FATshion Journal Blog by Lilly

I have been overwhelmed in the last few weeks with a lot of transitions going on in my life. And I have been procrastinating a lot in my personal life... But I have finally decided to cut a few people out of my mind and life-ish...by following the whole "out of sight- out of mind" mentality. I know what y'all are thinking??? But didn't I say that I didn't have that many friends to begin with... Well this is why... I can't have people that ain't keeping it one hun-ned! I thought I had made a friend... Who had aligned the same values in relationships- in a sea of singletons I always felt like the odd woman out by being in an relationship- Long story short- I would rather treasure and nurture genuine jewels that I have harvested over the years than to have a dozen of cubic zirconias surround me... Preach! And I say procrastinate because I've known for a while that I didn't wanna be friends with these individuals anymore but I ...

Story Rd and Keyes... Across the street from Happy Hollow Jokes aside folks... As I write this I am kind of regretting the name of my blog... because this past weekend I realized how blessed I am... In every sense of the word and in every possible thought of living. The name of my blog was meant as a satire... a hyperbole and in some aspects of my life true-ish... BUT this weekend, I can't tolerate jokes, (not even my own) not after what I saw, literally in San Jose's backyard. Here's the back-story: In college I discovered my calling in life and that was to give back to my community. "Pay it forward" I grew up in East Side San Jose, in what ignorant folks like to call the "ghetto." I grew up knowing that my neighborhood wasn't an ideal place but I was raised to have respect for myself and my surroundings. And I have always accredited my family to my successes. But another major influence in my life were my teachers and the many after-sch...

Sorry folks...But I am REALLY TIRED!!! And all I could think of was sharing my five favorite commercials -at the moment- mainly because I am in desperate need of a good cry and a hardy harhar laugh! I attempted to binge watch TV this weekend thanks to xfinity's watchathon offer but couldn't because had too much crap to do... Work and family stuff... Hopefully by next Tuesday I will have recovered... but probably not... it's gonna be another busy weekend with more crap to do... again work and family stuff... and then a really loooooong Monday... But Monday will be worth it because I have been invited to join  an Advisory Board... so yay me! Anyways, I am the kinda person that forgets about my DVR, that I can fast forward through commercials, mainly because I enjoy the commercials more than I enjoy the TV show I'm watching... for instance, I die! Like die! for Disney-Disneyland commercials!  here's one that just had me running around the house like a mania...

Our first place... At my new desk... Our breakfast nook- My last post was short and sweet... But it packed big news! So in case y'all didn't read it (SMH...cause you should be reading it- tis-tis) +Victor Ngo and I have moved out! Finally! After almost seven years of dating, traveling, family gatherings and an engagement- We finally did it! And it's proving to be super eye opening for the both of us. (In a good way... for now at least... and let's hope it continues to be for example he makes the bed when I leave to work before him! I know no big deal for some but he gets me and knows that i can't function if my bed is unmade) As mentioned earlier, we have been together for almost seven years (in May it'll be seven years)And we have traveled together for long periods of time, so we kinda knew each others nuisances. And now we're getting to know more of them...hehehe...Like I'm a night owl and he's a senior citizen! And we like to cuddle s...

Too many looks to choose from... #FirstWorldProblems Wedding update and post as promised! To all my dedicated readers... I swear my pretentious ass! And thank y'all to those who do read and click on my posts! I made it to 2,500 views - a 1,000 short from my goal but gotta Dream Big as +Victor Ngo would say- so by May 1st let's aim for 4,000 views! Ok... Now to the wedding update: not much news from the last post... I'm still not exercising and we still haven't sent our Save-The-Dates to the printers (Heavy Sigh) But we have been very busy! Big news for all those who have been wanting me to have a baby! And wondering why we finally moved out on our own... We are pregnant! So there won't be any dieting or exercising from this gal! I'm telling y'all I make plans to lose weight and then God says, "nope.. I got other plans for you..." Now, I'm letting y'all know through his forum cause I'm curious to see how many will respond...

Is money the key to success and wealth??? Please excuse the following, while I step onto my soap-box... Inspired by folks who need to pick up a book and travel the world outside of its resorts and LEARN the language of compassion, LEARN their stories, LEARN to listen... Before spewing intolerance and hate. Here it is... Anyone ever look back at high school economics and wished they had paid more attention? Sometimes I wish I had, for saving the world purposes... And one thing I can recall is what my senior class econ teacher said or asked, more like it, right before taking our last final as seniors... "Would you rather be rich or wealthy?" And I remember my classmates unequivocally saying "RICH... BITCH" And the teacher said open your books and didn't bring it up again... He looked at the class- almost as if he'd been let down - So the entire time while taking the final I couldn't get the question out of my head - And then, there it was ...

I have been pondering about this post since I read this Buzzfeed  The 6 Types of Friends Everyone Should Have (Check it out before and/or after reading this post; just make sure to come back ;-) As I read this Buzzfeed, I kept on asking myself "But why...what's the point" If my friendships are not genuine and they're not substantial, what's the point in a friendship? Which got me thinking, how many friends do you have and how many of them are legit friends, the "ride or die" friends and which are the friends that are just "along for the ride???" Interestingly enough, people around began to have this conversations without any bait from me. And people's responses ranged all over the spectrum AND what I summed up were two types of individuals; those that put up with the bull-shit friends and those that choose not to... Neither one is wrong and/or right... Two perspectives: First One: The one allergic to bullshit... These indi...