AngeloftheSouth

It sounds easy to do, putting yourself first. Some people come by it quite naturally. This world is full of people who only think of themselves! There are some who learned early to take care of themselves and to make sure they did things that made them happy and validated. Taking care of yourself should come easy, right? Not necessarily! Times hasn't changed too much for women and putting themselves first. If you are a women, you are automatically supposed to be more giving and nurturing. Your needs are supposed to come behind your kids and family, right? Women of today sacrifice a lot of themselves in order to have kids, family, and career. Being the one who nurtures and takes care of the family is a job usually reserved for the women.  It's not all bad putting others first. Especially when it comes to your kids and family. Being there for your children when they need you is priceless. Children need guidance and lots of attention. I never did mind putting my kids and fami...

When it comes to washing dirty clothes, it's something almost all of us have to do at some point. Usually as a young adult we learn how to do our own laundry. It's just one of those chores that has to be done! Even though laundry can be put off and left to stack up, it still has to eventually get done! Being a women mean that you are usually responsible for the household laundry needs. And every women needs a good washer and dryer at home so that laundry can be done more efficiently. We usually put ourselves on a wash-day schedule to keep up with the washing. I was one of those women who took care of laundry religiously each week. I had a washer and dryer in a small washroom just off from my kitchen. Having raised two children along with a busy working husband, I've had to keep a schedule. At times it seemed I was always washing a load or two... Everyday! To be honest laundry has been a big part of my weekly housecleaning routine for many, many years. I never though...

Real acceptance of yourself. What does that really mean? I thought I would look into it. Recently I've been wanting to know myself better. I guess that another symptom of being older. You get to the point of self reflection. I know I'm now at that age. With grown children, a major move to the country, and going through the change of life, my everyday role in life is changing. With such drastic changes occurring, self reflection was just a natural process. Everything I've done for the past 25 years has changed to something different now. My life doesn't look the same as it once did. I don't look like I once did. I've gotten to a point in my life where I have to either accept what's happening and try to adjust my sails or get bitter and depressed because things aren't the way they used to be. I'm at the point where my life is taking new shape. Even my career and work life has changed. Reflection helped me to see the changes and myself... All the q...

Truthfully speaking, the first few days of my big chop (shaving my hair short) I didn't know what to do? I second guessed my decision to cut my hair and go natural. I felt like maybe I'd made a mistake. The first few months was the hardest. As my hair begin to grow, my natural hair pattern begin to emerge.. It was coarse, dry all the time, and really coily. At first I wondered if I would ever be able to manage my natural hair. Years of conditioning about natural hair had me embarrassed to wear my natural hair. I knew I didn't have wavy or curly hair. Mine was 4c natural hair. 4c hair is very hard to manage. But we are all born with natural hair. Even though my hair was coily I didn't have to be ashamed of it, it's God given natural hair... I thought maybe going natural wasn't for me. But at the same time I was thinking back to all the years of straightening my hair and wearing weaves and sew-ins. I had really gotten tired of always making such a big deal abo...

Since moving to the country and having to basically start over again. I've ran into all sorts of unexpected situations and shady people. When you get older you feel like you've been through enough to make a good assessment of the people you deal with. At least that's my way of thinking. I've bought and sold a home before in my life. Hell, I've even bought property and put a manufactured home on it after getting the land cleared before. So this time when we decided to buy land and put a home on it, I thought I knew a lot about the process from previous transactions. Oh but was I wrong! The last time I had any experience with contractors and handymen was twenty years ago. The way people do business has changed a lot in twenty years. This time around I'm learning all kinds of things. Especially how people can scam you quick if your not paying attention.  Case in point, we have a refurbished manufactured home that came without a air conditioning unit. At the ti...

When I decided to change my life I had many, many reasons. For starters, I was no longer happy in the place where I was. Getting older, I noticed nothing is the way it use to be. In my life things had already begin to change around me. My children have grown up and went on to have families of their own. I now have (6) grandchildren. Now that my children are raising their own families, I'm left with a bunch of silence. My daughter was the last to leave home in 2006. My son left a couple of years before to join the Navy in 2004. After my daughter left in 2006, the house got really quiet. My schedule changed from taking my daughter to school and activities, plus she worked as a senior in high school, to all a sudden nothing to do and no schedule to keep. At first the silence wasn't bad.. I managed to catch up on my rest and housework. I now had time for more gardening and my business. Hubby and I was glad for the peace and quiet. I started a business. Life was good! Somewh...

Natural 4C Hair UPDATE CLICK the LINK to see the video! In this video, I share my journey this far. It is a 3 month update of my natural hair journey. Since making my oil mixture for hair growth, I have been keeping a photo diary of the progress of my hair. In the video I share my journey with you. Join me while I grow out my hair naturally and show my journey along the way. I will be giving update about every 3 months. To keep up with all the new videos subscribe to my channel. Please help me grow my channel by subscribing and liking my videos. Thank you for your support...

Easy Smothered Pork Chops w/sides CLICK LINK to see video! This pork chop recipe can be fixed easily and without a lot of time involved. It only takes minutes to prepare and less than a half an hour to cook. So if you're looking for a delicious easy meal, try my easy Smothered pork chop recipe... Here's what you'll need: 4 (medium size) pork chops 1/2 cup of vegetable oil 1/2 cup of all purpose flour 1/2 of small onion & 1/2 small bell pepper (chopped) 1/4 cup of water or beef stock 1 pkg brown gravy 1pkg seasoned rice 1 can vegetable Your favorite seasonings to taste Start with (4) clean pork chops. Season (to taste) and flour pork chops. Set aside.. In a large frying pan w/lid put vegetable oil in pan and turn fire up to med/high. Allow frying pan time to warm-up. Then, One by one place seasoned and floured pork chops in frying pan. Cook pork chops on med/high for (5) minutes on each side. Drain well. With pork chops in the frying pan, add choppe...

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I love plants and gardening. I've always enjoyed spending time with my hands in the dirt. It's very therapeutic and calming. Such joy and satisfaction all from growing plants and gardening. After a hard day, sitting in my garden helps me to relax and let go of the daily stress. Gardening is a great stress reliever. Not only that but gardening can help you eat healthier by growing your own fruits and vegetables. Even though I've always enjoyed gardening especially as a child, once I grew up and moved away from home I didn't have time for gardening. But as time past by and my children begin to get bigger, I decided to get back into gardening. I started back with a small container garden and before you know it I had three small row dug up in the back yard! Gardening has even helped me to lose weight! Getting out in the yard, doing yard work, and tilling the soil, all Burns calories! Doing gardening twice a week is my equivalent of going to the gym! With ...

Puss is a friendly country cat. She is full of energy and playfulness! She very intuitive and calm. Watching her play and explore makes my day. At times she can be very talkative & outspoken! Join Puss as she takes on country living Cat Style..  I post regular pics and updates on Puss. For updates and posts for Puss the Cat, follow us on Instagram @ AngeloftheSouth1368

You see my main problem right now, is figuring out who I am! I'm not the same person I was a year ago, but who am I? Who have I become? It's all slowly unraveling! I am trying out new things to see what fits. So far nothing has fit but I'm still giving things time to work out. The person that I want to be and the person I become might be different. Getting older, you see how time is changing and how much time has changed. Things that aren't like they used to be is a daily occurrence. Even tastes change! Now things don't taste the way they used to? Dam! And while your reflecting on the past and busy reminiscing, life is moving right on and things are constantly changing from what it used to be.  All of a sudden, I'm the older one in the room!? Now I have to hear the complimentary “yes ma'am, no ma'am”! Meanwhile I'm still feeling (inside) like the person I've always been. I feel no different (inside) now than I did when I was in my 20...

Just the other day I ran into a friend I hadn't seen in over a year. I was doing some grocery shopping and I didn't actually notice her at first. As I continued shopping I seen someone looking at me! I didn't pay it much attention, I just kept shopping. Every now and again I would see this lady looking at me. Once I finished shopping I headed for the check-out counter. Low and behold, I see this lady again. This time she walks up to me and says I look like somebody she knew but she couldn't place my face. I get this all the time. For some reason or another I have that kind of face that people think they know? Anyway, I looked at her again and this time I remembered her! I said to her, "Yes, you know me"! I said, "We worked together on a project for my business a year or so ago"... She looked real hard at me then said, "You can't be Jackee"? Yep, I replied to her. She continued looking a me with a strange look on her face. She said, ...

GRWM Makeup and Hair Join me as I style my 4C natural hair and apply my daily makeup routine. With Summer already here, this GRWM makeup and hair video is ideal for any naturals out there looking for a cute everyday style. Get ready with me as I talk through each step of my hair and makeup process! To see this video click on the grwm makeup and hair link at the top of the page! While watching the video please remember to like/subscribe/comment... 

I remember a time when my body was the last thing I had to worry about. I was not overweight as a child or as a young adult. Being a women, I always had my moments of bloating and stomach swells. But nothing too dramatic. I was in a pretty regular routine with my body. And I was fairly healthy. I had a habit of only eating when I was hungry and always in small amounts. Not dieting, but I was always aware of my weight as all women usually are. Keeping the habit of only eating when hungry and choosing small portion sizes really helped to keep my weight down. I could usually eat whatever I wanting, in moderation of course. But now since I've reached my 40's, OMG, things are so different and hard to get use to! My body doesn't feel like my own anymore! I mean, let's be clear here. I've never been some workout type who kept track of every calorie. I didn't workout at the gym or have a workout routine. But what I've always done was remain active through walk...

It has become a ritual around our house for hubby and I to drink a cup of evening coffee. When we first started doing this, it was winter time and we were drinking the coffee just as a warm up before bed. It kept us warm and it was a good way to have conversations.. The next thing you know, we were drinking coffee together nearly every night, spending time talking, and taking time to find out about each other's day, almost everyday for over twenty years! Seems like just yesterday but it has been twenty one years! Nowadays, we don't think about it much, its almost second nature for us to have our evening coffee. It's a great way to enjoy each other and relax at the end of the day! Sometimes we talk and drink our coffee for 20 minutes, then other times we talk up until time to go to bed.. In this fast-paced world we live in, it's nice to have someone to relax with. It also keeps a closeness between us that some couple seem to have problems with. Having evening c...

Since deciding to go natural with my hair, I've done research on oils for hair growth. In my research I found lots of oils that promotes hair growth. Of those I researched, I pick (4) four oils! These oils mixed together and used for at least 21 days, will give you maximum hair growth! I have been using this mixture for 3 months and I've seen great results! Please leave any questions or comments in the comment section. I'd love to hear your thoughts on homemade oil mixtures. If you like the video please give it a thumbs Up! And remember to subscribe a share a comment.. Thank you! https://youtu.be/gKrzpNfLRB4

Now what am I going to do? My life has changed so much personally. I've moved over 100 miles from where I use to live. Everything about me has changed... Including the business side of me. In order to make this kind of move, I had to temporarily close my accounting business. I have been a business owner for over 10 years. It took me at least 6 of those 10 years to get a customer base and regular business clients. Some of my clients I have been doing business with from the very beginning. Because of my business I had to think long and hard about moving such a distance away. I knew it would mean me having to basically start over with my business too. In recent years my business started to level off. I hadn't been able to acquire many new customers. Thanks to on-line billing services and on-line payroll services, the accounting side of my business hadn't been doing well. I only had a few customers. But on the income tax side of the business, I had a real following. The...

I've recently realized that life has started to change in my middle-age years. I've never dreaded getting older but I wasn't expecting this many changes. My body has changed and is in the process of changing (menopause). The people in my life has changed. I no longer have the same friends and family around me as I used to. Moving to the country was a choice I made long before now. It was something in the works for many years. All I was waiting on was the timing! As soon as I was able to work out a plan to move and the timing was right, I got right on it. But to me the biggest change has been in the awakening that I've had. Awakening you ask? This is not one of those awakenings where I've seen the promise land or anything like that. This awakening has to do with reality. It has to do with the way I was seeing my life and the way my life really was. What I've realized since moving is I had a false sense of family and friends and of myself! Even in business...

I remember a time when my body would do just about anything I asked it to. When I was younger I was more of the "tomboy" type. I climbed trees and went on adventure through the woods. I had even gotten pretty good at shooting marbles...lol. Jumping and climbing was just part of growing up and being a kid. Then I grew up a bit. As a teenager I still was pretty active. Some of the "tomboy" in me had died down from what it was when I was a young child. But even as a teenager I remember riding bikes and falling off, still sometimes climbing trees just to look at the view and sometimes falling out of the tree. I never thought too much about it. My knees especially would get scraped and bruised up all the time. It never took me long to heal up and return to my usual activities. And there I was usually within weeks or so, repeating myself by skinning up my knees in some way or another. Then came my adult life. Being a young adult, I didn't have the same kind of tim...

The older I get the more the holidays don't quite feel the same as they use to. Every holiday that has passed for the last few years has had a different tone to it. I remember cooking and organizing for whatever holiday coming up. Getting ready for guest and a party. Planning meals and activities for the kids and adults. I remember being very busy! But now it has all changed. These days most holidays are spent with just hubby and me. The kids are all grown up now with kids of their own. The friends and family who use to come for holidays are now facing the same thing with their children. I guess when you're younger and have kids at home things are different. With children you have to plan things out and holidays can be a very busy time. Some holidays like Christmas, I would have a house full of guest and family. Nowadays everybody seems to be doing other things instead of coming together for the holidays. Seems the older I get the more quiet my holiday gets. At this point hub...

Life has a way of making it's own plans. Today is turning out to be a lazy Saturday and there's nothing I can do about... Looking out my window, I reminisce on all the things I had planned to do today outside! Already laid out in my mind.. Only to have rain sideline the plans and make new ones wkithout notice! The chances for rain was low at 30%. In the summer time rain comes and goes... In this case it's turned out to be all day long. Not only that, it's pouring down rain, hard rain! I guess they'll be No yard work or gardening done today. At this point I'll just have to let today do it's thing and rock with the tides! For now I won't worry about all the things I planned to do outside today, I'll focus on the God given rains in July.. 🌦🌧🌩