How To Recognize Real LOVE

Crystal listens to her friend Jen crying miserably on the phone as she confesses her love for a man that won't commit to her. She stays because he's Loves her too, he just isn't ready to only be with her, even after 2yrs. So finally after a year of hearing the same thing Crystal feels compelled to blurt out the truth....and the truth was "HE DOES NOT LOVE YOU CRYSTAL"
Love is the best feeling you will ever feel. Its warms you all over and it moves you to smile, laugh and cry happy tears. It gives you Strength! It guides you and those who Really Have It thrive off of it. It gets them going in the morning and calms them before they sleep at night, Love is just that powerful.
As the Good Book says "If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing."
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Love is the most beautiful gift that exists. So remember, Love doesn't hurt....it's the mockery that we make of it that hurts........Love is what will heal us once we let go of what keeps causing us pain.
PEACE & MUCH LOVE ♥ Nikki :)

goodbye sweet October...♥

October has always been My year's crown

with so much BEAUTY all around,

even if I were sad and put my head down

there was Endless Beauty all over the ground....

~ Nikki H.

Adios October♥

Free Your Mind...And The Rest Will Follow♥

♥WHAT DETERMINES THE OUTCOMES OF OUR LIVES, IS NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND YOU, BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH IN YOU.♥

Don't let bad thoughts overwhelm you. Take a stand and think positively.

"As a man thinks within, So is he"

Proverbs 23:7

Positive & Spiritual Thinking Resources

http://fromtheinsideout.us/index.php

http://www.gotquestions.org/take-control-thoughts.html

With Love Nikki ♥

Love Your Figure Again: Stomach Pt.2♥

So your doing crunches and your watching what you eat but you still can't seem to get rid of the fat pouch that you call your stomach!

Belly fat is the hardest thing to get rid of......BUT it is possible.

The key is CARDIO, CARDIO, CARDIO; Not crunches and abs exercises.

I say this only because Cardio exercises (jogging, bicycling, stair stepping, dancing, etc.) burns fat while ab exercises strengthens your abdominal muscles....so even if you do 100 crunches a day, you won't see your six pack if it's hidden under the fat! You have to combine A HEALTHY DIET, WITH REGULAR CARDIO, AND A COUPLE SETS OF AB EXERCISES PER WEEK.

The best and most effective way to get a flatter stomach is to exercise at the proper intensity. Your workouts should be challenging. You should feel your heart pumping faster and you should build up a sweat. Try to maintain a good intensity for at least 20 minutes to kick in to your fat burning zone!

Nikki Tip: After cardio do 3 sets of 20 crunches and 3 sets of 15 squats to maintain a sexy figure.
PEACE :) NIKKI♥

Love Your Figure Again: Stomach Pt.1♥

Many of us tend to gain weight in our stomachs. It sucks because it's hard to get rid of and it DOES NOT compliment our figures.

Wikipedia says that in practice only 8% of women have hour glass figures and that became very obvious to me as I looked around today and noticed bulging belly's on the majority of women I saw.

So what can we do to stop secretly drooling over the great, fit, curvy, toned, and tamed figures we see strutting around all over television.....well lets start with turning off the T.V lol. ♥

Secondly you will have to get serious about being active throughout the day and eating smaller and healthier portions of food. You will see a reduction in belly fat when you start burning more calories than you take in everyday.

Go to this website and use the Women's calorie calculator to find out how many calories you should be taking in per day based off of your desired weight: http://nutrition.about.com/library/bl_nutrition_guide.htm

I will follow up with another post shortly, but lets deal with one thing at a time. You can and you will obtain a body you can be proud of on a beach, in a sexy sleek dress, and naked in the shower. It's all up to you.

kisses Nikki :)

p.s If you have a post request, put it in a comment of the most recent post. It will take a week or so to reply. Thanks Sweeties!

And The Award Goes To♥

The lovely Sylvia (http://eyeofthetigerphotography.blogspot.com/ )
Gave me this great award! Check out her blog it's wonderfully creative and diverse! I'm always in for a treat when I visit it!

10 facts/hobbies about Myself
♥ I teach classes to military soldiers how to keep healthy
♥ I love ice cream and milkshakes even tho they hurt my stomach, lol.
♥ I'm 5'8 and weigh far more than I look due to muscle mass
♥ I've had 5 serious boyfriends in my lifetime
♥ I love reading around on yahoo answers!
♥ On youtube, I always go through and read the thumbs down comments so I can add an extra thumbs down, lol.
♥ The numbers 7 and 10 seem to be the numbers of my life
♥ I pray and Thank GOD all the time for his blessings
♥ I dance in my underwear alot to all kinds of music.
♥ I love nurturing my hair and I plan to have super long hair by the end of next year.
I enjoy so many blogs so to make it easy I decided to pick some of my new followers! All of their blogs are great reads.
http://www.eighty-vii.com/
http://pinkintellect15.blogspot.com/
http://chickvision.blogspot.com/
http://socialiteconfidential.blogspot.com/
http://kamaniscombobulations.blogspot.com/

Here are the rules if you choose to accept the award:
1. Post award on your blog
2. Link or tell a bit about the person who gave you the award…
3. Each one of you who receive this award must list down 10 facts/hobbies about yourself
4. Pass this award to 5 or more bloggers and link them in your blog

Hope you guys enjoy it!

Kisses Nikki ♥

Let Them Talk......

"The LION does not turn around when the small dog barks."

~African Proverb

I am a Lion, My Family are Lions, My Man is a Lion, Barack Obama is a Lion, and YOU are a Lion.....small mangy dogs are always gonna bark.........let them :)

Peace & Healthy Kisses ♥ Nikki :)

SO GLAD UR GONE! :)♥

It's great that your now GONE and this time, I'm going to make sure its for good. Your out of my life once and for all!

Your presence was Pointless! I thought you were "entertaining" and worth my while, but you weren't. Just passed the time by....time that could have and should have been spent more wisely... But that was my fault, and I take full responsibility. I should have known from past experiences that there's no good cause for you in my life. No one even liked you, lol. My friends and family would question our rekindled "closeness" in a "I hope this is over soon" tone of voice, and my boyfriend absolutely despised your existence! lol....But I can't blame them....they Love me and only wants what's best for me.

I'm smiling because Today you became a stranger to the Beautiful creation I call my life....full of Love, Blessings, A Great Family, Wonderful Friends and Life lessons. I can EASILY say GOOD RIDDANCE to your pathetic memory and can only hope that my Readers and everyone else that wants the best out of life will do the same.....

So say good bye once and for all to

BAD HABITS.....lol

Let them go ladies! No matter what (OR WHO) it is, if it isn't helping your Life, your Health, and your Well-being...LET IT GO!!!

PEACE :) Nikki

PEOPLE CHANGE♥

People really do change. They mature, they grow up, and they learn from their past mistakes. Their hearts blooms like a flower that finally receives some much needed water and sunlight. Their feelings of regret, remorse, and failure, turns into internal motivation and dedication to be Better, now and forever.

Their eyes look brighter and full of compassion and their smile makes you smile. They pray for strength and easily find it....as they realize the lessons learned from their past will give them a better Future.. They too can Love with all of their hearts.....

People Change for the better and they become some of the best people you know and will ever meet. Don't lose hope in the one you love if they do wrong......Don't lose hope in yourself....

As long as your living you can change...I've seen it happen to people I LOVE and I've seen it happen to me♥

"When you are through changing, you are through living."
Peace Nikki♥

HAIR WE GO AGAIN ♥ :)

Well November 1st will mark One official year of my Healthy Hair Journey! I had many lessons to learn and many setbacks to recover from...But I'm happy to say that things are on the Up&Up now. My hair is fuller than it's been in years and definitely healthier. My Only gripe is that I had to make a sacrifice recently regarding my hair.....THE DREADED TRIM.

Everyone serious about Achieving Healthy Hair must come to grips with the fact that we have to trim off raggedy, split ends. As you can see in this pic, I had a an inch and a half of them! I closed my eyes and told my hairdresser of 4yrs to go for it!

I was actually HAPPY with the finished product :) I felt great about leaving what represented MY BAD HAIR CARE HABITS behind me. I'm now back at APL (armpit length) But not for long :)

I won't post an updated pic of my hair until I relax in December which will end a 16week stretch. That way I can really show you all the difference that EXCELLENT haircare makes!

Here's My Current Regimen

Wash Weekly w/ Hairone Cleansing Conditioner

Clarify with Nexxus Aloe Rid every 3 weeks

Deep Condition Weekly alternating between: ORS olive oil replenishing conditioner for Protein & GVP conditioning balm for Moisture

Moisturize nightly to keep hair from drying out

I usually wear my hair out and wavy from a braidout or from simply airdrying with my satin scarf, I do a messy pin up in a clip sometime, or I wear a Freetress half wig (Milano girl) which is VERY natural looking and I take it off nightly to moisturize my real hair.

My Fav Hair Moisturizers are:

~Alaffia Virgin Coconut & Shea enriching hair lotion

~VO5 Strawberries&Cream- co wash/leave-in

~Giovanni Direct leave-in- but will not repurchase since Allaffia is Better.

Oils/Sealants

~Jamaican Black Castor oil

~ Jojoba Oil

~Garnier Fructis Anti-frizz serum

♥Well that's the HAIR Update for Now Guys!♥

Peace & HEALTHY KISSES!! Nikki