GUESS WHO'S OPEN FOR BUSINESS.....

It's Fleurzty of Texture Playground!! Congrats are in order!

Okay, so I know this post is late in the day but I promise you, being back in working mom mode has me playing catch-up/balancing-act with my schedule-again. So I may be late but I'm still here. =)

I just wanted to give you all a heads-up that fellow-blogger, Fleurzty at Texture Playground has opened her boutique (Yay!!) of all-natural hair products. I am so happy for her, and proud of her. Work it out, Lady!!

You can visit her store here or simply go to her blog site at Texture Playground, which is a great hair resource and one of my fav blogs to visit. I've already placed my order and cannot wait to receive and use my hair goodies.

Ttyl,


Btw, be on the lookout for a familiar face for March's Heroine Entrepreneur post on this Thursday.

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A BEAUTIFUL MONDAY TO YA!!

Good Morning Gorgeous!!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. I'm still playing catch-up, so today I'm sharing the wonderful Beautiful Blogger award given to me by the lovely Evelyn at Natural Raw Living. Thanks for even thinking about me in this light. {{Hugs}}

Rules for this award
•Thank the person kindly who passes this to you and link your award back to them.
•List 7 Things about Yourself
•Pass it on to 15 Beautiful Bloggers

7 Things About Me
1. Patience is a virtue that I have a fixed amount of. What can I say? I'm a work in progress.
2. Lately I've grown a liking towards reality shows. I don't know what happened, given that a time ago, I swore I'd never watch them.
3. I'm so freakin' ready for spring. I'm just sayin'.
4. I love a great (challenging) work-out.
5. I want a small dog. Really bad. I fell in love with a Bichon Frise this weekend.
6. I can over-think things.
7. I will scream if I hear another damn news clip or special on Tiger Woods and his personal life when there are sooooooo many major economical, environmental and social issues that we could spend time on resolving.

Here are a few of the beautiful bloggers out there that I'm passing this award to:

Naturibeauty
Natural & Organic Body Care
Passion Fruit
Urbancurlz
Rawkstar Diaries
AuNaturale
Execumamas, I hear ya!
The Raw Journal (gotcha!)

I do realize that this is just 8 out of 15 bloggers. So, what I propose to you is to fill in your names for the other seven spots because you are all beautiful.

{{Muah!!}},

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SUNSHINE AWARD

Wow!! So much has seemed to happen within the past few weeks. I ended up working a 9 to 5, did a super mini-juice fast (will blog about soon), took a blogging break and celebrated my b'day all on top of the usual life stuff almost seemed overwhelming. Whew!! On top of all this, I got a couple of blogging awards from some real sweeties.

I'd like to thank my friend, HippieMom, over at The Raw Journal for bestowing the Sunshine Award on me. {{Hugs}}

This is a wonderfully simple award. All you do is give it to other bloggers who bring you sunshine! And link back to the person who gave it to you.

Here are some of the lovelies that bring sunshine:
Natural Raw Living
Raw Epicurean
Raw Mocha Angel
Black and Into Green
Kombucha Chic
Elan Tresses
Texture Playground
Newly Natural

{{Muah!!}}

I was also bestowed with another award which I'll post about on next week. You all are so sweet to me. *grins*

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100 FOLLOWERS!!!

OH SNAP!!!

It's official!! I'm big time!!(giggles)
I have 100 followers!!

Lynn from Natural & Organic Body Care holds this prestigious honor, and place in my heart. {{HUGS}}

I heart each and every one of you. It really moves me that you all are actually interested in what I have to say and share. Every last one of you beautiful people keep me going. I hope that I can continue to add to you as you do to me.

Much Luv,
ChocolateOrchid

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IT'S GOOD NEWS MONDAY!!!

Hola Beautiful Ones!

I hope that your weekend was lovely. Mine was busy, productive, fun and wonderful. On Friday, I hung out with one of my good friends at Loca Luna. Cool spot in Atlanta. I saw that they offer Salsa lessons so I may go back just for that. On Saturday, I, my daughter, and my mother had a lovely Girls Day Out on Saturday. It was so fun! What did you do this weekend?....

I am so excited about today's "Good News Monday"! Have a couple of things to talk about.

First up:

I read in a local paper about fresh, local organic vegetables being available at Wonderland Gardens for the holidays. I can't believe that I've overlooked this place. It's not far from me at all.

Wonderland Gardens is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to stewardship of the Earth through programs that actively promote organic gardening, Green education, recycling and healthy living in communion with nature.

The Wonderland Garden’s mission is to create a self-sustaining greenspace destination and community resource that connects people to nature.
The nonprofit garden is located in Decatur, Ga in the heart of what would be considered the urban community. This nonprofit garden is taking orders for collards, mustard, kale, turnips and sweet potatoes from Oaktree Farms for delivery before Nov. 24.

Proceeds benefit the School Garden Initiative which is sponsored by Wonderland Gardens and the Organization of DeKalb Educators, which is working to put gardens into local schools. (Thanks God!)

Christmas and New Year’s vegetables will also be available. For more information, check out Wonderlandsgardens.org or call 404-286-6163, ext. 1.

Not in the DeKalb, Atlanta (let alone Georgia) area check out this website, LocalHarvest.org to find local CSA’s near you. You can also read why local organic foods are looked upon as the best foods to buy here.


and secondly:

I am so excited for fellow blogger, CurlyNikki. She’ll be on the Tyra Banks Show. CurlyNikki has become the recent addition to Tyra’s website, Tyrashow.com. Representing for all us textured-hair folks. Loves it!! So happy for her! I remember when she was on the forums on Nappturality.com and NaturallyCurly.com (Well, she is still NC.com). She’s such a sweetie. Can’t wait to see her on the show. Work it out, CN! Work it out!

Make this day your best,
ChocolateOrchid

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