The decade that was.00's

The year is nearly over in a few hours so let me do a quick round up:

January- I transfered back home from the school I went to ( out of state). I was depressed and needed family around me...I started classes at a school 45mins away as opposed to 1274.4 miles away from home..haha

Febuary- I was still in school....not really doing that great....I was losing my hair too and my self worth was already heading down the drain...I met Olu too...

March- I eventually withdrew from school. Stayed home most days...feeling and looking depressed...

April-  Started getting out of my depression little by little...and I discovered a herbal gel treatment from an Israeli biologist..

May-started summer school...started my 2nd job..and I was making pretty good money( well for a college student) like $11.30

June- My birthday...my last yr as a teenager!! 
August-We had to sell the house and move out in 3 days...we were basically kicked out...my father wanted money from it...he never got any. Things only got worse from there...car trouble/bills/court cases

the whole summer was just 'blahhhh' mehnnn

September- started the semester...depression kicked in every now n thenn..

October- My hair/eyebrows/eyelashes started growing back in

November-.....

December-....






 Beauty trend/rituals (s) I loved this decade: red and bright pink lips/ the cat eye/smokey eye/the bronzed look/home made facial masks



Beauty trends/rituals I hated: neon pink/yellow/green nails /  glitter eyeshadow/botox/synthetic extensions




trends I loved:


80's rvival ( only the strong shoulders )

leggings/tights ( but not as pants)


skinny jeans


pencil skirts


shell blouses


tie blouses




cheetah print 


pastel colors 




motorcycle jacket ( kinda getting played out)




over the knee boots


shift dresses






one shoulder dresses





the ones I hated:


low rise jeans


harem pants


'jeggings' 
bell bottoms ( early 00's) 
jerseys (early 00's)



jumpsuits ( early 00's)

bling bling







ripped/distressed jeans





ugly bright colored clothing like the ones they sell at wetseal ( trying to revive the 80's lmao)








In this decade and more specifically in 09 :


we learned to accept all different shapes,colors and sizes of women


Domestic violence/infidelity was openly talked about


a plethora of anti aging products were and still are on the market 


lace front wigs took over...especially on the tyra show/naija movies


twitter/facebook/myspace was the prefered mode of comunication...they also helped spread nasty rumors and ruin relationships


Jon and kate/the duggers/octo mom became overnight celebs


Susan Boyle became a star


Miracle on the Hudson river occured

''balloon boy" made headlines


The stimulus helped revive the economy some what


the rate of unemployment was sky high

houses were getting foreclosed/abandoned - real estate suffered...




Michael Jackson/Farrah Fawcett/Britney Murphy/DJ AM died



Nollywood made its mark

Britney Spears/Whitney Houston made comebacks

Beyonce's " ring on it" video was a internet sensation
Miley Cyrus was a teen idol





I went to college


got diagnosed with alopecia


met olu


I was a pre-teen/and teenager( well im still one till next yr)



Pres. Obama was inaguarated


I started decided to stop being a naive american that never asks questions about why things are they way they are here.... 


I went to elementary,middle,high school and college


went to prom


got my license




the word ' recession' became apart of our everyday vocabulary


"swagger" is  the new cool word...



Women were proud of their curves/bodies


Fashion really and truly evolved


I became more aware of my culture/heritage 


 my cousins were born



I became more aware of extended family members who I'm begining to get to know 


I learned to be patient


I learned how to handle life situations


started blogging


nails/hair were like accessories


youtube sensations became STARS




reality tv shows were the prefered shows to watch on monday/wed. nights


ANTM  was born


I cut/dyed my hair  pixie/mohawk style( '06) 


and the 'rihanna haircut was equivilent to the 'rachael' back in the 90's



blackberries/g1's/iphones/ nextel chirp phones were all kids talked about


everyone had to hv an ipod/wii/ some other high tech stuff


I learned more about Nigeria/ its ppl/tribes



the new generation of the 'super model' emerged ( chanel iman,sessilee lopez,jordan dunn,arlenis sosa)















last thing I ate for breakfast this decade: bagel/ ojay

last thing I ate for lunch/dinner: spaghetti and chicken

last song I listened to: like play- Kelly handsome
last movie I watched: Silent scandals
last movie I watched at a movie theater: This is it
Last game I watched: my brothers against cincinnati 


Usually on new yrs  BET top 100 notarized videos is on then we head out to a house party( like this yr)...this yr is a little different though everyone is everywhere..my cuzzo ditched us like he always does i know ur reading wherever u r ( hope u know say dat one na for u ;-) my brother is in another state..my mom is at work..my sister...hmmm that one is going out..i trust that one ...im just gonna relax i been babysitting all day anyway plus it snowed.n its cold...hmmm do ppl party today till new years then party again at night on new yrs??


* what I look foreward to in 2010:
-Leaders that will rebrand Nigeria
-Traveling
-connecting with family( even if i cant stand some of them)
-turning twenrrryyyy
-meeting new people
-strengthening my faith







HAPPY NEW YEAR



see you in 2010!!