Animals Have Feelings Too

Every time I watch tv, those abused animals commercials come on and I can never really watch them. Its too much for me! It honestly breaks my heart I feel so bad for them and I don't understand (nor do I want to) why people would want to harm such innocent creatures. its stated that every 10 seconds an animal is abused. Can you imagine that? And why? Why would someone abuse a helpless animal? They are precious and should be treated that way.
 In my apartment complex is this guy and he has an abused dog that he has adopted and every time i see him walking his dog, I can't help but smile. It warms my heart to see him taking care of a wounded animal, it really does. I don't know. I just wanted to say a little something about this because dogs, in particular, are special to me especially the small breeds. Please, if you know someone abusing an animal, plead with them to stop and you yourself are harming an animal, stop it! Below are some links are how you can help prevent this terrible crime from happening or of how you can help these animals.

http://www.humanesociety.org/

http://www.aspca.org/

Style Icon: Kourtney Kardashian

I used to dread going shopping or at least envy everyone who shopped at stores that had to clothes to fit their body. You see I'm 4'11. So I'm pretty short compared to most people and I used to get very frustrated when it came to shopping for clothes for me. I was really skinny at one point in time (my weight was once in the 70's) and shopping for clothes used to really make me depressed. However, over time I gained weight and I was ale to shop in the normal stores like everyone else and did not have to go to the little girls section anymore by force.
Over the past few years, a show called "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" came on the air and it pretty much changed my life. How? Because of the oldest sister Kourtney Kardashian. She's the petite fiesty one of the clan and is quite fashionable. In fact all of the sisters, even though they have different body types, are quite fashionable.When they came out with their Kardashian Kollection line at Sears, I immediately jumped for joy. Affordable Kardashian clothes! What can get any better than that? Thus far, I have bought two items but I still look to Kourtney's for style inspiration! (I actually own these shoes right here and wear them every chance I get). I can't wait to add more of this line to my collection of clothes.

 Her style is classic yet edgy, fun and flirty, all around chic look. I think every woman should feel good in what they are wearing and thanks to Kouurtney, I too feel good . Kourtney inspired me to wear alot of heels and I guess gave me hope that even though I was short, I can be cute and stylish too. A lot of people were actually starting to take notice that I was dressing better. I mean I'm 25, why should I look twelve?

Nip & Tuck

Plastic surgery, such a touchy subject. I'm not gonna lie, I'm for it. However, I don't believe that people should go overboard or get anything that looks unnatural. I was on the internet doing research on some plastic surgery procedures and I questioned if minorities were getting these procedures done. Well really, I wanted to know the percentage of minorities that these procedures done and I was amazed at what I read. Basically, back in 2006, as much as 20 percent of plastic surgery patients were minorities. It may not seem like alot but it is a significant amount and jst think, that was in 2006. Can you imagine what its like now in 2012?
     Right now there is a rivalry going on between two women in the rap game: Lil Kim and Nicki Menaj. These two women can't stand each other, yet they are alike in so many ways (although no lie I'm on Lil Kim's side. I feel like she's a better rapper. I mean lets be real). They both got colorful hair, they wear outlandish styles of clothing, and the biggest kicker: they both had plastic surgery, even though Nicki Menaj will not admit to it. I have a lot of respect for Lil Kim. She was honest with her reasoning behind her procedures: she got her heart broken and it takes a toll on her self-esteem each time. I sympathized with her. As for Nicki Menaj, I have no respect for her because she won't even admit to having anything done. Now I do believe that sometimes people grow into their bodies (i.e. Lindsay Lohan) but she is in her twenties. She been stop growing. I guess she feel like she don't have to answer to anyone but clearly she does not look natural. Both of them don't look natural, don't get me wrong. But I have an attitude towards Nicki Menaj because she feel like people don't have eyes and can't see what she look like. No one's booty should change size throughout the week, I'm just sayin.
     My thing is, don't get mad if people ask you if you got work done if you did. Own up to it and be proud of it. If it look good then it look good. Who cares what anybody thinks? I think people get more mad if you lie about something like that. If I had work done, I'll just be like "yeah and I look good. So what?". Like I said, I'm not opposed to it at all and is open to it. What yall think?

Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates, Right?

Last week,one of my all time favorite movies came on: "Forrest Gump". I love that movie so much and its funny because when I was younger, I didn't really give much thought to it.But now that I'm older, this movie is pretty awesome and has a deep meaning behind it. What I love about it is how Forrest was a slow guy (let's be real and call it what it is) who accomplished so much in his life, much more than the majority of us who are normal. I lagh at the movie sometimes because like he really didn't think much of situations. For example, when the black students were going to college to his college (which was formally segregated), the other white students were visibly upset. But not Forrest. When a black female student dropped her book, he politely picked it up and handed it to her.He didn't see color which makes him have more sense then those folks in the crowd! The only thing I was mad about in the movie was how that crack whore Jenny didn't pay Forrest no mind til she was dying and look what happened: she died! He didn't even get one good year with her. But I digress. He didn't even care that he was a millionaire or care about any of that other stuff that happened to him. It didn't matter to him that people thought he was strange yet he had the biggest heart ever. Even though his "best good friend" Bubba was dead, he gave Bubba's mother Bubba's share in the Bubba-Gump shrimp company. How many people do you know that will do that? This man was a war hero, ping pong star, successful business man and a very loyal dude. He's met many presidents and just think, he was a "slow" guy. And most importantly, he never gave up on love.

     And its interesting because we have so much things to worry about in this day and age that we tend to over look the little things that makes life enjoyable. Just like Forrest, we have the power to change people's lives. He did so unselfishly. He didn't look to gain recognition from people or sympathy because of his mental capacity. In fact, he never let the fact that he was slow get in the way of what he wanted. We have the tendency to give up when things get tough or seem impossible, but we must not. We must press on forward, trust in God, and go after what we want. If its meant to be then its meant to be. We just never know where our life will take us which is why I quote Forrest: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get". Those words, although odd, hold so much truth behind it. Go out there. Grab life to the fullest! You never know where your road might take you. Even though the path is a smooth one, we will reach our destination.