February 25th, 2013

What’s New In CynCity!!!

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I’m writing this post as I sit in the dome over an operating room and watch a coronary artery bypass surgery. This is by far one of the coolest things I’ve seen since watching my nephew come into this world via C-section. I meant to post yesterday but ended up creating my family’s reunion website instead.

I went from maybe 30 minutes of work ALL day at my last job to working every minute of the day and sometimes through lunch. I’m really enjoying it and the days fly by. I also get to walk all over the hospital and my FitBit tracks all my steps and calories burned through activity. On a good day I can log 8,000 – 10,000 steps before I even get home. If I’m lower than that I do a few rounds of Dance Central on the Xbox to increase my activity throughout the day. We’ve been eating better and juicing too. Ive lost about 3 pounds and overall I feel a lot better.

I coordinate international education and it’s pretty cool to know that my job directly impacts healthcare across the globe. One way we do this is by improving health care best practices through an international lecture series. International health care professionals log on via teleconference or the web and sit in on some awesome lectures that help improve the care they give in their countries. I was extremely excited to see a conference room of nurses from Barbados log on last month for our nursing series. It warms my heart to be in a job that benefits home.

In addition to full days at work I’m taking 4 classes this semester. Two of them are 2 unit courses so in reality the workload is more like 3 courses. If I can successfully finish these two advanced stats courses I have I will only need 1 class in the Fall. I never though I’d finish my Bachelors and here I am less than a year from having my Master in my hand!

Valentine’s day and Honey’s birthday were awesome. I decorated the house with balloons and surprised him with gifts and cards. I tried to convince him that Valentine’s day does not exist in our home, only his birthday, but he doesn’t want to agree. So on Vday he took me to dinner. That weekend we went to see my favorite man again. Eric Roberson had a small intimate show during AllStar Weekend and we went. We went and sat right in front of the stage and sang our hearts out. I was lucky enough to meet him and take a picture. First thing I said to him was I love you AllStar was C-R-A-Z-Y!!! Took us 1 1/2 hours to drive what usually takes 20 minutes. Our HUGE galleria mall was packed. So much so that police finally closed the place down. I can’t even imagine the chaos if someone started shooting or a fight broke out. It was wall to wall people.

My little brother decided he didn’t like the apartment he put a deposit on so he’s still with us. He doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to go anywhere. No hurry at all. We will see what happens. Honey’s nephew arrived Saturday. I don’t mind the nephew so much but my brother is my brother. I’ve lived with him most of my life. You know how it is, though he isn’t really doing anything but being a little messy, no one can irk your nerves like your own family. So now I live in a frat house. I’m the only girl. It’s not bad though. I’m kicking their azzez in Mortal Combat on the Xbox and I never have to carry groceries in or lift anything heavy as long as they are here. I’m definitely ready for our own space but I feel good about giving others a chance to build a solid foundation for a good life. Honey and I have the same gift and curse; being very giving.

I’ll be heading home in June to be maid of honor in my best friends wedding. We’ve been friends since we meet in college in 1998 and she was my maid of honor. I’m very excited to be a part of it all. She’s Indian so I get to be a part of all of the traditional Indian ceremonies and get Mendhi. I have got to get on the weight loss band wagon so I don’t look like a whale and ruin her pictures.

I’ve been bitten by the baby bug and I’m so ready for kids. We probably won’t really get started on building a family until next year after he puts a ring on it but more and more I feel ready. I just hope at my age it won’t be too difficult to get knocked up. I had a biometrics exam at work and despite being overweight I’m in optimal health. Not just good numbers, but optimal ones. If I could just get this weight off I would be good to go. Weight loss remains that thing that is always on my to do list but I never seem to really get started on.

I’m in love with Scandal and so ready for Football Season again. Honey is mourning the loss of both this Lakers season and Jerry Buss. We are planning to go see Mary J. Blige at the rodeo. Why the hell is she broke anyway? Doesn’t she perform enough?

Life is really good. We’ve fallen into this very comfortable space and even with new additions to our household and family drama on both sides of the fam in Cali, I have no complaints. This year is staring off very well and I feel very blessed.

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January 2nd, 2013

New Year, New Job

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I will be starting 2013 with a new job. HALLELUJAH.

In the last episode I was venting about finding a job that was the right fit for me. I had just gone on an interview and was waiting for my 2nd interview. My 2nd interview was great. About an hour after I left the lady called me to tell me that she absolutely loved me, was very impressed with me, hoped to collaborate on a research project with me but gave the job to the other candidate solely because she was internal and had familiarity with their program. I was of course very disappointed. I felt like I had been on a bunch of promising dates and after each one the guy would say you a great woman, just not the one for me. It’s you, not me. Rinse, wash, repeat.

That same day I snagged another interview for another job for the following week. Two interviews later I had the job. I told very few folks until I had signed and returned my offer letter. I’m very excited about both my new position and the company I work for. From the start the entire process felt very different. The recruiter assigned to me was awesome. She would see me before my interviews with the department, brief and de-brief me and answered any and all questions. She kept me updated at all stages of the process and is still my go-to support person even after I am hired. It’s a nice touch and really reflects the values and goals of the organization. I’m in a position that utilizes my skills and offers me lots of opportunities for growth and promotion. Benefits are awesome and I’m making more than I was in CA, in fact it’s the highest salary I’ve ever had. The job hunt is over and I can finally settle in. Thanks Blogland for your support.

 

 

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December 9th, 2012

Random Ramblings…

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  • I’m feeling a bit better about the job situation.  I’m hopeful that the perfect job is out there but it get’s hard to keep getting turned down after awhile.  Especially for jobs I know I could do with my eyes closed.  But such is life.  I cannot control the hiring or screening process nor can I control whether or not someone thinks I’m the right fit.  I’m blessed to have a job even as I look for the place I can settle in and call home.  Thanks for the input blogland.
  • We put our Christmas decor up this weekend and it transformed our house into a home.  I love it.  Ignore the dark row on the tree- some of the lights are out and we can’t figure out how to fix them.

 

  • We had a fight party last night and it was great.  All the Texas fam came over to watch Manny Paqiuao get knocked the heck out.  Our house seems to be the party house so far and we like it!  Honey likes entertaining just as much as I do.  In fact, the fight party was his idea and luckily he goes all in cleaning and preparing so I don’t have to do it all.  We ordered WingStop, got some beer and had a blast.
  • We also unpacked a few more things and home up a few things to personalize our place.  My plan for January is to decorate our living room, bedroom and bathroom.  We are using stuff we moved with and have yet to buy anything new and it’s about time.  We have tons of wall space so I’m trying to get stuff up.  I wanted to do decals and then remembered we have textured walls so I’ll have to figure out something else. I found our soda bottles at a gift shop full of items made of recycled products.  I’m a Coke fan and he’s Pepsi fan so I thought these were fun for our kitchen.
  • I’m enjoying some good music lately:


 

 

  • My mom will be here on the 17th, she will be here long enough to get on my nerves but I’m looking forward to it.  I’m excited for her to see how much we’ve accomplished since our move.  My mommy is very proud of us and that makes me happy.  Living with the little brother hasn’t been easy.  He’s not doing anything in particular, I’ve just realized I don’t want to live with anyone.  I want it to just be honey and I.  Honey’s nephew is still planning to come so it will be a little bit longer before I get my wish of us living alone.  We’ve committed to them though and I won’t go back on that.  I have asked my brother to move as soon as he can afford to.  There will be no sitting here shopping, trying to accumulate a huge savings and getting comfy.  He’s already making more than he was in CA, apartments are much cheaper and his job is paying for some important training’s and certifications.  He’s gotten the hand up and better opportunities that I wanted him to have so it’s time for him to get his own place.  I need at least 2 hands to count the number of people I’ve allowed to live with me over the years.  It’s now my turn.  I moved to have my dream life and I will.  Hopefully mid 2013 Honey and I can really focus on just us.
  • I guess that’s all the random stuff I can think of right now.

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December 7th, 2012

Good Enough?

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I’m all up in my feelings this morning and I don’t know how to shake it.

I went on a wonderful interview yesterday afternoon.  A job I would love, a woman who seemed extremely nice, genuine, and a lot of fun, and a pay increase.  She told me on the spot she’d be bringing me in for a second interview.  I left on Cloud 9.  I woke up this morning to a “thank you but no thank you” for a job I really Really REALLY wanted.  It was in my field, I had all the skills and qualifications they asked for as well as specialized education and I never even got an interview.  Not even an interview.  At that point I dropped to Cloud 2.

All of the jobs I’ve really wanted and felt like were perfect matches for me are the ones I don’t get.  The interviews where we sit and laugh and talk about food and fashion.  Don’t get those.  The ones that are stiff and boring.  I always snag those. Problem is those jobs are the ones that I never want.  Yes, I’m an administrative assistant but I don’t wanna be.  I have skills above and beyond, I always end up doing all of the work of the person I support but I can never seem to move into that position.

I try not to focus on the title but more on how satisfied I feel but sometimes I get down in the dumps about it all.  I worked hard to go back to school and get my degree and racked up tons of student loan debt in the process.  I don’t feel like it’s been worth it.  In my last position I was indeed nurtured and supported.  They loved me and let me take on projects and tasks.  Some of those projects were very important ones.  The future of the school depended on what I did.  They paid for my 1st year of grad school.  At the end of the day though, I was just an administrative assistant, with the matching salary battling for .50 more every year.  Now I have a better title but a job I absolutely hate.  The receptionist does more work than I do and my boss is a total complete azzhole.  I’m literally in tears getting dressed cause I hate coming  here.  I know my job is a blessing and I am grateful for it.  The Lord has blessed us in a million ways this year and made some of my wildest dreams come true.  Work is just such a huge part of our lives though and I hate being miserable.

I’m not giving up.  I’ll keep this sucky job as long as I have to but I want something different.  I miss loving my job, I miss feeling like I make a difference but I also want to be compensated well and appreciated for my efforts.  Is that too much ti ask?

I’ve networked, made awesome connections, have stellar references and yet I seem to be stuck.  I stay current in the field, I take classes, I don’t know what else to do though.  I have one more year of grad school but I’m not convinced it’s not going to be worth it either.  I’m scared to get excited about this 2nd interview.  I’m an optimist and get my hopes up, only to be really sad when it doesn’t come to be.  Seems like I’ll always be just not good enough.

Any advice on what I can do to change my job prospects?

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November 28th, 2012

The big 3-4

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It’s so weird to think of myself as 34.  I remember being 13 and thinking 34 was ancient and now that I am here I still feel like the same old Cyn I have always been- with a few more pounds and aches and pains.  I’m blessed to be here.

My birthday kicked off last Wednesday with a surprise from my Honey.  He bought me a brand new laptop running Windows 8. I was so excited and I love it.  It’s both a want and a need and I love learning to use Windows 8.  I can finish this last year of grad school without worrying about a laptop now.  I’m getting my hair done tonight and my sisters is taking me to pick up a used treadmill on Saturday.   More than the gifts though, I am grateful for a great guy who takes good care of me, an awesome family and friends and this wonderful life of mine.

This time last year I didn’t guess I’d be living in Texas, but God has taken my life in a new direction and I’m glad that we all heeded his call.  I’m not where I wanna be yet, but I’m certainly on the path and I can’t wait to see and experience all that this 34th year has in store.

Happy Birthday to me!

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November 23rd, 2012

Smoky Eye

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I finally found the time to sit down and try out my smoky eye!  I took off early last Friday to meet the heater repair man at home and decided to try and glam it up a bit for my regular date night with my honey.

 

I used the NYC Color New York Color Individual Eyes Custom Compact that I got in my Beauty VoxBox.  It came with the standard eye shadow compact brush which I promptly tossed out and used my own brushes.  It came with a primer which was convenient but was different than what I was accustomed too.  It also left a bit of a white hue on my eye that my other primers do not.  Is it supposed to? I think next time I will try it with my Laura Mercier primer.

The compact has step-by-step instructions that I really appreciated.  It made it very clear to me what the general steps are for creating a great smoky eye.  I was scared that the gray colors would be a bit ashy looking on me but they weren’t at all.  I need to learn how to apply eye shadow so the colors really pop (and since posting on Instagram and Facebook I got some really good tips).  They looked pretty in person but don’t show up as well in photos.  I was really really happy with the result.

(Straight from the city that never sleeps, NYC New York Color offers products with uptown style at down-to-earth prices, from $.99 – $4.99. The energy, style, and color of New York City shines through the wide range of shades, textures and innovative products. NYC always delivers the most on-trend products & shades hot off the runway!)

 

DISCLAIMER: As a recipient of the Influenster Beauty VoxBox I am encouraged to post about the free products I received.  All opinions are mine.

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November 21st, 2012

Conquering my Hair

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In my quest to finally conquer my hair I’ve done two things lately.

1. I  entered a contest to win some awesome relaxed hair products and I won.  Thank you Swang Hair Magazine and Tress Tools.  Swang Hair magazine Tress Tools cater to both relaxed and natural sistas with awesome tips and resources for healthy hair.  Tress Tools is a subscription sample service that allows subscribers to try out a variety of hair products and it also is for both natural and relaxed hair.

2.  I started getting my hair done regularly.  We grew up poor and rarely got our hair professionally done.  This alone should made me learn to maintain my own hair but it didn’t and my hair has been a disaster much of my life.  Honey makes sure I end up at the shop every 2 weeks and though it feels like a huge time suck I do feel more polished and put together.  Having my hair done professionally makes it infinitely easier to maintain my hair in between appointments and so I’m experimenting a bit more with styling, wrapping and curling.

Last night I decided to pin curl my hair.  It was not going well at all but I kept at as I watched the Hunger Games.  I ended up with a head full of marginally secure pin curls and decided it’s a short week at work and few people would be in the office to see my looking crazy.

This is the result and I actually like it.  Some are bends more than curls but it works.  And for once I did minimal curling in the morning.  I want to have easy to care for her without having to recurl every day! I’m gonna keep at it, especially since I’ll be home relaxing the next few days.  I’m gonna apply a little of Elasta QP Mango Moisturizer when I pin curl it tonight.  I am looking forward to perfecting the pin curl.

 

 

 

DISCLAIMER:  I was not asked to blog or post about Swang Hair Magazine or Tress Tools as a condition of the contest.  I blogged about because I love Swang Hair magazine and have found their information to be very useful.  I also blogged because I know a lot of my e-friends are product junkies!

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November 20th, 2012

Influenster Beauty VoxBox 2012

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I got goodies….

I lucked up and received a Beauty VoxBox and was pleasantly surprised by the great items I received.  I’m always wanting to try new things and this box gave me the chance to do things I really wanted to do.

 

See, told ya it had lot’s of goodies.  It came with:

Kiss Ever PRO Lash Starter Kit
facebook.com/KissNails
@KissProducts
#KissLashes

Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin
facebook.com/GOODY
@goodyhair


Bath & Body Works Mini Candle
facebook.com/bathandbodyworks
@LUVBBW


Not Your Mother’s Hair Cream
facebook.com/NYMBrands
@nymbrands


NYC New York Color IndividualEyes Custom Compact
facebook.com/newyorkcolorcosmetics
@nycnewyorkcolor

Boots No.7
facebook.com/BootsBeautyUSA
@bootsbeautyusa

I’ve been dying to perfect my smoky eye and finally learn to apply false lashes so I was excited to discover that my VoxBox contained both.  KISS and NYC are two of my fav affordable brands and I find that quality isn’t sacrificed due to price.  I haven’t burned the Bath and Body Works candle yet but I like it.  It’s masculine and spicy.  I gave the Not Your Mothers Hair Cream to my brother cause I have no curls to define and I haven’t tried used the Boots  No. 7 facial products yet.  My skin can be sensitive so I’ll let my mom try them out when she comes for Christmas.  Same for the goody spin although my facebook friend was kind enough to let me know she uses the spin pin and loves it.

 

I’m very happy with VoxBox so stay tuned for a few posts dedicated to some of my favorite products from this box.

 

 

DISCLAIMER: As a recipient of the Influenster Beauty VoxBox I am encouraged to post about the free products I received.  All opinions are mine.

 

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October 22nd, 2012

365 Days

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It’s been 1 year since the Honey and I officially got back together. One year since we decided to take “us” to the next level. And it’s been a glorious year.

In that short time we recommitted to one another, moved in together, decided to move to Texas, said goodbye to friends and family and moved, found jobs and now live in a home together in Texas. It’s been quite a ride. I’m blessed to have man who gladly leads our household, prays with me, works out right beside me and makes me laugh every single day.

Those of you who have been reading me for awhile know what this day means. It wasn’t easy getting here but here we are and I’m beyond thrilled.

Happy 1 year my Lovebug. Looking forward to a million more.

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October 5th, 2012

JayCyn.com

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Honey and I started a new blog and are blogging about what’s new in our world and debating the latest issues on www.JayCyn.com.  Check us out.

 

I guess I should formally introduce you since he’s been somewhat anonymous here on this blog but go on over to JayCyn.com and find out a bit more about him.

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