Rantings of a Creole Princess

We're NEVER going to get past racial nonsense huh?

At this point...I don't even see how it's even remotely possible and I used to think we would get there.  My mother thought it would happen in my lifetime.

Guess she was wrong.

What do YOU think?  Do you think it will ever be a non-thing?

Skinny Black Girl on Yoga

I hate yoga.  Like...HATE yoga.  It's too quiet and I think some of the poses do too much.  I'm not a contortionist and I can't play one on tv.  I do yoga poses at home because it gives me a complete stretch but the classes?  No.  I don't like that.  TOTALLY good on yoga classes.  

I DO WHAT I WANT!

So there has been some controversy surrounding what a self-proclaimed skinny White girl felt an overweight Black woman was feeling and thinking during a yoga class.  When I first read it on XO Jane...I straight up said, GTFOOHWTBS and kept it moving.

But the conversation got a bit louder among my peers as everyone seemed to be offended by the self absorption of the poor little empathetic self proclaimed skinny White woman.

Yesterday, I decided to weigh in on one of the conversations on FB about this heffa and well...yall know how I can get when I'm pissed and guess what...I'm still pissed this morning.

Openly Gay Journalist Attacked??????

Journalist Attacked in Midtown Escalated Fight by Kicking Woman, DA Says

So...this was kinda confusing so let me see if I have it right:

A woman bumped into a journalist on the sidewalk.
Journalist went off.
Woman threw purse at his head.
Journalist kicked her in the chest.
Young man in car sees a man kick a woman in the chest.
Young man jumps out of his car and rushes over.
Journalist kicked young man in the stomach.
Young man then punches journalist in the face.
The punch knocked journalist out and cracked his skull.
Police arrest young man and journalist goes to hospital.
They investigate to make sure it wasn't hate crime since journalist is openly gay.

Young man is released without bail.

Okay...I think I got it now. I'm good.

This title sucks.  The journalist wasn't attacked.  He was out there being Billy Bad Azz kicking people and messed around and got Debo'd.

Moral of the story? Stop kicking people. You might mess around and kick Mike Tyson light.

 

*sigh*

Public Interview

Have you ever had an interview in a public place like a Starbucks?  Was it difficult to concentrate?  

Lupita

Which is YOUR favorite look on her?

Quince Flowers

Snapped this with my phone.  I'll take a nice pic later.  It's sooooooooo pretty!

A couple of weeks ago there weren't any flowers.

The Ring Cozy: HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

The Ring Cozy

HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

Perforated Panel Cotton & Silk Poplin Dress

OH MY WORD! Jaguar F-Type R Coupe

F-Type R Coupe

Scenario adapted from real life...Part 2

You ignore your crazy sister and attend your niece's wedding.

When your niece sees you as she's walking down the aisle she looks SOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!

You ignore your sister and look past her whenever she is in your eye line.

You arrive at the reception and you and your husband don't have a seat at a table.  

Your children do.

How do you handle?

Insurance Claim

Any of you ever filed an insurance claim that wasn't medical?  Was it a painless process or did it cause you heartburn?

Finally...someone feels my pain.

Convo at 13700

Robby is getting sick so I'm making chicken noodle soup.  E is sitting at the counter doing his homework and talking to me while I'm cutting up veggies.

Me:  You just wait...one day, when you're a young man on your own you're going to get sick and you're going to wish you had some of your T-Monnie's homemade chicken noodle soup.

E:  Perhaps.

Me:  Yup...and if your girlfriend is smart, she's going to call and ask for the recipe.  She'll be all like...ring, ring, is this T-Monnie? And I'll be like...um...yes...and who is this.  And she'll be like...I'm Elijah's girlfriend and he's sick so I wanted to get your recipe for chicken noodle soup.

E:  If she's my girlfriend she'll know all I'll probably want is a ham and cheese Hot Pocket.

Me:  *sigh*

Scenario adapted from real life...

Your niece is getting married.

You ADORE your niece.

You have been estranged from your sister, her mother, for a few years.

You're completely okay with this as you've decided the less time you spend together...the better.

You received an invitation and RSVP'd for you, your husband and your two children.

The morning of the wedding you get a call from your sister.

Your sister tells you that she doesn't want you and your husband at the wedding but that your two children (early 20s) can attend.

How do you handle?

Dining Out

I dined out more than usual last week it seems according to my bank statement.  LOL!  What about you?  How many times did YOU eat out and about last week?

House Temperature

What is the temperature in your home today?  Do you keep it set in the 60s or 70s in the house?

So...It Snowed Down South

Do you live in an area affected yesterday?  Did you have to go to work?  Did your children have to go to school?  How you guys fair?  I've heard some horror stories from my friends and I can't BELIEVE they didn't shut everything down and issue a state of emergency knowing good and well what was coming.

I thought you said...

I change my mind a lot.  I might be gung ho to do something and then...I simply decide I don't want to do it.  The reason I decide not to do it could be as simple as...I didn't feel like changing out of my monkey pants.  I just changed my mind.

You ever meet someone who tries to make it seem as if you did something wrong just because you changed your mind?

Them:  I thought you were going to the movies and that's why you weren't going to do such-and-such?

Me:  I was.

Them:  Well why didn't you go to the movies?

Me:  Cuz  I changed my mind hell!

FACE ALL SCRUNCHED UP LIKE DAMMIT!

Them:  I thought you said you were coming home this month?

Me:  I was.

Them:  Well why didn't you?

Me:  Cuz I changed my mind hell!

SOMETIMES...IT'S SERIOUSLY AS SIMPLE AS I CHANGED MY MIND!  SIMPLE!  SIMPLE! SIMPLE!  And goodness...how dare I not inform you that I changed my mind.  DA HELL??????????

Do you change your mind and feel lit's important to update everyone on your mind change when you change your mind?  What if you change your mind back again?

Confucious huh?

 

Hungover in Love Without Drink One

Bey looks like this drunk in love:

The Robintor and I didn't have a beer or even a glass of wine last night.  He kissed me this morning as always, with a smile on his face.

When I found myself in front of a mirror...I decided I'm a lucky, lucky gal cuz it's obvious dude REALLY loves me.  

Man...I don't know hell...

When my hair is done I never feel bad.

My truck rides better when it's clean.

A clean home means I'm happy.

When the fridge is a mess...usually so am I.

I will never be a morning person.

It's extremely difficult for me to chit chat before 10am.

No one who meets me for the first time before 10am and walks away thinking I'm personable.

I currently have about 40 pairs of shoes tossed around the floor of my closet.

I'm looking at a pair of shades I've been looking for sitting on a bookshelf in my bedroom.

I won't remember where I saw them when I'm looking for them again.

Imma read this book next: Queen Sugar: A Novel

I have lots of clutches but I honestly hate clutches.  They don't make sense to me since I know good and well I can't fit ish I want to carry in them.

But I guess they're cute huh?

I'm tired but got 9+ hours of sleep last night.

Man...I don't know hell...

O Magazine Fill In the Blank

1.  My favorite healthy food is...

2.  And my guiltiest pleasure is...

3.  My workout philosophy is...

4.  When I need a pick-me-up, I...

5.  The craziest thing I've done in pursuit of wellness was...

MY ANSWERS:

How would YOU respond?

You're talking to a woman about Beyonce and Jay Z.

The woman says:  My husband and I would probably have a lot more sex if we both lost weight.

Then she laughs nervously.

How would you respond?

It's Winter. Duh.

I've reached that point in the season where I'm weary.  I was talking to a stranger recently and they basically said that people who are sick of winter need to get over it because it's winter every.single.year.

(WARNING!  DON'T LET YOUR KIDS READ THIS!  *INSERT.EYE.ROLL.HERE*)

SIP:  I wanted to punch him in the face yelling "B'DIE!" and then kick him in the shin and stomp all over his head while he rolled around on the ground screaming like a school girl getting her hair pulled by someone MAD.ABOUT.IT!

I chose to say nothing.

Of course it gets cold in the winter.  Of course it snows, sleets, all of that.  Doesn't mean we'll ever get SO used to it to think it's the best thing since stuffed olives.  Cuz it's not.

It sucks.

I'm so ready for some warm sun on my skin while sitting on my deck.  I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just because I'm sick of it doesn't mean my expectations are that it's going to warm up tomorrow and winter be over.  Hell...I know it's not.  But I'm sick of it anyway.  And my feet are always cold.  And why should I comb my hair when I'm just going to put on a hat? 

Erica B. was passing out some stellar makeup advice to someone the other day.  Something about wings and red.  I almost rolled my eyes clean out my head.  It's too cold for all that.  I hardly even smile these day let alone put on makeup.  Imma save what she said for spring cuz honestly...right now...I can't.

My theme song came on yesterday and I turned it off.  Go get happy somewhere else Pharrell.  I just couldn't do it.

Am I the only person sick of all this?  Or are all of you those annoying..."It's winter. Duh." people too?

 

Surfboard

Since Beyonce's last album secretly dropped, the more I listen to it, the more I love it. You've all heard what everyone else has said about this album, it's sexy, liberating, honest, raw.  It's all of that.

When I heard Beyonce and JayZ were opening the Grammy's, well, I already knew they were going to drop "Drunk in Love" on us.  No need for me to wonder if it would be something the little kids should watch because well...information is readily available on these here internets.  Even if I hadn't seen the video and heard the song it would have been easy for me to find out what it was all about.

Surfboard kinda takes on a different meaning and well...you figure that out pretty quickly.

It didn't take the internet long to explode after the performance because it was "soft porn" and the kids were up watching the Grammy's.  How do we explain this to our kids?  What about all the little girls who look up to Beyonce and want to be her?  What did that performance teach them?

Well...it should definitely teach them that their parent's aren't utilizing technology properly because all of that could have been avoided had you added up 2 plus 2 and put your parental hat on while considering poor little woo-woo's innocent eyes.  I agree it wasn't kid appropriate but I also don't trust award shows to be kid appropriate.  Anything can break off.  Sandra Bullock just dropped an 'F' bomb on an award show.  

Not kid appropriate.

And the list can go on.

What is/was your take on the outrage?  Did you have any thoughts regarding?  Did your kids watch?  How old are they?  

 

Rumors of War

Rumors of Wars

 One of my FB friends posted this so I just bought it.  Looks instrastin.

Super Bowl Party

Are you having a party?  Attending one?  What is your favorite Super Bowl party food?  Any recipes to share?

Why buy flowers? They're just going to die.

I hear people say this and I think it's weird.

Makes me think...why buy a good meal?  You're just going to crap it out later right?  

Yeah...yeah...I have issues.

GOOD MORNING GUYS!  DID YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND??????????

Stepping in Dog Shit

Have you ever stepped in dog shit wearing sneakers?  You have all of those grooves and whatnot to get the shit out of.  You're hopping on one foot, trying to figure out if you've smeared crap anywhere and well...the whole situation is just a mess.  You use a cleaning brush you're never going to be able to use again and some kinda something with a flat edge to scrape through the grooves to get all of the crap out of there and well...there are always STILL some bits of shit left it seems for a long, long time.

Now...what if you step in shit and then someone comes up behind you who stepped in some shit too?  Do you have time to help them clean up the shit from their shoe or do you have your hands full getting your own shit out of the grooves?

On Saturday I was hanging out with a girlfriend who is going through some pretty heavy ish.  Someone called them and dumped some of their ish on her.  She got off the phone wondering what she was going to do to help and gave me a brief rundown.

Me:  You need to worry about cleaning up the dog shit on your own shoe first before you can help someone clean the dog shit off their shoes.  And...the dog shit just might be too much for you to be worried about on someone else's shoe cuz you know...cleaning dog shit off your shoe...can get pretty darn hectic to get it all off.

I'm all for helping and being of service but when you have your own major stuff going on...FOCUS.  Let them folks clean up their own shit.

HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM): Beyonce's Dress

Belkin Grip Power Battery Case for iPhone

Belkin Grip Power Battery Case for iPhone 5 (White)

A girlfriend is over currently and she has this on her phone.  This might be a game changer for me.  It is seriously the BEST.THING.EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  You put it on your phone and you get an additional two full charges from it charging your phone once you engage it.  

 

 

 

 

Scenario from Real Life

A friend asks you to pick them up from the airport.

You agree.

The friend's flight is delayed because of the weather where they are flying from.

They let you know via text that their flight is delayed by 3 hours RIGHT BEFORE THEY TAKE OFF.

You immediately call to let them know you won't be available to pick them up and the call goes straight to voicemail suggesting they've turned their phone off.

How do you proceed?

A.)  Leave them a message telling them that they are going to have to arrange transportation once they arrive.

B.)  Call a mutual friend to see if they are available to pick the friend up.

C.)  Change your plans to accomodate the friend.

When Easy Becomes Difficult CONSTANTLY

Have you ever known someone who could make the most simple task difficult EVERY.SINGLE.TIME?  A grown up.  Not a kid.

Like ordering at a restaurant.  Simple right?

Deciding on who is going to pick up what for dinner?  Simple right?

For some people...soooooooo not simple.

Know anyone like that?  How do you handle?

7 Things to Remember When You Think You’re Not Good Enough

1. The people you compare yourself to compare themselves to other people too.

2. Your mind can be a very convincing liar. 

3. There is more right with you than wrong with you.

4. You need love the most when you feel you deserve it the least. 

5. You have to fully accept and make peace with the “now” before you can reach and feel satisfied with the “later.” 

6. Focus on progress rather than perfection and on how far you’ve come rather than on how far you have left to go.  

7. You can’t hate your way into loving yourself.

Read the article here:  http://tinybuddha.com/blog/7-things-to-remember-when-you-think-youre-not-good-enough/

Lo-Fi or Valencia

http://instagram.com/creoleindc

What Instagram filter do you generally use the most?  What are your feelings about Instagram?  Do you like it?  Love it?  Who do you follow that you truly enjoy following and why?  

HotNESS or HotMESS? (SM)

Eliza J  Scarf Print Woven Maxi Dress

Currently

What jewelry are you currently wearing?  

Do you sleep in any jewelry?

Sleepy Time

The other night The Robinator and I were in bed and he asked..."I wonder what it is about heavy covers that make you sleep so well?" And then he promptly fell asleep.

Hmmmmm...

I can't sleep without heavy covers.  It's always cold in our house because I can't sleep hot...but I have to sleep under covers.  Like...if it's hot and I can't pull the bed covers over my head...I'm not sleeping much. And I need darkness.  I turn into a straight sleep vampire.  Cold, dark, heavy.

So...I started reading up on it and wow...seems that heavy covers release seratonins which help you sleep better.  They even tell people suffering from insomnia to get heavier comforters and blankets.Interesting huh?  I then started thinking about how I hardly ever get good sleep in hotel rooms and well...the comforters are never "heavy" enough.  I can never get it "cold" enough and well...I always know that sliver of light from the hallway is right under the door.

UGH.

Then I thought about how people always say they sleep so well in our guest bedroom.  Well...I know the comforter in there is way heavy because I used to use it on my bed before a tragic ink pen stain happened and it become a duvet.  LOL!  Yup...I slapped a duvet cover on that sucker and started using it in the guest bedroom because I KNOW how good it is.

It made me think about whether or not our guests benefit from the heavy comforter and don't even realize it.  

It's that comfort thing too.  Like a swaddled baby.  They tell people with autism and aspergers to use them too.  There is even an actual weighted blanket for sleep therapy but they aren't that attractive and they cost a grip but wow...pretty awesome if you ask me.

That said...are your bed covers heavy?  Or light?  

Zombie Sunday

On Sundays I do my exfoliating and mask stuff.  I trim nails and generally do all the weekly stuff we girls have to do to make sure we keep our stride stank.

My loving husband walks into the bathroom Sunday.

Dear Justin Timberlake:

Go see 'bout Justin Bieber.  Do it quietly.  Use the tunnels.  Teach him the Timberlake way of handling child stardom.  Matter of fact...just start a program for all child stars.  Quietly.

SAY IT AIN'T SO!

Captain and Tennille are getting divorced. *sigh*

Live Blogging "Being Mary Jane"

Bookin' It!

Prepared for a Purpose: The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Siege

I love this woman.  She just made me feel so good for always believing in the good in people first.

What are you reading or have read recently?  

 

Question...

What are you good at?

Houston Police Officer Stops to Play Catch with Kid

Sexy Wedge

Quite possibly the sexiest wedges I've ever seen.

Do YOU ever want to say this?

HIV Man Unprotected

How does this keep happening? Unprotected sans ropas? WHO DOES THAT WITH RANDOMS THESE DAYS????????? I think it's odd they kept saying unidentified "people." Wonder if dude was swinging both ways?

What happens when you've been glutened?

That's the dish that did me in.  Was it good?  HELL.YES!  Was it worth being glutened?  NOTHING is worth being glutened.

I usually make my own stir fry sauce, of course, but when I went looking for gluten-free soy sauce, I saw the sauce next to it and bought it thinking I was still in the gluten-free section of Wegman's.  Turns out...I was one aisle over in the natural section where they keep the gluten-free soy sauce.

Confusing I know.  I hope they change that soon.  

N E WAY...

Because I thought I was in the GF section I didn't even read the bottle.  I made dinner and within 20 minutes...felt like I was going to die.  *sigh*

It was pretty quick too.

My body QUICKLY got rid of the food and that's the most polite way I can put that.  Oh screw it...yall know me well enough to know by now hell.  I got INSTANT BUBBLE GUTS!  Do you hear me?  INSTANT!  The stomach pain was like the worst kind of cramps plus uncomfortable bloating.  My head start hurting and I was hit with a wall of fatigue.  When I realized that I was feeling REALLY poorly...it hit me that I felt like I was glutened.  

Robby got the bottle and checked it out.  Yup.  My worst fears confirmed.

I started drinking water and took a probiotic.  All I wanted to do is sleep.  I felt sooooooooooooooo horrible!

When I woke up Sunday morning?  Still felt horrid.  I stayed in bed all day long and, here it is 9pm Sunday night while I'm writing this and I still feel horrid.

Only blessing is I no longer feel like this every.single.day.  

I guess I'll feel better in a few days.  

Oh...the sauce was delicious in the event you'd like to try it yourself.  

Annie Chun's Shiitake Soy Ginger Sauce

Gluten-Free Fried Shrimp Wraps (PoBoy Substitute)!

I used to LURVE fried shrimp poboys but can't have them any longer.

My mommy-in-law is famous for her fried shrimp poboys and she made them gluten-free for me and they were soooooooooooooo good!  I couldn't get French bread, of course...but we put them on corn tortilla wraps and baaaaaaaaaaby!  DEEELICIOUS!

I wish I'd remembered to take a pic before we devoured them but I didn't.

Pour SmartBalance oil in a skillet and heat on medium low heat.

Beat two eggs, add peeled and deveined shrimp, pour in enough buttermilk to cover shrimp.  Mix well with hand and let sit for a few minutes.

Sprinkle a layer of gluten flour on a plate.  DUST this layer with corn meal.  Season to taste. Mix with fork.  

Stick your fingers in running water and flick the water into the skillet.  If the grease crackles...it's hot enough.

Dredge shrimp in flour mixture and add to skillet.

Brown on one side for 3 minutes and turn over.  Brown on other side for 2 minutes.

Add fixings to your taste  to tortilla.  (Mayo, mustard, cocktail sauce, ketchup, Creole mustard, etc.) Add shredded lettuce down the middle and put thinly sliced tomatoes over that.  Add shrimp and wrap.

YALL.

AIN'T.

READY.

I also fried some oysters but I didn't get it right.  I know what I think I need to do to make them right.  Adjusting my favorite recipes from home to Gluten-free versions takes some doing.  Yall know I'm funny 'bout my food so I won't stop until I get it EXACTLY.RIGHT!

When's the last time  you had a fried shrimp poboy?  Where'd you get it?