmFeLNaI9rI/s1600/Chunky+Chain+Multirow.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CqXDvqQxir8/TeAHgB4DjZI/AAAAAAAAAag/AmFeLNaI9rI/s200/Chunky+Chain+Multirow.jpg” t8=”true” width=”134″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0amp;viewAllFlag=amp;catalogId=33057amp;storeId=12556amp;productId=2065881amp;langId=-1amp;sort_field=Relevanceamp;categoryId=208556amp;parent_categoryId=204484amp;pageSize=200amp;refinements=Colour{1}~[metallic]^category~[210007|208556]amp;noOfRefinements=2″Chunky Multirow Chain/abr /$23.50/td/tr/tbody/table/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”nbsp;/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-JH3vjZ5Ok/TeAKHOEZdXI/AAAAAAAAAak/T8jA0RsZT6E/s1600/beadedhoopearrings.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-JH3vjZ5Ok/TeAKHOEZdXI/AAAAAAAAAak/T8jA0RsZT6E/s200/beadedhoopearrings.jpg” t8=”true” width=”133″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0amp;viewAllFlag=amp;catalogId=33057amp;storeId=12556amp;productId=2341715amp;langId=-1amp;sort_field=Relevanceamp;categoryId=208556amp;parent_categoryId=204484amp;pageSize=200amp;refinements=category~[210009|208556]amp;noOfRefinements=1″Beaded Hoop Earrings/abr /$12.00/td/tr/tbody/table/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”/divdiv align=”center”/div

Beyonce’s New Single “1+1″ Plus #ThrowbackThursday


As I was getting ready for work this morning, I checked the blogs to get my daily dose of celebrity gossip (sad I know lol)… It just so happens that Beyonce' has a new single that's supposed to be on her fourth album. The single is called "1+1" and it's a soultry, passionate ballad of course about her love for Mr. Carter. I personally love this song! You can tell she really put her heart into this one. I heard it was written by The Dream… which I always love his songs anyway. Her fourth album titled 4 will be dropping on June 28th. Will you be buying? You already know I will! lol… Check out her new single above, and check below for the #ThrowbackThursday video of the day… It's some old school Destiny's Child :)
XOXO,
LaBellaBoss <3

Carry On –>

Beyonce’s New Single "1+1" Plus #ThrowbackThursday

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No Expectations = No Disappointments

div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/–FyNT-9NG-g/Td0Bu1z1iFI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/wEQIxFSC-CY/s1600/arguingcouple.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”234″ src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/–FyNT-9NG-g/Td0Bu1z1iFI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/wEQIxFSC-CY/s400/arguingcouple.bmp” t8=”true” width=”400″ //a/divdiv align=”center”/divI was sitting in my car this morning listening to my local radio station (doing all I can not to walk in to my job LOL) when I heard an interview that was done a few days ago. I’m not sure if the guy they were talking to was a relationship expert or anything, but he said something that really stood out to me. He said that relationships between men and women struggle so much because we put too much expectations on each other. He then went on to say if women want someone who will be as emotional, caring, and gentle as themselves then they might as well get a woman. And if a man wants someone who will be laid back and nonchalant with little to no drama like themselves then they may as well be with a man. Why? Because women and men are nothing alike.br /br /Now that may sound crazy, but I think he is 100% correct.nbsp;Before ya’ll get yours panties in a bunch lol,nbsp;let me make clear in no way am I say we all should justnbsp;jump up and convert our sexualitynbsp;to same sex. nbsp;Not gonna happen over here. What I’m saying is, maybe we ARE expecting too much from our partners. Of course everyone wants their significant other (bf/gf, husband/wife, play thing of the week, etc) to be PERFECT. You can deny this all you want, but it’s true. We want our partner to do absolutely everything we ask, exactly how we want it, and right then and there. We want them to jump the moon and come back down for us in 10 minutes. This is fine and dandy until they start expecting the same thing back, and what happens when you can’t deliver as expected?br /br /a name=’more’/aEverything works fine this way until we come to the realization that perfection does not exist. When you’re seeing someone you have to consider that sometimes people have bad days, people go through things, and they just switch up sometimes for no reason at all. Keep in mind that no matter how much you know someone, you never really KNOW everything they go through. Not only that but things also come up regularly, so schedules change and plans may have to get cancelled. These things sound like common sense but they can really become a problem in a relationship when there’s too many expectations involved. I for one am so guilty of this! It’s kind of like you get your hopes up (expecting something), something comes up (imperfection), thennbsp;you get irritated (disappointment). BUT when the roles are reversednbsp;you EXPECT understanding and compassion LOL, I thinknbsp;we have the game twisted because I know it doesn’t work like that. And I’m positive I’m not the only one guilty of this!br /br /All I’m saying is when you’re dealing with someone you care about, it’s best to bring the expectations down a notch. That will prevent a lot of arguments, time wasted, and misunderstandings. Try putting yourself in the other person’s shoes before getting upset. If the shoe was on the other foot, you would want them to understand where you’re coming from, so do the same for them. It’s okay to have some expectations in a relationship, but when you start to expect too much is when the problems arise. If you’renbsp;REALLY ready to ride until the wheels fall off thennbsp;take the good with the bad,nbsp;be realistic with what you expect,nbsp;and stop thinking your boo is Jesus :) br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”QOTD: “Take me as I am, I’ll take you as you are. Then we can work on US together”/divbr /div style=”text-align: center;”XOXO,/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”LaBellaBoss lt;3/div

Weekly Horoscope 5/24-5/31

div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DeJpMoXe6_Y/TducB_1OxZI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/C67a7DGBhVQ/s1600/Zodiac+Signz.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”301″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DeJpMoXe6_Y/TducB_1OxZI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/C67a7DGBhVQ/s400/Zodiac+Signz.jpg” t8=”true” width=”400″ //a/divdiv align=”center”br //divbr /span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;”I’m the type of person who is big on the zodiacs and who reads their horoscope on a daily basis. It’s such a bignbsp;dealnbsp;to me that I even have my friends checking their horoscopes daily as well lol. A lot of times (more often than not) my horoscope is on point. It blows my mind hownbsp;it’s usually always pertaining to something I’m dealing with. I know many people don’t believe in the signs of the stars, but nonetheless it’s still kinda fun to see what they say. On that note, I’ve decided to try something new by posting weekly horoscopes for each zodiac sign. I’ll try to do it every Monday to start off each week, but if not they will be up some time before that week is out.nbsp;You can get your horoscope for this week below after the break./spanbr /br /div style=”text-align: center;”span style=”font-family: Arial;”Xoxo,/span/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”span style=”font-family: Arial;”LaBellaBoss lt;3/spannbsp;/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //diva name=’more’/abr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bysKok2B6NY/TdrRc4l4EMI/AAAAAAAAAZA/mk7isOaOwPY/s1600/Aries.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”149″ j8=”true” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bysKok2B6NY/TdrRc4l4EMI/AAAAAAAAAZA/mk7isOaOwPY/s200/Aries.bmp” width=”200″ //a/divbr /span style=”color: #3d85c6;”span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bigspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-weight: bold;”span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;”bigspan style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;”bigbigAries (Mar. 20–Apr. 19)/big/big/span/big/span/span/bigbspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;”span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;”a href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Aries”/a :/span/span/span/b/span/spanspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”This is a complicated month related to finances.nbsp; You may have some difficulty figuring out exactly where you are.nbsp; Leave the credit cards at home if you have worries.nbsp; A “new” cycle is beginning concerning finances and you need to clarify your present condition.nbsp; A fresh beginning may be occurring in relationships as well./spanbr /br /br /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”/spanspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”/spanbr /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Unx8BvqUA0s/TdrRkHSzzCI/AAAAAAAAAZE/ajBxWIDH5ZE/s1600/Taurus.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ j8=”true” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Unx8BvqUA0s/TdrRkHSzzCI/AAAAAAAAAZE/ajBxWIDH5ZE/s200/Taurus.bmp” width=”190″ //a/divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;”span style=”font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;”span style=”font-family: Arial;”span style=”font-family: Arial;”span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bigspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”Taurus (Apr. 20–May 19)/span/biga href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Taurus”/a/spanspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”:/span/b/span/span/span/span/span/span/b/spanbr /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”This is a highly significant period in your primary relationship(s).nbsp; You have issues to work through and healing to do for both of you.nbsp; Sidestep the temptation to drill your truth into the mind of another.nbsp; If you do not share a concensus reality, then search for a higher perspective that includes both./span/divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”div class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”/divdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTcEYWDp2xM/TduYU3_iMII/AAAAAAAAAZM/E_nssl7SbAM/s1600/Gemini.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTcEYWDp2xM/TduYU3_iMII/AAAAAAAAAZM/E_nssl7SbAM/s200/Gemini.bmp” t8=”true” width=”197″ //a/divbr /br /span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”span style=”font-family: arial, helvetica;”span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-weight: bold;”bigspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”Gemini (May 20 — June 20)/spana href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Gemini”/aspan style=”color: #3d85c6;” :/span/big/span/span/spanspan style=”color: #3d85c6;” /span/divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”People in general may get on your nerves this week, especially if they are looking for intimate conversation.nbsp; You probably need to find a good place in the natural world to go for walks or runs—use up some of that adrenalin.nbsp;nbsp; Avoid dwelling on old, unpleasant, memories./span/divbr /br /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”span style=”color: #3d85c6;”strongspan style=”font-size: medium;”/span/strong/span/spanbr /br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6MtdGyGQTfQ/TduYlBU7TVI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/K9fC-7wJ2Jo/s1600/Cancer.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”158″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6MtdGyGQTfQ/TduYlBU7TVI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/K9fC-7wJ2Jo/s200/Cancer.bmp” t8=”true” width=”200″ //a/divbr /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”span style=”color: #3d85c6;”strongspan style=”font-size: medium;”Cancer (June 21–Jul span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”y 21)/span span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”biga href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Cancer”/a/big/span/span/strong:/spanspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”This week could be characterized as one that requires adjustments or tradeoffs on your part.nbsp; You may be compelled by circumstances to spend your time in service of a situation that you would rather not.nbsp; If you do, you may resent it.nbsp; If you do not, you may feel a sense of guilt.nbsp; This may plague you for 2-3 weeks, but then it is over./span/spanbr /br /br /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”div class=”MsoNormal”br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67mgA_uW4Hk/TduZGMjq9wI/AAAAAAAAAZU/oQmBTANOhZg/s1600/Leo.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67mgA_uW4Hk/TduZGMjq9wI/AAAAAAAAAZU/oQmBTANOhZg/s200/Leo.bmp” t8=”true” width=”172″ //a/divbr /br /span style=”font-family: arial, helvetica;”span style=”font-family: Arial;”span style=”font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;”bigspan style=”color: #3d85c6; font-size: small;”Leo (July 22 –Aug. 21)/spana href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Leo”/aspan style=”color: #3d85c6; font-size: small;”:/span/big/spanspan style=”font-family: arial, helvetica;”/span/span/spanspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;”You may be concerned about a friend in need this week.nbsp; Perhaps you are reminded of past experiences of “abandonment”, so you feel compelled to tend to this individual.nbsp; Maybe this individual is yourself, dealing with old and painful memories of loss or hardship.nbsp; Sometimes it is necessary to focus on the hard stuff, but it won’t last long./span/divdiv class=”MsoNormal”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal”br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbTOy5Y9KdM/TduZXaXfa5I/AAAAAAAAAZY/Qj2PedpvfzE/s1600/Virgo.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbTOy5Y9KdM/TduZXaXfa5I/AAAAAAAAAZY/Qj2PedpvfzE/s200/Virgo.jpg” t8=”true” width=”165″ //a/divbr /nbsp;/divspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;”div style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”span style=”color: #3d85c6;”span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”Virgo (Aug 22–Sep. 22)/span /bbspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”a href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Virgo”/a/span/b:/spanbr /span style=”font-family: quot;Calibriquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 14pt;”/span/span/divdiv class=”MsoNormal”span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”Irritability and a tendency to short temper may be your companions this week.nbsp; Lovers and/or children may easily get on your nerves.nbsp; Financial issues may be nagging in the back of your mind.nbsp; Plow some of that adrenalin into your exercise program and you will feel better./span/divdiv class=”MsoNormal”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal”br //divspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”div style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”br /br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_B18CD1ywCE/TduZj993XmI/AAAAAAAAAZc/0mmFZgRsNow/s1600/Libra.jpg” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”166″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_B18CD1ywCE/TduZj993XmI/AAAAAAAAAZc/0mmFZgRsNow/s200/Libra.jpg” t8=”true” width=”200″ //a/divbr /span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”span style=”color: #3d85c6;”Libra (Sep. 23–Oct. 22)/spana href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Libra”/a/spanspan style=”color: #3d85c6;” /span/bspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”:/span/spanbr /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;;”You may need to concentrate in order to avoid critics, whether they be internal or external.nbsp; Instead of blame, use the discipline to tackle a project that requires concentration.nbsp; Use considerable care with contracts and business negotiations right now because misunderstandings may develop./span/divdiv style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”br //divdiv style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”br //divspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;;”div style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tk4aDSkpsAU/TduZv27XVDI/AAAAAAAAAZg/Kqlq7jrNTNU/s1600/Scorpio.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”180″ src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tk4aDSkpsAU/TduZv27XVDI/AAAAAAAAAZg/Kqlq7jrNTNU/s200/Scorpio.bmp” t8=”true” width=”200″ //a/divbr /span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”span style=”color: #3d85c6;”Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21)/spana href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Scorpio”/a/spanspan style=”color: #3d85c6;” /span/bspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”: /span/spanbr /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;;”You are somewhat edgy and irritable this week.nbsp; Parts of your mind are scattered into so many corners that it is hard to pull everything together.nbsp; But you know clearly where boundaries need to be drawn and you are not hesitant to do so.nbsp; The best of verbal warriors is concise and says what is needed, but no more./span/divdiv style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”br //divdiv style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”br //divbr /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRNMBTagM30/TduZ-u9VcwI/AAAAAAAAAZk/Hs15dQc6Phw/s1600/sagittarius.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRNMBTagM30/TduZ-u9VcwI/AAAAAAAAAZk/Hs15dQc6Phw/s200/sagittarius.bmp” t8=”true” width=”200″ //a/divbr /br /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;;”span style=”color: #3d85c6;”big style=”font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;”span style=”font-weight: bold;”Sagittariusnbsp; (Nov. 22/span /bigspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”big style=”font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;”-/big-Dec. 20)a href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Sagittarius”/a/span /b: /span/spanspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”You are bringing the conclusion to an era of activity that had its beginnings late last summer.nbsp; The pace was increased late in the fall, flowing into winter and through this spring it has been topmost on your mind.nbsp; It is hardly closed, but over the summer you will be turning your attention to positive changes in your employment./spanbr /br //spanbr /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”div style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”br /br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bnPBUKqBsmQ/Tdua7Jm_qcI/AAAAAAAAAZo/y8KO7G3mwiI/s1600/Capricorn.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”200″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bnPBUKqBsmQ/Tdua7Jm_qcI/AAAAAAAAAZo/y8KO7G3mwiI/s200/Capricorn.bmp” t8=”true” width=”196″ //a/divbr /br /span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”bspan style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica;”span style=”color: #3d85c6;”Capricorn ( Dec 21 — Jan 19)/spana href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Capricorn”/a/spanspan style=”color: #3d85c6;” /span/bspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”: /span/spanbr /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”You are bringing the conclusion to an era of activity that had its beginnings late last summer.nbsp; The pace was increased late in the fall, flowing into winter and through this spring it has been topmost on your mind.nbsp; It is hardly closed, but over the summer you will be turning your attention to positive changes in your employment./span/div/span/span/span/span/spandiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br //divdiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”br /div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikwiuNwLEVc/TdubLENkYKI/AAAAAAAAAZs/CKDInyuIFUY/s1600/Aquarius.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”139″ src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ikwiuNwLEVc/TdubLENkYKI/AAAAAAAAAZs/CKDInyuIFUY/s200/Aquarius.bmp” t8=”true” width=”200″ //a/divbr /strongspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 17)/span/stronga href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Aquarius”/aspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”strong /strong: /spanspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”There is interference in your forward motion related to home, family, or property concerns.nbsp; People’s schedules are not cooperating with your plans.nbsp; More favorable aspects point toward short trips, activities concerning children or lovers or the pursuit of your creative interests./span/divbr /br /span style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;”div style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”bigspan style=”color: #3d85c6; font-size: small;”strongdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iq29lWPNhG0/TdubX1UpO4I/AAAAAAAAAZw/6zGDDcuUAkU/s1600/Pisces.bmp” imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;”img border=”0″ height=”169″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iq29lWPNhG0/TdubX1UpO4I/AAAAAAAAAZw/6zGDDcuUAkU/s200/Pisces.bmp” t8=”true” width=”200″ //a/divbr /Pisces (Feb. 18–Mar. 19)/strong/span/biga href=”http://www.blogger.com/” name=”Pisces”/aspan style=”color: #3d85c6;”strong : /strong/spanspan style=”font-family: quot;Arialquot;, quot;sans-serifquot;; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;”You may have an intuitive sense that something in your diet or routine medications are not good for you, even though it has been there forever.nbsp; Perhaps the culprit is something that is normally in your environment that you can no longer physically tolerate.nbsp; Begin a process of tracking it down and eliminating it from your life.nbsp; You will feel better./span/div/spandiv class=”MsoNormal” style=”font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;”/div/span/span

How Many Of Us Have Them?

 table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OMd9IyNhII/TdqJNOuokMI/AAAAAAAAAY4/0O-Go1RyLH4/s1600/ashleygrad.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”300″ j8=”true” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0OMd9IyNhII/TdqJNOuokMI/AAAAAAAAAY4/0O-Go1RyLH4/s400/ashleygrad.JPG” width=”400″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”The girls and I minus one (left-right: myself, Portia, Ashley, Tia)/td/tr/tbody/table br /div align=”center”A few weeks have passed since I last posted for #PositiveMondays, but that is truly my most busy and longest day at worknbsp;so I don’t get to blog too much. Don’t hold it against me! :) Since today isnbsp;Monday, it’s only right for me to give my little dose of positive energy to start my readers off right. Well I have every reason to think positively today and here’s why. I can count my best friends on one hand, I have four of them. This past weekend me and one of my best friends (who already graduated college) traveled to Richmond, VA for two of my other best friends’ college graduations. That only leaves myself and another one of my best friends without degrees thus far, but trust and believe we’ll get there. /divdiv align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”To know everything these ladies went through to get where they are makes me SO PROUD to call them my friends. I’m the youngest of us all, so it’s good having real friends to be honest with you and motivate you like mine do. We all have been friends since elementary school, so you can’t even imagine everything we’ve been through together. For us to be able to say that we’re still hanging in there, and we’re on a path to greatness is EPIC to me. Mind you, we are all young BLACK females which speaks volumes in itself! We each have a “story” that leads us up to where we are. And none of our journeys have been easy. Definitely not the most difficult in the world, but not easy in the slightest. That goes to show that with hard work, determination, and the right mind state you can do and be whatever you want! /divdiv align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”And if that isn’t enough to make you feel positive, I’ve gotnbsp;one for you… Despite the “Doom’s Day” predictions that were flying around the world, you’re still here! The world didn’t end Saturday at 6 pm to everyone’s surprise *sarcastic face* so stop complaining about everything and CREATE A GOOD DAY!!/divdiv align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”QOTD:nbsp;”The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt /divdiv align=”center”br //divdiv align=”center”XOXO,/divdiv align=”center”LaBellaBoss lt;3/divdiv align=”center”br //div table align=”center” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ class=”tr-caption-container” style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;”tbodytrtd style=”text-align: center;”a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-teQGUB8ISe0/TdqJmLAjjvI/AAAAAAAAAY8/Cut0GwAV68c/s1600/porshgrad.JPG” imageanchor=”1″ style=”margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;”img border=”0″ height=”300″ j8=”true” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-teQGUB8ISe0/TdqJmLAjjvI/AAAAAAAAAY8/Cut0GwAV68c/s400/porshgrad.JPG” width=”400″ //a/td/trtrtd class=”tr-caption” style=”text-align: center;”Tia amp; I @ Portia’s graduation/td/tr/tbody/table div align=”center”span style=”font-size: x-large;”SN: Congrats to all 2011 Graduates!!/span/div

Celebs & Color Blocking


Remember when there was a time that people would talk about you behind your back if your clothes, shoes and accessories didn't match to a T?? Well I think it's pretty safe to say those days are out the window. Color blocking is one of the biggest trends out right now, but as we all know it's not for everyone. Some people prefer to play it safe when it comes to fashion, but if you're more on the daring side this is a neat trend to experiment with. You can check Necole Bitchie's Bitchie Life site to get more scoop on how to put your colors together when color blocking. Below I've listed pics of different celebs who have tried the trend. Will you be trying this trend or giving it a pass?
XOXO,
LaBellaBoss <3

Carry On –>