Friday, November 1, 2013

I Hate You So Much Right Now


Halloween this year consisted of big hair, hot pink hair shadow/spray, a phony septum piercing and a bustier; and it was all cooked up in less than 24 hours. Thanks to my boo Tiff for the idea. I was channeling a unapolagetic vibrant haired Kelis circa 1999, the "Caught Out There" era. Needless, to say, I had fun with it. Flashback to the video below:









1. Push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. Go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.



2. Push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable. 



3. Erase processed food from your diet. Start with no lollies, chips, biscuits, then erase pasta, rice, cereal, then bread. Use the rule that if a child couldn’t identify what was in it, you don’t eat it.



4. Get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. Fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. Sit and eat it and do nothing else. 



5. Stretch. Start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. Roll your head. Stretch your fingers. Stretch everything.



6. Buy a 1L water bottle. Start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.



7. Buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. Write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. No detail is too small.



Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Creative Release and A Classic Scary Movie Marathon


Needed to release some creative energy today so I took a trip to Michael's on my lunch break and picked up a new sketch book and colored pencils. I drew inspiration from my dads favorite singer, Sade, and in under two hours came up with this piece. I plan to get it framed and give it to him as a gift. I posted the above video to my instagram, @Shari_Renee, to show the many stages of the process.


( SIDE NOTE: Tonight I'm hosting a classic scary movie night at my place. Should be good. )

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

"We should all be unsatisfied with mimicking the popular rather than mining the fertile veins of creativity that God placed deep inside each of us."
- Black Radio 2






I ignored that text a few weeks ago,
it was the right thing to do to protect my soul.
It's crazy, the way you touched me you'll never know,
still hear your words in my head that encourage me to grow.
I was so closed off, and all you wanted to do was open me,
put me on to new things, show me things in me that I couldn't see.
I see things a lot clearer now, but I still can't let you in,

things are so different now
between us
well, the us that used to be
or almost was
never fully manifested because I looked you over

now it's over

ps. you were the only one my mother really approved of

Friday, October 25, 2013

Links We Love: Poetry247.com


whoever is behind this site, I love you.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Dope shot of my friend Kirk at the Reggae Wine Festival in his Classic 'We the TRIBE" sweatshirt!

Get yours here.

Six Mistakes I've Made This Year and Lessons I've Learned From Them

Inspired by Rob Hill Sr

  1. I became a puppet. I depended on others to define my emotions and provide my happiness.. so I cut the strings, and took time to myself to rediscover what I wanted and what I loved. In turn I have a better handle over bringing myself personal joy instead of relying on another and it feels great!
  2. I learned that it's not all about me. Once you realize that everyone that you come into contact with on a daily basis has their own story.. their own demons that they're dealing with.. their own reasons for being the way they are.. you'll learn to take things less personal. Once you learn to take things less personal you'll notice a lot less things getting to you.
  3. I tried to replace old feelings with new ones aka rebound... Big mistake! I learned that you have to allow yourself to feel everything, good and bad, and in time you'll be ready to get back in the ring again, but not before you face your feelings and work on yourself.
  4. I gave blood, sweat and tears to a cause I didn't believe in. Learning to refocus my free time to causes I believe in. You can't be a slave to your 'day job.' 
  5. I ASSUMED PEOPLE CARED MORE THAN THEY DID. Whoo, did he say a mouthful with this one! (stolen from Rob Hill Sr's instagram post) Actions speak louder than words, and unfortunately genuine people are very hard to find these days. If you give them time, people will show you who they truly are. This goes into the next one, and probably the most important..
  6. Take your time! I tried to rush certain aspects of my life and it only ended up complicating things in the long run. I learned to take the time to learn people, to learn what it is that you truly want out of life, and returned to the "everything in due time" mindset. Trying to force things to fit as you think they should based on your age, or ideals that you'd want for your life in this very moment is the quickest way to drive yourself crazy. What is meant to be will be. Try to hold on to that.  

Monday, October 21, 2013



So I found some time this weekend to sneak off to VSU's homecoming..

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