Day 7 Dream Job

7. What is your dream job, and why?

My dream job is to be a successful play write/screen writer.  I love seeing my words come to life.  Telling a story and possibly changing someone's life is something I strive to do daily.  I do love my current job in my dream city though.

Day 6 Hard Things

6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?

Losing my Mom. It was a pain I had never felt before.  I walked around numb for months...then I was angry...and finally devastated.  It was a paralyzing experience because I went from talking to her everyday to her being gone. Not having her has been a challenge.  Now, Most days I can get through without bursting into tears.  Every now and then, something small like a smell, or a phrase can send me into tears, just a small reminder of the hole that was left in my heart the day my mom went to be with the Lord.

Day 5 Happy

What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?

• Phone calls from my sons.
• Peace of mind.
• My strengthening relationship with God
• My faith in all things working for the good
• Friends, family, Favor!

Running...

So since I moved back to Maryland...yep MzNewy relocated....I left Atlanta in February 2014, got a divorce and am back in the DMV.  This is where I finished high school.  Anyway, since I moved back to Maryland, I have started participating in 5k run/walks.  My first one of 2015 is August 22.  This is called the Blacklight Run .  I am trying to increase my speed.  I have the endurance thing DOWN! now it is about trying to get down to a 10 minute mile.   So what have you all been up to?   I have been reading/catching up on some of my old favorites.  I really missed blogging.  Life was complicated for a while and I didn't come here to vent.  I should have, but I didn't.  Probably because some folks I know IRL had found this place.  I think they lost interest when I stopped blogging.

Day 4 Advice

4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.

• Stay in that Performing Arts School, the friends who didn't make it in the school won't even be in your social circle when you are an adult.
• Don't be in a rush to have sex.
• It's ok to get into church, you are going to need to get to know Jesus.
• Stop trying to follow the crowd.
• Trust your gut. 
• Apply yourself in school. It's cool to be a nerd.
• Listen to your mom, she knows what she is talking about.
• Stop dwelling on your mistakes, that is how you learn.
• Be friendly but not a doormat.
• Enjoy your time with your family.

Bonus...Talk to HIM...you may be surprised. 

Day 3 Parents

3. Describe your relationship with your parents.

I absolutely adored my mom.  It wasn't always that way.  I, like most kids, had a rebellious stage.  When I look back though, I still leaned on her.  I called her everyday and while I didn't always take her advice when she offered it, I often wound up taking it and was Blessed from it.  I miss her everyday. RIP Mommie.

I was a daddy's girl growing up.  I looked up to him.  As I look at him through mature eyes, he is not high up on the pedestal.  I still love him but we are not as close as we used to be.

Day 2 Fears

2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
1. I have a fear of snakes.  I became afraid of snakes while living overseas in Africa when a green mamba which is poisonous fell out of a coconut tree.  I was afraid of being bitten and dying.  And since I can't tell which snakes are poisnous, I am afraid  of all of them.

30 Day Challenge...Day 1 20 Random facts about ME

1.  I was born in Athens, Greece

2. I am the middle child of three (older brother, baby sister)

3. I am a perfectionist and get easily frustrated if things get out of order.

4. I get bored easily so I like to be challenged

Wow...I forgot about this place

Hello, Old Friend.


This place used to be my safe haven.  I can't believe I haven't been here in 3 years. So much has happened since I was last here.  Hmmm where did I leave off...

Well let me start from late 2011 to now....

September 2011 I got married.  It was what I thought I wanted at the time. I married someone I had sated back in my 20s.  I was 41 at the time and it was my first marriage.

October 2011, My mom passed away...35 days after I got married. :(  My heart broke.  Earlier that year in May, we found out she had pancreatic cancer.  I tried to remain optimistic but after every chemo session she got sicker and sicker. I fell into a deep depression.

February 2012, I found out my husband was cheating.  Actually I knew before then but I confirmed it with pictures and other proof in February.  I was devastated.  When I confronted him, he left.  Yep just rolled out.  He would come by when I was at work but for the most part he dipped.  I was still grieving the loss of my mother and I poured my grief into a stage play that was well received in Atlanta.  The play debuted June 2nd, 2012.  You know there are certain events that happen that are frozen in time in your mind.  I have 2 such events:  The day my mom died and the day he came back like he hadn't been missing for 4 months.  Right....

Yep so I came home from rehearsal and he was in the bed like he had been coming home everyday for the past 4 months.  I tried to make it work.  I really did.  But see once I say I am done, I am done.  I spent the rest of February and March grieving the relationship.  I was over it by the time he came back but I spent the next year and a half pretending.  In September 2013, I began looking for another job...in another state.  Yep I was leaving Georgia...and him.  I got an offer in January and began my new job in February 2014 in DC.  I got all of my stuff May 2014 and settled into the DC metro.  I filed for divorce and have begun a new chapter in my life.   I love being in the DMV.

So what have you all been up to?

I missed y'all. 

Love

MzNewy

Never Forget.

Days like 9/11 remind me how Broken we all are. Everyone has a day like that...a day that your individual life was forever changed. A day that you remember EXACTLY where you were and what you were doing. No it is not a date that everyone else may be able to relate to, but every now and then, there is a date that effects everyone, no matter what race, creed, religion, age, sexual orientation, or...

social standing.

I have my 9/11/2001 memories. It changed the way I viewed America. See, I spent most of my elementary school years oversesas, seeing atrocities that we have never witnessed on American soil. When we were in the rice riots of '79 in Monrovia, Liberia, I thought of the safety of American soil. 9/11/2001, I realized there is no real "safe place" on earth. Psalm 27:5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.

Never Forget.

Self -Exam

I was in Blogland, and one of my favorite bloggers (LadyLee)  had two quotes from a book she is reading...I can honestly say....I get it now. I felt as if God were talking directly to me. Here are the quotes:

You will never respect anyone you are capable of deceiving. (yep you won't lie to someone you respect, you won't respect someone you can lie to)

Right people energize you. Wrong people exhaust you (Getting rid of those that exhaust me.) You can tell if folks exhaust you...Listen, if his/her name comes up in caller ID and you ask yourself 'Am I in the mood for this'...they exhaust you. If you have to be in a certain mindframe to engage in conversation with certain folks - they exhaust you...If you find that certain people ignore your phone calls or seem unavailable ALL THE TIME - YOU exhaust THEM - do some self examination #potmeetkettle Talking to myself as well.

Me...me..me...something about me

A. Age: 42

B. Bed size: King

C. Chore you dislike: laundry

D. Dogs: None

E. Essential start to your day: Coffee

F. Favorite colors: Blue

G. Gold or silver: Silver

H. Height: 5’2”

I. Instruments you play(ed): Keyboard..Long time ago

J. Job title: Management Program Analyst

K. Kids:  2 Sons

L. Live: Atlanta

M. Mom’s name: Lucy

N. Nicknames: Newy, GIPSEE, Necie

O. Overnight hospital stays: A few of them *shudder*

P. Pet peeves: People who are late,  people who lie, people with no follow-thru

Q. Quote from a movie: "You want the truth - YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH"

R. Righty or lefty: Righty

S. Siblings: 2 older brother & younger sister

T. Time you wake up: 4:45 am

U. Underwear: yep I got some.

V. Vegetables you don’t like: boiled okra (but love it fried)

W. What makes you run late: Stickler for time.  I try to leave early so this is not me...but if I am late, it's usually because of traffic.  Something I can't control

X. X-rays you’ve had: left ankle, chest (frequent pneumonia)

Y. Yummy food you make: If I don't like it, I don't cook it.

Z. Zoo animal you like: Monkey

Whew!

I have been crazy busy.  I miss you bloggers!  Let's see...here we go...

The Play was a success!!!!!!!!  We have been asked to tour.

I launched a website for my company http://www.gipseeprod.com/

We have DVDs of the play for those who missed it ($15) and T-shirts ($10 - $12 depending on size) to support Broken!  Yes we paid to have it filmed by Smart Aleck Films.  The DVD is PACKED with extras such as "Backstage with the Cast", Pictures from our journey to the stage, and a special of our lead actor Anthony Hall doing a spoken word piece.

We are on IMDB!!!!!!  Yep we are official thanks to our guest star Jermel Howard.  Look up "Broken "  or click here  to see our IMDB page.

I also am on IMDB not only as an actress but as a Writer, director and producer!


Please support our non profit partner, The Fuller Center

So what have you been up to?

Broken Featured on 11Alive Mugs in the Morning

You Abandoned me...

No not really...lol  Newy loves you.  I have been SO busy.  The play is in 4 weeks!!!!!  There have been two articles written about me and the play.  Here is the first one featured in "What's the 411 Atlanta"  Electronically, we are a "Top Pick" for the month.  and here is the print edition interview with me.  (I'm on page 4)

Open publication - Free publishing - More atlanta

I am so excited!!!! God is really opening some doors I KNOW I couldn't open myself.

The second article is written on the site of one of our supported charities :
The Fuller Center

God is GOOD y'all.  He can take what the devil meant for evil and use it for your good!

Broken - Coming June 2, 2012 - New Trailer

Awesome!

Sometimes all you need is one word to describe how good God is to me!  I have had a wonderful week.  Thank you Lord for just being AWESOME...for opening doors I KNOW I could not open on my own.  Everyone have a great weekend.

Broken coming June 2, 2012

It's only a Test - Revisted

This life is full of tests and trials. One thing I have discovered is that it is easy to do the right thing when others are watching, but what do you do when you think no one can see you?

At one time, I was not a friendly person. Seriously. I really didn’t care for many people and once I put you in the “I don’t like him/her” box, well that is where you stayed. Period. The funny thing is I kept running into the same type of people – the type that I put into that box. Let me explain. See, one thing about me is that I take pride in always seeking knowledge. I have a thirst for it, so I get easily irritated by folks who seem content to just get by and often labeled them as “not worthy to be in my circle”. I am not proud of that but I have to tell you were I’ve been for you to understand where I am now. If you notice though, there is a word in there that the Bible says comes before a fall. PRIDE.

I would run into these “hard-to-get-along-with” people. My box was getting pretty full of folks I “Just didn’t like.” I kept running into the same type of people because I was one of them. God had me running into a mirror over and over again. I was always running around with the “fix him…fix her…fix them” mentality when in reality, I should have been saying “Lord, fix me.”

Now, I am not nearly as quick to push folks into the box. As a matter of fact, my box is currently empty. I still have an issue with patience, but I am learning to take things one moment at a time.


Question to consider: What has happened to me recently that I now realize was a test from God? What are the greatest matters God has entrusted to me?

I thought long and hard and I would have to say the loss of my mom.  See, when I loss my grandmother in 1992, I was angry with God.  So angry I had stopped going to church. I wasn't saved then either but I turned away from God.  At that time, in my limited understanding of the Word, I thought if you prayed God would answer your prayers.  What I didn't realize then is that the answers may not be the way you expect them to be. I also know that I have to trust that He knows what He is doing and does not need my help or input.  Instead of praying that God remove me from situations, I now pray that He protects me as I go through them. John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.  The Word does not say I won't go through things or have pain, what it says is Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.    Yes, I am going through some things but I trust God and know that this is for my good and He is with me.   I am telling you, right now God is opening doors I could never open myself.  Things are happening that I know are God breathed.  All I can say is There will be Glory after this!!!!!

MzNewy

Broken coming June 2, 2012

Hope to see you at the play coming this June.

Have a wonderful weekend , Bloggers.

MzNewy