Being that it is Wednesday, and I completely just blogged about my "Lady Issues", I owe some of my other viewers some music relief...
Lately I've been on my UGK, Lil' Keke, Boosie, Big K.R.I.T, & Devin tip, so I have to dig in the crates and pull out some classics..
Here you go...& Keep in Mind I'm first a Lady, but its somethin about them boyz with a Southern Twang...
Big K.R.I.T. "Hometown Glory"
Big K.R.I.T Feat/ Ludacris & Bun B "Country Sh*t"
UGK "The Game Belongs to Me"
Lil' Keke feat. Paul Wall & Bun B. "Chunk up the Duece"
Devin The Dude "Lacville '79"
YoungBloodz "85"
Po Pimp "Do or Die"
Crucial Konflict "Hay"
UGK "Pocket Full of Stones"
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Flaws & All...Tips from Essence Magazine & Will Smith
Hey Hunnybee's!
As you have read in my previous post, the Queen Hunny Bee has been looking for Mr. Right! I came across an article written by Charli Penn, a writer for Essence Magazine, who interviewed Will Smith on his 13year SOLID marriage to the lovely Jada Pinkett Smith. This article caters to a married couple trying to keep things solid and fresh, however, somethings still apply...As you know, it is always a good look to plan for the future, so you won't make mistakes other women have in the past, or even mistakes you've made once before. I suggest you read this "short but to the point" article, reflect, and write down things you could possibly do better in your relationship, or even for yourself. It usually isn't always a man's fault things don't work out, so lets learn how we can present ourselves in a way that knock out all the bullshit. If we start at home with us, map out what we want, and what we can bring to the table, then maybe that will cut out all the crap we deal on a day to day basis with the other sex..
Grab a bottle, sit, reflect, and lets write down our flaws & all ladys...
Here's the gist of the interview:
If You Marry Your Best Friend, You’re Good
Every man wants to marry his homie. A lot of women will impress them, but it’s the one they can always laugh with and be themselves with that will ultimately impress them the most. If you can be yourselves around each other, 100 percent of the time, and they can make you laugh like no one else can, you’ll never have a dull moment together.
Remind Him of What He Has
When you start to feel that you’re nagging your husband to the point of no return and nothing you’re saying is getting through, Will suggests you try a new approach. Hold him close, look him right in the eyes, and tell him that you love him, you’re right there, and you always will be, BUT you need him to pick his socks up – right now. As Will puts it, it’s important to remind him that your request is coming from a good place, and what you want is a small thing in the grand scheme of things.
All Men Need A Little Space
If you don’t give your husband thirty minutes to himself when he first gets home he’ll stop coming home. When I asked Will when a wife was supposed to say her piece, he responded, “anytime after that.” Will reminded me that everyone’s home needs to feel like a happy place, and it won’t if you’re “greeted with negativity” every time you enter the door.
Focus on Balance and Excitement Always
According to Will and Jada’s way of thinking about marriage, maintaining a happy union isn’t just about making time for one another, it’s about making the time count too. Excitement and mystery are everything, he said. Surprise them, let them know you love them, laugh together – whatever it takes to put a smile on their face.
For the full interview, please follow the link:
http://www.essence.com/2011/06/20/what-will-smith-taught-me-about-marriage/
As you have read in my previous post, the Queen Hunny Bee has been looking for Mr. Right! I came across an article written by Charli Penn, a writer for Essence Magazine, who interviewed Will Smith on his 13year SOLID marriage to the lovely Jada Pinkett Smith. This article caters to a married couple trying to keep things solid and fresh, however, somethings still apply...As you know, it is always a good look to plan for the future, so you won't make mistakes other women have in the past, or even mistakes you've made once before. I suggest you read this "short but to the point" article, reflect, and write down things you could possibly do better in your relationship, or even for yourself. It usually isn't always a man's fault things don't work out, so lets learn how we can present ourselves in a way that knock out all the bullshit. If we start at home with us, map out what we want, and what we can bring to the table, then maybe that will cut out all the crap we deal on a day to day basis with the other sex..
Grab a bottle, sit, reflect, and lets write down our flaws & all ladys...
Here's the gist of the interview:
If You Marry Your Best Friend, You’re Good
Every man wants to marry his homie. A lot of women will impress them, but it’s the one they can always laugh with and be themselves with that will ultimately impress them the most. If you can be yourselves around each other, 100 percent of the time, and they can make you laugh like no one else can, you’ll never have a dull moment together.
Remind Him of What He Has
When you start to feel that you’re nagging your husband to the point of no return and nothing you’re saying is getting through, Will suggests you try a new approach. Hold him close, look him right in the eyes, and tell him that you love him, you’re right there, and you always will be, BUT you need him to pick his socks up – right now. As Will puts it, it’s important to remind him that your request is coming from a good place, and what you want is a small thing in the grand scheme of things.
All Men Need A Little Space
If you don’t give your husband thirty minutes to himself when he first gets home he’ll stop coming home. When I asked Will when a wife was supposed to say her piece, he responded, “anytime after that.” Will reminded me that everyone’s home needs to feel like a happy place, and it won’t if you’re “greeted with negativity” every time you enter the door.
Focus on Balance and Excitement Always
According to Will and Jada’s way of thinking about marriage, maintaining a happy union isn’t just about making time for one another, it’s about making the time count too. Excitement and mystery are everything, he said. Surprise them, let them know you love them, laugh together – whatever it takes to put a smile on their face.
For the full interview, please follow the link:
http://www.essence.com/2011/06/20/what-will-smith-taught-me-about-marriage/
Monday, June 20, 2011
I Wanna Be Down, BUT WHERE CAN I FIND YOU?!
Hey HunnyBees!!
I told you I was making a come back :)
For the past few months, I've noticed that my girls and I have been on the prowl to find a man... or several lol... We are all very attractive WOMEN above the age of 25, and all are on the way to having successful careers. My girls and I have arrived at the age where we know what we want in life, have direction, and want to find a partner who will build our empires & dreams with us. We aren't looking to have a marriage proposal in the next 3-6 months, but we are looking for someone following the same path we want to take. We are looking for a man with a plan who is willing to attempt to dive into the thought of possiblities with his possible soul mate.
The problem is, WHERE DO YOU FIND A BROTHA THAT WANTS TO BE DOWN?>
Lately we've been going out more, trying to find places to meet eligible bachelors, and so far, we haven't been too successful. We've tried sports bars, lounges, lounges/bowling alleys lol, and even just having a girls night out at a restaurant...still, nada! Usually the saying goes "If you look to hard for something, you'll never find what you're looking for", but come on!!! Give us something to work with Baby Jesus.. a nice conversation and some follow up will do! And if possible, please just let him have a job and be able to spot me on Super sizing my Big Mac Meal every now & then...
So HunnyBee's, you tell me, where does a young woman go to find a brotha with a plan??
I've done some research on a few websites of other women asking the same question. Below is what they've come up with. Please HunnyBees, give other women looking, as well as myself, some answers :)
http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington-dc/612816-where-black-men-dc.html
http://blackbiz.meetup.com/
http://society.ezinemark.com/why-i-love-washington-dc-speed-dating-17aadae9a0b.html
http://washington.org/visiting/browse-dc/attractions/100-free-things-to-do/african-american-experience
I told you I was making a come back :)
For the past few months, I've noticed that my girls and I have been on the prowl to find a man... or several lol... We are all very attractive WOMEN above the age of 25, and all are on the way to having successful careers. My girls and I have arrived at the age where we know what we want in life, have direction, and want to find a partner who will build our empires & dreams with us. We aren't looking to have a marriage proposal in the next 3-6 months, but we are looking for someone following the same path we want to take. We are looking for a man with a plan who is willing to attempt to dive into the thought of possiblities with his possible soul mate.
The problem is, WHERE DO YOU FIND A BROTHA THAT WANTS TO BE DOWN?>
Lately we've been going out more, trying to find places to meet eligible bachelors, and so far, we haven't been too successful. We've tried sports bars, lounges, lounges/bowling alleys lol, and even just having a girls night out at a restaurant...still, nada! Usually the saying goes "If you look to hard for something, you'll never find what you're looking for", but come on!!! Give us something to work with Baby Jesus.. a nice conversation and some follow up will do! And if possible, please just let him have a job and be able to spot me on Super sizing my Big Mac Meal every now & then...
So HunnyBee's, you tell me, where does a young woman go to find a brotha with a plan??
I've done some research on a few websites of other women asking the same question. Below is what they've come up with. Please HunnyBees, give other women looking, as well as myself, some answers :)
http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington-dc/612816-where-black-men-dc.html
http://blackbiz.meetup.com/
http://society.ezinemark.com/why-i-love-washington-dc-speed-dating-17aadae9a0b.html
http://washington.org/visiting/browse-dc/attractions/100-free-things-to-do/african-american-experience
Friday, June 17, 2011
HunnyBee...WheRe's Your Free??
2 days ago...
I recieved a text from a friend I hadn't spoken to in 2 years. He asked me how I was doing...the usual, and stated he came across my hunnybeefree blog. I hadn't completely forgotten about my hunnybee posts, as they served as a outlet for both my talents and personal thoughts, but when he asked me if I still wrote, the last thing I remembered writing was a letter to my best friend that passed a few months ago.
Last weekend...
My grandmother asked me what my plans are in life, my passions, and when I am going to start putting things in action. Currently I'm working fulltime, I pay my own bills, I'm stressed everyday of the week, except Fridays lol, and I'm TIRED as hell... Naturally, I looked at my grandmother like she was crazy...lol.. My thoughts were, "Lady, I'm living right now! This is my plan...I'm making it right?!"
Yesterday...
My bestfriend came across my last post, not recognizing the date, and congradulated me for writing, as she remembers how free I felt after posting on my blog. After she congradulated me, she realized the date on the last blog was Novemeber 2010...Clearly, she was mistaken.
Today & Every other day, I. Must. BLOGGGGGG!
See you soon Hunnybee's...Send me good vibes & motivation!! Ask the Universe to provide good topics to discuss!
I recieved a text from a friend I hadn't spoken to in 2 years. He asked me how I was doing...the usual, and stated he came across my hunnybeefree blog. I hadn't completely forgotten about my hunnybee posts, as they served as a outlet for both my talents and personal thoughts, but when he asked me if I still wrote, the last thing I remembered writing was a letter to my best friend that passed a few months ago.
Last weekend...
My grandmother asked me what my plans are in life, my passions, and when I am going to start putting things in action. Currently I'm working fulltime, I pay my own bills, I'm stressed everyday of the week, except Fridays lol, and I'm TIRED as hell... Naturally, I looked at my grandmother like she was crazy...lol.. My thoughts were, "Lady, I'm living right now! This is my plan...I'm making it right?!"
Yesterday...
My bestfriend came across my last post, not recognizing the date, and congradulated me for writing, as she remembers how free I felt after posting on my blog. After she congradulated me, she realized the date on the last blog was Novemeber 2010...Clearly, she was mistaken.
Today & Every other day, I. Must. BLOGGGGGG!
See you soon Hunnybee's...Send me good vibes & motivation!! Ask the Universe to provide good topics to discuss!
Friday, November 5, 2010
HunnyBee:ForColoredGirls who Considered Poetry...
Hey Hunnybees!
Yesterday my roommate introduced me to a wonderful young lady by the name of Jasmine Mans. Jasmine, who happens to be the 2009 Star Ledger Performing Arts Scholarship winner, reminds me of what I used to be, what I am trying to get back to being, and where I'd like to go. Her poetry discusses various topics, and her ora is that of a young 2010 version of Assata Shakur/Angela Davis. Thanks to youtube.com, I have come across clips of her performances discussing abortion, rape, the figure of black women in Rap, and the First Lady Michele Obama. Jasmine truely has a gift, along with other young woman I stumbled upon today. Please check these women out, let me know what you think, and enjoy!
P.S. I haven't seen Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" yet, however, there is a quote I heard from the movie that is a must share!
"I have found God in Myself, and I LOVE HER FIERCELY"
Reflect on your Love for Knowledge, Self, and Peace of Mind....
In-step's Ms. Alexis Marie's poetry:
16 Year-Old Zora Howard...PLEASE PAY ATTENTION!!
Her Poem entitled "Bi-Racial Hair"
I have bi-racial hair
Pantene Pro-V waves on the top
Easy to style, comb, rock-
Until-I encounter my naps,
I’m not talking about those-cute detangle with the spray naps.
I’m talking about those, slave naps, like,
No comb, brush, or man can handle the kind of naps I got- like,
No way you are touching my hair-naps like
Back 10 feet up, or we can dance naps
Those naps like-
DAMN!
I have bi-racial hair,
Those smooth and silk rafts hanging all through my mane,
Until you get to the back, and encounter the jungle, in which you can find Tarzan and Jane.
In the front you forget and relax in the pleasure,
Until you get to the back and remember pain
Baby hair slicked back with that good 4 dollar pomade,
That goes with roots and tangles,
Soaked with that same olive oil; mixed with that spaghetti sauce momade.
I have bi-racial hair,
Combs run freely through my fine breezy, just to the part, the most you can make,
Until it gets to the back and
Breaks.
I have bi-racial hair
Like-
The only thing my mother could put it in was 2 big braids,
And sometimes that was to much,
So she left half undone.
I was in the mirror, I was in the mirror,
Convincing my self I looked just like a dark-skinned Alicia Keys
I have bi-racial hair,
because I have bi-racial blood.
I’m not talking about that-cute they met then fell in love, blood
I’m talking about that- slaved raped six times by the master,
Birthing 6 mixed babies, later hung blood
I’m talking about that cross burning in the mud, blood
And you call me a mud blood,
Slit my rist,
my blood does not excrete in black and white.
I drean in verse and in red
Like what drained from Emmit Tills’ lips when he was killed for breaking down color lines
Bi-racial who surcomes to the abuse from her peers in her middle school,
Those whose who constantly called me an Oreo
Well she’s not white, its more like Reese’s cookie, mixed breed or a mullato
That’s what it is a reverse mulatto
I AM NOT A FUCKING COOKIE OR A BITCH!
My roots are deep too
my bi-racial roots are not blind
or more than cotton soft
cause my blood were in the sun, picking cotton too
a thousand times discrated for my race
a thousand time discrated from my history y'all never get
let textbooks be your truth
and sprinkle the ashes of your history into streams
i dream for a time and place where
maybe y'all all accept me
maybe we need to wake up again and remember a morning of you
like something new
baby I'll be green cause my people drove there
you people drove me there
with my tender heart
tender head
and my bi-racial hair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTnxJdxhU7o
Yesterday my roommate introduced me to a wonderful young lady by the name of Jasmine Mans. Jasmine, who happens to be the 2009 Star Ledger Performing Arts Scholarship winner, reminds me of what I used to be, what I am trying to get back to being, and where I'd like to go. Her poetry discusses various topics, and her ora is that of a young 2010 version of Assata Shakur/Angela Davis. Thanks to youtube.com, I have come across clips of her performances discussing abortion, rape, the figure of black women in Rap, and the First Lady Michele Obama. Jasmine truely has a gift, along with other young woman I stumbled upon today. Please check these women out, let me know what you think, and enjoy!
P.S. I haven't seen Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" yet, however, there is a quote I heard from the movie that is a must share!
"I have found God in Myself, and I LOVE HER FIERCELY"
Reflect on your Love for Knowledge, Self, and Peace of Mind....
In-step's Ms. Alexis Marie's poetry:
16 Year-Old Zora Howard...PLEASE PAY ATTENTION!!
Her Poem entitled "Bi-Racial Hair"
I have bi-racial hair
Pantene Pro-V waves on the top
Easy to style, comb, rock-
Until-I encounter my naps,
I’m not talking about those-cute detangle with the spray naps.
I’m talking about those, slave naps, like,
No comb, brush, or man can handle the kind of naps I got- like,
No way you are touching my hair-naps like
Back 10 feet up, or we can dance naps
Those naps like-
DAMN!
I have bi-racial hair,
Those smooth and silk rafts hanging all through my mane,
Until you get to the back, and encounter the jungle, in which you can find Tarzan and Jane.
In the front you forget and relax in the pleasure,
Until you get to the back and remember pain
Baby hair slicked back with that good 4 dollar pomade,
That goes with roots and tangles,
Soaked with that same olive oil; mixed with that spaghetti sauce momade.
I have bi-racial hair,
Combs run freely through my fine breezy, just to the part, the most you can make,
Until it gets to the back and
Breaks.
I have bi-racial hair
Like-
The only thing my mother could put it in was 2 big braids,
And sometimes that was to much,
So she left half undone.
I was in the mirror, I was in the mirror,
Convincing my self I looked just like a dark-skinned Alicia Keys
I have bi-racial hair,
because I have bi-racial blood.
I’m not talking about that-cute they met then fell in love, blood
I’m talking about that- slaved raped six times by the master,
Birthing 6 mixed babies, later hung blood
I’m talking about that cross burning in the mud, blood
And you call me a mud blood,
Slit my rist,
my blood does not excrete in black and white.
I drean in verse and in red
Like what drained from Emmit Tills’ lips when he was killed for breaking down color lines
Bi-racial who surcomes to the abuse from her peers in her middle school,
Those whose who constantly called me an Oreo
Well she’s not white, its more like Reese’s cookie, mixed breed or a mullato
That’s what it is a reverse mulatto
I AM NOT A FUCKING COOKIE OR A BITCH!
My roots are deep too
my bi-racial roots are not blind
or more than cotton soft
cause my blood were in the sun, picking cotton too
a thousand times discrated for my race
a thousand time discrated from my history y'all never get
let textbooks be your truth
and sprinkle the ashes of your history into streams
i dream for a time and place where
maybe y'all all accept me
maybe we need to wake up again and remember a morning of you
like something new
baby I'll be green cause my people drove there
you people drove me there
with my tender heart
tender head
and my bi-racial hair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTnxJdxhU7o
Thursday, September 23, 2010
HunnyBeinFree- STuff that Interested me today....
Danish electronic soul duo Quadron-
The Art of Steven Lopez- After Midnight Collection
Check out the artist webpage: http://artworksmagazine.com/2009/06/steven-lopez/
Tying The Knot Collection by Karen J Revis (my aunt)
John Mayer Acoustic version of "Who Say's"
The Art of Steven Lopez- After Midnight Collection
Check out the artist webpage: http://artworksmagazine.com/2009/06/steven-lopez/
Tying The Knot Collection by Karen J Revis (my aunt)
John Mayer Acoustic version of "Who Say's"
Monday, September 20, 2010
HunnyBeeFree- Think Happiness & IT WILL COME...
Hey Hunnybee's!!
It’s been 10 months since your Momma Hunnybee has been out of the relationship world...and you know what...IT'S BEEN GREAT! By finally giving myself the opportunity to figure out myself and all my flaws, I was able to make changes, set goals, recharge, and prepare myself for whatever else God has in store for me. I finally gave myself the chance to think for me, and NOT for us (which can be very stressful), and was able to think happy thoughts, and genuinely remember what it felt like to be HAPPY
Growing up in a single, African-American household, can go one of two ways when it comes to marriage. One single mother may teach her daughter to NOT depend on anyone, much less men, and to focus more on her career & finances than romances. On the latter, the mother may influence her daughter by teaching principles of marriage being sacred, and that family-equaling a husband and children- is the only way to find true happiness. I believe neither side of the realm is completely wrong, and if done in a well balance value meal (because I relate everything to food), a young woman could grow up having the world if she chose- Neither the less… I was the child brought up to believe that happiness was only to be found if you had someone to share it with, and that you weren't a whole unless you had a partner around to take full care of you (NOT BLAMING MY FAMILY, #IMJUSTSAYIN). By being taught this, I've always thought by being in a relationship, I was luckier than the next because I had someone to share my stories with and take care of me. After 7 years of stress, all the happy times, and the bad, I was always in a constant fight with myself because I was never fully happy. At the end of the day, I had to de-brain wash myself and realize I wasn't fully happy because I believed I couldn't live life SUCCESSFULLY alone! In the end, after all is said and done, I was one, if not the main cause, for the outfall of my relationship. I was not able to love me the way I needed to love myself and this Hunnybee's, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! (In Step MJB song “BE HAPPY”..."How can I love somebody else, If I can't love myself enough to know...".
I think at the end of the day, people in general need to take time, experience life, and realize what life is like as an adult being alone. Life is fun! Go out, have a drink with a cute guy or girl, flirt a little! Ladies wear that scandalous dress you wouldn't wear while your dating that "special" someone- DO YOU! It pays off in the end, and you'll honestly thank yourself for the time you spent getting to know, love, respect, and cherish yourself, your space, and your time alone!....
On a brighter note…I’ve recently started dating my 6th grade Middle School crush! I’m completely Happy, completely Recharged, and completely ready to START OVER and be Happily in a relationship!! Smile!
It’s been 10 months since your Momma Hunnybee has been out of the relationship world...and you know what...IT'S BEEN GREAT! By finally giving myself the opportunity to figure out myself and all my flaws, I was able to make changes, set goals, recharge, and prepare myself for whatever else God has in store for me. I finally gave myself the chance to think for me, and NOT for us (which can be very stressful), and was able to think happy thoughts, and genuinely remember what it felt like to be HAPPY
Growing up in a single, African-American household, can go one of two ways when it comes to marriage. One single mother may teach her daughter to NOT depend on anyone, much less men, and to focus more on her career & finances than romances. On the latter, the mother may influence her daughter by teaching principles of marriage being sacred, and that family-equaling a husband and children- is the only way to find true happiness. I believe neither side of the realm is completely wrong, and if done in a well balance value meal (because I relate everything to food), a young woman could grow up having the world if she chose- Neither the less… I was the child brought up to believe that happiness was only to be found if you had someone to share it with, and that you weren't a whole unless you had a partner around to take full care of you (NOT BLAMING MY FAMILY, #IMJUSTSAYIN). By being taught this, I've always thought by being in a relationship, I was luckier than the next because I had someone to share my stories with and take care of me. After 7 years of stress, all the happy times, and the bad, I was always in a constant fight with myself because I was never fully happy. At the end of the day, I had to de-brain wash myself and realize I wasn't fully happy because I believed I couldn't live life SUCCESSFULLY alone! In the end, after all is said and done, I was one, if not the main cause, for the outfall of my relationship. I was not able to love me the way I needed to love myself and this Hunnybee's, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! (In Step MJB song “BE HAPPY”..."How can I love somebody else, If I can't love myself enough to know...".
I think at the end of the day, people in general need to take time, experience life, and realize what life is like as an adult being alone. Life is fun! Go out, have a drink with a cute guy or girl, flirt a little! Ladies wear that scandalous dress you wouldn't wear while your dating that "special" someone- DO YOU! It pays off in the end, and you'll honestly thank yourself for the time you spent getting to know, love, respect, and cherish yourself, your space, and your time alone!....
On a brighter note…I’ve recently started dating my 6th grade Middle School crush! I’m completely Happy, completely Recharged, and completely ready to START OVER and be Happily in a relationship!! Smile!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
HunnyBeeGitUpGitOutGitSumpthin....
Hey Hunnybee's!
Been awhile I know...
I love the randomness that I provide to the wonderful world of the internet, however, I've learned that my life is missing commitment, and lots-o-consistancy! I've decided to come back to my hunnybee's, learn how to be consistant through my posts, and pray that talking to my hunnybee's weekly (baby steps), will help me in my lack of consistancy and commitment. In addition, I realized that I need GOALS Hunnybee's! In the past, I've have major issues with setting goals. In all honesty, I am a person who believes tomorrow is not promised, so why pretend that the next few hours is guarenteed? There are many sources for this disbelief in goals, however, the main cause of the symptom is the loss of my mother. I truely miss that lady, and since her passing, the last goal I set for myself, before she passed, was completing college. Now that I don't have my ultimate source of support, and I have set some form of path for my career, I've settled, and being settled, is NOT such a settling feeling. With this in mind hunnybee's, I need answers...
WHAT DOES ONE DO WHEN YOU'VE SETTLED IN LIFE?
HOW DO YOU UNSETTLE YOUR ROUTINE?
I need Help Hunnybee's! What do I do?
Been awhile I know...
I love the randomness that I provide to the wonderful world of the internet, however, I've learned that my life is missing commitment, and lots-o-consistancy! I've decided to come back to my hunnybee's, learn how to be consistant through my posts, and pray that talking to my hunnybee's weekly (baby steps), will help me in my lack of consistancy and commitment. In addition, I realized that I need GOALS Hunnybee's! In the past, I've have major issues with setting goals. In all honesty, I am a person who believes tomorrow is not promised, so why pretend that the next few hours is guarenteed? There are many sources for this disbelief in goals, however, the main cause of the symptom is the loss of my mother. I truely miss that lady, and since her passing, the last goal I set for myself, before she passed, was completing college. Now that I don't have my ultimate source of support, and I have set some form of path for my career, I've settled, and being settled, is NOT such a settling feeling. With this in mind hunnybee's, I need answers...
WHAT DOES ONE DO WHEN YOU'VE SETTLED IN LIFE?
HOW DO YOU UNSETTLE YOUR ROUTINE?
I need Help Hunnybee's! What do I do?
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
HunnyBeeRemembered
Hey Hunnybee's!
Stormy Weather this week in the DMV, and all I can think about is Lena! Ms. Horne was such an amazing woman, and a true legend not just to the African American culture, but American culture in general. As I sit and reflect on her life, music, and true grace, watch with me and comment on how wonderful this woman really was!
Rest in Glorious Peace Ms. Lena Horne!
(Below is a timeline provided on the Lena Horne tribute site: http://www.lena-horne.com/)
1917...... Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York in a small Jewish Hospital. Her parents were Edna Scottron Horne and Edwin "Teddy" Horne.
1919...... October 1919, Lena Horne was the youngest member of the NAACP. Lena's photo appeared in the October 1919 issue of the NAACP Branch Bulletin.
1920....... Lena's parents divorced, when she was three. Due to her mother traveling, Lena grew up in numerous places like Brooklyn, Bronx, Georgia and Miami.
1933....... Sixteen year old Lena starred in a Charity Show. She played the role of the bride in "Marriage via Contract" with the Junior Theatre Guild.
1934...... Started working for "The Cotton Club" as a dancer. Lena was in "Dance With Your Gods" show on Broadway as the Quadroon Girl.
1935...... Join "Noble Sissle Society Orchestra" as a singer and she had a tap dance routine. She went by the name Helena Horne.
1937...... Married Louis J. Jones. exactly 11 months later her daughter Gail was born.
Lena later stated that she married Louis to escape the show business life.
1938....... Forced to go back to work because of financial problems, Lena landed a leading role in the all black musical "The Duke is Tops".
1939......Lena appeared on Broadway in the musical revue Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939.
1940...... February gave birth to her 2nd. child Edwin "Teddy". Lena's marriage to Louis Jones ended by the end of 1940. Upon returning to New York after breakup of her marriage, Lena became a vocalist with Charlie Barnet's band. It was a well known white band and Lena toured and made a few of her first recording with them.
1940-41.. Lena went to work at the Cafe Society Nightclub. Barney Josephson wanted Lena to sing a Blues number during her set. Having a Jazz background and not Blues, Lena went to visit Billie Holiday backstage at the Kelly's Stable Nightclub. Lena & Billie became friends after the first meeting. Lena was also dating Boxing Legend Joe Louis. Also, during this time Lena meets her mentor and bestfriend Billy Strayhorn.
1942..... Lena moved to Hollywood. Lena signed a 7 year contact with MGM Studios, she was the highest paid black actor at the time. MGM studios pointed Max Factors himself to create a make-up for Lena that would make her look darker it was called "Light Egyptian". Lena's career took off with her triumphant appearance at the Savoy Plaza Hotel nightclub engagement in New York City. She was featured in Life magazine as a provocative new singing star.
1943...... Lena's had three movies released within the first 6 months: Swing Fever, Cabin In The Sky and Stormy Weather. She was also in Magazines like Time, Life and Newsweek. In the movie "Stormy Weather" the title song would later become one of her signature songs. She became the pin-up girl for Black G.I.'s.
1944..... In October, Lena was the first Black to appeared on the cover of Motion Picture Magazine.
1945..... Lena turned down the role in the Broadway show "St' Louis Woman" that MGM wanted her to do and was placed on a long suspension. She is not allowed to perform as Julie in the Broadway revival of Show Boat even though composer Jerome Kern asked for her.
1947..... Lena hires a white manager, Ralph Harris, and he steers her career more towards live performing. She makes a triumphant debuts in London and Paris. She marries her mentor and conductor at MGM, Lennie Hayton. Lennie had worked for MGM as a staff composer, arranger and conductor. He was classically trained. In 1946 it was illegal for blacks and whites to marry, so they decided to avoid the publicity and got married while in Europe. They kept their marriage a secret until 1950, only their families knew about the marriage.
1947..... A Blacklist was started in Hollywood - A large group of movie executives announced that Communists and other subversives would never "knowingly" be employed in Hollywood again. Lena was listed for her support of the Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee, the Joint Anti-Fascist Committee and W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson's Council on African Affairs. Lena was considered, if not a Communist, as least prematurely anti-Fascist.
1948...... Lena had been active in politics for many years. Lena ended up supporting Harry S. Truman. Truman was grateful for her support and she was invited to sing at his Inagugural Ball.
1950..... Lena and Lennie formally announce their marriage while in France. Lena asks to be released from her MGM contract after only 2 movies in 5 years, mostly because of the suspension. Lena becomes a huge star in the United States and Europe on the nightclub circuit in the 1950's.
1956..... In 1956 she re-signs with RCA Victor and in 1957 release one of her best and biggest selling LPs, the live album "At The Waldorf.
1957..... Lena gets her name cleared from the Hollywood Blacklist, with help from George Sokolsky. She was then able to work on television & movies again. Lena also began working in Las Vegas at the Sands. Lena starred in the play Jamaica on Broadway. Lena was making the TV circuit on shows like the Perry Como Show, What's My Line, Tonight Show with Steve Allen and etc.
1963..... Lena temporarily retires from performing and becomes deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement with encouragement of her friend Dr. Jeanne Noble, president of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Lena becomes an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta. Lena and other prominent Black Americans were invited to New York City to meet with Attorney General Robert Kennedy to discuss the crisis of race relations. Lena also meets Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi. A week after meeting him, he was murdered. She participated in the March on Washington and performed at rallies throughout the country for the National Council for Negro Women.
1964...... Lena performs in her own TV Specials in the UK, later syndicated on TV in the US.
1967...... Lena's longtime friend Billy Strayhorn dies of cancer.
1969..... Lena stars in her first US Special - Monsanto Night Presents Lena Horne.
1970-71.... Lena's father past away, then Lennie died from a heart attack and her son Teddy died at 29 from kidney failure - all within 12 month of each other.
1970..... Harry & Lena - TV Special co-starring Lena and Harry Belafonte. Lena & Harry perform together in a show at Caesars Palace In Las Vegas that years.
1973..... Tony & Lena - TV Special co-starring Tony Bennett. Lena tours the show with Bennett in 1974-75.
1970-79.. Also during the 70's - Lena did numerous TV appearance, concerts. Las Vegas, tour with Vic Damone. Lena releases one of her best albums entitled "A New Album" on RCA.
1978...... Returned to the silver screen as Glinda the Good Witch in "The Wiz". (This would be her last big screen appearance.) Lena's then son-in-law Sidney Lumet was the director of the movie.
1980...... Lena announces she will retire from show business and performs in a 3 month Farewell Tour sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta.
1981...... Lena reconsiders retirement and appears on Broadway in a one woman autobiographical show Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. The show was a smash hit on Broadway. It runs for a year and closes on her 65th birthday in June 30, 1982. The show tours the US, Canada and UK through 1984. Lena receives a special Tony Award and a Grammy Award later that year. The program is video taped for PBS.
1984...... Lena is honored at the Kennedy Center with other luminaries such as Arthur Miller and Danny Kaye.
1988...... Lena returns to singing with an album called The Men In My Life. The men are Joe Williams and Sammy Davis Jr. who sing duets with her.
1993...... Lena signs with the Blue Notes label and records several albums including We'll Be Together Again (1993), Being Myself (1998), Seasons of a Life (2006).
Lena gives one of her most spectacular live performances in a tribute to her friend composer Billy Strayhorn at Lincoln Center in New York.
1995...... Lena appears in an A&E special called The Supper Club. The CD of the show wins a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal. (The show was recorded in September 1994 & released CD 1995)
1999...... Lena made her last Major Public appearance at an all-star salute in her honor at New York's Avery Fisher Hall.
2000...... Lena is the host of the Documentary "Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home".
2005...... Lena was one of the legends honored at the Oprah's Winfrey's Legend Weekend. Lena was unable to attend the three day event.
2007..... At 90 years old Lena is completely retired from show business and doesn't do any interviews or public appearance. She lives in the Upper East Side of New York City.
2010..... May 9th - Lena Horne passed away at the age of 92 at New York Presbysterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Stormy Weather this week in the DMV, and all I can think about is Lena! Ms. Horne was such an amazing woman, and a true legend not just to the African American culture, but American culture in general. As I sit and reflect on her life, music, and true grace, watch with me and comment on how wonderful this woman really was!
Rest in Glorious Peace Ms. Lena Horne!
(Below is a timeline provided on the Lena Horne tribute site: http://www.lena-horne.com/)
1917...... Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York in a small Jewish Hospital. Her parents were Edna Scottron Horne and Edwin "Teddy" Horne.
1919...... October 1919, Lena Horne was the youngest member of the NAACP. Lena's photo appeared in the October 1919 issue of the NAACP Branch Bulletin.
1920....... Lena's parents divorced, when she was three. Due to her mother traveling, Lena grew up in numerous places like Brooklyn, Bronx, Georgia and Miami.
1933....... Sixteen year old Lena starred in a Charity Show. She played the role of the bride in "Marriage via Contract" with the Junior Theatre Guild.
1934...... Started working for "The Cotton Club" as a dancer. Lena was in "Dance With Your Gods" show on Broadway as the Quadroon Girl.
1935...... Join "Noble Sissle Society Orchestra" as a singer and she had a tap dance routine. She went by the name Helena Horne.
1937...... Married Louis J. Jones. exactly 11 months later her daughter Gail was born.
Lena later stated that she married Louis to escape the show business life.
1938....... Forced to go back to work because of financial problems, Lena landed a leading role in the all black musical "The Duke is Tops".
1939......Lena appeared on Broadway in the musical revue Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939.
1940...... February gave birth to her 2nd. child Edwin "Teddy". Lena's marriage to Louis Jones ended by the end of 1940. Upon returning to New York after breakup of her marriage, Lena became a vocalist with Charlie Barnet's band. It was a well known white band and Lena toured and made a few of her first recording with them.
1940-41.. Lena went to work at the Cafe Society Nightclub. Barney Josephson wanted Lena to sing a Blues number during her set. Having a Jazz background and not Blues, Lena went to visit Billie Holiday backstage at the Kelly's Stable Nightclub. Lena & Billie became friends after the first meeting. Lena was also dating Boxing Legend Joe Louis. Also, during this time Lena meets her mentor and bestfriend Billy Strayhorn.
1942..... Lena moved to Hollywood. Lena signed a 7 year contact with MGM Studios, she was the highest paid black actor at the time. MGM studios pointed Max Factors himself to create a make-up for Lena that would make her look darker it was called "Light Egyptian". Lena's career took off with her triumphant appearance at the Savoy Plaza Hotel nightclub engagement in New York City. She was featured in Life magazine as a provocative new singing star.
1943...... Lena's had three movies released within the first 6 months: Swing Fever, Cabin In The Sky and Stormy Weather. She was also in Magazines like Time, Life and Newsweek. In the movie "Stormy Weather" the title song would later become one of her signature songs. She became the pin-up girl for Black G.I.'s.
1944..... In October, Lena was the first Black to appeared on the cover of Motion Picture Magazine.
1945..... Lena turned down the role in the Broadway show "St' Louis Woman" that MGM wanted her to do and was placed on a long suspension. She is not allowed to perform as Julie in the Broadway revival of Show Boat even though composer Jerome Kern asked for her.
1947..... Lena hires a white manager, Ralph Harris, and he steers her career more towards live performing. She makes a triumphant debuts in London and Paris. She marries her mentor and conductor at MGM, Lennie Hayton. Lennie had worked for MGM as a staff composer, arranger and conductor. He was classically trained. In 1946 it was illegal for blacks and whites to marry, so they decided to avoid the publicity and got married while in Europe. They kept their marriage a secret until 1950, only their families knew about the marriage.
1947..... A Blacklist was started in Hollywood - A large group of movie executives announced that Communists and other subversives would never "knowingly" be employed in Hollywood again. Lena was listed for her support of the Hollywood Independent Citizens Committee, the Joint Anti-Fascist Committee and W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson's Council on African Affairs. Lena was considered, if not a Communist, as least prematurely anti-Fascist.
1948...... Lena had been active in politics for many years. Lena ended up supporting Harry S. Truman. Truman was grateful for her support and she was invited to sing at his Inagugural Ball.
1950..... Lena and Lennie formally announce their marriage while in France. Lena asks to be released from her MGM contract after only 2 movies in 5 years, mostly because of the suspension. Lena becomes a huge star in the United States and Europe on the nightclub circuit in the 1950's.
1956..... In 1956 she re-signs with RCA Victor and in 1957 release one of her best and biggest selling LPs, the live album "At The Waldorf.
1957..... Lena gets her name cleared from the Hollywood Blacklist, with help from George Sokolsky. She was then able to work on television & movies again. Lena also began working in Las Vegas at the Sands. Lena starred in the play Jamaica on Broadway. Lena was making the TV circuit on shows like the Perry Como Show, What's My Line, Tonight Show with Steve Allen and etc.
1963..... Lena temporarily retires from performing and becomes deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement with encouragement of her friend Dr. Jeanne Noble, president of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Lena becomes an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta. Lena and other prominent Black Americans were invited to New York City to meet with Attorney General Robert Kennedy to discuss the crisis of race relations. Lena also meets Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi. A week after meeting him, he was murdered. She participated in the March on Washington and performed at rallies throughout the country for the National Council for Negro Women.
1964...... Lena performs in her own TV Specials in the UK, later syndicated on TV in the US.
1967...... Lena's longtime friend Billy Strayhorn dies of cancer.
1969..... Lena stars in her first US Special - Monsanto Night Presents Lena Horne.
1970-71.... Lena's father past away, then Lennie died from a heart attack and her son Teddy died at 29 from kidney failure - all within 12 month of each other.
1970..... Harry & Lena - TV Special co-starring Lena and Harry Belafonte. Lena & Harry perform together in a show at Caesars Palace In Las Vegas that years.
1973..... Tony & Lena - TV Special co-starring Tony Bennett. Lena tours the show with Bennett in 1974-75.
1970-79.. Also during the 70's - Lena did numerous TV appearance, concerts. Las Vegas, tour with Vic Damone. Lena releases one of her best albums entitled "A New Album" on RCA.
1978...... Returned to the silver screen as Glinda the Good Witch in "The Wiz". (This would be her last big screen appearance.) Lena's then son-in-law Sidney Lumet was the director of the movie.
1980...... Lena announces she will retire from show business and performs in a 3 month Farewell Tour sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta.
1981...... Lena reconsiders retirement and appears on Broadway in a one woman autobiographical show Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. The show was a smash hit on Broadway. It runs for a year and closes on her 65th birthday in June 30, 1982. The show tours the US, Canada and UK through 1984. Lena receives a special Tony Award and a Grammy Award later that year. The program is video taped for PBS.
1984...... Lena is honored at the Kennedy Center with other luminaries such as Arthur Miller and Danny Kaye.
1988...... Lena returns to singing with an album called The Men In My Life. The men are Joe Williams and Sammy Davis Jr. who sing duets with her.
1993...... Lena signs with the Blue Notes label and records several albums including We'll Be Together Again (1993), Being Myself (1998), Seasons of a Life (2006).
Lena gives one of her most spectacular live performances in a tribute to her friend composer Billy Strayhorn at Lincoln Center in New York.
1995...... Lena appears in an A&E special called The Supper Club. The CD of the show wins a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal. (The show was recorded in September 1994 & released CD 1995)
1999...... Lena made her last Major Public appearance at an all-star salute in her honor at New York's Avery Fisher Hall.
2000...... Lena is the host of the Documentary "Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home".
2005...... Lena was one of the legends honored at the Oprah's Winfrey's Legend Weekend. Lena was unable to attend the three day event.
2007..... At 90 years old Lena is completely retired from show business and doesn't do any interviews or public appearance. She lives in the Upper East Side of New York City.
2010..... May 9th - Lena Horne passed away at the age of 92 at New York Presbysterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
HunnyBee-Dating
Hey Hunny bee's!
It's been awhile!! Working with teenagers has kept me busy, but I haven't forgotten all about my hunnybee's!
As some of you know, I've been living the single life for a few months now. Dating, as most of my friends had warned me in the past-(CAUTION SIGNS FLASHING), is NOT easy! While I'm still in the "Doing me" stage, I still find myself becoming lonely -(cue the violins). Lately, in my hunt for a man stage, I've been noticing "the other race". I've never really looked into dating outside my race, outside of one middle-school relationship that lasted all of 5 minutes; however, there are a lot of good looking white males out there! Race has never been something that I've paid much attention to, as I have always gone to schools where there has been a mixture of races and cultures, however dating, with the possibility of marrying outside my race, is also something that I've never considered.
In my search for Mr. Right, I've noticed that I'm not the only African American woman looking at the other "white meat". I've been reading a lot about stepping outside the box, and dating outside the race. While some African American women have issues with this topic, I've noticed that dating outside the race is now bigger than ever. Regina King has spoken about it in her recently published essay in Vibe magazine, and even Salt-N-Pepa's own Sandy Denton, has spoken on the topic in her realty show "Let's talk about Pep".
According to the Washington Post in 2008,"...70% of Black women are single, and 42% are unmarried." YES LADIES 70%! Why you ask? In my opinion, I think its partly our fault. Some of us ask for entirely too much, and the other half of the problem, our African American men are entering "the system", retiring from "the system", can't find a job because of "the system", are now in love with another man, or have other issues I choose to not discuss.
With this in mind...
The topic of "Interracial Dating" has even made it onto youtube clips, of random thoughts on the topic, and if it should be accepted or not. In my opinion, love is love, and you're lucky to find it anywhere, but there are a lot of women, and men, out there, who think otherwise....WHAT DO YOU THINK??
It's been awhile!! Working with teenagers has kept me busy, but I haven't forgotten all about my hunnybee's!
As some of you know, I've been living the single life for a few months now. Dating, as most of my friends had warned me in the past-(CAUTION SIGNS FLASHING), is NOT easy! While I'm still in the "Doing me" stage, I still find myself becoming lonely -(cue the violins). Lately, in my hunt for a man stage, I've been noticing "the other race". I've never really looked into dating outside my race, outside of one middle-school relationship that lasted all of 5 minutes; however, there are a lot of good looking white males out there! Race has never been something that I've paid much attention to, as I have always gone to schools where there has been a mixture of races and cultures, however dating, with the possibility of marrying outside my race, is also something that I've never considered.
In my search for Mr. Right, I've noticed that I'm not the only African American woman looking at the other "white meat". I've been reading a lot about stepping outside the box, and dating outside the race. While some African American women have issues with this topic, I've noticed that dating outside the race is now bigger than ever. Regina King has spoken about it in her recently published essay in Vibe magazine, and even Salt-N-Pepa's own Sandy Denton, has spoken on the topic in her realty show "Let's talk about Pep".
According to the Washington Post in 2008,"...70% of Black women are single, and 42% are unmarried." YES LADIES 70%! Why you ask? In my opinion, I think its partly our fault. Some of us ask for entirely too much, and the other half of the problem, our African American men are entering "the system", retiring from "the system", can't find a job because of "the system", are now in love with another man, or have other issues I choose to not discuss.
With this in mind...
The topic of "Interracial Dating" has even made it onto youtube clips, of random thoughts on the topic, and if it should be accepted or not. In my opinion, love is love, and you're lucky to find it anywhere, but there are a lot of women, and men, out there, who think otherwise....WHAT DO YOU THINK??
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
HunnyBee16...again...
What made High School Fun??
The Class of 2009 Graduation rate for Prince George's County Maryland, has dropped to 87%. According to the Washington Post article titled, "Graduation Rates Reach 13-Year Low in Montgomery County" (23 Sep 09), for PG County, "That is the lowest graduation rate recorded since 1996...". After going through almost an entire week of trainings and orientation, and especially after reading this article, the question I want answered, is what's going on? Why don't this new generation of teenagers feel its necessary to complete high school? While the rates may not be as low as other surrounding districts and counties, this focus group of teenagers, are primarily the students I will work with and try to motivate for the next 4 years plus- hence- I need answers!!!!
I LOVED high school- I loved my teachers for the most part, I loved after school activities, homework wasn't soo bad, field trips- and not to mention just wanting to go to school to flirt with my boyfriend or crush!! Lol- I mean- that was my life at 16- stayin fresh, flirting with guys, hanging out with friends at school and the mall- that summed up all of my teen years! Really HunnyBee's- what else was there to do at 16?
All this to say, how can I motivate my teens to not only want to stay in school, but to succeed in school, grow from high school, and create a life where they realize their education is key to a successful life- and hate to get all "Pro-black" for a second, but its KEY for us African Americans to use education versus just our talents, our looks, and our bodies, to progress as a race!!
The Class of 2009 Graduation rate for Prince George's County Maryland, has dropped to 87%. According to the Washington Post article titled, "Graduation Rates Reach 13-Year Low in Montgomery County" (23 Sep 09), for PG County, "That is the lowest graduation rate recorded since 1996...". After going through almost an entire week of trainings and orientation, and especially after reading this article, the question I want answered, is what's going on? Why don't this new generation of teenagers feel its necessary to complete high school? While the rates may not be as low as other surrounding districts and counties, this focus group of teenagers, are primarily the students I will work with and try to motivate for the next 4 years plus- hence- I need answers!!!!
I LOVED high school- I loved my teachers for the most part, I loved after school activities, homework wasn't soo bad, field trips- and not to mention just wanting to go to school to flirt with my boyfriend or crush!! Lol- I mean- that was my life at 16- stayin fresh, flirting with guys, hanging out with friends at school and the mall- that summed up all of my teen years! Really HunnyBee's- what else was there to do at 16?
All this to say, how can I motivate my teens to not only want to stay in school, but to succeed in school, grow from high school, and create a life where they realize their education is key to a successful life- and hate to get all "Pro-black" for a second, but its KEY for us African Americans to use education versus just our talents, our looks, and our bodies, to progress as a race!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
HunnyBeeLuvYourSelf!
You all already know I'm digging into this topic ("good" & "bad" hair, the color complex, light skin/dark skin)-Before I dig into my feelings and thoughts- let me know what you all think!
I know I'm not a Wannabee or Jiggaboo- but society will make us think this way towards eachother ladies-
P.S.- Ladies! have you heard about the new Perm Pill? I have to get more info on it before I start to post the "untruths" lol, but once I do- Please believe HunnyBee is ALL OVER IT! - The things we do for beauty that could harm us later in life! Go Figure!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
HunnyBeeMindful!
Hey HunnyBees!
I don't have a lot of time to post today, however I do want your thoughts on this poem by Black Ice called "Imagine". As most of you all know, I'm very passionate about African American history, culture, and advancement. Just this week I accepted a position working in a local highschool to work with "At-Risk" youth. I think this is very important to discuss, and as soon as I have my foot in the door with this new position, I'll definitely start to post more topics about how to reach my teens! My main goals with my teens (wish I haven't met yet, but already know I'll love), is to build confidence/self esteem, build respect and teach them how to act like young ladies and gentlemen, raise GPAs, build on professional skills, create goals, accomplish goals, build paths toward graduating HS and moving towards college, and writing skills for scholarhips, etc.
Please leave your comments!
I don't have a lot of time to post today, however I do want your thoughts on this poem by Black Ice called "Imagine". As most of you all know, I'm very passionate about African American history, culture, and advancement. Just this week I accepted a position working in a local highschool to work with "At-Risk" youth. I think this is very important to discuss, and as soon as I have my foot in the door with this new position, I'll definitely start to post more topics about how to reach my teens! My main goals with my teens (wish I haven't met yet, but already know I'll love), is to build confidence/self esteem, build respect and teach them how to act like young ladies and gentlemen, raise GPAs, build on professional skills, create goals, accomplish goals, build paths toward graduating HS and moving towards college, and writing skills for scholarhips, etc.
Please leave your comments!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
HunnyBeeFree
I'm OBSESSED with this commercial! I think it's brilliant and it's exactly how I plan to be as an older woman!
SPREAD HEALTH LADIES! Get those Mammograms!
SPREAD HEALTH LADIES! Get those Mammograms!
Monday, December 14, 2009
HunnyBeeHOME
Hey HunnyBees!
I know HunnyBee has been away from the blog world for a few weeks now! I do have to apologize! Between Thanksgiving and Christmas preparation, resolution thoughts, etc. - i've been kind of out of it~!
Over the past few weeks, I've been digging through record crates and making new playlists for the holiday. I'm not a huge fan of holiday music, other than Jackson 5 Christmas album (yes album), along with the all time Christmas anthem Donny Hathways' "This Christmas"- but my family LOVES music, and I can’t wait to bust out my new playlist for some holiday seam busting, finger snapping, soul train line moving, hand dancing moves! Something about music and the holidays make me drift back and give me warm happy feelings!
Remember those days when you could wake up Christmas morning, run downstairs, and expect that most of the gifts under the tree were for you! lol- Remember those days of pacing back and fourth trying to figure out what kind of gifts you were going to wake up to Christmas morning, as well as figuring out how your parents could have possibly thought you still believed in Santa Claus even after you knew that no white man in a super size-it red velvet suit was climbing down a chimney in NW DC after a week of hearing about homes being robbed blocks away from your house! LAWD! smh lol! Those were the days!
Honestly though- Christmas used to be the bomb with all of the gifts & playtime! But now, versus spending the time trying to figure out what gifts I'm buying my family members, as well as figuring out what gifts they're giving me, I find myself wanting to hold on to those memories and appreciating the time we get to spend together, as I am one that knows that time with loved ones is valuable!
This Christmas, I want everyone to take time, sit back, and observe your family. Watch the corky things they do, listen to the sounds they make, listen to the laughter, and remember how the warmth of family makes you feel! It's time to reflect on your love for one another so you'll always have those memories!
Also- Homework for every1- GIMME SOME SONGS! So far I have a pretty good Xmas/ family reunion playlist, but I need some more! HunnyBee needs some Results!!
& Because We're putting the Christ back in Christmas!
I know HunnyBee has been away from the blog world for a few weeks now! I do have to apologize! Between Thanksgiving and Christmas preparation, resolution thoughts, etc. - i've been kind of out of it~!
Over the past few weeks, I've been digging through record crates and making new playlists for the holiday. I'm not a huge fan of holiday music, other than Jackson 5 Christmas album (yes album), along with the all time Christmas anthem Donny Hathways' "This Christmas"- but my family LOVES music, and I can’t wait to bust out my new playlist for some holiday seam busting, finger snapping, soul train line moving, hand dancing moves! Something about music and the holidays make me drift back and give me warm happy feelings!
Remember those days when you could wake up Christmas morning, run downstairs, and expect that most of the gifts under the tree were for you! lol- Remember those days of pacing back and fourth trying to figure out what kind of gifts you were going to wake up to Christmas morning, as well as figuring out how your parents could have possibly thought you still believed in Santa Claus even after you knew that no white man in a super size-it red velvet suit was climbing down a chimney in NW DC after a week of hearing about homes being robbed blocks away from your house! LAWD! smh lol! Those were the days!
Honestly though- Christmas used to be the bomb with all of the gifts & playtime! But now, versus spending the time trying to figure out what gifts I'm buying my family members, as well as figuring out what gifts they're giving me, I find myself wanting to hold on to those memories and appreciating the time we get to spend together, as I am one that knows that time with loved ones is valuable!
This Christmas, I want everyone to take time, sit back, and observe your family. Watch the corky things they do, listen to the sounds they make, listen to the laughter, and remember how the warmth of family makes you feel! It's time to reflect on your love for one another so you'll always have those memories!
Also- Homework for every1- GIMME SOME SONGS! So far I have a pretty good Xmas/ family reunion playlist, but I need some more! HunnyBee needs some Results!!
& Because We're putting the Christ back in Christmas!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
HunnyBeeSlowJammin'
Sorry Fella's but I gotta throw it back for the ladies 2day!
Ladies! I know you all remember these slow jamz! Listen up to help make the rest of the day go by!
Tracey Spencer- Tender Kisses
Miche'le- Something in my Heart
Sade- Cherish the Day
SWV- Weak
Mokenstef- He's Mine
Ladies! I know you all remember these slow jamz! Listen up to help make the rest of the day go by!
Tracey Spencer- Tender Kisses
Miche'le- Something in my Heart
Sade- Cherish the Day
SWV- Weak
Mokenstef- He's Mine
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
HunnyBeeListenUp!
Hey HunnyBee’s!
Listen UP!
The Barry Farms Projects is one of the most discussed communities in Washington D.C. Known as one of the most proverty stricken areas in America, Barry Farms residents are now becoming victims of Gentrification.
What is Gentrification?
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Gentrification is, "the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents"
How does is Gentrification affect our youth?
What can we do??
I'm taking comments! We need to start defending our communities wither you live in Washington D.C., the suburbs of Maryland, or in other cities across America! These are our communities, these are our families, and this is our youth!
To see what new developments and condos are being placed in these areas where our aleady proverty stricken familes are supposed to go back and rent- check this site out:
http://www.dcgentrification.com/
To read other articles about gentrification, check this out:
http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2008/10/31/gentrification-is-it-good-or-bad-for-us/
Listen UP!
The Barry Farms Projects is one of the most discussed communities in Washington D.C. Known as one of the most proverty stricken areas in America, Barry Farms residents are now becoming victims of Gentrification.
What is Gentrification?
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Gentrification is, "the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents"
How does is Gentrification affect our youth?
What can we do??
I'm taking comments! We need to start defending our communities wither you live in Washington D.C., the suburbs of Maryland, or in other cities across America! These are our communities, these are our families, and this is our youth!
To see what new developments and condos are being placed in these areas where our aleady proverty stricken familes are supposed to go back and rent- check this site out:
http://www.dcgentrification.com/
To read other articles about gentrification, check this out:
http://blogs.blackvoices.com/2008/10/31/gentrification-is-it-good-or-bad-for-us/
Monday, November 16, 2009
HunnyBeeOl'Skool
Hey Everybody!
I know hunnybee has been MIA for a few days! I definitely have to apologize! Work HAS BEEN CRAZY!
To get back on track & to try to keep everyone UP BEAT for the rest of the day, I figured I'd take everyone back to the Ol'Skool, well atleast my ol'skool! I'm a 80s baby at heart, but the early 90s is when I really started learning all the dance moves, wanting all the hottest Cross-Colour shoes & overalls, and always wanted to make sure my mom kept my "baby hair pumpin lip-gloss shinin", or made sure my braids were always tight! Back in the 90s when Kris Kross was fresh to deaf, MC Hammer was teachin us how to sign "2 Legit", and when females groups we listened to could actually sing & make a quality videos without taking their clothes off- Even though they were singing songs like "Ain't too Proud to Beg" & "Mercedes" (big up TLC/Pebbles/SWV/EnVogue)- back in the 80s/90s when Black TV ruled the ratings (Cosby Show, A Differnt World, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Living Single, Martin, Amen(luv that show), & 227)- Back in the days when life was just a simplier before BUSH jr.
With setting that mood- Don't you guys just wanna go back! Back when things were simple- bills were paid by your parents & all you had to worry about was what fly outfit you were gonna rock to school the next day?
I know we can't go back, but maybe these songs will help you bring back those memories from the good ol' days!
Ahmad "Back in the Day"
Will Smith - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Summertime"
Arrested Development - Tennessee
SWV "Anything"
TLC "What about your Friends"
I know hunnybee has been MIA for a few days! I definitely have to apologize! Work HAS BEEN CRAZY!
To get back on track & to try to keep everyone UP BEAT for the rest of the day, I figured I'd take everyone back to the Ol'Skool, well atleast my ol'skool! I'm a 80s baby at heart, but the early 90s is when I really started learning all the dance moves, wanting all the hottest Cross-Colour shoes & overalls, and always wanted to make sure my mom kept my "baby hair pumpin lip-gloss shinin", or made sure my braids were always tight! Back in the 90s when Kris Kross was fresh to deaf, MC Hammer was teachin us how to sign "2 Legit", and when females groups we listened to could actually sing & make a quality videos without taking their clothes off- Even though they were singing songs like "Ain't too Proud to Beg" & "Mercedes" (big up TLC/Pebbles/SWV/EnVogue)- back in the 80s/90s when Black TV ruled the ratings (Cosby Show, A Differnt World, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Living Single, Martin, Amen(luv that show), & 227)- Back in the days when life was just a simplier before BUSH jr.
With setting that mood- Don't you guys just wanna go back! Back when things were simple- bills were paid by your parents & all you had to worry about was what fly outfit you were gonna rock to school the next day?
I know we can't go back, but maybe these songs will help you bring back those memories from the good ol' days!
Ahmad "Back in the Day"
Will Smith - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince "Summertime"
Arrested Development - Tennessee
SWV "Anything"
TLC "What about your Friends"
Monday, November 9, 2009
HunnyBeeFocused
Hey Everyone!
I know today is Monday, and I promised you all that I would dedicate Mondays to the theme of music- BUT- hunnybee has to be free today (lol), and write randomly. Forgive me for my random post, but today I feel we all need to get focused on other things!
As the New Year starts to approach, I've already started thinking about what 2009 meant to me, and what new things do I need/want to accomplish for 2010. I definitely want to travel in the 0-10, start really thinking about grad school (if God provides me a way to pay for it), as well as really think about my career path. FIGURE OUT WHAT IN THE WORLD IT IS I WANT TO DO, AND WHY AM I HERE!- A purpose! For me, I believe my career path will lead to the ultimate reason why I'm here, (sorry got a little spiritual on you all)- and how I can impact lives outside of my own! I really think it's necessary to make a difference in someone else's life in a positive way, and I need to figure out how I can do that and still be happy and excited about what I do on a day to day basis.
With that in mind- below is one of my favorite episodes of "A Different World"- I think those lost souls out there may benefit from this episode and maybe take something out of it- My friends put me in the category of a mix between Whitley Gilbert, and Freddie- I think in this episode I'm definitely Freddie!
Let me know what you think about your future life in the 0-10...
I know today is Monday, and I promised you all that I would dedicate Mondays to the theme of music- BUT- hunnybee has to be free today (lol), and write randomly. Forgive me for my random post, but today I feel we all need to get focused on other things!
As the New Year starts to approach, I've already started thinking about what 2009 meant to me, and what new things do I need/want to accomplish for 2010. I definitely want to travel in the 0-10, start really thinking about grad school (if God provides me a way to pay for it), as well as really think about my career path. FIGURE OUT WHAT IN THE WORLD IT IS I WANT TO DO, AND WHY AM I HERE!- A purpose! For me, I believe my career path will lead to the ultimate reason why I'm here, (sorry got a little spiritual on you all)- and how I can impact lives outside of my own! I really think it's necessary to make a difference in someone else's life in a positive way, and I need to figure out how I can do that and still be happy and excited about what I do on a day to day basis.
With that in mind- below is one of my favorite episodes of "A Different World"- I think those lost souls out there may benefit from this episode and maybe take something out of it- My friends put me in the category of a mix between Whitley Gilbert, and Freddie- I think in this episode I'm definitely Freddie!
Let me know what you think about your future life in the 0-10...
Thursday, November 5, 2009
HunnyBeeADancer
Hey Hunnies!
Below are clips of my favorite MJ dancing videos. It's pretty random, but it wouldn't be a hunnybee post if it weren't... Check them out- Mike could really DANCE!...
Origin on the "Moon Walk"
Dancing Machine- (best part is 1:04 of clip- CRAZY)
Smooth Criminal
And just to tie in history- Michael vs. James Brown & Prince
Below are clips of my favorite MJ dancing videos. It's pretty random, but it wouldn't be a hunnybee post if it weren't... Check them out- Mike could really DANCE!...
Origin on the "Moon Walk"
Dancing Machine- (best part is 1:04 of clip- CRAZY)
Smooth Criminal
And just to tie in history- Michael vs. James Brown & Prince
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