I must admit my passion for fashion is slowly but surely increasing! 

(This reminds me of “Julie and Julia” -MT478)

That movie is inspiring me to try that challenge! I have a huge Gourmet Cooking cook book and the recipes in that book look absolutely delicous! But I must admit, I only know a quarter of the items. I am simply just a young women who grew up on soul food with a passion for italian food and I must include my growing interest in beauty and fashion.

 So no I didn’t grow up in a restaurant with years upon years of experience.  I’m no famous chef…yet lol. I’m a recent Johnson and Wales Grad with a Associate Degree in Culinary Arts. But even with that I still feel like I can do more! Half of these culinary terms I hear thrown around still confuse me. And the idea of serving food that I can’t stand myself would be an absolute crime!

But I will always love food and making an art out of it. So I have two more years till I graduate with my bachelor’s and then I go out into the real world with all of my passions and interests. Is it possible to combine my love for food with my love of beauty and fashion? Well it’s time to start one day at a time…. or better yet one recipe at a time.

Keep the Faith

corycopeland:

Sometimes it’s hard to hear “God has a plan” when we’re down, but it’s true. He does have a plan for you and it’s a good one. Keep the faith.

pimpinpanda18:

Night out with my girls Marissa and Crystal @mlcbeautiful92 (Taken with instagram)

People aren’t afraid of letting go,

they’re afraid of starting over, afraid of the failure that may come. The fear of feeling the emptiness that comes along with sacrifices. Afraid of the unknown and other mysteries. It’s like people stay in thier current situation, holding on to various people and/or things because…. it’s safe.  Yes it hurts to hold on but what if they let go of something great?

The more I asked myself that question, the more baggage was added to my load. Because I was so afraid of starting new, I allowed the old to tear me up inside. I allowed the pain, sleepless nights etc. to continue. I never understood the concept that letting go lifts weights off of shoulders and starting over gives a sense of renewed freedom. 

First of all God wouldn’t tell you to let go of something great, if he didn’t something better in store for you. He wouldn’t lead you down a path that isn’t gonna work out for your good. A lot of times we only see a certain thing from one point of view. Basically we only see a chapter, and because that chapter is all sunshine and roses, we expect the whole book to be worth it. But God sees the whole book and then some. He knows why that person, your peers, those objects aren’t a match for you.

So ask yourself if it’s worth feeling the pain because it’s safe? Is it worth being out of God’s will because your will is what your comfortable with?

“This photo fascinates me because it expresses a dynamic that you don’t often see between men and women, with a man taking on the adoring role and the woman drinking it all in.” - EBT

(Source: fistfullofsoul)

Oh just be patient, patience breeds strength…

“Until doubt comes in there to shake things up. 
Oh and can’t forget his friend fear, which widens the hole of loniness, 
causing faith to leak out, creating more room for worry to fill up, 
Spraying up an aroma of sadness that catches the attention of anger, 
And signals it to break down the walls of truth,
Allowing confusion to go in and crack open the windows,
Giving the curiosity the right to sneak in, 
Redecorating the place with lust,
Which beautifies the thought of temptation,
Overrating the rewards and underplaying the consequences,
Making it easier to hook up the actions with the sins, 

Until they are one. 

Granting them guilt as their GPS 
Which leads them on a road of condemnation or a road of conformity.”

Sometimes when we slip, folks think that it’s just because we just weren’t patient enough to wait…. well no. Contrary to popular belief, losing patience isn’t a one step process and it doesn’t just happen overnight. At those moments when everything around you seems to be crumbling down and your patience is getting attacked it’s not enough to just hear

“Oh, just be patient”

It’s gonna take a little more action, encouragement, will etc. to push through those times when simply having patience, is not enough.

Love&Dueces

You’re either dating to get married or dating to get hurt.

(Source: amorvincitomnia-07)

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