tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68447971284182843732024-03-06T01:47:29.537-05:00The Bourgie ChroniclesNikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-20323673211978896522016-03-03T08:05:00.000-05:002016-03-03T08:05:02.818-05:00NEW BLOG ALERT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Check out my NEW BLOG <a href="http://anikkisituation.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">"A Nikki Situation" </a>.<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-70786312232178841182015-04-02T09:20:00.001-04:002015-04-02T09:21:16.269-04:00Things I'm looking forward to in April<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>2. Visit to Arizona.</b> During my Spring Break I have the opportunity to visit the boo who is out in on the west coast for work. I lived in California for several years but only drove through Arizona on the move there. I'm so excited to travel there and go sight-seeing. Cross your fingers that I get to make it out to the Grand Canyon. That's all I've been telling A that I want to do so we shall see.<br />
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<b>3. Dhyani Chapter Anniversary. </b>Its been 8 years since I became a sister of my sorority, Mu Sigma Upsilon and 8 years since I helped create a chapter at my Alma mater UNC Charlotte. 8 years is QUITE a long time and now we are at 16 lovely ladies in our chapter. Its so awesome to see how much we have grown and all the women who have come into our family.</div>
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<b>4. MARGARITA MARCH</b> This is probably one of the coolest things I've found this year. As we all know I LOVE me some bar crawls (if there is a holiday most likely there is a bar crawl for it and most likely I am there!) so I was given the idea for this great thing called the <a href="http://margaritamarch.com/" target="_blank">DC Margarita March</a>. Its a bar crawl with margaritas. Enough said. And even better its going to be a reunion for me and a few of my friends. Its also awesome that my parents live up there so of course they will be getting a visit as well. Stay tuned for a post and of course my Instagram will be filled.<br />
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<b>5. Spring Break!</b> I'm ready to sleep in and go out during the week!But I also need to do some housekeeping like Spring cleaning! A major overhaul is needed on my room! <br />
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<b>6. Personal Training completion.</b> I still haven't gotten a chance to put up any posts about my fitness journey, but I will soon. I signed up for a personal trainer in April 2014 and we are coming to a year. I only had a contract for that long but the progress I have made and the things that I have learned are amazing and I'm excited to be on my own in the gym to see how much further I can go!<br />
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<b>7. Cheer Competition</b>. Its year 2 of coaching my elementary schools cheerleading team and I have to say it has gone better than expected. We haven't had many basketball games to cheer at but sadly the season is almost over. The ladies are going to one more game and ending things with a cheer competition! I'm nervous for them but really excited to start choreographing. The end of the month should be interesting!<br />
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<b>8. Blog Anniversary</b>. <i>The Bourgie Chronicles</i> turns 3! Hopefully I will be able to celebrate with a new blog design. I'm thinking that I may just gift myself a paid design. Any takers? I've got some sweet color schemes that I want to do!<br />
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<b>9. Parents Buying a House!</b> This is a huge accomplishment for my parents! Since my dad is retiring from the Marine Corps its time for the parentals to settle down and stay put. This means getting a place of their own. Yesterday they signed the paperwork and finally had the keys in their hand (on April Fools Day!) They are already choosing paint and jotting down ideas. My mother has also gone Pinterest crazy and is excited for her own dressing room. I love decorating so I'm looking forward to helping her decorate this summer.<br />
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<b>10. Spring Break!</b> You don't understand how ready I am! I am still working some jobs (I need money) But Netflix is about to be my friend. I still need to finish Parenthood, watch season 3 of House of Cards, and maybe retry Breaking Bad. Anyone have any other suggestions?<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-27905713003261650312015-03-15T22:25:00.001-04:002015-04-02T12:49:06.285-04:00New month, new relationship, new goals, new friends, new ME!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Well not entirely. I'd been already working on myself for a year now. So many negative things were surrounding me in my life at the time and I knew something had to give. And then I realized that it was me who had to give. I gave up negativity, gave up dwelling on the past, and I even gave up fried foods. But it was all for a better me. And even though it's only 3 months into the new year I already feel like this one will be one to remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I'm in a new relationship and it has put me in a state of mind that is so positive. I have kept it pretty low key; not many friends know about him so I won't refer to much on here. I guess I'll just call him "A" (cure Pretty Little Liars theme).</span></div>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-36610263995387953172015-02-17T19:49:00.002-05:002015-02-17T19:49:29.170-05:00I must confess...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">18 posts in 11 months. Pretty crappy if I do say so myself. But towards the end of the year my heart just wasn't in it. I was trying to blog all these awesome moments happening and then when I remember I either didn't have time to fully commit to a post, or another adventure came around. And then even worse I would have this great post about coming back and what I wanted to do, but then laziness would kick in and I would read a bunch of blogs and not write any of my own.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I wanted to blog about my fitness/weight loss mission, my relationships woes (and there has been a lot) and any other wonderfully chaotic things going on, but no dice. Then around my birthday in October I realized that when I started back up again blogging I wanted it to be because I actually enjoy it instead wanting people to care about stuff that might only be interesting to me.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">And now on my 3rd try (third times a charm) I'm going to come back with a vengeance. Well not as intense, but of course I plan on revamping myself and my blogging ways that work with my busy life right now. I'm ready to blog for me and use it for what it was originally intended. A chronicle of my Bourgie life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I've got a...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">New layout in the works</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">New blog time (Aside from tonight, Sundays should be my day)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">New outlook on life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">So to all my old blog friends I hope you haven't seen the post pop up and roll your eyes. This won't be the last one for months again I promise.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">To the new blog friends that I hope to make now that I'm back, hey there! Welcome!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I guess 28 is looking good on me :)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Xoxo</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-25410070462981512892014-09-03T23:35:00.000-04:002014-09-03T23:37:12.230-04:00BLOG BLOG BLOG!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I'm taking the plunge. After watching this happen for a couple of months I’m wanting to join in on the phone. Hopefully it doesn’t kill me. I’m talking about blogging EVERYDAY in the month of September. Well not everyday, every WEEKDAY. Which I think is awesome because my schedule is cray and I think it would be a hot mess my first go around to blog 7 days a week. Whitney at <a href="http://www.theobservantturtle.com/" target="_blank">Observant Turtle</a> is amaze-balls for doing this. Now I get a whole month to not have to think about what to post. Its already done for me! Woot woot. I think this will forceably put me in the habit of blogging and then maybe I wont have 25 unfinished posts waiting to be done! I want to feel more motivated to do them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right now my engines are running on full blast balancing the 3 jobs, personal trainer, social/dating life, sorority stuff. But I’m going to make it work. Please don’t think I’m crazy, this is just what is needed in my life. In 2015 shit is going to change, trust me.</span></div>
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Its been 2 weeks since I last wrote a post. But I need to keep my word and do better with posts so that's what I'll do. Starting a new job has been pretty stressful. But I like it. I like the people, the food, and even the hours. Anyone who has ever worked in the restaurant industry knows the real deal. But its a great place. And this place will hopefully help me for now. I am in the process of saving money for my own apartment and just being financially stable for once. </div>
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This weekend was busy, fun, and exhausting. Worked most of the weekend, but I was able to squeeze some free time in. I ended up getting to check out the last day of Charlotte Pride. Each year it gets bigger and bigger. It was nice to see all the love and positive vibes.</div>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-5907782769779142532014-08-06T14:21:00.000-04:002014-08-19T17:37:49.803-04:00Things that I have realized at 27<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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they are more deadly now that I'm not heading to college night every Thursday.
Senior year of college I was an absolute champ. Partying 3 days a week and
going to class the next day no problem. I can still party into the night, but
the recovery time is longer painless and fixed with a glass of water and some
Advil. I need time to re-evaluate my life, roll out of bed, and eat something
immediately. And now that could take hours! That means if there is any weekday
shenanigans, I have to think very carefully how to approach my next day. I do work in the classroom after all.</span></span><br />
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time not suitable for me</b>. It makes me sad seeing women forcing themselves into clothes they have no business wearing. Partially in my defense the store is called Forever 21, and I am 27; but if they make my size and I wear it appropriate whats the harm? Buuuuuut not everyone can wear anything just because it comes in your size FYI.</span><br />
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empty calories and staying the same size. Now to counter balance I focus more
on the empty calories of alcohol mixed in with eating healthier. Yes that
sounds like a good plan. I also got myself a personal trainer and he makes all the difference. No binge eating for me.</span></span><br />
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necessary in order to wear certain shoes. If I could, I'd go naked and have
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down...maybe it's because of all the damn weddings and baby showers I've
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-42463546181516225402014-08-05T01:17:00.001-04:002014-08-05T01:24:22.122-04:00Weekend Marathon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I had a pretty hectic weekend. It has been awhile since I've had plans everyday. From Thursday to Sunday. No stopping. But it was all a good time. I'm still getting back in my "take pictures of everything in anticipation of blogging" mode. But for now check out my jam packed weekend.</div>
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<b>Thursday:</b> Spent the day volunteering with Nicole's church Elevation. They have something called "Love Week" every year where everyone goes out into the community of Charlotte to give back and spread the "love". I've known about it for awhile but this is the first year taking part. Me and the roomies all decided to volunteering renovating a house in East Charlotte. Painting, yard work, etc. Good times.<br />
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The evening was really long and exhausting. But so much fun. Met up with some friends to see a Michael Jackson cover band...but it rained out and no performance. So what do you do when that happens? Bar hop around the city and try to avoid the rain (the weekend ending up being so gray and rainy). Highlight of my night. Eating some amazing Queso at VidaVida. Good food moves me to photograph it, so it only makes sense that this is the only picture I have of the night.<br />
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<b>Saturday:</b> Early morning work. This time; Senior Basketball 3 on 3. I'm talking 50 and over running up and down the court (well half of the court) and shooting 3 pointers better than a lot of guys I see my age. They've still got it and it goes to show you that even though you get to a certain age, you can still do what you love. Just take care of yourself.</div>
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I spent my night with some of my favorite people. I met up with some of my best friends from college who are in my sorority with me for dinner and drinks afterward. It was so nice to catch up! The Plaza Midwood area of Charlotte is pretty nice. I had been to a couple places but not on a weekend. I love the casual atmosphere even though my attire didn't match. I wish I had gotten a full picture of my outfit that night. I was channeling the 90s with my high waited acid wash jeans, white pumps, and black blazer. I was taking it out for a test spin and it was a hit! Anyone else getting more into 90s fashion? Or just taking more risks in general?</div>
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Sunday I started my Job #3 as a hostess (more on that later), so my morning was spent training. And in the evening I watched the Giants play in their first game of the season. Its preseason, but still a win is a win. My GMen were looking pretty good out there! Lets hope that its a preview of great things to come. Anyone else overcome with joy that its time for football????</div>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-37734227858265552222014-08-01T15:34:00.000-04:002014-08-01T15:34:17.136-04:00Hello August...I'm back!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So it’s a new month. My Hiatus is over, again. This time I’m going to stay on the plan. I may sound like I’m an addict trying to stay sober for the umpteenth time, but that’s okay. I realized in the last 2 months how much I need blogging. It’s become something that I use for sanity, strength, and clarity. That’s a lot of pressure on something that is supposed to be just a fun hobby. But with all the things I have going on right now, it’s very much needed. Summer is almost over and I plan to spend these last couple weeks developing my “habit” again. But I am not going to be over ambitious and blog every day. For now, I’ll give myself 3 days a week. Maybe 4 if there is a special occasion. We will see how that goes.<br />
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My need for structure (military kid) and lack of stability in my life recently (job, friends, money) has caused me to miss what blogging did for me. It became work and I avoided it as much as possible. But when I got a chance to read some of my favorite blogs, I suddenly was recharged again and wanted to comment and use some new blog ideas I had. Very quickly the motivation fizzled out as soon as something frustrating happened in my life. That actually should have been the time that my computer was attached to me; using writing as an outlet and giving me something positive to focus on.<br />
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So this time I want to blog again because it makes me happy and I enjoy that connection I have made over the years with the community. I want to build that back up again. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for me.<br />
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Now being that it is Friday, I thought I would also do a little recap of how my week went so I can say goodbye to July on a good note.<br />
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1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tried 2 new Pinterest recipes this weekend. 1 was a success and the other was a mere “Eh”. I will definitely be doing posts on those because I need to share with the world the improvement of my cooking skills. Or maybe the improvement of following directions.<br />
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2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I got a call on Tuesday that I got the Hostess position I interviewed for last week! I’m excited because I needed for more money coming in. 2 months late but it’s still happening. I am now officially a “Jamaican” with all the jobs I have now (if you have never heard that joke, don’t worry about it. It’s a Caribbean thing, being that I am Guyanese).<br />
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3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I’ve been on 2 dates with the same guy. I’m starting to branch out and be more open to the idea of new people. Dating such a trial and error. I can’t believe I wanted to do it so bad when I was IN a relationship. Grass is always greener on the other side I guess. But we will see how things go with this guy. For now he’s someone I can continue chilling with.<br />
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4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It’s not exactly a highlight, but things have been going well with my personal trainer, but I suffered my first “injury” with him. Box jumps are not for the faint of heart and I was able to reach my goal of hitting the highest box, but not before achieving an abdominal strain. Right below my bellybutton feels like something ripped. Luckily it’s not too serious. But me and icy hot have become very good friends lately.<br />
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5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>NSYNC released a compilation album. Well the record company did, not actually the guys. If that’s not a great highlight to my week I don’t know what is! This will be ordered ASAP!<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-54417330970923937082014-05-20T23:18:00.000-04:002014-05-20T23:35:17.608-04:00Johnnyswim<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today is Mother's Day, so its a celebration of the woman that brought you into this world, or who raised you, or was just there for you in any capacity. Now we definitely live in a world where a "mother" can be any type of woman, not just someone who gave birth to you. I applaud all the women (and some men) who are mother figures in people's lives. Because we all need that. Someone who cares about us and has set a good example. I applaud all of you.<br />
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So this is a post about who else? My Mom...my Mommy; my Mama, or whatever name I feel like calling her at the time. I want to talk about how awesome my dear old Mom is. Okays she's not old. Actually she pretty young and its awesome the fact that you really can't tell how old she is. But she has a 27 year old daughter so that's kind of a dead giveaway of what age she is near (sorry Mom, I know you want your age to be a secret, but you can't be 35!). When I was in high school people would be like "OMG you look like sisters!" and I would just roll my eyes. But seriously. We could be.<br />
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But back to how awesome she is. There are hundreds of reasons why my mother is amazing. And if it wasn't for the fact that this post would be sooooo long and no one would read it, I've narrowed it down to 3 important ones.<br />
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<i><b>1. She is the Queen Diva</b></i>. Period. Now let me elaborate. All my shopping addictions; all my interest in fashion and shoes, and creating "looks"; that all comes from my mother. My shoe collection is not even close to half of hers. And neither is my closet. I'm pretty sure between the two of us we could provide everything for an entire season of ANTM. My mother has never been afraid to try new things with hair, make-up, etc. Now I'm doing the same thing in my 20s and I'm realizing more that at one point my mother may have already done it. I appreciate the fact that she let's me be me. And even though I'm just the Princess Diva, I'm following in her footsteps quite nicely.<br />
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<b><i>2. She has always been my #1 support</i></b>. For as long as I can remember I have always been involved in activities. Gymnastics, Cheerleading, Show Choir, Theater...The list goes on and on. These things kept me busy and ultimately out of trouble. But my mother was the one who was taking me to and from practice, in the stands of every game, and being a ear for me when I need to vent. I always knew that when I needed her she was there, cheering me on. I can even go back further and remember her being my Girl Scout Troop Leader. It was never my dad that I depended on when it came to these things, always my mom. I love her for that because I know what its like to always have someone in my corner. It has made me see how important it is.</div>
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<i><b>3. She's my best friend</b></i>. Okay I am not a gross mushy person (although lately I have been) but my mother has always been the one person I have wanted to turn to with all my issues. And even with good news she is the first person I want to call and tell. She listens to me and also offers advice if I need it. Most of the time its things that I never want to admit to myself. But because its coming from her, I know its the truth and from a good place. We have had a some rocky moments that have tested our relationship, but in the end it has made us closer.</div>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-75703877216356479672014-04-27T19:42:00.004-04:002014-04-27T19:42:28.609-04:00Sunday Currently...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hope everyone is having a nice relaxing Sunday. I am absolutely loving this weather! The sunglasses have not been put down this whole weekend and today is no exception. I plan on getting some meal prepping and the gym in today so it will be a busy day for me, but with the sun shining who can be upset about it. Here's to the last week of April!!!</div>
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Thought I would get back into some of my favorite link ups....I love Lauren from <a href="http://siddathornton.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Siddathornton</a>'s Currently Sunday....so here is mine!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">R E A D I N G <i>Where She Went </i>by Gayle Forman. I have a long list of books that I have been interested in reading in the year 2014, and Gayle Forman's books were at the top of the list. Her first one What if I stay was pretty good and I am now reading the follow up. I like them. But I wished she went into detail with more stuff. But I still can't put the books down so they are definitely interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">W R I T I N G my meal plan for the week. Since I got a personal trainer last week, I've had to also transform my eating habits. Now I was already doing that a little bit, but having to track 30 separate meals is a little time consuming especially calorie counting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">L I S T E N I N G to a lot of Hip Hop. I mean I listen to everything but I have been hitting the Rap hard. I guess it is just a energy lifter for me. I spend a lot of time in my car dancing and getting pumped for school or the gym. Gotta get the motivation from somewhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">T H I N K I N G that I really need to follow up on my 101 in 1001 days list. I'm sure I have accomplished some things in the last 4 months. 2014 has been such a roller coaster but I need to still keep some things going for me and this list gives me life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">S M E L L I N G my Sexy Little Things Black Noir by Victorias Secret. My favorite right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">W I S H I N G that I could lay by the pool all day...I think I should have done that yesterday. Duly noted for next week. I think I may do that before my Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl. But my skin in peeling from my Miami trip so I WILL be wearing sunscreen. I should be using it all the time anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">H O P I N G that this week will go by fast! Only 5 more weeks of school left. The countdown is on! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">W E A R I N G Gym clothes. I worked out today...keeping it up...but I need more cardio in my life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">L O V I N G The weather lately. I love the Spring has finally arrived and its time to have my legs out and get a nice pedicure!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">W A N T I N G Chipotle....and then I took a break from this post and got some. I am being healthy with it though...cutting out sour cream and chips and flour tortillas...all not good!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">N E E D I N G a re-evaluation of my friends. I found out some news today that didnt sit with me well. I know my life is pretty chaotic right now, but what I do need is my closest friends by my side..and i dont have that right now...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">F E E L I N G ready for the week. As soon as I finish packing all my lunches and dinners and take a trip to Walmart I will be ready to start it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">C L I C K I NG Twitter Follow Me <a href="https://twitter.com/MissNewBourgie" target="_blank">@MissNewBourgie</a></span></div>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-68570817837959988822014-04-22T16:46:00.002-04:002014-04-22T16:46:33.405-04:00Been gone for a minute now I'm back with the Jump Off...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wow that was an old Lil Kim song reference....those who don't know it shame on you! </div>
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(just kidding Lil Kim is pretty awful). But hey, it seemed fitting...</div>
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It has been a crazy couple of months, busy as hell, but I felt really ready to come back to my blog. I want to approach it differently and have more fun with it. It was starting to make myself post just to say I did and keep my tiny gang of followers when really I should be writing on this thing because its fun and I feel inspired and I want to continue my connection to the world (or maybe North America...I'm not quite global yet.)</div>
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I've already got some great post ideas lined up so I am excited about those. </div>
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Ideas that have been sitting in my Iphone waiting to be used. Well they are about to be!</div>
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But this post is strictly a little baby catch up...</div>
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It's my blogs 2 year anniversary and as cool as that sounds, it sucked that I haven't even been writing on it! I feel like men have popped in and out of my life like that. Here for awhile, drop off the face of the Earth for 2 months, then hit you up like it was nothing. Ugh. Tell me I didn't just do that.</div>
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So rather than make a whole bunch of promises that I will be held accountable for (or at least hold myself accountable for) I will just be making small changes when I can. No fuss, no announcement...just do it.</div>
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Now its time for my baby recap. Just a small glimpse in what I'm doing and what keeps me soooo busy!</div>
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*<b>Got in the GYM!</b> Got myself a Personal Trainer. </div>
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It's been a week, but i'm still going! So far so good.</div>
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* <b>Joined Tinder</b> (DO NOT LAUGH) Yeah I'm way late....</div>
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It's actually pretty comical and interesting to say the least.</div>
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* <b>Went to Miami</b> (not real breaking news but still so much fun). </div>
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I had a reunion with some of my closest girls and had a weekend of chaos!</div>
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* <b>I'm on a Weave Strike.</b> Well more like a hiatus.</div>
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My money is disappearing daily to "Nikki's long list of things that I need in my life".</div>
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So I can't exactly afford to get my luxurious locks done. This won't last very long. I can feel it.</div>
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* <b>Two jobs are still the worst.</b> Since its getting closer to summertime I NOW have to find a new job to take place of school. I kind of wish I was working at a year round school. </div>
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Hopefully I won't end up in retail, but if I have to....Ill do it.</div>
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So things are still hectic for me right now...</div>
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Great to be back!</div>
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Hope everyone had an awesome Easter!</div>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-46857225613838431682014-02-17T00:03:00.001-05:002014-02-17T00:03:17.406-05:00Snopocalypse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This has been a crazy last couple of days. Being snowed in made me a little crazy, but I still made the most of it with my roommates. I know everyone has been talking about over the last week but its my turn and I want to share all my lovely pictures! This is the most snow I have seen in over a decade, and my roommates and I decided since we couldn't get out of our neighborhood we would make the most of it.<br />
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Now that its the end of the weekend, most of it has melted and now its no longer a struggle to leave the house. Overall I was happy the snow came. I know we were lucky; no power outage and plenty of food and supplies, so it was basically just a couple days off that I could relax and recoup. Since I returned from Chicago last week work was pretty gloomy, and the snow day(s) gave me some time to myself and get some more focus.<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-75126553958404374202014-02-14T12:39:00.002-05:002014-02-14T12:39:13.954-05:00Happy Valentines Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-48237640682280046662014-02-13T16:58:00.002-05:002014-02-13T16:58:46.121-05:00Life is tough...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I just recently had a death in the family and it has really shaken me up. Its hard to get back to normal so I have really just been taking it slow. I appreciate all the love I have been receiving at my job and friends though. Everyone deals with loss differently. For me I tend to keep myself busy, but some things just fall by the wayside. And that of course that has effected my blog. I love my blog and miss it, so I will be getting some new stuff written. I miss reading and commenting on some of my favorite blogs. I apologize, but Ill be back I promise.<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-16501081913700226022014-01-31T23:18:00.000-05:002014-01-31T23:23:23.327-05:00Gotta get down on Friday...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its Friday!!! Work week over!!! Due to a half day dismissal from school on Tuesday and 2 days off from school due to snow, my week was pretty short. But it was nice to have a moment to relax and be trapped in my house for a couple of days.<br />
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I've been meaning to do a post reintroducing myself since I have gotten some new followers over the last month or two, so when I saw that Leslie from <a href="http://www.blondeambitionblog.com/" target="_blank">A Blonde Ambition</a> was having a "Getting to Know You" link up I though that this would be the perfect chance, plus maybe get to know some more awesome bloggers!<br />
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But before I tell you some things about me, myself, and I, a shameless plug has to happen. I still have my <a href="http://www.frikkenduckie.com/2014/01/sponsor-spotlight-bourgie-chronicles.html" target="_blank">GIVEAWAY</a> on <i>Frikken Duckie. </i>Check it out! You have a really great chance to get a fab Beyonce' shirt. I am currently obsessed with her and the album has become my "getting ready" music. Love her!<br />
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So I'm Nikki and I live in the beautiful city of Charlotte, NC!!! I work as a teacher assistant at an elementary school and I am in preparation to start my Masters so I can become a fully certified teacher! I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a degree in Communications and wanted to be an event planner. I never thought my life would head in the direction of becoming a 4th grade teacher.</div>
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I'm an only child so I am very close with my parents. My father is in the military so I spent my entire life moving all across the country. I've lived in California, Hawaii, and even Japan for a little while. This definitely has had a huge impact on my love for travel and my desire to explore new places. Guess that'w why as soon as I graduated college I headed down to Orlando for an adventure.<br />
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I have had my blog since April 2012. 2 years is coming up fast! I started this blog originally out of shear boredom. I was living in Orlando, bored with my job, and wanted a place to vent. Once I saw that there was a whole blog community out there I was hooked. I immediately started reading other blogs from women from all walks of life and different backgrounds and even better, women who were like me. In my 20s trying to figure out my life!<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Hanuman; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">Coffee makes my world go round!</span></li>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-23284085208205573592014-01-29T20:01:00.004-05:002014-01-29T20:01:49.638-05:00January is almost over...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hope everyone is having a nice Wednesday. It's snowing here in Charlotte (or at least snowed yesterday) so school was cancelled for today. But I wanted to still get back to my blog for a second. Jessica "Duckie" at Frikken Duckie, let me take over a post on her <a href="http://www.frikkenduckie.com/2014/01/sponsor-spotlight-bourgie-chronicles.html">blog</a> today so go check it out! I'm co-hosting my first <a href="http://www.frikkenduckie.com/2014/01/sponsor-spotlight-bourgie-chronicles.html">giveaway</a> and I'm super excited about it! But over here...its time to confess.<br />
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<b>*I love snow (sometimes) </b>Yesterday it finally happened. Our lovely city shut down because a winter snow "storm" hit the South. I was so happy that Charlotte had a really great plan to figure out everything before the snow came. But I feel so awful about Georgia and all the issues they had with highways, people being stranded and having nowhere to go, car accidents. I pray that everyone is okay and got to their destinations safely.<br />
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<b>*I'm ready to date again </b>A lot of drama over the last couple months have shown me that i need to not backtrack; I just need to move forward. I found myself going back to the same kind of guys that either I have already dated (and stopped dating for very specific reasons) or staying within my "type" which didn't exactly work out for me either. So I'm making plans to try new things and date "new" people. Lets see how it goes.<br />
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<b>*The Chipotle app is my favorite </b>If you don't know about this app, you should. Its not a secret that I am obsessed with Chipotle but some days I just don't feel like waiting in line. That's where the app comes in. Order on line and skip everything when you pick it up. I've had Chipotle 3 days in a row. I have a problem.<br />
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<b>*I joined a gym </b>Eek! I took the plunge and signed up. I had buyers remorse for about an hour, but then I remembered the reason why I joined. I wanted to get started with Yoga and Pilates and even a little kickboxing. I wanted to start this week, but this snow seemed to stop all that. Oh well. Maybe next week.<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-88334729759371262492014-01-21T14:19:00.002-05:002014-01-21T14:19:34.555-05:00Random Thought<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This month has been really tough to write. There are only 10 days left of January and I've only written 3 times! I hope this isn't a preview into what the year is going to be like. I have a lot of post ideas, but I need to iron them all out and ust write them. I think I may lock myself in a room soon until I come up with some good posts. I've realized that I get on a roll with posts in the beginning, and then fall off and spend a whole week running around living life. But that's what I want my blog to be about. So I guess this coincides with my goal of working on a blog schedule. I need to figure out something soon. </div>
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-46700891487410708292014-01-14T21:25:00.000-05:002014-01-15T19:43:52.478-05:00Panthers no longer on the prowl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Did anyone feel like this past weekend went by super fast? I don't think I even processed Saturday let alone Monday. I feel like January has already started going in hyper drive. But what little time I did have this weekend I spent hanging out with friends and watching the Panthers in the playoffs! It was such an exciting time in Charlotte. Everyone was so pumped to see the Panthers against the 49ers. My Giants did not make it anywhere this year (which is sad, but they played awful this season) so it was only right to support the home team. I loved how much energy the city had coming from the fans from both teams. The bar my friends and I went to had a wall of TVs which made it amazing to watch the game. Unfortunately the Panthers fizzled out in the second half and lost, but I still enjoy a good game of football no matter who is playing. Get me some beer, wings, fries and I'm a happy camper!</div>
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Hope everyone in the path of this polar vortex stays warm and safe on the roads tomorrow. Does anyone really know what a "polar vortex" is? I looked it up and all I got was "blah blah North Pole winds, blah blah blah freezing temp." All I know is that its supposed to be so bad we have a 2 hour delay for school tomorrow. I'm a little sad that there is still no snow, but up against this wind chill I wouldn't want anything else to deal with in the morning. 9 degrees????? That's insane!! For North Carolina I mean. I'm sure in Boston or Michigan that is pretty normal (I don't envy you) but here in NC it is UNACCEPTABLE. I wish that school/work would just be cancelled. Imagine all the things that I could be doing instead of bearing the cold...<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-35831823608196088352014-01-02T01:24:00.002-05:002014-01-21T14:22:00.293-05:00Happy New Year!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a great night and celebrated with friends and family. I danced the night away at a club with drinks and friends. It was a long night but all in all a good time. I didn't get to see the NYC ball drop but there was a nice little balloon/confetti drop in the club that made up for it. I went out last night without a case on my Iphone (pause for gasp) so I didn't have it out much, which meant not many pics were taken. I got a few though.</div>
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So now that it's 2014 its time to get moving! This is my first post of 2014 and I thought it would be great for it to be about my resolutions. Not my regular resolutions, but ones that I have made for my blog. I guess this is sort of my goal-list for not just a month, but for however long it takes. Like I've said previous, every time I make a monthly goal list I don't actually accomplish too much and it makes me feel like a loser. But if I create a list that I progressively want to work on and not have a set deadline, maybe it will go better. See, this is why I can't have a gym membership. I would go for a little bit, drop off, and then pick it back up after months of paying and not going. Sounds like a waste of money, no thanks. Anywho...cheers to the beginning of hopefully a great year!<br />
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1. I would like to venture out and do more advertising to increase the exposure of my blog. So I am finally jumping in and purchasing some. This will also help with my creation of buttons, ads, and also interacting with more bloggers!<br />
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2. I love the progress I have made with my layout. But in order to focus on details and little fun touches I feel like I need to scale back on my overall look. I want more glitter and such, but I think a simpler background may make it easier to focus on my blog. We shall see what I come up with. I enjoy learning HTML so I hope it gets easier this year! Plus Blogger rocks when it comes to making me feel like I am an expert.<br />
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3. As many lists and ideas I have for blog posts, its a shame I never get a chance to put a lot of them up. I forget about them, or I plan and draft, but never end up posting. I think a consistent schedule (like MWF or MTF) would help me plan my posts better. I love participating in Link-ups so maybe I'll come up with one!<br />
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4. I love reading all the comments I get on my blog (i love knowing that people actually read the blog!) but I am sooooo bad at replying to comments or commenting on the blogs that I read religiously. I want to engage more and connect. Is that cheesy? I am such Fangirl with some bloggers that it would be so much fun to talk to them on the regular. So we shall work on this. Prepare for comments galore and don't feel like I'm ignoring you!<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-62754736324548734712013-12-23T11:05:00.002-05:002013-12-23T11:11:28.335-05:00Movin and Shakin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>one</b>//I went to my first Hockey game on Thursday (that still counts as sort of the weekend) and I had a blast. Charlotte Checkers had Teacher Appreciation night so of course I went with my BFF who is an amazing 4th grade teacher, BJ!! A whole crew of us went and to top it off it was $1 beer night. It was such a win! I definitely will be going to another one!<br />
<b>two</b>//Always a good time hanging out with one of my besties. Hockey games are colder than I thought, so I found it interesting that I had to stay bundled up like I was outside.<br />
<b>three</b>//Friday night was party time! The warm weather was upon us so it was a great night to not freeze and put on something cute! Uptown Charlotte was busy and it was such a good time!<br />
<b>four</b>//Such a fun Friday night meant Saturday was strictly recovery. Chipotle is my recovery food. Yes I had it 2 days in a row and no I don't feel bad about it. My addiction is real. But it helped and by Saturday night I could function normally.<br />
<b>five</b>//I woke up Sunday morning doing some last minute packing and cleaning before I headed to D.C. This is the first time in awhile flying to visit my parents. Usually I drive so I can pack as much as I want and bring back a large amount of shopping. But I had to be strategic about my bag. If I wear all my bulky stuff that saves room!<br />
<b>six</b>//My flight was so empty. Since it was 2 days before Christmas I thought it was going to be a animal house. But it was very quick, easy going, and stress free. I guess Monday and Tuesday will be the days of chaos. Glad I'm already home!!!<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-30766086700421538652013-12-20T18:42:00.002-05:002013-12-20T18:46:07.040-05:00Freedom!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So today marks the start of my Winter break from work. This means that I have 14 days to really enjoy the holiday season. 2 whole weeks no dress code, no early rising, and most of all, NO MORE children (I love them all I promise I do). Its been a long week filled with sugar and chaos. Glad to be done. I head to Virginia on Sunday to visit the parentals. I'm really excited because its a whole week with them and holidays are always interesting. But I'm not that ecstatic because its a whole week with them. I can't be the only one that loves to spend time with their family but on day 3-4 you are like "Help me!" Well this may be due to the fact that I'm an only child so there is no one else to focus on. My parents read my blog now (its relly quite crazy) so they know I'm just <strike>speaking the truth</strike> joking!!! They need to get a dog. Maybe that should be my Christmas present to them. Time for some wine, Christmas movies with my mom, and shopping to my hearts content. I don't know how things are making it home since I am flying and I would rather listen to One Direction on loop than pay a suitcase fee. #firstworldproblems I know. But no seriously, I'm just going to wear everything at once and then pack all my shoes. That just might work.<br />
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Tonight to celebrate, me and my fellow teacher friends will be heading downtown to get a little "Spicy". The weather is supposed to be in the 50s and I hope it stays that way. Can you believe it? This weekend the high is planned to be 72! In December!!!!! Hows that 5 feet of snow New York? I know a lot of people that will traveling to be with their families this week so I am praying they make it safe. Anyone else out in blog land making there way into the abyss that is the North please take precautions. Make sure you have lots of music and snacks to prevent getting "the zone" and be on the lookout for "crazies" from the South who don't know how to drive in the wintery white! I recommend Beyonce' or Bruno Mars and White Cheddar Popcorn. My favorite.<br />
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Nikki Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05825686002696561193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844797128418284373.post-1227539271867331812013-12-18T21:08:00.001-05:002013-12-18T21:08:27.444-05:00Guess what day it is...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>ONE</b>: I really want my nose pierced. I think I like the way I look with it. What do you think? I'm 99.9 percent sure that my parents would freak out. Plus I tough my nose wayyy too much (the lovely perks of allergies) and it would hurt and possibly get ripped out.<br />
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<b>TWO</b>: I take photos of myself in outfits because i don't trust the mirror. Its a problem. I have a perfectly good full length mirror in my room. But I choose to use the huge one in my bathroom. I think the lighting is better in there too.<br />
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<b>THREE:</b> Beyonce' addicted right now. That new album. Fire. I am not even a hard core Beyonce fan. I have a couple of friends who do anything to go to her concerts. But this visual album makes me want to stand in line and head to her next concert. Some of my favorites include "Haunted", "Blow", "Drunk In Love". Partition is the BEST!!! Such a great vibing album.<br />
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<b>FOUR</b>: These braids have reached the end. I wanted to have them last until the New Year, but I hate when my hair is not up to par; I feel some type of way. Time for something different. It may be time to bring the bangs back. I've missed them.<br />
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