SoapNights / Kristin Nicole

Preparing for a trip can be hectic, especially if you work full time and just started classes again, oh and did I mention the other 10 million things I had to fit in between all the other stuff?!?

Check List

Every trip I make myself a list of what I need to take on the trip, and as I pack I check it off. It makes me feel a little more sane, with hoping I don’t leave anything I might need behind. I have gotten better though, I figure if I really need something, then I will just buy it there. (Good excuse to go shopping too)

Toothbrush – Check
Underwear – Check
Shoes – Check

The list goes on….

Do you plan in advance what you want to see?!?

I don’t have my day to day schedule but I do have a list of things that we do want to see, and from there we’ll decide which day we’ll do what. I’m super excited though, it’s my first time to Seattle, and I have heard good things. The weather is going to be around upper to low 70′s during the day and 50′s at night, I can’t wait.

I’ll be sure to update you on how the trip is going.

XO,
Kristin Nicole

Dreams

I had a dream last night that I had to have surgery, it was so weird though. In my mind they had to take a tooth out, which I have always feared and had dreams about, teeth falling out etc. Last night however it was different…

My dream

Last nights dream I was in some type of hospital and this doctor kept prepping me for surgery. She said she had to take my bone marrow out. I didn’t want to have surgery so I kept trying to get away, she said I couldn’t get down from the table, if I touched the floor with my bare feet I would have to get prepped for surgery all over again. After trying to get away for a while, she finally got me on the table and I started falling asleep, when I woke up I felt fine, and the next thing I know I’m heading to this restaurant in New York that I went to with my boyfriend and a few friends, except it was on a beach. My boyfriend was in a wheel chair and I was walking as if nothing happened, I kept thinking to myself and wondering why he was in a wheel chair and I felt just fine. He asked if we can sit outside because inside was too loud, we headed outside and the restaurant was right by the beach, I looked up and the clouds were dark gray, and then I woke up.

Dream Dictionary:

Surgery
To dream that you or someone else is undergoing surgery, signifies the opening of the Self and/or the need for emotional healing. You need to “cut out” or eliminate something from your life. Alternatively, you are feeling the influence of some authority figure. A more literal interpretation of this dream may reflect your concerns about upcoming surgery or about your health.

I’m not sure if this is accurate, I personally don’t feel like I need to “cut out” or eliminate something from my life. But I’m not sure exactly what to think of this dream. All I know is that it was so clear to me this morning, and it stuck in my head which was awkward…

You can find more Dream meanings by Clicking Here.

“The best thing about dreams is that fleeting moment, when you are between asleep and awake, when you don’t know the difference between reality and fantasy, when for just that one moment you feel with your entire soul that the dream is reality, and it really happened.”-Unknown

XO,
Kristin Nicole

The Breakout

It has come to my attention that even at my age breakouts still occur when I’m stressed. I’ve been stressed about school starting again these last few weeks, having to work full time and take on three classes this semester is a challenge for me. With in this time, the only other thing besides stress that can make this happen is the change of soap in the house, which has a light fragrance. I have never been able to use soaps with fragrance because it makes me break out.

The Research

I was researching to see if stress can really bring out acne. This research proved that it can actually worsen your acne. You can see the article Here. So this is just great! insert (Sarcasm), Just in time for my trip and I have a few blemishes on my face, soon I’m going to look like freak-en Rudolf the red nose reindeer. Lets just hope lots of water will do the trick, and some nice Acupuncture today to release some stress. Meditate maybe?!?

My thoughts

Acne at an older age sucks. Usually my skin is nice and clean and I only get a pimple around well you know (ladies, that time of month), but like I said the last 2 weeks have been a nightmare, am I 15 again?!? Oh please no!?!

Any remedies any one?!?

I didn’t make up this remedy and I haven’t tried it but I found it on this website and found it interesting…

Make a thicker paste out of Baking Soda and Water. Apply to face and let sit 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Follow with a light moisturizer.

#1 – You won\’t even believe how smooth, soft and clean your face is!
#2 – You will save yourself a ton of money!
#3 – This is a non-toxic, chemical free way to take care of yourself!

If you want more remedies Click Here. If you know any that aren’t on that list let me know…

XO,
Kristin Nicole

So here we are August 24th, Back to School. Not just for us College folks, but elementary, middle and high school.

Back to school

Back to school seems to always cause headaches, car accidents, running late to work, the list goes on. For me it’s the headaches. I bought two of my books in advance but didn’t have all the information on one book so I had to buy it online today, well $102.00 later, I have a headache! Not only that but for me, well I’m planning on going on a trip for my boyfriends birthday Friday, and so I have my week booked along with starting my classes.

First Day of School

For others, it’s taking their kids to school maybe even for the first time. Like, my youngest nephew. Today my brother told me that the oldest one took him in like the good big brother he is, and tried to coach him into staying. Too cute, and too funny. My brother and sister in-law had to leave before the youngest one noticed. How sad! LOL.

Traffic

Others got stuck in the lovely thing we call TRAFFIC! Why is it that people can’t wake up on time to get their kids to school and get to work, and because everyone is running late to work, this causes accidents. I heard one time that the insurance companies and the hospitals are the busiest during the first 2 weeks of school starting, now that’s just crazy.

Get ready

Today I logged into my two classes to see what I needed to get ready for and now soon I’ll be heading to the campus for my third class. It doesn’t start until 5:40 so I don’t know what Ill do until then. Sit in the car and read?!?
*Sigh** Get ready because here I come…..

XO,
Kristin Nicole

Do you see the colors in the world?!? Or Do you see in black and white?!?

My thoughts:

Sometimes I sit back and wonder if we really see all the colors in the world. If we truly know how lucky we are to just see. How lucky we are then most. Sometimes when I feel sad, I try to acknowledge all the great things I have in my life, that others aren’t so lucky to have in theirs. For example, I have my family who loves me, I have friends, I have my health and roof over my head, I have a job, I have LOVE. Some people don’t have any of those things.

Life is a blessing to most, and a nightmare to some. Those that surpass hardship and pain are the strongest. Some people don’t know how to survive the hard stuff and they take the easy way out, they end their own lives. That only leaves your family and friends to mourn for you, causing more pain to the ones you love. I never understood why people end their own lives. I think it’s selfish and they are only thinking about themselves. Unfortunately I also don’t know the sadness they had to live with each and every day, either, but I do know that no matter how sad you are, you have to talk to someone, you have to be strong and realize that things can be worse. Don’t look at things as only black and white, look around you and open your eyes, see the colors that some people can’t see.

A few quotes I thought you would like:

Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. ~ Anais Nin

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

XO,
Kristin Nicole

The story:

My boyfriend had a razor with Tmobile, but when the screen got messed up he called and ordered the new blackberry. When he received this phone, it was defected, so he called to replace it with a new one. They sent him the phone but it was sent to the wrong address, they charged his account anyway for the full price of the phone. He called to explain he did not receive the phone and that it was lost by UPS. They credited his account and sent out a 3rd phone. He received the phone and sent back his defected one. They charged his account again for the 3rd phone, he called to tell them that he already sent his phone back and they claimed to not having received it yet. He went back and forth with Tmobile and USPS. USPS Claims they received it and Tmobile is saying they didn’t. Either way this isn’t our fault. It’s been about a year since this happened, and they still refuse to credit my boyfriend back for a phone that was lost. We canceled with Tmobile a few months back to switch over to AT&T (the New iPhone), and so of course they charged him the 200 cancellation fee. Normally he would pay it, but because they still owe him the credit for the phone they lost, he doesn’t want to pay it, he also doesn’t want them to report it to the Credit Report and damage his credit, so now he’s having to pay it.

My thoughts

I think this is just the way these phone companies make their money, ripping people off. My friend just recently got charged for going over her texts but they also included her aim, which by no means makes sense to me. It doesn’t matter if you have always been on time with your payments or have been a faithful customer for years, they don’t even try to give you a discount for you messing up once. Although I’m angry with Tmobile, all cell phone companies are the same. It’s ridiculous, the way the system works. What upsets me the most is the phone situation. How is it our fault that USPS or Tmobile lost the returned phone?!? They should have never charged this to my boyfriends account. Each Tmobile representative claims to look into it but we never get a phone call back, which is why this has taken so long to resolve. I think it’s crazy that’s it’s been a year and they refuse to give him back the refund, having to pay for a phone twice is just utterly ridiculous and for this Tmobile will always remain to me one of the worst Cell Phone companies to deal with. It’s a shame too, because I really liked them and they have great deals, but there phones aren’t that grate and neither is there service.

Has this ever happened to you? What are your thoughts???

XO,
Kristin Nicole

Is Money Evil?!?

The story

I was listening to the radio this morning about two sisters, 83 and 87 year old, who for a long time always gambled together. In 1997 they had a letter notarized stating that whatever the other won, they would split the sharing’s. In 2005 one of the 83 year old sister won $500k. She won this with her brother and they decided not to share it with their older sister. The 87 year old sister had to find out about their winnings in the newspaper. She is now suing her sister for her part of the money. She says, it’s not about the money, but about morals and the fact that they had a pact to share each others winnings. The sisters had a falling out and the 83 year old women believes she shouldn’t have to share her winnings with her 87 year old sister. The 87 year old sister says she misses her sister but all she wants is what is rightfully hers.

My Thoughts

Is money evil?!? Even at the age of 87 and 83, after so many years of knowing what family means, they still let money get in the way. People are still arguing over money. Money has we know it for centuries has destroyed families, friendships and more. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to have a lot of money one day, who wouldn’t, but why does it have to change who you are?!? If you were raised with certain morals, certain beliefs, you need to be strong enough to keep those beliefs and morals, to stay true to yourself. I think what happens, is that people get greedy, and greed unfortunately takes over the love you have for people. This will only leave you lonely and unhappy at the end of the day. I rather be happy and comfortable then rich and miserable.

Sometimes our hearts get tangled
And our souls a little off-kilter
Friends and family can set us right
And help guide us back to the light.
~Sera Christann

If you want to read more about the story above Click HERE

XO,
Kristin Nicole

Hit & Runs – What can I say?!? See that picture above, that’s my car. How did it happen?

Here’s the story:

I was at my dentist office, and if you live here in Miami, you know that a lot of the parking lots leave barely any room for your car to fit in and get out. As I was rushing out of the parking lot to meet up to study for my exam, I noticed the scratches and small dent on the side of my car. There was no one next to me, which means, they hit on the way out and kept on going. I continued on my way to study, and when I got home my boyfriend and I tried taking off the black parts on the car, most of it came out, believe it or not, it was worse. The black residue is so hard to come out that I need someone to buff it out. It also left a small dent, which is hard to see in the picture, so either today or tomorrow M&M Dents is going to come out to my job to give me an estimate on how much it is going to cost to fix my car. I’ll give you an update on how much and how well of a job they do if I decide to go with them. They were recommended by a friend, so we’ll see.

My thoughts

I don’t understand why people choose to run after hitting someone. I just read on the news about a man who was killed on the side of the road, also a hit and run. Of course this type of hit and run is ten times more awful than any other kind. This person took a life, and chose to just leave the person there to die, perhaps if they stopped they could have saved their life. In my case it was only my car, no one was hurt except for maybe now my wallet.

Have you ever been a victim of a hit and run? Tell me about it!?! Did they catch the person??? In my case I didn’t file a report, because for what? Hopefully it will be quick to fix and hopefully it won’t cost too much.

XO,
Kristin Nicole

Have you ever tried to sell things on Amazon.com?

Do you know of any other places to sell things that are better then Amazon?

Recently

I put some books for school recently on Amazon. In the first day I sold one book and the second day I sold another 2. My only mission is having to mail out the books myself and it costs more then what they charge for Standard Shipping. That with the commission you pay amazon you get less then expected. However, in my opinion, those books were going to sit there anyway and gain dust. Now at least I’m making something off of them. Something is definitely better then Nothing! Amazon does offer to ship out your items from a location they have, but I would have to ship them each item separately and they would reimburse you up to $100.00. That’s another mission. I wish they would just provide pre-paid labels from amazon and send you packaging which you can order from them when you enter the items you want to sell. This would be more convenient.

I love amazon, I get a lot of good deals on this site, but make sure to research what you might be ordering, and make sure you are getting a good deal. I was on Macys.com and tried finding a pair of shoes on Amazon, to see if they had a better deal. Most of the shoes cost the same as getting them directly from Macy’s. For this I would prefer to get them from Macy’s directly. One pair of shoes were actually a little more expensive on Amazon. I don’t know if you have ever bought shoes from amazon but the price varies on the color and the size of the shoes. In this one case, they were pricier. Just goes to show, that it’s better to research and make sure you’re getting the good deal or not.

I still love my amazon though, just wondering if there are better websites out there that can compete with amazon?!?

XO,
Kristin Nicole