I’m Focused, Man!
On any given weekend in Atlanta, there are a myriad of events going on in the city. At these events, it’s very possible you will see really attractive people, some being single. This has its pros and cons. If you are in a newly formed “exclusive” relationship with someone, it’s hard to turn down the phone numbers and attention.
Why does it seem as if you become the hottest commodity on the single’s market just as you have started a new romance? One month you can go to a store opening, arts festival, film screening completely unattached and on the prowl and nobody says anything remotely flirtatious. Then weeks later, after you and your honey have decided to make a go of it, all of a sudden you are a babe magnet. What gives?
This situation gets worse when you are the type that has dating ADD! You already have to struggle not to lose interest too easily with potential dates. When everyone you meet thinks that you are such hot stuff, you probably have to remind yourself of those dating ruts and dry spells that you just experienced.
Do you ever find it difficult to focus on a solid connection that you have with someone? Is our attractive and active dating scene part of why a lot of us can’t hold each other’s interest? If we are constantly slipping through the revolving doors of dating, does this mean we are perpetually avoiding relationships?
How do you focus on the one individual that is standing out in your dating prospects? Is it hard to resist the urge of “waiting for a better option” or are we wasting time and money?
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Raqi
August 26th, 2009
3:36 pm
Kimmie they have some pretty good products. I got a more than a few things from them.
Professor
August 26th, 2009
3:37 pm
****blog peeps might mis-construe and picture u,Proff and myself in some sort of menage a trois!****
Melo you are the only person that would have thought that…LMAO!!!
@Leggs it is all good I am usually a strutting ahead two or three steps before the crowd.
Randyt (aka Been there, Done that, Got a Closet FULL of t-shirts)
August 26th, 2009
3:40 pm
Off Topic …I really NEED to take some of my Delta Skymiles and head to Cabo or somewhere and tell that beach bartender to bring me a marguerita every 20 minutes until he sees my head in a trashcan…and then every 40 minutes after that. I’m tired.
Oh well, drop in later.
AmazonRed™
August 26th, 2009
3:44 pm
RandyT – You can meet me in Mexico next week and we’ll make sure that happens for you.
I’ve got a gazillion SkyMiles saved up too. Thinking of somewhere fabulous to go.
Raqi
August 26th, 2009
3:45 pm
SexyCool that’s why the ladies here sometimes sell it out of the back of their car and from underneath their desk. You have to keep your bill paying job along with it.
I tell you it takes perseverance. I remember when I was a young girl there was a lady that would come around our neighborhood selling Avon door to door.
You know what I miss and it might still be in some neighborhoods, but I miss the vegetable man that used to drive thru our neighborhood when I was younger. My mom got some of the best fruit and vegetables from that man.
Randyt (aka Been there, Done that, Got a Closet FULL of t-shirts)
August 26th, 2009
3:48 pm
Thanks Ared…also wondering if I walked into a Mexican cathouse with a $100 bill taped to my forehead what would happen.
Melo
August 26th, 2009
3:48 pm
SexyCool/Raqi
i have a sister/cousin thats hooked on M Kay.She opines that she will make it big one day and is very serious about it.
She wont look for any other job,stressing out folks to buy products so she can make her numbers,even tho from what i hear(from Queen ofcourse) sme of that stuff is neva boght.Her hubby and her have their own issues as far as finance goes,but nobody can tell her nothing.
She must have a good motivational pyramid leader thats feeding her that mirage of wealth dwn the road.
I hate these ponzi schemes!
Randyt (aka Been there, Done that, Got a Closet FULL of t-shirts)
August 26th, 2009
3:50 pm
Re: “also wondering if I walked into a Mexican cathouse with a $100 bill taped to my forehead what would happen”.
Actually I know the answer there now that I think about it…pretty much anything I want to happen.
Raqi
August 26th, 2009
3:52 pm
We also had the door to door magazine salesman.
Speaking of which, I remember one time my brother ordered a nudie mag with a card he got out of the back of a car mag. He and my dad have the same name so my mom thought my dad had lost his mind ordering a mag thru the mail. My brother got in big trouble for that. He got in trouble because my younger brother found his condoms and made water balloons. He got in trouble for buying firecrackers thru the mail.
Boy and I wonder why he became a
psychotherapisthead shrinker.kimmie-livin my life like it's golden!
August 26th, 2009
3:52 pm
Completely off the subject(s):
Isn’t the term “Honor Roll” a term used more in middle & high school and in college the term is “Dean’s List”?
Leggs
August 26th, 2009
3:56 pm
@Ms. Main, Melaleuca is an Ecosense cleaning product industry. From vitamins, to laundry products to cleansing the body internally. Melaleuca is famously known for its Tea Tree Oil. Melaleuca also sells makeup by Nicole Miller. Their cleaning products are fabulous and I still use some of them.
Leggs
August 26th, 2009
3:58 pm
Ha ha ha, yes honor roll used more often in middle and h.s. Dean’s List used in college (well when I was in college).
Melo
August 26th, 2009
3:59 pm
but I miss the vegetable man that used to drive thru our neighborhood when I was younger
U know they still do that in SA…
where did u grow up Raqi??
kimmie-livin my life like it's golden!
August 26th, 2009
4:04 pm
Leggs – I have this KNOW IT ALL buddy & coworker. There is a young lady that is going back to finish up her bachelor’s and is very interested in going to law school. She just completed her 1st 2 classes in summer school & got A’s. She said she made Dean’s list and Miss KIA said honor roll. Student said there was a difference, she said “no it is not!” all indignant. I told her honor roll was more high school but when you get to college it’s dean’s list. She had to begrudgingly agree, but most of the stuff she spouts out is at least half wrong!LOL!! She one of those folks that know just enough to be dangerous on some things!
Raqi
August 26th, 2009
4:06 pm
Mayredda
Raqi
August 26th, 2009
4:09 pm
Melo that was the best fruit I ever tasted. Haven’t quite found anything yet that even comes close other than the strawberries I grew in my backyard.
Mason got some from the Auburn market last year in November and that was pretty good. But not like I remember off the vegetable truck.
Melo
August 26th, 2009
4:11 pm
Mayredda??
yeah,40 years ago it must have looked like soweto now?
Kym-Accomplish much by trying less
August 26th, 2009
4:12 pm
Is it 5 yet? This has been a long, long week.
Dream_n
August 26th, 2009
4:14 pm
@ Melo– I am so with you.. When I was looking for a job.. They had this posting for 20-30 dollars an hour(more like 20-30 dollars an appontment) It was this whole “natural thing” They wanted us to sell the stuff, then have the people we sell to sell to other people. They wanted a list of everyone in our cell phone before we left. They hyped the job up to be so GREAT!!!! Damn those ponzi schemes!!!!!
Melo
August 26th, 2009
4:14 pm
Raqi,everything is chilled nowadays and travels long distance,so yeah,it dont taste the same coz of preservation etc.
At my next house,i am going to have my own veggie garden..altho i like what i buy at the frmers now..bestess i can have under the circum.
Leggs
August 26th, 2009
4:16 pm
We probably all have a friend or two like that. You just stand on the sidelines and let them put foot in mouth. Hey, let her know they’re considering doing away with the honor roll system and award recognition because those who don’t make it feel bad. See what she says.
Melo
August 26th, 2009
4:21 pm
Dream_n,its okay to do that as a side hustle,not a main thing..
But i know the feeling,ive been outa of a job be4 and when u down,u grab for anything that looks promising…..and those mufckkers are so slick with their marketing, u almost believe u will make it BIG….
Multivitamins and the natural Herb industry is another fad…
Lotsd of pple are swalling gazzilions of tablets per day,just so they can live longer and fool death!!
evething in moderation people,moderation!
Raqi
August 26th, 2009
4:23 pm
Melo when my m-i-l passed my husband inherited his 4 acres and a tax lien (LOL) and it has a really nice two story colonial style house with a huge kitchen on the lot. Before the baby was born I used to tell Mason we could move there and I could plant a big garden out back and we could turn the house into a bed and breakfast.
But instead he knocked me up so here we stay. For now.
He did ask me though who did I have in mind to till that garden for me, if he was willing to do that. LOL
Professor
August 26th, 2009
4:26 pm
Melo I raided my mom’s garden on Saturday. I am going to do my own veggie garden at my next house too.
Melo
August 26th, 2009
4:27 pm
But instead he knocked me up so here we stay. For now
Raqi???
well hes trying to save u from her hauntings, i presume.
Isnt this the m.i.l. u didnt particulary mind if she kicked the bucket(died)??
Melo
August 26th, 2009
4:30 pm
what does ur mom grow Proff??
Raqi
August 26th, 2009
4:32 pm
Melo yes but she never lived there so I don’t think she will haunt me. She inherited the property from he father but rented it out for years. It’s a very nice place. It needs a little work but very nice. It has the wide board hardwood floors. It has 3 fireplaces including one in the kitchen. It has 5 bedrooms. I wouldn’t mind living in the house, but I don’t know about living in VA.
Professor
August 26th, 2009
4:36 pm
Melo my mother grows it all she has a real green thumb: greens, corn, tomatoes, peanuts, pumpkins, cucumbers, okra, squash etc. She have fig trees, peach trees and a few other fruit tree. Back in the 80’s she was featured in a few magazines and on tv with her garden. She is the real deal!
AmazonRed™
August 26th, 2009
4:44 pm
This afternoon is moving slower than molasses.
Professor
August 26th, 2009
4:44 pm
…stepping out, wishing everyone a wonderful evening!
Professor
August 26th, 2009
4:45 pm
Yep it is moving slow and it is a little boring (stretching)
AmazonRed™
August 26th, 2009
4:49 pm
I can see the top of the hump…almost over it…
AmazonRed™
August 26th, 2009
5:01 pm
Have a great night everyone.
Bam Said The Lady
August 31st, 2009
7:41 pm
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