Update-Journey To PR

Well more of an apology then an update seeing as I'm still unable to update the pictures from my camera to my laptop to share with you. Some of you are probably thinking, "her hair is probably just busted, and she's regretting her locks". But au contraire mon amis, that is not the case. I love my lovely lady locks, but this year has brought so many blessings to my life that now the center of my interests do not revolve around my hair. I'm still on this natural hair, fitness, loving me journey, but now I'm really focused on my journey to PR as well. I want to be a publicist, and right now the door has been opened for me to build on that dream and achieve my goals. So, I'll trade with you, although I can't upload my pictures until I find my SD card reader, I'll give you a small taste of what I've been up to.

This past Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 I attended Birthday Bash for 105.5 The Beat. That's one of the places that I'm interning, we had performances from T-Pain, Juvenile, & Omarion. T-Pain has a lot of talented artist under his NappyBoy record label-the sexy men of One Chance, The Retro Ahmed Bevins, and the Funky Fresh girl group Sophia Fresh I enjoyed all of their performances. I regret not speaking to the artist backstage. Juvenile eh ok I really didn't realize that he was still rapping so not much to say there but Omarion, I had a huge crush on in high school, but he's um...shorter then I am. I stood next to him and didn't realize it was him..eek?!?! So I didn't speak to him either, but boy can he dance.

I enjoyed my time at the concert, and hopefully next time I'm at a concert backstage, I won't be hesitant to speak to the artist. I'm not a shy person, however, when it comes to the entertainment industry I have this fear of being seen as a groupie. I want to be respected, and seen professionally and in a sea of women throwing themselves at the artists' feet, I rather pull to the back then push forward and introduce myself and get lumped into the groupie category.

Ok, time to get this air-check of an on-air interview completed so I can head home. I'll work diligently to get pictures of my hair up soon. I'll update you on my fitness, and PR journey soon as well.

♥

CheChe

Hair Update?!

I think it's time. After all this did start as a hair blog.

Sho Zoe Birthday Celebration

Sho Zoe Birthday Celebration

"Florida's Most Wanted" on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Level Night Club in Ft. Myers from 9pm - 2am. 105.5FM The Beat will broadcast live.

Managers, Publicist and Artist RSVP by emailing EMA@EMASONASSOCIATES.COM

R.I.P Derrion Albert

STOP THE VIOLENCE

We have become a very angry society. How can teenagers stomp and beat their classmate to death with rail road ties?! What is it that makes society so angry? Some say it's survival of the fittest but if we're so afraid to die, why is it so easy to take the life of others?!

This just makes me so mad!!! I've grown up in the same environment as these teens all my life and never could I see myself doing something so horrific. Authrorities believe the fight was the effect of a gang shooting earlier in the day, but you would think that after loosing someone to senseless violence someone would respond with "enough is enough", rather then taking the life of an innocent bystander.

The same resounding question!

WHY!?!?!?!??!?!

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Focus

Often, we get overwhelmed by everything we're doing and forget to zone in our objectives. Recently I had to sit back and analyze everything I was doing, what had I accomplished, what would I accomplish? By doing so, I realized that I was doing so much that I was not actually focused on anything. 27 credit hours, are no joke. 2 internships, a full time job... No wonder I was feeling like there weren't enough hours in the day.

A typical day for me is wake up, read e-mails, shower, maybe have breakfast. If I'm going to school I'm there from 8am-1:45pm before I get a break. Fit in campus organizations and e-mails, the day rapidly flys by and it's 6:30 PM when I head for my night class. Directly from that class to the radio station. I'm there from 8pm-10pm. I get home by 10:30PM and my body screams sleep, so studying is neglected. Work days are normally 8-5:30PM class at 6:30PM same radio routine. I see my mother for 2 hours in the morning then I don't see her again, until the next morning.

I have groups in every class, so when can I meet with them, with my schedule?

Social life? Forget about it! lol

So, in order to do all these things and do them well I decided I was missing one thing and I needed to reclaim it with a quickness. FOCUS

I really need to study, I graduate May 2, 2010, these classes directly affect my future career, I need to focus! I will not lie, I haven't cracked open any of my school books since 2 weeks after school began. So, that's a lot of catching up that I need to do.

I want to give my all to both internships so although I love being at the radio station, many of the things I do there, will be maintained from home. I'll be managing the websites, getting my writing skills fine tuned a bit by doing so and once a week, Thursday evenings going in to work with equipment.

My other internship, I need my creative juices to start flowing! My writing needs to improve as well, so my focus is there also getting my media list beefed up. I'm actually working in PR, and brand marketing with this internship. I really want to evolve with this. I want to WOW my internship director. Focus is definitely needed.

Working from home in the evenings will give me more time with my family and I love that. My mommy is going to be really pleased. Actually let's say the end for this blog post so that I can tell her the great news!!!!

Au revoir,

♥ Ch3Che

R.I.P Damas Family

Raised to have faith, I've always been told never to question God, but the resounding question when things like this happen is always "why?" followed by when "when will I understand?" Everyone says "it" comes to make you stronger, so I guess we have to believe that even though we don't know all the answers, some how we're able to continue on no matter what "it" is that comes to make us stumble along the way.

News Article, Naples Daily News

This is something out of a movie, not something one of my friends should be experiencing right now. This is not my family, but I am mourning the lost. I can't comprehend it, I'm not questioning God but my mind can't stop screaming "why?!"

Finally

I got my natural hair fix, checked out some of my favorite blogs, and it's seems everyone is doing great! I've been meaning to blog for Lord knows how long but time just has not permitted. I neglect my hair now, it's the sad truth. I often forget it's gotten longer until someone who hasn't seen me in a while makes a comment. Like yesterday, while in Miami visiting with my cousin she states, "I really like the way your hair is turning out, at first I wasn't too sure but now it really looks good. So, why did you decide to get dreads?"

LOL I'm tired of answering that question and I've come up with a couple crazy reasons:

I don't like to comb my hair.

I'm joining a cult.

Black Power

But truth be told I don't have some remarkable story. It's just what I wanted and it's so much a part of me now that I can't recall a time without them.

When I say I neglect my hair it's not for lack of loving it. It's just that I've become accustomed to not having to fret about it. I can wake up and go, a pony tail is no longer a pony tail it's an up-do. My free style, lets my free spirit sore. I can't imagine going through this time in my life maintaining a weave or straight hair.

I'm in my final year of school taking 27 hrs, 2 internships one locally one in Miami, I work full-time, I'm VP of one club, and Pres of another. It's a revolving door for me, and not having to stop to style my hair is a blessing.

So, I love my locks for giving me one less thing to worry about. I don't mind the compliments they bring either! LOL

I'm 1 year & 8mths into this relationship, it's not always easy but it's worth it!


♥ CheChe

Update #...? I dunno lol

Hey there!

This post is long overdue, seeing as I was supposed to be posting almost everyday but as you can see that hasn't happen. I've been trying to get a video update on my hair done for weeks but hmph that hasn't been done either. The good thing about it all is that, it's not because I'm lazy or don't have the desire. Because, I do, really I do! It's just that the time management aspect of my life needs some fine tuning. Serious fine tuning,

So, what has the Diva (yeah I still call myself such lol) been up to? Well other than the broken heart episode, I'm still working and interning, I have two internships at the moment and I love them both. If I had the choice to live comfortably and not work at my REAL job I would be doing my internship work full time. I seriously CAN NOT wait to graduate.

Last month I went on a promo tour with an up and coming R&B artist Cherisme promoting her hot single Fly Mamita, check her out tell me what you think. We were in Miami, Daytona, Orlando, Tampa, Tallahasse, Gainesville, Atlanta, it was tres awesome. I really didn't want to come home and back to work. I missed my family yeah naturally but everything else was like 2 fingers up peace out.

Now, I just really need to work on coming out of this shell I seem to have. I'm not shy, really I'm not but for some reason I come off that way with new people. Even when I try hard not to! It's whack, and I have phone anxiety lol I hate talking on the phone with certain people. I'll text and e-mail like no other but when it comes to the phone I have to lock myself in a closet to have the conversation.

Writing I used to think I was a great writer, well that's what people said to me but I don't have that journalistic style that's necessary as a public relations specialist. I have someone in mind to give me lessons BUT financial constraints.

When I got back, my Dad came with me. Can you believe this man hadn't been to the hospital since I was 2 yrs old? That was in 1989 and come to find out he has diabetes and almost passed out in the apt. So, I was taking care of the pops and the momma dukes and playing referree between them, big love hate thing going on.
School starts soon, hopefully I can get some blogs in and I'm going to take pictures, lots and lots of pictures, and get my but back in the gym! That Glady's and Ron's Chicken and Waffles Ohh it was good but boy did it mess up my imaginary abs!

Well TTYL!


♥ Ch3Che