15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@!On the second day of Christmas, I down loaded Android apps to my Virgin Mobile Lg optimus V.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the third day of Christmas, I renewed  my Netflix subscription.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fourth day of Christmas, I received  my  Amazon Orderr before the holiday rush.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fifth  day of Christmas, I viewed Oprah 20 th Anniversary box set Cd Edition.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the sixth day of Christmas, USPS picked up my Amazon return order.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the seventh day of Christmas,Super Saturday arrived a week before scheduled designated date.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the eight day of Christmas, Blackberry also referred to at times as “crackberry” loses appeal with consumers as report by consumer analyst.15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the ninth day of Christmas,A Saudia  Prince declares to invest 300 million in Twitter.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the tenth day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the eleventh day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the twelfth day of Christmas, N. Korea Leader Kim Jong II  dies.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@!On the second day of Christmas, I down loaded Android apps to my Virgin Mobile Lg optimus V.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the third day of Christmas, I renewed  my Netflix subscription.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fourth day of Christmas, I received  my  Amazon Orderr before the holiday rush.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fifth  day of Christmas, I viewed Oprah 20 th Anniversary box set Cd Edition.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the sixth day of Christmas, USPS picked up my Amazon return order.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the seventh day of Christmas,Super Saturday arrived a week before scheduled designated date.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the eight day of Christmas, Blackberry also referred to at times as “crackberry” loses appeal with consumers as report by consumer analyst.15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the ninth day of Christmas,A Saudia  Prince declares to invest 300 million in Twitter.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the tenth day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the eleventh day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the twelfth day of Christmas, N. Korea Leader Kim Jong II  dies.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@!On the second day of Christmas, I down loaded Android apps to my Virgin Mobile Lg Optimus V.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the third day of Christmas, I renewed  my Netflix subscription.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fourth day of Christmas, I received  my  Amazon Order before the holiday rush.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fifth  day of Christmas, I viewed Oprah 20 th Anniversary box set Cd Edition.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the sixth day of Christmas, USPS picked up my Amazon return order.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the seventh day of Christmas,Super Saturday arrived a week before scheduled designated date.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the 8th day of Christmas, Blackberry also referred to at times as “crackberry” loses appeal with consumers as report by consumer analyst.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the ninth day of Christmas,A Saudia  Prince declares to invest 300 million in Twitter.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the tenth day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the eleventh day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the twelfth day of Christmas, N. Korea leader dies.

 15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the thirteenth day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fourteenth day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the 15th day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@!On the second day of Christmas, I down loaded Android apps to my Virgin Mobile Lg optimus V.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the third day of Christmas, I renewed  my Netflix subscription.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fourth day of Christmas, I received  my  Amazon Orderr before the holiday rush.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the fifth  day of Christmas, I viewed Oprah 20 th Anniversary box set Cd Edition.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the sixth day of Christmas, USPS picked up my Amazon return order.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the seventh day of Christmas,Super Saturday arrived a week before scheduled designated date.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the eight day of Christmas, Blackberry also referred to at times as “crackberry” loses appeal with consumers as report by consumer analyst.15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the ninth day of Christmas,A Saudia  Prince declares to invest 300 million in Twitter.

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the tenth day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the eleventh day of Christmas,

15 DAYS Until Christmas plus stockings,pointsettas,holiday shoppers with “365 days of shopping…” and a bright & shining New Year!@! On the twelfth day of Christmas, N. Korea Leader Kim Jong II  dies.

Thirty-something morning:

My morning began @ 700am shortly after mom walks out the door and heads to her job of  ten years plus. My thirty-something morning does not began as a typical thirty-something morning of a high paid high power full figure confident private sector employee living on a mall mangers salary who stays in a one bedroom apartment,condo, or townhouse. Instead, it begin with a single black female, self employed, in debt, without a car or drivers license waking up to a room that I rent from my mom which isn’t so bad because I get first dibs on all the family business__you know the stuff that’s not to be repeated outside the four walls or anywhere else including the grocery store. Anyway, my thirty-something morning began with Sparkle (my cat) [who once belong to my sisters best friend whom I somehow got designated as the care giver of Sparkle] scratching the carpet in my room. Strangely, every now and then, out of the blue, when my mom is having a conversation with both my sister and me right in mid stream of a conversation they both stop to refer to Sparkle as my cat, so__now I’m the official mysterious owner of Sparkle but for the sake of time, I’ll have to talk about Sparkle and me in a blog on word press. At any rate, at the age of thirty -nine on the day of my last morning of being thirty-something, I woke up to Sparkle scratching at the carpet in my room and my mom’s dog barking at 700 am in the morning waiting to be fed. Miraculously, on the last of my being thirty-something, I woke up to a good hair day [an extremely low maintenance hair cut] no curling iron required and manicured nails.

 Resuming my thirty-something morning:

The morning got off to a really great start not because I masturbated all night, no___it got off to a great start because I bought and hid two boxes of hot chocolate in my room, one box of Swiss Miss Classic hot chocolate and the second box of Swiss Miss Dark Chocolate Sensation. After, I performed my daily regimen[wash my face, brush my teeth, make my bed, put on makeup, find a pink shirt] fed the cat who happen to barf  food on the kitchen floor on the last morning of my being thirty-something and lastly feed the dog, I began to nurture my inner begin as well as my whole person.  Admittedly, nurturing my wounds and the salt in my face had been a task I begin during my arrival to the VA and in all honestly, I had a lot of work to do before turning forty, such as, working on big toe, my bunion, mastering the dildo and masturbation. Unfortunately, I had some other things at the top of my list other than giving my vagina a work out i.e. (male prostitute. Seriously, all kidding aside my thirty something day had been  going well until I decided to fry some chicken wings and for some reason the flour didn’t want to stick to the chicken ultimately making this big smoke screen because the generic grease immediately began to burn fast . WTF, so___I’m in the kitchen trying to fry chicken wings before my mom gets home, and the damn grease is burning, the house is smoking as in a scene from my nervous breakdown in 2001. At the same time I’m thinking, it’s a wonder that mom even let me back into her home but I guess she suspected the nervous breakdown I had in 2001 ended and I could be trusted this time, it’s not my fault ,it’s the damn generic grease or the frying pan but don’t worry I’m the world’s greatest clean up women, damage control is my specialty, with that affirmation taking hold in my spirit__  the chicken and the grease  got thrown out the door before Dick Clark’s New Year Eves Rocking the Big Apple party!@!. In 2001, veritably, I had been well on my way to a home, financial success, the car of my dreams [Jeep Wrangler} my own business and a male prostitute. Sadly, dolefully, and out of my control, I got sick with a debilitating brain disease. Now, I’m here the last night of being thirty-nine tomorrow I’ll be Forty. And today, I want to Thank God for Elmo!! & Hot chocolate—-cacjohnson

365 days of shopping on one of those days, at the age of thirty-something, I…

Read more

Meditated more

Learned to blog

Made new friends

Joined several social networking sites

Began a scrap book

Initiated credit repair

Obtained my free credit report

Began a pink life style

Experimented with wigs

Researched different causes

I got roasted (nothing nice)

Found my place in the world @ csaccac

My thirty-something book list:

Permission Slips

True You

The Measure of A Man

The Legs Are The Last  To Go

Girl Get Your Money Straight

Girl Get Your Credit Straight

Shoo,Jimmy Choo

What Would Susie Say?

Men Are Stupid And They Like Big Boobs

Men Are from Mars ,Women Are from Venus

Close Relations

What’s UpDown There(Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Bestfriend)

A Lesson Before Dying

I Say A Little Prayer

Life Lesson for My Sisters

Yesterday I Cried

What Mama Couldn’t Tell Us  About Love ( Healing  the Emotional Legacy of Racism by Celebrating Our Light)

God Don’t Like Ugly

Furthermore,I know that life is a small word with big implications. Life did not begin for me at forty,actually,it recycled itself and give birth to a forty year old educator,motivator,writer, and entreprenuer. At the same time,I know that life is like the ebb and flow of beach waves on some of America’s most precious coastal shore lines. Moveover,I know that life is filled with plans,events,and precious moments.Likewise , I know that all that life has to offer  both the good and bad has a season and reason that isn’t always readily apparent. But,most importantly,I know that showing up for life is 1/2 the battle.Egregiously, the one thing I want to know about life is how did such a small word get such a big job and all that responsibility.

And at thirty something I learned life does not have to begin at forty it can start right now;for instance,if you’re a graduate student,unemployed,a newly wed, a divorcee,or an entrepreneur you can start your life exactly in that place . Everyone must start somewhere, or even start over somewhere; remarkably, the best thing about starting over is you do not have to start over alone”…and this is one of the primary reason I love Owning Pink it’s allows you to meet and share some of life’s most valuable lessons as well as experiences. I often quote an anynomous quote that states ” I’d rather keep the lesson and throw away the experience”. I joined Owning Pink to share some of my personal life experiences.

Amazingly, I performed a remarkable feat___ and now the inevitable has arrived, the big 4-0. Unequivocally,my perception of life has been shaped as well as molded mainly from the people in my inner circle plus those who has been most frequently present in my life that primarily includes my parents,teachers,college buddies and co-workers. As a result of sharing some of my lifes experience,my goal is to ease the pain of others plus deter further
abuse against women, stop self destruction & build self confidence in women of all colors.
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Choosing to celebrate American family tradition,cultural diversity, and life’s imperfections at forty something,I consciously chose each of these distinct, significant, and intricate beliefs including condition during a trenchant as well as a crucial eclectic moment in America. Veritably, I remain resolute and harmonious with the choice to celebrate each of these beliefs and condition because they align themselves with the values and morals imbued through out the entire course of my youth. For years, I have celebrated American family traditions first made known to my sensory perception in the rudimentary stages of my pre adolescence. Of course, one of the most well known American family tradition that I grew up with and remains a tradition in nearly all American homes has been the celebrating of birthdays. Indeed,I have welcomed and celebrated many birthdays,in fact,as a small child, from the moment I understood what birthday celebrations symbolized including the importance of birthdays___not just my own birthday but also those of family,friends,and famous figures in American History, I welcomed them and waited for them with much verve. For now, while I’m in the process of reclaiming the active lifestyle I once lived in my teens and twenties, I’ve chosen to utilize the days,weeks, and months before my fortieth to reclaim and re affirm my life’s mantra “” Yes,without a question, Ive expressed numerous mantras for various as well as specific turning points in my life but of all the mantras Ive recited there’s only one mantra that sums up the ideals,morals and values that Ive lived by for so many years.So, as I slowly encroach upon my fortieth birthday with some trepidation and cynicism, I keep the day held in my subconscious. At the same time, I sit with the harsh reality that millions of men and women won’t be celebrating birthdays this year because of senseless crimes,on going wars,re occurring natural disasters, and disease. In spite of all of the serious stuff that has literally ripped at the core of American values and American way of life, I chose to celebrate American family traditions that has been apart of America’s background for hundreds of years. Notably,American families through out the years has celebrated more than just birthdays. In addition to celebrating birthdays other traditions American families has kept as a part of their family tradition include celebrating New Years Day, Valentine’s Day,Easter,Mother’s Day, Father’s Day,Grandparent’s Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day. All of the American family traditions of planning and preparing to gather with family and friends to commemorate moments in America’s history plus to recognize the significant achievements of American men and women remains a tradition I continue to treat with deference. Although, at this present moment,I do not have a family of my own to plan and share in these priceless moments, I continue to look forward to the holidays that many American family traditions has been founded upon, especially,those traditions derived out of American History such as Thanksgiving Day. Instead of completely expunging many of the American family traditions I grew up with because of the consecutive wars,re occurring natural disasters in addition to the economic upheaval that has wreaked havoc in the lives of millions of Americans living in the United States,I chose to celebrate American family traditions that has shaped, molded, and impacted my life. Not surprisingly, all of the fore mentioned events makes it difficult to ignore the fact the American way of life has been altered. And for those who reverence American family tradition,dolefully,it has become a reminder of America’s tragic past. Admittedly,one of the most challenging task,I encountered during the recession primarily has been not to become overwhelmed,discouraged and intimidated with news reports. Subsequently,the other challenge has been to learn to realize in the words of author Sue Patton Thoele “Many unacceptable things happen to us in a life time. Paradoxically,in order to live life to the fullest, we must learn to accept all of life’s incidents_the wonderful and the terrible…” Essentially,”knowing we are in charge of our attitude is one of the most life-enhancing realization…”[Sue Patton Thoele] Plus realizing that “Yes,negative things happen,Yes, there is much pain and suffering -in the world and in our lives…”[Sue Patton Thoele] Nonetheless we must somehow learn to give gratitude often and frequent despite adversities. Straight forwardly speaking, in my adolescence and college years I have grappled with this one simple life changing task. Lastly, as author Sue Patton Thoele so poetically wrote in the Woman’s Book of Courage “Gratitude is a tail wind that enable us to move farther faster…” In the same breath as I chose to celebrate American family tradition, I also chose to celebrate cultural diversity. Reverentially, I chose to celebrate cultural diversity because I grew up surrounded by different nationalities and cultures. First and foremost, I didn’t hesitate to accept this belief of celebrating different cultures mainly because respect for other cultures has been consistently inculcated in my education and upbringing. Even though , I did not know the technical term at the time;however, without a question the years I participated in the Girl scouts certainly help to reinforce the importance of cultural diversity. Eventually, I grew to understand the significance of cultural diversity after attending a historically black university (HBU) then improvidently,after graduation, I entered the workforce. As a result of the emphasis on cultural diversity through out my education and adolescence, I expressed deference for different religions as well as cultures. And even today, I continue to remain affix in celebrating those differences that has shaped,molded, and impacted America’s core foundation. Sadly, the American family traditions Iloved and shared with family and friend has become vivid images of the me of yesterday. ,I keep those images and pictures locked in my secret place in the recess of my mind only to retrieve them during each of the holidays. Egregiously, some of those memories has been placed in a photo album and scrap book that I haven t quite finished. Ostensibly, some of of life’s most difficult challenges causes us to grow in place we never knew existed,I for one can definitely attest to that fact_since everything I grew to love has been altered drastically in such a short period of time.And I guess that’s just it _somewhat odd but the air does seems to be different forty,anyhow for now,I’ve begun to work to reclaim and re affirm my life’s mantra while choosing to celebrate life’s imperfections at forty something.

                                               Christmas I bought my first Black Hair book.

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15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the sixth day  of Christmas after months of wearing wigs and weaves, I finally got my hair cut.

15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the seventh day of Christmas I sent my first video email to my family and friends in Florida
15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the eighth day of Christmas Chris and Erica leave the weekend Early Morning Show to work the weekday Early Morning Show
15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the ninth day of Christmas csaccac Inc celebrated it’s 2year Birthday

15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the tenth& eleventh day of Christmas I recorded “Get twice the Luv with cacjohnson”.

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15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the twelfth days of Christmas  it was reported that a man with AIDs has been cured.

15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the thirteenth day of Christmas for the upper east coast the weather forecast predicts snow on Christmas Day. 

15 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the fourteenth day of Christmas WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange takes over the British Press  with news of misconduct,inappropriate behavior, and impropriety.

15 Days UNTIL CHRISTMAS…On the fifteenth day of Christmas the Senate passes new tax plan.

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