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Hello.  Remember me?

Well in case you missed it, last week I FINISHED law school.  FTMFW! *applause*  In my quest to complete school and graduate blogging fell by the wayside.  Now the NEUROTIC QUEEN in me wants to update the blog with everything that has happened since the last post.  Luckily most of what happened was studying.  So there; update complete.

....BUT since I have been gone so long, this post will be like three-posts-in-one.

Post No. 1: Ultimate Relaxation

These are my toes after an amazing spa pedicure.  The background, in case you couldn't tell, is the BEACH--which is one of my favorite things ever.  The bestie and I made our second appearance in less than 3 weeks at beach this past weekend.  But what better way to spend the weekend after completing law school?  

Oh, I know: Eating fruit, marshmallows and mini éclairs dipped in warm chocolate and caramel.  Yes please! And thank you.  Fondue at the Little Dipper was Phenomenal.  If you haven't had it, you must.  Seriously.
















Post No. 2: Veggie Tales


So, you may or may not know about my obsession with the idea of being a vegetarian.  On my weekend trip I decided to try all veggie-eating to see what it was like.  Loved it.  Eating that way brought me in contact with so many different flavors and textures.  I'm afraid to "officially" say I am no longer eating meat because...for example what happens when I go to a cookout?  I'm not sure I can resist a hot dog.  But I know I am definitely incorporating more veggie foods into my "diet."  (I say diet in quotes because I'm obviously not on a diet--see fondue chocolate above.  I just mean into my more regular eating pattern.)

In honor of veggies, I made this simply delicious black bean quesadilla  yesterday:

Ingredients  

• Sun-dried tomato tortilla
• diced tomato with onion and green pepper
• black beans
• CHEESE (yum!)

Preparation

• Heat tortilla cover in cheese until cheese is melty
• add ingredients 
• fold in half, smash with spatula :) (my favorite part)
• garnish with your favorite dipping sauces--mine are salsa and guac.
• DEVOUR 

Post No. 3: Summer Hair Preparation

After being sand-blasted at the beach--it was super windy--I returned home with sand everywhere including in my hair.  I decided to use the opportunity with which I was presented--the need to wash my hair--to try out some new products for my summer hair.  "But Tiff, what is "summer hair?"  By summer hair, I mean my natural, un-straightened hair.  I saw these product in Whole Foods, and after my LS extolled its greatness to me via Twitter ("@tdotey I LOVE IT") I decided to give them a try.

Before: Icky, Frizzy, Crinkly Mess

After: Less Messy, More Curly

All in all, the products, which were extremely pricey, worked well.  Turns out my hair is slightly damaged from too much flat-iron heat. FML.  So there are about a million different curl patterns going on.  Eh well.  Que Sera Sera.  In any event, Kinky-Curly will be the product of Summer Hair 2010.  Yup.

Ok.  So there it is.  Three posts in one.  I think we're back on track.  Operation sick bod will follow suit (ie get back on track) momentarily.

Ciao

Bootylicious: An Ode to "Sick Bods"

Today--like all other days this week--was GREAT!!  Everything is coming up Tiff these days and I love it.  I hadn't check the mail in over a week and when I checked it today my first free FITNESS magazine was in there.  FTMFW!

Anyway, this post is an homage to my four fave celeb crushes, and their Ridiculous, Amazing, BOOTYLICIOUS, "Sick Bods." 

First up, Kim Kardashian--I call her Kim K. for short.  LOVE HER!  She is beautiful and her body is definitely sick.  I love her curves--especially that booty.  Visit her website or follower her on twitter. 

Next up, we have Bey Carter aka Beyonce bka "Sasha Fierce."  Bey inspires me because 1) her abs are slammin' and 2) her body didn't always look like this--she works to keep it tight.  Vist her website or twitter her.

Not to be forgotten, MY BOO Nicki Minja aka Nicki Lewinski aka Nicki da Boss (lol)--"She's such a Barbie."  Her booty is inspiring--what can I say?  "I like big butts and I cannot lie."  And I know what all you haters out there are going to say: "Didn't you hear Nicki has butt implants?"  And to that I say: Who the hell cares? I can't lie--Nicki's booty-to-waist ratio was a major inspiration for Operation "Sick Bod."  Don't judge me :) www.twitter.com/nickiminaj

And last but not least, my other BOO Miss Amber Rose.  I had a hard time finding a pic of Miss Amber that I could put up here because...well...she's mostly naked in all of them.  And yes, I am aware that she is semi nude in one of these--but it's artistic.  It's actually a reshoot of one done earlier of Grace Jones.  But anyway, I love Amber Rose because she dresses OUTRAGEOUSLY (when she wears clothes)--and I mean that in a good way.  And of course because her body looks great.  Google her if you don't believe me :) 

So there you have it: my Operation Sick Bod inspirations.

WHO WOULD YOU PUT ON YOUR LIST?

Short and Sweet...

Some people might say the title of this post describes me...*crickets* Right. I'd tend to disagree too--I'm not SHORT!

Anyway, to get to the point, today has been AWESOME.  LOA ftmfw!  (F.Y.I. LOA stands for Law of Attraction.  I'll let you google "ftmfw" if you don't already know what that means :) )  I don't have a lot of time so I will spare you the play by play.  What I will say is that I was able to--or will be able to be before going to bed--check off every single solitary item on my to-do list for today.  That feels great, amazing, spectacular, etc, etc, etc.

I had a little trouble getting out of bed this morning--but that's nothing new.  But the morning run and work out definitely set the day off right.  Anusara yoga was amazing.  While practicing I really tried being attentive to my intentions--Muscular Energy (hugging the muscles to the bones) and Organic Energy (extending energy out).  My favorite pose in the sequence was this one:

"Vasisthasana (variation) " or "Wild Thing"

Practing this pose seemed to lengthen my entire spine as well as my sides.  It also reminded me of modern dance--which I LOVE! 

I had the most trouble with this pose:

"Vasisthasana" or  "Side Plank Pose"

I wasn't able to do the fully extended version like the chick in the picture.  Instead I practiced this variation:

I know, not quite as impressive.  But I am definitely going to work up to the the full extension of the pose.  I planned to practice this sequence again this evening because I thought I might be able to balance better when I am not coming straight off of a run.  Unforunately I don't think that's in the master's plan for this evening.  Although I will be practicing Sweet Surrender...again...for the third night in a row.  (Can you tell I love that sequence?)  I sleep so good after doing it, and I think it is helping with some chronic discomfort that I have in my upper back.

....Hmmmm guess this wasn't so "short and sweet" after all huh?

Ciao!  Off to check that last item off my to-do list.

Totally Unrelated:  Downloaded a new (to me) Drake Mix Tape this morning and found this gem.  This remake takes me back to sophmore year of college when this came out.