Sleep Over

I know I said I was taking a blogging break ... and I kind of have ... 

I blog much less and left a handful of groups, though not nearly as many as I should. 

But I am having a decent balance right now, at least until it's time for me to return back to stupid work.

So I'm pretty pleased at the moment :-)

Anyway, I have a cod sammich calling my name so I'm gonna wrap this up ASAP.

Check out the details below while I go stuff my face!

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All right, I am caught up for the next 10 days!

So that's reading, gaming, watching Grey's Anatomy ... I'm all caught up for now!

I've still been leaving groups slowly but right now, blogging is more manageable. 

I posted on FB that I wanted more sponsors to add demos to Blogotex so I can test out an item to see if it works with the outfit I'm trying to make and some people agreed and some didn't.

It was an interesting post but some people were doing the most ... but that tends to happen on SLFB.

Okay, I have a deadline for work, so I need to shut up and focus on that ...

Keep reading to get the details below :)

Good Vibes

It's nap time so I'm just going to list all the goodies shown below and take a nap and maybe read.

Since I've put blogging on the back burner, I've finished reading 4 books and I'm currently on my 5th. 

I have missed reading so this is great news for me.

K, well, check out the details below: 

Stray Kids

Yeah ...

I feel like a teenager again and not like a 36 year old ...

I came across a K-POP (of all things) band and ... how are all the guys in that band so gorgeous??

I never was really attracted to Asian men, I just hadn't seen man that caught my eye.

So how are ALL 1,782 band members of this band I like Stray Kids *all* fine?

So ALL 1,782 of them dudes sing well *AND* they're fine as fuk?

Impossible. Either their make up is impeccable or someone is ghost singing and they're lip-syncing.

I'll try to post a video and let you see this stuff for yourself. 

Anyway, I am trying to work here and keep watching videos so this blog is taking forever.

Lemme post this and go be mesmerized some more lol ... laterrrr!!

The Urge

So my very close friend helped me get my old PC chair from storage from years ago that I'm glad I never tossed out.

The great thing about this chair is that it sits reallllllly low.

I'd been using a chair from my office at work that sits REALLY high and so my wrists were at a painful angle for hours a day so it was causing severe hand pain.

Also, I ordered a mouse pad with wrist padding to further keep my hands at a level angle and boy, I did this whole blog without any pain!

So I'm super glad and I feel like it shows, I put more effort into this blog than I have my previous ones, because I wasn't rushed or half assing it because of the hand pain.

This is good!!

So I caught the urge to do a blog :)

I'll try to do one more before the weekend.

Welp, keep reading below to get the deets!

Pause for Blogging

 ... welp. I'm done for a while ...

I took 2 weeks off from blogging and it literally was not enough.

The thought of coming back to do this blog was unbearable and I waited until I had 10 hours left on a deadline before forcing myself to log in and do this blog.

So I am going on break ... I will do a few blogs here and there for the sponsors I keep who have me VIP or inworld groups but for the most part, I hope to take maybe 3 or so months off.

I might still come online to create shapes or eyebrows or what not, but those at least give me something in return.

Anyway, thank you everyone who likes my work and has supported me ... I'm not leaving, just taking a pause.  

Welp, enjoy my last blog for awhile:

Black Gurl Magik

Sooo, I am learning that people are actually reading the words I write in my blog ... sooo, I am going to be more careful about what I write here. 

I've learned the hard way about divulging too much on social media platforms and yet, I still chose to disclose ideas and opinions here that I should have kept to myself, so ... lesson learned, for the 100th time.

One day, I'll figure it out ...

OK, check out the details below to get info about today's look:

Picture Perfect

I've been trying to clean up my reputation for about a year now.

I know I used to be an asshole. I was hurt and angry and I wanted everyone to feel my wrath.

I couldn't take it out on the person I wanted to, so the timeline suffered.

It left me with a lot of blocks and bans and entries into SL Secrets.

But I became drained from the drama and the hate I received in return so I decided to clean up my act and my reputation. 

Like I said, it's been about a year and things are going a lot better, but it looks like I still have a bad presence/rep with some people.

Well, if they want to cling to the old and angry version of me, eff 'em, I don't need them in my SLife and I certainly am not cleaning my image up for *them* so honestly, kick rocks to the people who like to live in the past and refuse to see the effort I've made to become a better person.

Anyway, for those who have recognized my efforts, I appreciate you immensely!

Well, enough ranting for me, keep reading below to get the details:

Crystal Vision

I'm blogging while I can.

When I return to work, I won't be able to blog nearly as often.

But the only good thing about returning to work is getting some structure back in my life.

Working from home ... I feel lost and out of control.

Anyway, check out the list of the lovely items I'm wearing below!!

Flower Girl

For the last couple years, I've really listened to nothing except hard rock, djent, metal ... anything angry and anti-christ because I guess I've been in pain.

My ex, I wanted to be so like him and he liked alternative and heavy metal and stuff and I was so influenced by him. 

So these past years, I've rejected anything that I felt he wouldn't approve of and anything that didn't describe my hurt and anger I carry everyday because of my relationship with him.

I just related more to angry music but I am going to try to expand my musical preferences back to their broadness again and not reject everything else.

I think it's one way I can heal from this, I mean, it's been 4 years already ...

So, I recently discovered Doja Cat and I like the sound of her music and her dynamic. 

She's hella slept on. I'm gonna listen to her discography this week and see what she's working with.

Well, while I do that, why don't *you* check out the gear I have on by clicking below:

Cheetah Girls

I have to go mail some crap and get a package from the mailbox so I won't be able to spend time droning on and on - today's your lucky day, LOL.

Check out the details below if you like the look:

We're #1

 I was supposed to have the day off to do whatever I wanted and I logged in and discovered I had 13 hours to submit two effing blogs, so here's your blog.

I swear this is a chore now and I get zero pleasure from it anymore.

(this rant is NOT for the stores who are flexible or offer less stringent quotas and deadlines)

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Okay I ain't blogging SHIT else for a few days.

I wanna focus on making creations before I forget the stuff I've learned over the last few months of creating.

I've given enough time to my sponsors for now, time to give myself back my time and make it profitable. 

I swear, I'm leaving these 3 group-a-month groups, y'all are killing me. 

Then most people don't even add the name of the event that the object you're selling is at.

So not only did I spent 4 hours of my time photographing and marketing the item for free, now I gotta research the designer's Flickr to find out where the item is and then go get the SLURL.

Whew! 

So yeah, I'm off to bed and tomorrow I'm practicing creating stuff. 

NO MORE BLOGGING FOR A WEEK!

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So I've decided I'm going to leave the majority of the blog groups that require 3+ posts a month.

Those are the ones who are kicking my ass and usurping all of my time and other exposure for other brands.

I feel like it's a little selfish to require 3 or more posts a month from a blogger who has other commitments so that's who I'll be leaving. 

Well, I'm working so I'm gonna get back to that and work on my thousandth blog this week a little later ...

Read below to get the details for today's post:

Sweets for My Sweety

One more blog and I can chill for a bit and relax or make some stuff. 

I haven't created in a month and I really don't wanna lose any of the knowledge I've gained so far.

So I'm gonna prepare for my last blog and end this dialog, sorry no juicy gossip for ya today :) 

Keep reading to get the details for today's look :)

Classy & Sassy

Tell me why I uploaded a raw shot of Girl 2's outfit on FB and got 120 likes over night?

But the blog posts I spend HOURS editing gets like 30-40 likes on a good day on FB?

Should I stop working so hard and busting my ass to edit pics and just raw dog this blog?

Cause people seem to like the latter more?

What gives!!

Anyway, lets see how much love this edited photo gets.

In the mean time, go ahead and keep reading below to get the details ;-/

Love the Haters

I'm suffering from social anxiety ... like I don't want to see anyone in RL, hang out, nothing.

I've gained weight since I started working from home and I'm the biggest I've ever been in my life.

I'm terrified because my dad is coming home in a couple weeks to shop for houses and when he sees me, he is gonna shit his pants.

He doesn't approve of his kiddos being heavy. So I need to emergency lose weight in 2 weeks. 

How.the.hell.am.I.gonna.do.that?

Anyway, I have like 4 other blogs to do so I'll elaborate later.

Click below to get the details for today's look.

Belated Valentine

... how do I tell people to ... gimme space?

Even more space, I mean.

I don't log in for friends and relationships.

I log in to exercise my creativity and use SL as an outlet for that purpose alone.

I'm BUSY! Nothing bothers me more than getting an IM and someone wanting to TP me or chat me.

I literally have a million other things to do than waste my time with such things but I don't know how to say this without people resenting me.

I don't want to hurt people's feelings but at this point, I'm feeling a bit of anxiety over it.

I have tried to hide my online status and people STILL SENT IMs!

So I was busted after that. Why do I have to hide on my SL?

I just want to be left alone.

Warming Up

I haven't blogged in a week due to the freezing weather in Texas causing the power outages. 

So now I'm even more behind than usual so not much dialogue today, gotta start working on my next blog.

I have 8 days to do like a million :-/

Okay keep reading for details.

Eff Off

This mask and title are pretty appropriate.

"Fuck Off"

Tell me why someone I've never spoken do a day in my life felt the need to come in my inbox and tell me I'm on some SL Secrets?

I never blocked someone so fast in my life.

Like, "hello, bish." Would have at least been some type of salutation.

These people think I'm playing about telling me that I'm on that bottom feeding ass website.

Bitch, what I look like worrying about being on some bum ass website where cowards go to talk shit and bully people they're jelly of?

I can be all up and down that hoe, guess what, my bills paid and I have power after the ice storm and I want for nothing.

Obviously can't say the same for the losers who are too scared to say it with their chest directly to me.

Instead of focusing on me, get up out your mom's house and out of that raggedy 2009 Kia with them busted ass hubcaps, on that 2014 Samsung Android phone that's connected to Wifi cause you can't afford to pay the 30$ Metro PCS bill, and get your life instead of worrying about mine.

Anyway, y'all goofy hoes can put this on Secrets, too since that's all y'all scary folks good for.

While you're here instigating, keep reading to get the details below.

Mello Yello

I'm soooooooooo tired of blogging.

I am suspended from like 5 or 6 blog groups.

I need to leave like 20 of them!

Anyway, I am on the phone so I have to go.

I have some good info to update you all with next time.

Lewk of the Day

Sorry, I am watching Grey's Anatomy and ... I gotta get back to it ... so no rambling today.

Check out the list below to get the Lewk.

Pumpkin Spice

LOL for the first time ever, my SLFB account is in jail.

I can still accept/remove friends and moderate the groups I'm in but I can't interact with anyone else in anyway outside of FB Messenger.

So I made a new SLFB account and got like 700 friends in one day.

It seems like I have some new ones that I like, so when my old account is restored, I'm adding them to the old account, too.

What's weird is my RLFB got jail time too? But it has zero offenses ... so I have sent in a trouble ticket to FB about it.

I mean, the accounts aren't linked so how did that happen?

Anyway, jailtime should be over soon ... no more sharing naughty Twitter videos anymore!

Welp, feel fee to review the credits below while I get started on my next blog!!

Smells Like Black Spirit

So I was fortunate enough to talk to someone about how to add materials to appliers so that's what I'll be working on now that I have some days off since I'm semi caught up with blogging.

Always working to improve, so let's see if what the nice person who helped me actually works for me without me pulling out my hair or harassing her for help LOL.

Okay, well, take a look at the list below if you see anything you like :) :)

.Bouquet.

Man, why is my monitor blacking out for like 2-3 seconds intermittently ... every few minutes.

What in the world could be causing that? 

I guess I can start with making sure the cables are secure ... they should be, I haven't touched anything and it's only gotten really bad just today.

Maybe update my video/graphics card? I'm gonna have to call on my IT friends for help if I can't figure it out, because it's a complete and total pain in the ass.

Anyway, before it blacks out again ... take a look at the list below to get the details for today's look.

Lean and Green

 

So I'm supposed to be traveling again to Puerto Rico, woot woot!

So I finally cashed out my Ls I've earned since I started creating, and it will cover most of my expensive ass plane ticket!

So I'm motivated to get to creating ... so this is my last blog for about a week, I'm gonna focus on getting better at creating so I can continue to release items and have a good creating experience.

So without further ado ...

Look of the Day

I was too lazy to think of a name for the blog so I went with "Look of the Day" ...

Good news, I have 5 days before I have to do another blog so I'm gonna try my hand at male eyebrows.

So, nap first ... then creating ... so ... keep reading to get the details for my "LOTD" ... kthxbai ...

Back to Werk

Since I'll be going back to work soon, I figured this theme was appropriate. 

I'm depressed, it's been sooo good working from home for almost a year.

God, Universe, whoever is listening, please bestow upon me another opportunity like this one again :(

Well, as the saying goes, "all good things come to and end."

Welp, keep reading to get today's details:

Stars Collide

I feel some type of way.

I asked a sponsor for a two day extension and they granted me one day.

So I had to stay home on the weekend and sit at this PC and do a blog because they were being a jerk.

What happened to RL first? I am pretty disgusted.

Anyway, here is the list of items worn. 

Loungin' Around

I had a visit from my supervisor today.

She gave me some news that I might be losing my position at work.

Of course, I'm devastated ... and also job searching so I can have something to fall back on.

It sucks though, I hate the thought of losing my job security ... and it's also the longest job I've ever had.

But ... my position is ending ... so ... I have to move on to something that will make me happy and pay my bills.

So, I just hope I'm fortunate to find exactly that.

Well, on with the blog!!

Mmm, Donuts

Woot, I got two blogs done today. And took down my Xmas decorations.

I would say it's been a pretty productive day. 

LeLUTKA released some new mesh heads and so I'm on the hunt for some dark skins so I can make pretty faces to encourage the African American women (or those who portray one) to switch over to LeLUTKA.

Honestly, I think that's why LeLU brought me on, so I could add some diversity to the team.

So that's what I'm going to do!

Anyway, keep reading for the deets below!!

Bedtime Stories II

This one is named after my sexy playlist that I made for a lover many years ago that I never got to use because all he and I would do was fight. 

So we never got around to listening to it while together. 

I won't lie, after all this time, it still stings like a sonofabitch.

So, I dedicate this blog to that person, in my past.

Enjoy ... 

January Embers

This one is named after the movie/book IT ... my heart burns there, too.

Well, my heart burns alone, your flame is dead.

Anyway ... keep reading for details.

Thick Thighs Save Lives

Hey all! I have been working on some eyeshadows that I'm pretty excited about.

Since I'm new to the make-up and all, I'm just going to give it away for free, I think. 

Or maybe free to the people who I keep seeing support me, I'm not sure.

I will work on them when I get back from running my errands.

So keep reading to get the details of today's look!!

.Plushies.

Okay, had time to do another blog ... seeing as I have 4 and 5 days left for some sponsors, AND they require 2-3 posts a month and my dumb ass waited till the end of the month to get to work.

I checked Flickr, I went 8 whole days without blogging.

So I deserve the punishment of working hard to turn everything in before I reach my end of the month deadlines.

So yea ... gonna prepare for my next blog *eyeroll* ... oh and maybe leave 2-3 more groups, too.

I wanna get below a certain number, but I won't say what number cause I don't want y'all knowing how dumb I was to take on so many sponsors all at once!

Alright, keep reading to get the looonnng list of details!!