tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58422337108345668122024-02-07T00:53:46.947-05:00Miss Moon's MusingsThe Rantings, Rambings and Revelations of your typical Brooklyn GeecheeAudrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.comBlogger1152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-2778630125069697982015-10-29T13:39:00.000-04:002015-10-29T13:40:11.569-04:00You Can Find Me @ My New Home....Just wanted to remind everyone that this blog is <i><b>no more</b></i>. But don't be sad, my friends! You can find my Rantings, Ramblings, Revelations and <b>MORE</b> at my new blog!!!
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In addition to favorite posts from this blog (Music Therapy, Wanna Wanna Wednesdays, Let's Talk Tresses), I'm sharing new music, a weekly roundup of the best (and worst!) of the internet, and WAY more fashion... (Including OOTD posts!). Here's a snippit of what you've missed!!
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You've missed out on all of this and <i><b>SOOOO</b></i> much more! Please update your bookmarks, and catch me at my new home, <a href="http://audreycan.com/">AudreyCan.com</a>!!! Be sure to leave me a comment on my recent post letting me know you found me! See you there!!!
Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-2046269062860767882015-04-09T19:46:00.000-04:002015-04-09T19:46:38.228-04:00So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye...<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's kind of funny. I have known that this moment was to come, but now as I write these words... I find myself filled with resistance. I guess this is the standard fear that comes with saying goodbye. <br /><br />This will be the very last post of Miss Moon's Musings. It's been a fabulous six years, and I've been nothing but grateful for and continuously amazed by all the support you have given my rantings, ramblings and revelations!!!! From the bottom of my heart, thank you very much!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Everything ends, but this farewell I assure you is bittersweet, because I do have some good news for you...<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L_4OJ8Y2QWE" width="420"></iframe><br /> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">That's right... I am starting a new blog!!! You thought I would just leave and ride into the sunset?!? No way!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://audreycan.com/" target="_blank">AudreyCan.com</a> is launching June 9, 2015 (If you remember, <a href="http://missmoonsmusings.blogspot.com/2012/06/miss-moons-musings-third-birthday.html" target="_blank">that date</a> is very important to me.) and (I hope) it will be everything you loved about Miss Moon's Musings and so much more! I'm so excited to be sharing this new side of myself with you!!<br /><br />In the meantime, between now and June 9th, feel free to keep in touch with me on <a href="https://twitter.com/audreycanblog" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/audreycanblog" target="_blank">FaceBook</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/audreycanblog/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and even <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/audreycanblog/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> (I'm a Pinterest junkie... I admit it)!! </span></div>
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Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-64490834999921366232014-05-12T11:45:00.002-04:002014-05-12T11:45:24.604-04:00Miss Moon's Musings About: Job SearchingI very much wanted to step away from my hiatus to share an amazing lesson I've learned about job searching, and about patience. You all know I am a firm believer in sharing a good thing! ;)<br />
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I've been unemployed for over six months now, and have consistently looked for a new opportunity in that time. I have had interviews, and although I've had great conversations and the people I've met with seemed to like me, I haven't found a match just yet. In the past, I would take job loss as a sign that I need to look for something new: a job that will motivate and challenge me, and give me the opportunity to gain something I value tremendously... wisdom. So with a clear idea of what type of job I desire, I would start my journey.<br />
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Obviously anything worth obtaining doesn't always happen immediately, Intellectually, I know this... but when it takes too long I allowed my own fear of failure to stop me. I would panic, take "just any job": one that offers no fulfillment or security just for the sake of being employed. It never ends up well and a year or two later... I am back where I am today. Jobless and looking for an ideal situation.<br />
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No more of this. This time around... I'm sticking to my guns. I will not deviate from my plan. I know with all the certainty of a zealot that somewhere in NYC there is a company looking for someone with everything I have to offer. And in return, the company will give me the challenge and opportunity to grow I am looking for. It will be a great match.<br />
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I used to think that job searching was like a crap shoot. You roll the dice and hope to win. Now I am starting to see the experience as cultivation. Each application, each resume sent is a seed you plant. You nourish each seed with patience, optimism and with the knowledge that you deserve to receive the opportunity you desire. And in time, you will most certainly reach the harvest you have toiled for. I believe and have faith it will happen for me. And if it can happen for me, it can definitely happen for those of you like me who are on the same path! Keep trying!<br />
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Hey Everybody!<br />
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As I am sure you all know, Miss Moon's Musings has been on hiatus for the last several months. This is because I am presently without internet access in my house.<br />
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Last summer, the frequent rain caused leaking in our apartment, which resulted in two large gaping holes in our ceiling. Our living room ceiling wasn't the only fatality as our home computer (and the modem) was totally fried as well. The holes are still very present on the ceiling as I write these words... Seriously.<br />
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My family and I were hoping that we would move out by the end of last year, but I also received a giant middle finger from the Universe in the form of losing my job. After putting my health scare on a shelf for the sake of pitching in and being loyal to my former employer... they kicked me to the curb, along with countless others.<br />
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Fast Forward to March, I am still stuck in this apartment that shows no signs of being repaired any time soon, I am diligently searching for a great job, and most importantly I am working on myself. I believe that a lot of the hardships that have come is a sign that I need to focus on what I am doing to create struggle. I am committed to breaking some negative patterns in my life. I feel like this could be my last chance to start over... and I really don't want to screw it up. I am working on a major life overhaul, and despite missing the blog, I need to really put my focus on fixing this mess.<br />
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So Miss Moon's Musings will continue to be on hiatus for the time being. You can feel free to keep in touch with me on <a href="http://instagram.com/missmoonsmusings" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MissMoonMusing" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and of course, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/missmoonsmusings" target="_blank">Miss Moon's Musings FaceBook page</a>, as I am always on Instagram and Twitter (Especially on "Scandal" night! lol) and have vowed to be more active on Facebook as well.<br />
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I really just wanted to check in and say that I'm alive and that Miss Moon's Musings is NOT dead!!!<br />
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Miss Moon's MusingsAudrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-47778820011339754922013-08-14T13:24:00.000-04:002013-08-14T13:24:00.776-04:00Wanna Wanna Wednesdays...Ashley Stewart's Batik Swing Tank<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How adorable is this sweet little top ($24.15, <a href="http://www.ashleystewart.com/product/242/AS-001007_CH7147L/black/Batik-Swing-Tank/" target="_blank">Ashley Stewart</a>)? I could definitely see myself rocking this with a skirt for these dog days of summer... or pairing it with a blue blazer and jeans for the fall.<br />
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How would YOU rock the Batik Swing Tank?!? Leave a comment with your outfit suggestions!!<br />
Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-2759054583152829352013-08-12T12:57:00.000-04:002013-08-12T12:57:00.259-04:00Music Therapy with Miss Moon"<i><b>I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.</b></i>"<br />
~ Audrey Hepburn<br />
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"<i><b>Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.</b></i>"<br />
~ Groucho Marx<br />
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" <i><b>Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.</b></i>"<br />
~ Omar Khayyam<br />
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In May, what was intended to be a routine check up with my new doctor turned into months of fear, worry, and anxiety. He called me and said that there was something wrong with my blood tests, and that my white blood cell count was unusually high. He couldn't say why, but that further tests was needed. In subsequent visits the doctor did very little to assure me or give me some idea what could be the problem. I did what most people (FOOLISHLY!) would do in that situation, and took to the internet to look into what could cause this abnormality. And I ended up scaring the hell out of myself in the process.<br />
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So for these past few months, I lived with this fear not far from my thoughts: Am I sick? Am I dying? What would my family do? Will I be a burden on them? And with the stress I gained twelve pounds, upped my cigarette smoking to a pack a day, and discovered two new gray hairs rest comfortably on Miss Mooch.<br />
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All of this worry was immediately alleviated when I went to see the Hematologist. He saw my fear, he saw the tension and spoke to me like I mattered. He said I did not have Leukemia (Which was the biggest fear, as I have a family history!) and whatever the cause... it was not life threatening! I wept with relief when I heard those words.<br />
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This journey is not over... there are still test results to look into, and I still have to figure out how I can get this resolved and fast. But in the meantime, I am going to express gratitude for each breath that I take, and each step that I make each day.<br />
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For this week's song choice for Music Therapy with Miss Moon, I wanted to pick a happy, upbeat song that reflects the state of mind I am in... I am ready to get my life back on track! I am ready to get back to everything I had set out to do on my path before I got stuck in this fog of fear! With the lyrics included in the video, I hope you all will celebrate with me to "Coolin' in the Streets" by Andra Day with a bit of help by Ziggy Marley!!<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-5139726836360424942013-08-10T18:34:00.000-04:002013-08-10T18:34:00.478-04:00A Little [CHENNAI EXPRESS] for a Saturday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In honor of the utter excitement I feel at going to see the new Rohit Shetty film, "Chennai Express" (Starring Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan), I thought that I would share one of the songs from the film tonight!! With Tamil Film Superstar Priyamani joining the fun, I hope you all will enjoy "1234.. Get On the Dance Floor"!<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-85996126839144176672013-08-09T11:31:00.000-04:002013-08-09T11:31:00.541-04:00Miss Moon Gets Healthy.... And Starts Over (Again!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ugh! I hate that I am writing this post, y'all! The past few months have been difficult, and I admit that I used it as an excuse to slack off on my "Get Healthy" routine. And as a result... I've gained four pounds.<br />
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Now four pounds may not seem like a lot, but those four pounds felt like such a failure to me. It was the motivation I needed to cut the crap, stop making excuses and get back on the treadmill, literally!!<br />
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So I started again last week, and I discovered I felt really great about it. Despite that areas of my life that are not quite as savory, I drag myself to the gym after work, I sweat and push myself and walk away feeling like a rock star!!!!!<br />
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I am going to try to keep this momentum up. Last year I dropped two sizes and now that its August... I have less time to match (if not exceed that!). But I resolve to do it!!!<br />
Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-90470898381381877412013-08-07T11:17:00.000-04:002013-08-07T11:17:00.428-04:00Wanna Wanna Wednesdays... ASOS CURVE Tribal Print Beach Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week's Wanna Wanna Wednesday item is one that is so fly as hell, I feel like I should just be posting the picture and not saying a damn thing about why I want it. Because, honestly, it should be obvious! LOL<br />
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It wasn't until I saw this dress that I completely understood what Kenya Moore meant when she twirled and said she was "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIXNv8ppiDw" target="_blank">'<i>Gone with the Wind</i>' fabulous</a>"... I have the feeling that if I bought this dress ($42.43, <a href="http://us.asos.com/ASOS-CURVE-Tribal-Print-Beach-Dress/10wwb4/?iid=3190228&cid=9577&sh=0&pge=3&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Multi&mporgp=L0FTT1MtQ3VydmUvQVNPUy1DVVJWRS1UcmliYWwtUHJpbnQtQmVhY2gtRHJlc3MvUHJvZC8." target="_blank">Asos</a>), I would have the same opinion of myself!!<br />
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Another reason I love this dress is because it introduced me to my <a href="http://us.asos.com/ASOS-CURVE-Tribal-Print-Beach-Dress/10wwb4/?iid=3190228&cid=9577&sh=0&pge=3&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Multi&mporgp=L0FTT1MtQ3VydmUvQVNPUy1DVVJWRS1UcmliYWwtUHJpbnQtQmVhY2gtRHJlc3MvUHJvZC8." target="_blank">new favorite gym song</a> and also the song choice for this past Saturday night. That alone is worth scoring it for my closet!!<br />
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Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-73696005718112709672013-08-05T12:26:00.000-04:002013-08-05T12:26:00.593-04:00Music Therapy with Miss Moon"<i><b>You are you. Now, isn't that pleasant?</b></i>"<br />
~ Dr. Seuss<br />
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"<i><b>All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own</b></i>."<br />
~ Johann von Goethe<br />
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"<b><i>Be yourself; everyone else is already taken</i></b>."<br />
~ Oscar Wilde<br />
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"<b><i>A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.</i></b>"<br />
~ Coco Chanel<br />
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Working in a super fashion-conscious neighborhood in Manhattan is great for fashion inspiration and people watching. It's not so great for the self esteem when you aren't 5'11 and built like a supermodel.<br />
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I admit to days where I feel horribly out of place walking the streets of NoHo. And believe me, some of the inhabitants contribute to that feeling with their utter disbelief that I'm dare to breathe within 5 feet of them. Me being so.... not them. Days like that, I just want to stick a paper bag over my head and find a bell tower somewhere to dwell permanently in. I hate days like that.<br />
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So I am going to change the way I think about myself on those days. I am going to believe that I am just as fly and fabulous as they are... there is just MORE fabulous me to behold. And I think we all should feel that way about ourselves. Short, tall, fat, thin, big nose, small nose, whoever and however we are. We should strut.<br />
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And today's song choice for Music Therapy with Miss Moon is a strutting song that celebrates everything that we are, despite what the haters may say! I hope you all will feel a little bit more fabulous today with Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu's "Q.U.E.E.N."<br />
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Girl, this is crazy... let me tell you<br />
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I can't believe all of the things they say about me<br />
Walk in the room they throwing shade left to right<br />
They be like, "Ooh, she serving face"<br />
And I just tell 'em cut me up and get down<br />
They call us dirty cause we break all your rules down<br />
And we just came to act a fool, is that all right? (Girl, that's alright)<br />
They be like, "Ooh, let them eat cake."<br />
But we eat wings and throw them bones on the ground<br />
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Am I a freak for dancing around?<br />
Am I a freak for getting down?<br />
I'm cutting up, don't cut me down<br />
Yeah I wanna be, wanna be Queen<br />
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Is it peculiar that she twerk in the mirror?<br />
And am I weird to dance alone late at night?<br />
And is it true we're all insane?<br />
And I just tell 'em, "No we ain't" and get down<br />
I heard this life is just a play with no rehearsal<br />
I wonder will this be my final act tonight<br />
And tell me what's the price of fame?<br />
Am I a sinner with my skirt on the ground??<br />
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Am I a freak for dancing around?<br />
Am I a freak for getting down?<br />
I'm cutting up, don't cut me down<br />
Yeah I wanna be, wanna be Queen<br />
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Hey brother can you save my soul from the devil?<br />
Say is it weird to like the way she wear her tights?<br />
And is it rude to wear my shades?<br />
Am I a freak because I love watching Mary? (Maybe)<br />
Hey sister am I good enough for your heaven?<br />
Say will your God accept me in my black and white?<br />
Will he approve the way I'm made?<br />
Or should I reprogram, deprogram and get down?<br />
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Am I a freak for dancing around?<br />
Am I a freak for getting down?<br />
I'm cutting up, don't cut me down<br />
Yeah I wanna be, wanna be Queen<br />
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Even if it makes others uncomfortable<br />
I will love who I am<br />
Even if it makes others uncomfortable<br />
I will love who I am<br />
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Ohh, shake 'til the break of dawn<br />
Don't mean to sing so tough, I can't take it no more<br />
Baby, me and tuxedo crew; pharaohs, it ain't my tomb<br />
Crazy in the black and white; we got the drums so tight<br />
Baby, here comes the freedom song, too strong we moving on<br />
Baby this melody will show you another way<br />
Been 'droids for far too long - come home and sing your song<br />
But you gotta testify because the booty don't lie<br />
No, no, the booty don't lie, oh no, the booty don't lie<br />
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Yeah.. yeah, let's flip it<br />
I don't think they understand what I'm trying to say<br />
Haha, yeah, uh, I asked a question like this<br />
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Are we a lost generation of our people?<br />
Add us to equations but they'll never make us equal<br />
She who writes the movie owns the script and the sequel<br />
So why ain't the stealing of my rights made illegal?<br />
They keep us underground working hard for the greedy<br />
But when it's time pay they turn around and call us needy<br />
My crown too heavy like the Queen Nefertiti<br />
Gimme back my pyramid, I'm trying to free Kansas City<br />
Mixing masterminds like your name Bernie Grundman<br />
Well I'm-a keep leading like a young Harriet Tubman<br />
You can take my wings but I'm still goin' fly<br />
And even when you edit me the booty don't lie<br />
Yeah keep singing, I'm-a keep writing songs<br />
I'm tired of Marvin asking me What's Going On?<br />
March to the streets 'cuz I'm willing and I'm able<br />
Categorize me, I defy every label<br />
And while you're selling dope, we're gonna keep selling hope<br />
We rising up now, you gotta deal you gotta cope<br />
Will you be electric sheep? Electric ladies, will you sleep?<br />
Or will you preach?<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-40090962748481811272013-08-03T23:12:00.001-04:002013-08-03T23:12:05.175-04:00A Little [AMPLIFY DOT] for a Saturday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm a little late with this week's song choice for a Saturday Night, but I am hoping your will dig the song all the same.<br />
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This past week was HARD!!! And to be honest, in the midst of it, I didn't think I would get to tonight, where I am relaxed, happy, peaceful and I NEVER EVER thought I would say I'm good. And to celebrate that fact, here's Amplify Dot (with a little help from Busta Rhymes) with "I'm Good"!!<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-39320206108508280552013-07-31T12:21:00.000-04:002013-07-31T12:21:00.035-04:00Wanna Wanna Wednesdays... SisterBatik's Genuine Wax Print Makeup Bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How adorable are these make up bags? I've been thinking for a while that I needed to get a new makeup bag. You know, now that I actually have make up to fill it with. And these fabulous bags ($35.00, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68710942/hot-pink-zebra-cosmetic-make-up-bag?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_promoted&utm_campaign=bags_and_purses_low&gclid=COKpjpra0LgCFdOj4AodzEEAMQ" target="_blank">SisterBatik - Etsy</a>) certainly would be a great look in my purse!!<br />
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Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-54762521642458910302013-07-29T12:44:00.000-04:002013-07-29T12:44:00.320-04:00Music Therapy with Miss Moon" <i><b>You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far.</b></i>"<br />
~ Uncle Remus<br />
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" <i><b>Adversity is the mother of progress.</b></i>"<br />
~ Mahatma Gandhi<br />
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" <b><i>Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.</i></b>"<br />
~ Anais Nin<br />
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Just when you think you've got a pretty good handle on your life, something happens that makes everything topsy turvy and difficult to find your bearings.<br />
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Such has been my life lately, but I think I've reached an epiphany that I'm currently testing to see if it's correct. Generally when I feel swamped by adversity, I admittedly crumble and fall to pieces, shake my fist to the heavens, wonder what I did in a former life to deserve such tribulations, get a second wind, gather my strength and push through it.<br />
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This time around, I am looking at it with different eyes. I am looking at it as an opportunity to test my strength and convictions, and to clear what is unnecessary in my life. I am going to take this challenge head on and recognize that it will ultimately strengthen me and bring forth knowledge that will help me through the next phase of peace.<br />
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So today's music therapy song choice is one that best sums up my attitude about adversity or trouble in my life. And if you are encountering a tough time, I hope that it will inspire you to keep cool, keep positive, and keep looking for a way out of the turmoil. Here's Marvin Gaye's "Trouble Man" revamped by Neneh Cherry.<br />
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I've come up hard, baby, now I'm cool<br />
Didn't make it sugar, playing by the rules<br />
I've come up hard, baby but now I'm fine<br />
In checking trouble sugar, moving down the line<br />
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I've come up hard, baby, but that's okay<br />
'Cause Trouble Man don't get in my way<br />
I've come up hard, baby, I've been for real<br />
Gonna keep on moving, gonna go to town<br />
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I've come up hard, I come up and get down<br />
There's only three things that's for sure<br />
Taxes, death and trouble<br />
This I know, baby<br />
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Oh, that's right<br />
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Oh, I've come up hard, baby, with troubled mind<br />
But then I've got my share of what's mine<br />
Oh, I've come up hard, baby, but that's okay<br />
'Cause Trouble Man don't get in my way<br />
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Oh, I've come up hard, baby<br />
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I know some places and I see some faces<br />
I've got the connections, they dig my directions<br />
What people say, that's okay<br />
They don't bother me<br />
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I'm ready to make it, don't care what the weather<br />
Don't care about no trouble, got myself together<br />
Got the kind of protection<br />
It's all around me<br />
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I've come up hard but now I'm cool<br />
I didn't make it, baby, playing by the rules<br />
Oh, I've come up hard, baby, but that's okay<br />
'Cause Trouble Man don't get in my way<br />
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Oh, I've come up hard, baby, with troubled mind<br />
But then I've got my share of what's mine<br />
I've come up hard, now I'm fine<br />
I'm checking trouble sugar, moving down the line<br />
Moving down the line, moving down the line<br />
Moving down the line, yeah, moving down the line<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-83250466469908985862013-07-27T18:49:00.000-04:002013-07-27T18:49:00.099-04:00A Little [SHAKIRA] for Saturday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Saturday! This Saturday night I am feeling miserable (Allergies: 1, Audrey: 0), but it's nothing that some good music and copious doses of Benadryll can't fix.<br />
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So for tonight, I thought I would share one of my favorite tunes from Shakira. I hope you all will belly dance and shake your booty with me to "La Tortura" (featuring Alejandro Sanz)<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-92158643646462756182013-07-24T10:49:00.000-04:002013-07-24T10:49:00.191-04:00Wanna Wanna Wednesdays... Urban Outfitters' Biggie Snapback Hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week's Wanna Wanna Wednesday item is, in theory, dope as hell. And despite my immediate reaction of "Wanna!!" upon seeing it, I probably won't get it, and if I get it, I wouldn't know what to wear with it.<br />
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But there is something about this hat ($29.00, <a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=28596252&parentid=W_ACC_HATS" target="_blank">Urban Outfitters</a>). I think it's a Brooklyn thing, but I love the idea of rocking Big Poppa on my head while I walk the streets of NYC.<br />
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What do you think of the Biggie Snapback Hat? How would <u><b><i>YOU</i></b></u> rock this hat? With jeans and a tee? With a blazer and dress? Share your ideas by leaving a comment!<br />
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Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-59763059746761791882013-07-22T11:47:00.000-04:002013-07-22T11:47:00.547-04:00Music Therapy with Miss Moon" <i><b>Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing that's lasting.</b></i>"<br />
~ George Benson<br />
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" <b><i>If music be the food of love, play on.</i></b>"<br />
~ William Shakespeare<br />
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" <b><i>There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another.</i></b>"<br />
~ Frank Zappa<br />
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Is there a love song out there that you secretly wish your significant other would sing for you (or even dedicate to you?)? I definitely do!!<br />
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For me, Stevie Wonder's "Knocks Me Off My Feet", "Something" by the Beatles, "Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites and "Crush" by the Dave Matthews Band all top my list.<br />
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And today's song choice for Music Therapy with Miss Moon is all about having your sweetie convey their love in song form. So I hope that Alicia Keys and Beyonce will spark some romantic moments in the days to come!!<br />
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[Alicia]<br />
Hey yo B<br />
[Beyonce]<br />
What up A<br />
[Alicia]<br />
What we want?<br />
[Beyonce]<br />
Want them to say<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)<br />
Say you need me, Say you need me<br />
Then write it in a letter form (Oh oh oh)<br />
Say you want me, Say you want me<br />
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put me in a love song (Oh)<br />
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[Alicia]<br />
If you say you want me, yeah,<br />
You say you want me<br />
If you do the right thing, we can be together<br />
I'm not easy, yeah, you gotta work for it<br />
I'm the real thing, and baby gotta please me<br />
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All that talkin', boy, you better walk it<br />
All that frontin' that's not how you do it<br />
If you really need me like you say you need me<br />
Baby better show me, baby, better come and say<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)<br />
Say you need me, Say you need me<br />
Then write it in a letter form (Oh oh oh)<br />
Say you want me, Say you want me<br />
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put me in a love song (Oh)<br />
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[Beyonce]<br />
What you gonna do when somebody convinces me<br />
To believe that he can do it better<br />
Sending me gifts and showing me the romance<br />
All this, this, and that, can you do better?<br />
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All I'm saying: love is what I'm looking for<br />
If you wanna keep me, baby gotta love me more<br />
If you really want me, like you say you want me<br />
If you really need me, baby better come and say<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)<br />
Say you need me, Say you need me<br />
Then write it in a letter form (Oh oh oh)<br />
Say you want me, Say you want me<br />
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put me in a love song (Oh)<br />
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[Alicia]<br />
Gotta work it baby, work it out<br />
If you want me baby, Work it out<br />
If you need me baby, Work it out<br />
Gotta work it out, Gotta Work it out<br />
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[Beyonce]<br />
If you love me baby, Work it out<br />
Gotta work it baby, Work it out<br />
If you want me baby, Work it out<br />
Gotta work it out, Gotta work it out<br />
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[Alicia]<br />
If you want my love and all my time<br />
Part of my plans and part of my mind<br />
[Beyonce]<br />
All of the things that you wanna do<br />
But make sure your love for me's true to you<br />
[Alicia]<br />
Oh, If you show me; make me believe<br />
[Beyonce]<br />
So many possibilities<br />
[Alicia]<br />
Oh, We can look to infinity<br />
[Alicia & Beyonce]<br />
If you wanna be with me Ohhhhhhh<br />
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[Chorus]<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put it in a love song (Put it in a love song)<br />
Say you need me, Say you need me<br />
Then write it in a letter form (Oh oh oh)<br />
Say you want me, Say you want me<br />
Then text me on the cell phone (Text me on my cell phone)<br />
Say you love me, Say you love me<br />
Then put me in a love song (Oh)<br />
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[Alicia]<br />
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1,2, 3, 4!!!<br />
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[Alicia]<br />
Gotta work it baby, work it out<br />
If you want me baby, Work it out<br />
If you need me baby, Work it out<br />
Gotta work it out, Work it out<br />
[Beyonce]<br />
If you love me baby, Work it out<br />
Gotta work it baby, Work it out<br />
If you want me baby, Work it out<br />
Gotta work it out, Gotta work it out<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-64779009935744969832013-07-20T19:12:00.003-04:002013-07-20T19:12:50.846-04:00A Little [ICONA POP] for a Saturday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past week didn't end up too great for yours truly. Rather than to dwell and have a pity party for myself, I am opting to focus on the blessings in my life and keep my thoughts positive.<br />
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So for tonight, I am choosing a song that makes me feel upbeat and like the road ahead of me is going to be a beautiful one. I hope you all will enjoy "Nights Like This" by Icona Pop.<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-51910926574338517512013-07-19T12:46:00.000-04:002013-07-20T01:05:06.421-04:00D-I-Y Nappturaliciously: BRAID-cation 2013<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Miss Mooch is <b>OFFICIALLY</b> on <i>BRAID-cation</i>!!! Whoo Hoo! It took about 12 hours this time (Being a fan of Hindi cinema really helps the time pass!!), but I am really happy with the results. I consider it a revamped version of the <a href="http://instagram.com/p/WBTtM9QulX/" target="_blank">mermaid braids</a> I rocked exclusively throughout my twenties!<br />
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I am planning on keeping them in for the rest of the summer and take them out sometime in September or October! Thanks to the feedback I got, I ended up purchasing <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/product/eden-body-works-jojoba-all-natural-hair-oil/" target="_blank">Eden Bodyworks Jojoba Monoi All Natural Hair Oil</a> <u><i><b>AND</b></i></u> <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/product/darcys-botanicals-organic-coconut-hibiscus-conditioning-oil/" target="_blank">Darcy's Botanicals Organic Coconut and Hibiscus Conditioning Oil</a>. I will be sure to do a follow up post on my thoughts on both products!<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-26287569131803629542013-07-17T09:49:00.000-04:002013-07-17T09:49:00.964-04:00Wanna Wanna Wednesdays... Forever 21's Geo Tribal Maxi Dress w/ Braided Belt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't quite know what it is about getting older, but it's influencing me to step out of my comfort zone. First it was rocking a red lip, then it was wearing white, and now.... I'm daring to go sleeveless!!<br />
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I have never been the type to rock a sleeveless dress. I'm always afraid of an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in public. But I spotted this week's Wanna Wanna Wednesday pick on the fabulous Luanne of <a href="http://www.iamweesha.com/2013/06/what-i-wore-to-work-6213.html" target="_blank">Weesha's World</a>, and I was instantly inspired to pick it up and try to rock a similar look!<br />
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This gorgeous and thrifty dress ($22.80, <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=plus&Category=faith_dresses&ProductID=2050459377&VariantID=" target="_blank">Forever21</a>) has a gorgeous braided belt to flaunt the curves. I would totally rock this with a denim top or with a bright sweater for a pop of color!!<br />
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What do you think of the Geo Tribal Maxi Dress? How would <i><b><u>YOU</u></b></i> rock it?!?<br />
Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-64704785893025094252013-07-15T11:19:00.000-04:002013-07-15T11:19:00.358-04:00Music Therapy with Miss Moon" <i><b>Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.</b></i>"<br />
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.<br />
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“<b><i> If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.</i></b>”<br />
~ Bishop Desmond Tutu<br />
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" <b><i>Prejudice is a form of untruthfulness, and untruthfulness is an insidious form of injustice.</i></b>"<br />
~ Miroslav Volf<br />
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There are no words. No words adequate to describe the sadness, the disappointment, and the heartbreak I feel for the Martin family. I am also filled with an overwhelming sense of anger at another occurrence of injustice in this country.<br />
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This week's song choice for Music Therapy with Miss Moon I hope will articulate everything I am trying to say much better than I will.<br />
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Tired of injustice<br />
Tired of the schemes<br />
Your lies are disgusting<br />
What does it mean<br />
Kicking me down<br />
I gotta get up<br />
As jacked as it sounds<br />
The whole system sucks<br />
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Peek in the shadow<br />
Come into the light<br />
You tell me I'm wrong<br />
then you better prove you're right<br />
You're sellin' out souls but<br />
I care about mine<br />
I've got to get stronger<br />
And I won't give up the fight<br />
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With such confusion don't it make you wanna scream<br />
You're bash abusing victimize within the scheme<br />
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You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize<br />
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Somebody please have mercy 'cause I just can't take it<br />
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Stop pressurin' me<br />
Just stop pressurin' me<br />
Stop pressurin' me<br />
Make me wanna scream<br />
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Tired of tellin' the story your way<br />
You're causin' confusion<br />
You think it's okay<br />
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You keep changin' the rules<br />
While you keep plain' the game<br />
I can't take it much longer<br />
I think I might go insane<br />
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With such confusion<br />
Don't it make you wanna scream<br />
Your bach abusin' victimize within the scheme<br />
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You find your pleasure scandalizin' every lie<br />
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Oh father, please have mercy<br />
'Cause I just can't take it<br />
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Stop pressurin' me<br />
Just stop pressurin' me<br />
Stop pressurin' me<br />
Make me wanna scream<br />
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Break down:<br />
Oh my God, can't believe what I saw on the TV this evening<br />
I was disgusted by all the injustice<br />
All the injustice<br />
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With such delusions don't it make you wanna scream<br />
You're bash abusin' victimize within the scheme<br />
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You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize<br />
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Oh brother please have mercy 'cause I just can't take it<br />
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Stop pressurin' me<br />
Just stop pressurin' me<br />
Stop pressurin' me<br />
Make me wanna scream<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-30619114995114864742013-07-13T19:36:00.000-04:002013-07-13T19:36:00.494-04:00A Little [JANELLE MONAE] for a Saturday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't know about you all, but this Saturday night... I feel like dancing!! Rather than get dressed and go out and fork over $60 for drinks and entry into some club... I am having a party for one right here at Casa di Miss Moon!! This party also has a cyber V.I.P. list and you all are invited!! So let's start dancing with Janelle Monae's "Dance Apocalyptic"... Who's with me?<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-4921190037893069512013-07-10T12:09:00.000-04:002013-07-10T12:09:00.199-04:00Wanna Wanna Wednesdays: Free Spirit Batik Cover-Up from Forever21<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm going to be honest with you all... I <b><i><u>MAY</u></i></b> wear this as a cover up, but I am definitely going to be rocking this as a cool summer top!!!!! This lightweight top ($24.80, <a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=plus&Category=faith_tops&ProductID=2000010072&VariantID=" target="_blank">Forever21</a>) would be adorable with a skirt, over a maxi dress, or with a pair of skinny jeans... I can totally see myself rocking this when the weather is super hot out! And I may also rock it on my next trip to the beach!!<br />
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Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-15419731945304293342013-07-08T12:08:00.000-04:002013-07-08T12:08:00.731-04:00Music Therapy with Miss Moon“ <b><i>Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!</i></b>”<br />
~ Bob Marley<br />
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“ <b><i>Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.</i></b>”<br />
~ Maya Angelou<br />
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" <b><i>Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are</i></b>."<br />
~ Marianne Williamson<br />
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For someone who is a big advocate of expressing gratitude in the daily life, I have to be honest. Until recently I hadn't been keeping up with my daily gratitude list. It happens. I don't beat myself up for it, but I do realize what happens when I don't take the time to reflect on the good moments of each day.<br />
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I noticed that negativity became all I thought about: I was constantly angry, constantly annoyed, constantly disappointed, constantly uncomfortable, and constantly insecure. Even the positive things that entered my life seemed lackluster. It ended with me having a super case of the blues on one lousy, lousy day.<br />
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When faced with a sadness that felt thick enough to choke me, I challenged myself to find 10 things I was grateful for that day. And I did it... With facing that challenge and finding gratitude in what I thought was the shittiest day imaginable, my spirit felt lighter. I felt like that awful bad day wasn't so awful and wasn't so bad. And like that... my gratitude list ritual resumed.<br />
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I won't lie to you or myself and say I learned my lesson and will never ignore my gratitude lists. But I do know that if I do, I will try to get back into the attitude of gratitude much, much faster.<br />
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For this week's song choice for Music Therapy, I decided to use a modern take on a old school message of gratitude. I hope you all will enjoy Omar and Erykah Badu's version of the William DeVaughn hit, "Be Thankful". And I hope that it will remind you to appreciate everything in your life, starting with the fact that you're alive!!<br />
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Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac<br />
Gangsta whitewalls<br />
TV antennas in the back<br />
You may not have a car at all<br />
But remember brothers and sisters<br />
You can still stand tall<br />
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Just be thankful for what you've got<br />
Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac<br />
Diamond in the back, sunroof top<br />
Diggin' the scene<br />
With a gangsta lean<br />
Gangsta whitewalls<br />
TV antennas in the back<br />
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You may not have a car at all<br />
But remember brothers and sisters<br />
You can still stand tall<br />
Just be thankful for what you've got<br />
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Diamond in the back, sunroof top<br />
Diggin the scene<br />
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh<br />
Diamond in the back, sunroof top<br />
Diggin the scene<br />
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh<br />
Diamond in the back, sunroof top<br />
Diggin' the scene<br />
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh<br />
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Though you may not drive a great big Cadillac<br />
Gangsta whitewalls<br />
TV antennas in the back<br />
You may not have a car at all<br />
But remember brothers and sisters<br />
You can still stand tall<br />
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Diamond in the back, sunroof top<br />
Diggin' the scene<br />
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh<br />
Diamond in the back, sunroof top<br />
Diggin' the scene<br />
With a gangsta lean, wooh-ooh-ooh<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-7579672104160343262013-07-06T18:19:00.000-04:002013-07-06T18:19:00.172-04:00A Little [LITTLE JACKIE] for a Saturday Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tonight's song pick is one I can honestly say I cannot relate to, but a part of me really REALLY wishes I could! Just saying...<br />
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I hope you will enjoy 31 Flavors by Little Jackie and join me in imagining what it might be like to have such problems! LOL<br />
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<br />Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5842233710834566812.post-80548499224044352452013-07-05T11:34:00.000-04:002013-07-05T11:34:54.852-04:00D-I-Y Nappturaliciously: It's BRAID-cation Time Again!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's that time of year again!!! It is the time when Miss Mooch gets some much needed rest and relaxation for the next few months... and goes on a much needed <i><b><u>BRAID-cation</u></b></i>.<br />
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This weekend, I will be a braidin' fool and this year I am going for some long, black, box braids. I cannot wait!! Next week, I will be sure to post about the installation of the braids, so be on the lookout for that one.<br />
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I am thinking of trying something a little different this year in terms of how I maintain my braids while they are in. So I decided to check out <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/" target="_blank">CurlMart</a> to see what products might be good for moisture, protection, and shine. And of course I need something that will smell fabulous! Which lead to a bit o a dilemma... I not only found one product I thought might be good... I found FIVE!! LOL<br />
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As I know that all of you are wise and know your stuff when it comes to products, I am leaving the decision as to which of the five to pick in YOUR hands!! Here's the options (in random order):<br />
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<b><i>As I Am CocoShea Spray</i></b> ($15.00, <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/product/as-i-am-cocoshea-spray/" target="_blank">CurlMart</a>)<br />
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Nourishes, softens and enhances shine<br />
Hydrates hair<br />
Seals in moisture<br />
Protects against weather damage<br />
Moisturizes the scalp<br />
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<i><b>EDEN BodyWorks Jojoba Monoi All Natural Hair Oil </b></i>($9.99, <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/product/eden-body-works-jojoba-all-natural-hair-oil/" target="_blank">CurlMart</a>)</div>
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Decreases dandruff and itchy scalp<br />
Strengthens hair<br />
Prevents breakage<br />
Leaves hair full of shine<br />
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<i><b>Jessicurl Oil Blend for Softer Hair</b></i> ($11.95, <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/product/jessicurl-oil-blend-for-softer-hair/" target="_blank">CurlMart</a>)<br />
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Adds softness and shine<br />
Available in three scents:<br />
Citrus Lavender<br />
Island Fantasy<br />
No Fragrance<br />
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<i><b>Kinky-Curly Perfectly Polished</b></i> ($18.00, <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/product/kinky-curly-perfectly-polished/" target="_blank">CurlMart</a>)<br />
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Protects hair<br />
Adds Healthy Shine<br />
No Mineral Oil<br />
No Petroleum<br />
Silicone free<br />
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<i><b>Darcy's Botanicals Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Conditioning Oil</b></i> ($10.00, <a href="http://www.curlmart.com/product/darcys-botanicals-organic-coconut-hibiscus-conditioning-oil/" target="_blank">CurlMart</a>)<br />
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Provides healthy conditioning<br />
Encourages hair growth<br />
Adds sheen and softness to hair<br />
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Which of the five products do you think I should try this summer? If you've tried and loved any of them, be sure to share your feedback. Leave a comment with your pick!!Audrey...Miss Moon's Musingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096652466062518368noreply@blogger.com4