Taking it to the next level...

" The relentless climb, the pain and anguish of taking it to the next level, no body takes pictures of that. No body wants to remember. We just want to remember the view from the top.The breath taking moment at the edge of the world. That's what keeps us climbing and it's worth the pain. That's the crazy part. It's worth anything. " - Meredith

"When you feel you love someone more than he loves u, it can make u a little crazy, it can make a lot crazy"- Teddy


Grey's Anatomy "Push" Episode.

:o)

That's what IRAN said:

Going for the black, why settle for the gold or the platinum?

Music

Just Arrived : New Bag :o)

I have been looking for a cute tote to travel with that can fit my junk and my MacBook. Finally found one by Jessica K Cushman. Yup, she's the same lady in charge of the famous bangle with the sayings like my favorite one " Knocked off by CHANEL".

Dear Notebook

I have not been myself lately. Just been wondering why somethings happen for me and other things don't. Like for example , that famous thing called Love that magnificent people like me never seem to have the opportunity to experience. Went away for the weekend , only to come back feeling worse. Been in bed for 3 days since then . Today was the first time I saw the sun face to face because I had to go move the car. I have been making progress since yesterday and actually got some important things done from the comfort of my bed. I took the initiative to get out of the house. Of course the sun was down by then and it was to indulge in two new addictions... Target and stop and shop.
Right now I have moved from the bed and on to my desk. I have the radio blasting because music lifts my spirits. I pulled out a folder of inspirational articles I have been saving for years because I knew the day would come when I would want to read them. Today is that day. I have a business to run, I have a world to change and I can not afford to let something so little to hold me back from the other things I am supposed to have. I must keep moving forward because this like everything else ... will pass.

That's what IRAN said:

"the next time a guy breaks my heart , im going to buy myself a chanel bag and then it will be the best thing that has ever happened to me"

PRETTY on the outside, UGLY on the inside

I don't think Naomi Cambell should be paid for any more modeling jobs. I think her career should be over. Models should not only be pretty on the outside, they should be pretty on the inside as well. Who the hell does she think she is? Naomi should face big consequences for her actions. It's not right the way she treats other human beings.

I have no idea why it took someone so long to come up with this fabulous idea. This is amazing and quite useful. I remember always having a hard time finding decent sketch paper and a worse time finding a notebook that would make it easier to sketch some design ideas back when I was making clothing for my classes. I have not made a piece of clothing since 2005. I did not enjoy the sewing but I always loved the drawing. The reason I say that this notebook by Fashionary is a designers dream is because it makes things a whole lot easier for us. Check out the features by clicking on the link above !

Bags Bags and more bags ! Which one do you like ?

Music Flashback

IF YOU HAVE TO CRY, GO OUTSIDE

Just wrapped up this life changing book by Kelly Cutrone , the founder of People's Revolution (a public relations, marketing and branding firm). I say life changing instead of amazing because I know that after reading this book I now have a new awareness to add to what I have been becoming aware of through life.

Kelly's story was very inspirational to me. I read this book in 2 nights, faster than I have read a book in a long time. It was the manner in which she spoke to me as if telling me, "This is how it is and I am not going to cover it in fucking roses". Exactly the way I like to be spoken to; the truth , just as it is. This book was what I had to read right now. I totally interrupted The Celestine Prophecy to read this book. The Celestine Prophecy is about how coincidences in life lead you to your destiny. In other words, we can call this Serendipity. My new favorite word.
It was meant for me to read this book right now. I have been watching Kell on Earth religiously since the first episode. I remember watching The Hills and telling myself "who is this powerful woman?" every time the camera focused on Kelly. I just did not know how to "rule the world" like her. The past few days have been coincidences after coincidences with Kelly Cutrone . I Googled Kelly to find her story and there was nothing. I did find her on FB and Twitter. Right before I found her I had twittered about how hot I thought her baby daddy was. On Facebook I had to let her know that she was my idol. Guess what ? She responded to both.
I could not believe it, my first thought was that an intern probably responded but my gut feeling was telling me that it was her. I just thought to myself " wow , she's totally down to earth. Not everyone will take time out like that to respond to some total stranger." ( BTW I was right. Kelly does mention in her book that she tries to respond to her messages personally.) That's when I did a little more research, found out about the book and ordered it for pick up at my nearest Barnes and Noble.
I want to work for myself and run a really successful business. The route I have been going, was only going to get me half way there. I needed that extra umph. This book was my umph.
It's funny how Kelly mentions creating a new religion for yourself. I had no idea, until now, that this is what I have been doing all along. For this past year , I have been working on finding myself and to figure out a way to work for myself on my own time and at the same time make a living. I have been reading books like A New Earth, The Power of now, The secret, and Celestine Prophecy. I am a strong believer in astrology and I do believe that things happen for a reason. I have also been interested in reading about Saraswati one of the Hindu Goddesses because she reflects who I am perfectly. and look... it's all working out for me.
I want to take this time and thank Kelly Cutrone for writing this book. This is one life out of many that she has changed.

"Is there anything I can do for you today?"

I recently just finished watching Groundhog Day for the first time. I have attempted to watch many times before. I have lost track of how many times. I just couldn't stand sitting there watching the same thing happen , over and over and over again. When I finally finished watching it, I was able to see the lesson behind it. You only live once, so do what you want to do today. Stop holding things for tomorrow because tomorrow may never come.

My favorite line of the movie was: " Is there anything I can do for you today?" when Bill Murray's character Phil tells Rita when he finally wakes up in bed and she is still laying next to him. Tomorrow finally came but there was no guarantee that another one would come after that. "Is there anything I can do for you today?" is something a lot of people should think about when treating someone they like/love. Treat your mate with love TODAY, not yesterday or tomorrow.

Mujer 2000 - Beef Pastelitos

Time: 20 minutes
Serving: about 20 small ones , 10 large ones
How much: about $12

There are two parts to this recipe. The dough and the filling. Since it was my first time making anything, I decided to skip out on making the dough and concentrate on the filling. I substituted the dough but buying some La Fe Dough disc. You can find the dough disc in the freezer section of your supermarket. Another “short cut” I did was not make any seasoning. I was going to do it at first, and buy peppers, garlic and onions but then I found out that you can buy “complete seasoning” already made by Goya , also at your local supermarket. Ay, yeah I know, I look like a lazy bum, but give me some time to be able to make a whole meal from scratch.

Ground Beef-
Ingredients
1 pound of meat (pork, chicken , or beef)
1 chopped up onion
1 chopped of red pepper
3 smashed garlic cloves
chopped vegetables
2 smashed peppers
2 spoons of salt
1 spoon of european salt
1/2 spoon of oregano
1/2 can of tomato soup
raisins ( i added this)
Preperation:
Season the meat with salt , oregano, and european salt
Sauté the seasoning a little and add the meat, moving it until it loses the red color and routs
Add the tomato soup
move it well and cook at low fire while uncovered until it becomes soft
serve as stuffing or main course

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Mujer 2000 Project

I have not been a huge fan of cooking, but I am a huge fan of eating , especially Dominican food. Ever since I came back from vacation back in September from Dominican Republic, I can't stop eating Dominican food thanks to my friends' moms Angela and Zulnilda who cooked some good ass meals during my stay.

I have been trying to find the food with the same taste from local restaurants up in the North Bronx but unfortunately there isn't any good food up here. Tons of restaurants but no good food. Just last week , while @ the "heartbreak hotel" for a few days, one of my besties (Alicia) cooked her ass off and fed me and the other guests. This inspired me to learn how to cook and to stop buying nasty food off the streets. I decided to use the Mujer 2000 cookbooks because that is what my mom has been using for as long since I can remember and the lady can cook! The Mujer 2000 series has 3 volumes. The first Volume went into print in the 70's and it has not been out of print since. It is THE Dominican cook book. I haven't heard of a Dominican household that does not have it. The top Dominican cooks have used these books to learn the basics of Dominican cooking.
The book is in the Spanish language , therefore I will need to translate it. In addition to the translation , I will add the cost of the meal, amount of servings and the duration of time it takes to make the meal.
This project is kind of like the Julia/ Julie project (which I have yet to check out the movie, must do soon) . You can see all of my cooking adventures right here on www.buzygurl.com .