Just Do It

So the other day, I wanted to hike. I had the itch to just go. See, part of my goals this year as I said in my other blog post is to travel. And I just don't mean travel like ONLY getting into a plane and ending up in another city or country, I actually mean like getting OUT of my comfort zone and going to new places ....new restaurants... new sites.... *happy sigh as I stare off into the distance*  

And That's What I did. 

I just did it.

I went hiking with my best friend, Moyo, and boy was it fun. It was actually comical.  We both had never been to this location. And so you would have made a meme of us trying to figure out the map and looking at the cross roads signs like ..."uhhh...yeah..." LOL!

But let me tell you; It. Was. Fun. 

Voila. Life. 

So have you ever had an itch to do something out of the ordinary, more specifically out of YOUR ordinary.  Just Do It. Don't wait for people to co-sign or affirm your dreams. Just Do It. Side note: Just be safe. LOL! and don't hurt anyone. (You know you gotta put a psa for the crazies these days hehe).  

                                                                    But Be Happy !  

                                               The World Is Yours For The Conquering. 

                           

This is how I feel everyday. Sitting on top of the world.

Afterwards, we ate at Mookie's, a barbecue spot to definitely write home about.  The food was soooo good but Ohhh the looks we got. Even the drive home was a mini music jam fest. It was such a beautiful day.

My best friend for life. 

 Laughs, new places, catching up, music, encouragement, great food, memories, great nap. The End.

Perfect Day.

Until Next Time,

Peace Fingers,

Awele Charlene 

Hash-tag Goals ! How to have a GREAT Year!

Hey Lovely!

 So I don't know about YOU but I have been having a FREAKING Fantastic Year So Far!

 

That's LUKE SMALLBONE of FOR KING and COUNTRY and me cheesing so hard!! YES!

Me and my bestie Nik on top of a mountain in LA My life as a Trauma Nurse is Everything!!

        Yes it is only February but I have literally been hitting strides with my goals in every area.   Of course my year has not been without its challenges. *phew!* but Philipians 2:14 says to

                                 Do everything without complaining or arguing

                                             and that means "Doing Life"

                   Let's not even really get into the complaining or arguing part of that verse in this post cuz that's like me figuring out how to NOT scream while fire-ants dance around my feet .....let's just get right into How You can have a GREAT Year (so far) too!!!

                                            First, What do you want out of this year? 

If you're just content with waking up everyday and just "seeing how it goes".... I'm sorry, uhm.... I feel bad for you.... like just picturing that just made my vision become one zombie-like black and white picture. Womp freaking womp.  

insert weak trumpet sound

             Soooooo What Do You REALLY Want Out of 2016? 

                                       I have quite an extensive list.  

         Most of it is between God and I but here, I'm feeling like Santa so I'll share some:

                                               

                          Travel a lot 

                                  $Save a lot of money$ 

                                                   Be So Excellent at work : )

                                                           G i v e   B a c k 

       Get abs ! yes you will see my before and after picture! Awoo! **300 army voice**

                 And So far So Great !  I think the key is really knowing what it really is YOU not your mom, dad, best friend, sibling but what YOU want out of your year and then WRITE it down...

Habakuk 2:2 says "Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it"

                  I write down all my goals and that process makes it either realistic or maybe not so realistic.... like for example....can I really lose 20 lbs in 3 months? yeah probably... Now knowing myself, will it stay off? yeah probably not. But if I make a step by step How-to... I find that I would rather make a lifestyle of eating healthy and having a routine fit lifestyle and that way I can lose and keep the weight off ...

                   Writing what you want down on paper, a board, a journal, makes goal-setting exciting... 

                                           It's no longer just a thought in your head.

                                                            It's R-E-A-L!

                                                           Seriously, try it !

Finally....Pray about it and then just DO it...

                                                    Like I'm serious. 

               STOP talking about it already. Just take step 1. whatever that 1 is. For me, it's blogging at 1:17am in the morning and setting a "publish by" time.  No more "Is this the right time?".... YES IT IS THE RIGHT TIME!  I promise you that was a loving yell. 

But yup, In summary :

1. ask yourself : What Do YOU want out of 2016??

2. Write It Down! - This will help you realize what is realistic and make steps 

3. Pray and Just Do it !  - No procrastination. YOU Can Do This!

                                          

                               Until my next post, I hope you get to dreaming big because 

                                  2016 is gonna be a GREAT YEAR!!!! 

                                                              Peace fingers,

                                                             Awele Charlene 

We Rocked it Out August

HIIII LOVES!!

*scream!!**

The year is almost over!!

**iphone emoji shocked face!**

Lol! Question 1.) why do I always like to scream? 2.) you guys can tell I have an iphone and I use my emoji's quite often right?

Lol!!

Okay! Right to it! How was your August?? Yes, We're still on the Best Possible Me Monthly Check-in and I really hope you all are enjoying your Year so far ! Seriously it is my hope and joy that Month by Month you experience amazing things, people, places, food... just Amazingness all around ! #BPM Yasssss!

So, July was crazy awesome right? Click here and read all about it if you haven't! But guys, seriously, going into the month, I was nervous... like What if...? Trust me I know you all think that too.  What if this month doesnt work out? What if work is harder than I thought? What if  I am not financially secure? Just what if!??  But thank God I remember that duhh, I serve a God that tells me time and time again not worry about anything but to pray over everything.

           "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God"    Philippians 4:6

Keeping this verse and others too in my mind, I declared over August that it would be a month of PEACE and JOY! and boyyyy was it!!   So here were my goals, and hey now ! I accomplished 100% of them ! Whooo!!!!!!

Personal Goals

• Go somewhere new - I went to an amazing movie theater with friends and the experience was wonderful!  It was like I was in bed. with my blanky. and a button to push for unlimited popcorn. Myyyy my my.  How come I never knew about this before?  two thumbs up !!!

  

  blurry but what an experience. Fun!

• Do something new - Paint Night - Check out my skills tho! This is on sale for $499.99. Let me know if you're interested. LOL!!  okay im half kidding.

  

  Lil' Picassos. Mi amours !

• Meet someone new- heyyy new friends at work !  A genuine smile and "how are you" goes a long way

For Others

• Help someone new – While I could not physically participate in the Homeless Initiative, my amazing roomie held down the fort and created over 100 goodie bags for the homeless!!  It was awesome!!! I also kept snacks in my car for anyone I saw with a sign who maybe needed some food.  This works if you do not feel comfortable giving money but check with your local authorities because sadly, some states are making it illegal to feed the homeless.  *sad face*.

- I also helped my co-workers !

Giving is so much fun. You end up being SO blessed as well as blessing someone

• Support my friends - A friend and an awesome brother to me had a comedy performance in Jersey and I as well as my friends supported him. It was a hilarious night to say the least.  I also had a ball attending a beautiful friend's bridal shower. The countdown is on, Abby!!

  

  This guy is a star !

So happy for the Bride-to-be! Nigerian Weddings are always a blast !

For Family

• Go above and beyond – If I saw a need, I stepped up.  Whether it was getting groceries for an aunt, surprising my sisters with lunch, listening to a friend in need, staying past clock-out time at work, I kept praying for opportunities to do more ! and God did not disappoint.
• Family time - Family time is everything to me and I loved my breakfast/lunch dates with my sisters!  plus I took my cutie siblings, JJ and Armani to the movies and they loved it!

• 

  My hearts.

Whoo!!! I feel so accomplished and I truly enjoyed my August! It was fantastic !! Memories ontop of memories. I am so grateful for this life God has given me, truly. Now your goals might have been just one simple thing or it could have been a long laundry list. Whatever the case might be, I encourage you to get out there and really ENJOY life !  Setting goals does not have to be stressful and you can start out light.

There are so many places in your city to be explored, people to meet, quests to conquer, and FUN to be had.... and it's alllll waiting on you.

So.....

You Ready?

Hey now, that's the spirit.

I'll see you later for BPM September Edition.

In the mean time,

Peace fingers,

Charlene

watch the August reel here !

My Amazing July

HEYYY LOVES!

So let me first say that I was almost done with this post...so EXCITED to post....and then it all deleted.  -__-

Thanks Wordpress. I am Moving Back to Blogger Soon.

And Yes, I saved my draft.

But poof ! Into thin air.

No evidence whatsoever.  *sigh*

Regardless!!! Counting it all joy and moving on..... My July was Amazing !  Out of the 9 goals, I accomplished 6 of them.

Okay fine, if you want to be
mean technical, I guess you can say I accomplished 5.5/9 of my goals.

LoL, let me explain.

Haha! Kevin Hart Let Me Explain.... Get it? Okay lets just get started....

Here were my goals and my #BPMmonthlycheckout.

For my personal growth:

1. Lose 5 lbs  –  Almost !  I Lost 4.5 lbs !!

2. Pass my Boards!   - Done!! I did! I am an official registered nurse! Whoo!!

3. Make a completely new dish I haven’t cooked before ! *yum*   -  Done!! Ribs, parmasean garlic chicken, yummers!

For the honor of someone else:

1. I plan on serving in a give-away package event for the homeless !  *excited face!** - Done!! It was amazing!!

The wonderful ladies of Pinky Promise that I was privileged to serve with!

2. I plan on displaying excellent service at my job and making people smile! - Done!! It helps that I lOVE my Job!!!

3. I plan on encouraging people through blogging more in July! - Almost! I did read & follow more blogs but I will post more!

For my family:

1. Calling my family more-  Almost! I wish I called more family but i'll do better 

2. Traveling with the siblings and making memories - Done! Even though I wish it was with more of my siblings! My bro & I took a road trip to see our sister in North Carolina ! Fun fun fun!

3. Spending time with my pops - Not Done : ( This too will get better in August, stay tuned! 

So Yay!!  The whole point of goals is to push yourself to be better.  There's no putting yourself down on this blog.

O-kay! Lol!!

  All in all, July was AMAZING!!  I had so much fun, I honestly feel overwhelmingly blessed.  I enjoyed a cookout with close amazing friends, I blessed people and was blessed by people through a serve-the-homeless initiative, movies, birthdays, a wine-festival, passed my boards, started work, consistently worked out, traveled, enjoyed eating right, sometimes ate bad, laughed, cried, made mistakes, and learned !

Mannnnn, I love this LIFE God has given me.

And I hope YOU do to.

                                                

                                                                   Picnic Style

                                                                

                                                           Beauty All Around.               

                                                             I love these ladies

                    So, How was Your JULY ? And what are your goals for August?  Stay tuned for August's Best Possible Me Check-in....

Until next time!

Peace fingers!

Charlene !

Wait What?? Julyinngg ! #BPM's got news!!!

Hey lovely lovelies!

       

So this is going to be a super duper quick post on #BestPossibleMOI aka #BPM !

I wanted to say Happy JULY!!! Yes, even though we are 10 days in already. Lol! What?

I want to start a #BPM Monthly Check-in & Check-out !  

*yay!!* 

Wait whaaa?  What is that... 

Lol !! Well It's self-explanatory.  At the start of the month, I'll check in with you, get you HYPE!! Get you in the groooveee baby! LOL!  And MOST importantly get you thinking as to What Your Monthly Goals are to be the Best Possible YOU!  And then at the end, we'll check-out and reflect.. How did those goals go? What can we do better? What can we NOT do going forward...

get it?

Now give me a stronger Yay!!!**

**spirit fingers!**

Okay maybe not.

           Oh and I'm human and hopefully you who are reading this are too.  So if the goals repeat themselves, I think that's just fine, right? I so hope you join in ! I'm excited!! To join in or know what they look like, the goals will look like this..... Feel free to customize it to how you want it to look like:

GOALS      

--For my personal growth 

--For the exhortation (oooh big word) or honor of someone else

--For my family 

So For Example...... For this month of July:

For my personal growth:

1. Lose 5 lbs - yeah yeah, don't ...let's not do this. Just accept it !

2. Pass my Boards!  **pray for me!!**

3. Make a completely new dish I haven't had before ! *yum*

For the honor of someone else:

1. I plan on serving in a give-away package event for the homeless !  *excited face!**

2. I plan on displaying excellent service at my job and making people smile!

3. I plan on encouraging people through blogging more in July! 

For my family:

1. Call my family more (somewhere my aunties and uncle said AMEEN! LOL!)

2. Travel with the siblings and making memories 

3. Spend time with my pops : ) 

Now while this may be new to You, I have been doing this for over 2 years now and It has truly transformed my day-to-day living.  It gives my life so much more purpose and instead of saying "daggg, where did the time go? What have I done in my life? WHAT AM I DOING in my life?" You can simply say...Wait a minute !! Charlene from #BestPossibleME Put me ON to Monthly Goals and you can whip out your Journal or Where-ever you will store your goals-and-progress and you WILL look at it with so much joy, pride, reflection and just feel encouraged that You are Indeed Growing and Living! 

Okay until next time,

Peace fingers*

Charlene