"Cut it off, throw it away"

I've come to realize that a lot of people I thought were permanent in my life, aren't.

They're moving on with their lives and planning ahead for the future while I'm here being sad about it which makes no sense at all! They've made steps toward to future leaving me out of it and to be honest it has made me really sad, depressed is more the word but what can I do other than move on and plan ahead for my future? That's exactly what I'm going to do. Forget about everyone who has forgotten me and move on with my life and myself happy.

Reminds me of something I learned in class the other day. We were learning about the gatekeepers in an organization. Gatekeepers are basically people who manipulate the inflow and outflow of information in the organization. Well I'm going to be my own gatekeeper and keep the negative energy and people out of my life and start "outflowing" positive vibes and energy so that i will attract positive permanent people into my life.

Ive mentioned before that I have projects bubbling up in my head that i really want to execute well, starting tomorrow, I have meetings to start one of these projects, I'm very excited to start because I really believe in them. Wish me luck :)

Leaning towers of pizza.

As funny as this title may sound, I've found it to be relevant to my relationships, i've come to realize that my last relationship didn't work because we weren't working together as a team to make the dream work. I was always giving more than him and he was pulling back, possibly because of his past relationship but that I didn't realize at the time that we needed to work on the past before we looked forward to a future.

I thought by just being faithful and awesome we would've lasted, when I reevaluated my relationship (when it was way too late) I found out that we needed to be two strong towers who wouldn't allow planes or anything to break us down. Unfortunately and fortunately, I'm happy I had that experience so I can now move forward and be not just an awesome girlfriend or a leaning tower of pizza, but a strong tower of love. (You can find this on corny.com but its true) I've become not just a strong tower to take on love and a relationship but a strong tower to take on the world.

It's bittersweet that we have to experience something for ourselves to learn. We wouldn't be who we are today if didn't go through what we did, but coincidentally we wouldn't be who we are if we didn't experience certain things. Think about it.

Magical thinking

I heard this term in one of my classes and it spoke to me, so I've had this title written down even before this post expecting that the title would give me inspiration to write, coincidentally enough, this is an example of magical thinking.

I've never understood why I waited around for things I knew would not happen and it puzzled me, made me think something was wrong with me, maybe I was delusional or living in some sort of fantasy land not realizing what was right in front of me (magical thinking). I convinced myself that things would happen the way I wanted to, I would fight all odds just to get what I wanted but the problem with that is if it was suppose it happen I wouldn't have to fight so hard it would've come naturally and I wouldn't have to force it but silly me, stuck in my magical thinking. This is only applicable to certain situations because of course if you want good grades you know you have to put out the effort but if you believe in date as it relates to relationships etc, you need no effort other than making yourself a great person for your soulmate.

I've allowed myself to live in this fantasy land for quite some time and in all honesty, those were some of the best years of my life, but since recently I've snapped back into reality that I won't always get what I want (when I want) but it will happen if its suppose to. (magical thinking?) And since I've migrated from fantasy land I have been happy, not as happy as I was before but I know it will get there with time and no effort.

Unfortunately, fortunately

I haven't posted anything on here in the longest time because I've honestly been scared to, I created this blog to get my feelings out and feel better about my life but when I do write, I just want to cry because I relive memories and moments in my life that I definitely don't want to. Anyway, I'm sorry for being absent, lets get to the meat of the matter.

A lot has happened in my life since my last post fortunately and unfortunately. I've stopped working for the distribution company for terrible reason but I won't get into that, just know it wasn't my fault. I tried to convince myself that I wasn't writing any blog posts because I was happy enough to not find solace in writing. But of course, that was a lie.

I've been trying to not soak myself in my tears anymore and force myself in a happier place so that eventually it will come naturally...makes sense to me, I think.

My New Years resolution is to do whatever makes me happy not giving a damn about anybody else and their feelings, might sound selfish but I need to do this. I've been putting others before myself for way to long, unfortunately my conscience won't allow me and I've been failing but the year hasn't ended yet so there's still hope! (Positivity)

Meanwhile, bare with me while I get over my fear of reliving my past and allow myself to open up and be positive!

NATURAL Hair story

My journey of going natural was actually not intentional, I didn't realize what I was doing at first. A little before my birthday in April 2012, I started watching tons of youtube videos about girls who were either transitioning or they were fully natural, they seemed so empowered and wonderful. Natural hair became an obsession to me. Being in the finding my self phase, I thought wow, going natural would be a great idea, I could stop hiding behind my gorgeous thick processed hair and start finding out who Kandice is under all that and the fact that I was never happy with my hair after leaving the salon, helped. So, I started off at the end of April with some braids, using my final exams as an excuse to my mother, because she wouldn't at all like the idea of me going natural (for the third time), and she would think i'm crazy about trying to find myself.

Anyway, she went away for the whole summer so I didn't have to constantly go to the salon and I was happy, I went through summer getting protective styles such as braids and sew ins while still stalking youtube for tips on going natural. I felt like I had a hobby, a hobby that could give me a new life. Somehow, someway, during that summer I started to change somethings about myself other than my hair, I started to listen to different music, eat healthier (not really) and I even started thinking more positively and I didn't feel pretentious one bit, I felt like ME. Then and there I decided this wasn't going to only be about my hair anymore, it was going to be about Kandice on a whole. I was going to love her for who she is, even if that was a confused young lady with crazy hair, I was going to give her my all and anything else she needed to make her happy and then in turn a healthier woman.

I got teased by many people about going natural, stereotyping me as "rasta" or making rude comments about me being crazy for changing, but I was happy and that's all that mattered. My mom on the other hand after coming back, has tried many times to get me to go to the salon, but I've refused and rushed immediately to get my braids done. Currently I have crochet braids in and I must say, they are my favorite protective style, my mom loves it and now after months of arguing has just left me alone to do whatever I want, i'm guessing she understands that its my hair and not hers? Either way, it doesn't matter, i'm going on my natural lifestyle journey by myself and i'm enjoying it.

Motivation

Opening Statement?

I cry a lot, more often than the normal human being, but I am tired of crying and lying to people saying i'm crying because i'm happy or it makes me feel better. It sort of does make me feel a bit better letting my emotions out, but when I cry; I BAWL and i'm beginning to realize crying isn't helping my situation or making anything better, the only things that change after my terrible crying sessions is that (yes its that serious to be called a session) my eyes become basketballs, my head feels like its going to separate from my body and this eventually makes me want to cry because of the pain, its a never ending cycle BUT I plan to end it, right here, right now. 

So, the purpose of this blog is to let my feelings and emotions out in a healthier way and since i'm a self-proclaimed writer, I figured this would be a great idea! I've had a blog before that I created for the wrong reasons, but i'm back now, feeling pumped and ready to share, let it out and be happy! 

I'm Kandice Moncrieffe, a 19 year old marketing major at the University of the West Indies, you'll see me refer to myself as 'KandiiLeena' a lot, (see url) its my first name; Kandice and my middle name; Keleena, joint, clever? I know! I'm at that point in my life where i'm stuck on trying to find out who I am, why i'm on the godforsaken earth and what I want to do with myself in the future. I have an entrepreneurial mind I think, I've come up with two awesome ideas (so far) that I plan to eventually execute as soon as I get my mojo back, graduate from UWI, get my life back on track and get some money. Meanwhile, i'm interning at the best media company in Jamaica right now eMedia Interactive, getting experience in tv and online video production and journalism, I love it, I actually hope to work there in the future full time. In addition to that, I've recently taken up another job doing online marketing for a distributing company in Jamaica, where I manage their twitter, facebook, instagram and their tumblr pages, yes I know two jobs for a college student might seem like much, but I manage my time pretty well. So you see, i'm actually very confused as to which career path to take right now, I at first wanted to become the hottest media personality in Jamaica, I got over that when I auditioned twice for tv jobs and didn't get it, and the fact that I couldn't get into the media and communications school at UWI, demotivated me.Then, I got the job at eMedia, doing everything you could possibly do at a online media company, I shot videos, I did production assistant jobs, I wrote for many eZines and I felt like I was on top of the world. I really didn't think I could do anything else at UWI, so I settled for marketing, and I always felt like I would be a great brand ambassador/marketing manager, since i'm always overflowing with new ideas and concepts, so I found this online marketing internship and i'm riding the wave and looking at the future possibilities, while still looking for possibly some event planning gigs.  

Welcome to my blog and I do apologize for any depressing posts you might see but, I need to get a lot of things off my chest in order to be a better, healthier person and the journey begins here!