A Mile a Minute: The World of Mrs. Saditty

FOTD-Monday!

I have several reasons for this FOTD post. First, it's a gloomy/rainy Monday and I needed a pick-me-up. Next, as most of my Twitter/FB know that in addition to my job, school, Union duties, and technical writing hustle, make-up is another side-hustle for me. I'm no professional but I love beating faces! Since it's debutante, Mardi Gras, and Pre-wedding season I am about to get super busy (which is a blessing)! I've noticed that many artists
do awesome job but always have a bare face (you know the phrase "The cobblers children have no shoes). So, here I am...my own walking billboard.
Products Used:
MAC Groundwerk PaintPot
UDPP
MAC Lucky Tom Eyeshadow
MAC Coppering Eyeshadow
MAC Saddle Eyeshadow
MAC Shroom Eyeshadow
MAC Spiked Brow Liner
MAC HyperReal
Black Opal Foundation Stick in Truly Topaz
MAC MSF in Redhead
Bare Escentuals Buxom Lipgloss - Carmen
MAC Chestnut lipliner
Lancome Kohl eyeliner
Nars blush - Orgasm

Finding Articles

See the lovely little wristlet? I've been trying to match a pair of boots and although it took forever, I found something! But, I digress....
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a shopper...a true hustler and bargain hunter. I love taking what I already have and throwing in a new piece here or there because it creates several different looks.
As anyone who follows me on Twitter knows, I have been on the hunt for the perfect white blouse and although I've come across many, I have yet to find the perfect one.
Recently, a very well-dressed acquaintance who is about my size was wearing a white blouse under a blazer and upon further inspection, I realized that it was perfect for me. I started out by complimenting her and asking her if she purchased it recently. The compliment was well received and she advised mr that she purchased it the week before. Taking it a step further, I explained my white blouse quest and inquired where she purchased this particular blouse. She nicely decline to share, explaining that she hates when people have the same items that she does. Ooooooookay....
This is slightly understandable when it comes to unusual items however a white blouse is pretty well...pretty vanilla? It can be dressed up, down, worn alone, under jackets, with pearls, with gold, with silver, etc. My point is by the time I finished accessorizing it when wearing, it would like quite different from the way she was wearing hers. She and I do not work together and only see each other two or three times per month. I rarely wear the same article of clothing the same way so the possibility of she and I showing up somewhere looking like twins? Slim to none.
I didn't explain this to her and instead shrugged it off. And the white blouse quest continues.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you share the whereabouts of shopping finds or do you keep the places you shop under your hat?

And just like that, I am back...
It's been a while but I took a blogging break mainly because my world has sped up to 10 miles per minute (new baby, kids, husband, full time job, side hustles, Union duties, exercise)! Also, I ran out of things to say (or did I get used to saying everything I wanted to say on Twitter?).
Anyway, I am back. I have a few new ideas and plan on sticking my feet back in the water s-l-o-w-l-y but on a regular basis. Okay? Great. Let's get started.

June 28, 2010: A Year of Happiness and Nappiness!

Yep, you guessed it: today marks a year that I am relaxer free. I have some technical/growth progress/process pictures to share later but for now, I'll just post one of me today...feeling like I'm feeling!

 

Have a great one people!  

Wordless Wednesday: Progress!

April 2010

June 2010

 

The View from the Outside Window

A few posts back, I spoke of asking the Lord to order my steps and since then, I've been doing it on a daily basis. I'm currently going thru something that I prayed upon long and hard before acting on it. EVER the Capricorn, Your girl Mrs. S is far from flighty! Nonetheless, the action is not permanent an I have peace of mind about my actions. Now, there are those who love and care about me and think that I'm being quite foolish. I understand the concern but WE will be fine. My parents have been married for 42 years and they taught me well. I've learned from a great example. But I'd like to sum everything up with one strong thought:
you can spend years studying swimming. You can watch hundreds of swimming matches and read every book in the world about swimming. In fact, you can be an expert on swimming without EVER getting into the water. But one thing is for sure: until you're actually thrown into the water, you, a swimming expert, will NEVER
know if you will sink or swim.
Believe that y'all! Mrs. S

Taking Back the Middle Class

Well Baby Saditty turns 7 months old in a day or so and you know what that means. Crawling? Nope. Sleeping thru the night? Nope! It means Mrs. Saditty returns to the road, resuming her labor related travels. I'm currently at a convention/political training in Baltimore which is loosely themed "Taking Back the Middle Class". Even though some of you may be purely upper crust **insert wink here for all of my highly paid peeps, Mrs. S ain't mad at ya!**** many of us are working people who demand equal pay for equal work. Also at the conference, we are training for a movement that will tip over the cups of the Tea Party! After the conference, I'll be on an approved hiatus from my job in order to work on a political campaign in the New Orleans area.

Truly, it is the time to find candidates to kick the incumbent Republicans AND psuedo-Democrats that are actually anit-labor out of the house! My Union as well as others are sick and tired of spending money to back candidates that get into office and then turn their backs on organized labor (Blanche From Arkansas? I see you girl and we're going to help you out of your House seat! Many will say that Unions are outdated, etc. but basically, we are working for working men and women who have families. As our pro-labor POTUS B.O. said recently, "The middle-class purchase houses and cars and keep Americans in factories, on construction sites, and in other industries employed." I'm sure you've all noticed that the middle class in America is slowly slipping away but 300 activists (including me!) plan on taking it back, one step at a time . I'll definintely be able to blog more and will keep you guys updates. Love ya'll, Mrs. S.

Whew!

Hey people! Thought I'd abandoned this place, didn't you? Nope, I'm still here buried under a pile of everything. What's been going on?
With me? We are currently in the middle of contract negotiations and that along with work, baby, family, and school has me running ragged. I've been neglecting my natural hair and feeding my family quick fire meals. Uh-uh! I need to get back to me and should be able to soon.
About that contract? I tell you, it's hard enough for Unions to survive with hostile companies and the state of the current environment but tell me why members of the Union try to kill it?what do you guys think? Is it the 3 guaranteed pay raises per year (regardless of job performance) that we negotiated for them? Or maybe they don't like the $15 office visit, $35 hospital and emergency NO DEDUCTIBLE insurance that we fought the company to get? I pay $45 per paycheck to cover my entire family btw....... Anyway, we're David fighting Goliath for better pay, better benefits, and better working conditions and yet some of our members refuse to show any kind of passion or appreciation. Hopefully, when this contract is negotiated and ratified, those members will be able to see and appreciate our purpose?

In this economy, we should be thankful to be employed. Most of you Follow me on Twitter vice versa so I know that you guys are grateful for what you've been blessed with. But others? Uuuugh. In the state I live in, 1 out of 10 are unemployed and yet I work with adults that are proud to say each and every day that they hate their job. Oooookay. I just needed to vent...what a bad way for me to return to blogging isn't it? LOL

Natural Hair Update

At the urging of the fabulous Serenity_23, I am here to do a lil' natural hair update! I am approaching 8 months as a natural (this time around) and my hair has truly become my favorite accessories. I am down to a few staples (cheap V05 Conditioner, Baking Soda, Coconut Oil, and KCC Knot Today leave in conditioner) and am starting to play with a few styles...like to see a few pics? Here we go:

Re-discovering the magic of Bobby pins...LOL

The picked out Afro. I know I look awful in this pic...the things I do for my blog...

I couldn't find a headband so I decided to braid the front of my hair into one....

(Earrings courtesy of the fabulous DDreamy1)
  

I was attempting to add more pictures but Typepad is acting quite meth-headdish! Stretched out, I have approximately 7 inches of length, a far cry from what I had when I did the pic chop! Lately, I've taken to washing more often and wearing a wash n go since I've been working out and cannot stand sweaty hair. I have to admit that it feels good yet strange to get a compliment on my OWN hair. The best feeling? No glue, no thread, no burning chemicals....and being able to maintain healthy hair for pennies! See you guys soon!

Crack in a Bag

Crack in a bag. Period.