TODAY!! Sample SALES...SamPLE sALes!

5/29–5/31 The men's and women's spring 2009 collections are discounted at the Nicholas K sample sale. Overstock is 50 to 60 percent off; samples are up to 75 percent off. 208 W. 29th St., nr. Seventh Ave.; F (10–8) S (11–7), Su (noon–6).

Ongoing G-Star is offering 30 to 50 percent off spring and summer denim and clothing. 441 Broadway, nr. Grand St. (212-625-3702); 270 Lafayette St., at Prince St. (212-219-2744); 873 Broadway, nr. 18th St. (212-253-1117). Call for hours.

WHAT:Nicholas K Sample Sale

WHY: Featuring Spring 2009 Women’s and Men’s Collections overstock up to 60% off and samples up to 75% off. Credit cars accepted with $200 minimum.
WHEN: 05/29-31, Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12am-6pm
WHERE: 208 West 29th Street (7-8 Avenues) Suite 309

WHAT: Gucci, Dior, YSL, & More Sample Sale
WHY: This couture and Italian designer sale is located in one of New York’s chicest showrooms on 57th Street and their collections are straight from the runways of Europe. Shop this sale and find styles from the spring/summer 2009 collections of Tricot Chic, Cavali Class, Just Cavalli by Roberto Cavalli, Versace, Galliano, Gianfranco Ferre, Chacok, Just Black and White, Gucci, Dior, YSL, Roccobarocco and many others. At this sale, you will find a wide selection of dresses, skirts, tops, pants, jackets, and an awesome assortment of designer sunglasses and accessories. All sizes are available. Prices are marked at 80% off retail. New fall and pre-fall merchandise including leather, suede, and shearling coats and jackets have just arrived. Dressing rooms available. New merchandise arriving daily.
WHEN: 5/27-5/31 Wed-Sun 11am-7pm
All sales final. No Exchanges. No refunds.
WHERE:41 West 57th St. (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.) 5th Fl.
(212) 935-2670



WHAT:Moschino/Balenciaga/Chloe/Marc Jacobs Sample Sale

WHY: Prices that are 70% off are now additionally 10% off. Irene Albright, has styled celebrities for the past two decades. her treasures are now on sale at 70% to 80% off at Mina, her reatail showroom. Marc Jacobs, balenciaga, dior, alberta, Farretti, Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, Chloe and many more. Ready-to-wear evening, accessories.
Chloe dress, retail- $5,495 now $549!
Alberto Farretti gown $4685 now $465!
Marc Jacobs jacket $1600 now $320!
WHEN: 5/22-5/31 M-Sun 11-8
WHERE: 32 Cooper Square (Lafayette St-3 Ave.) @ Fifth St

Free Write Poetry~"I Will"

I Will…

Dieu,
I will dedicate my life to serving you
I will worship you
I will seek you
I will find you

Show me my fears
Show me my enemy
Show me you
Show me, me

Fiancé,
I will become one flesh with you
I will be compelled to purpose with you
I will cherish you
I will love you beyond you

Show me what you need
Show me completeness
Show me our family
Show me forever

Enfant,
I will love you unconditionally
I will leave an inheritance for you
I will innately protect you with my life
I will give you back to the Father.

Show me beyond natural motherhood
Show me who you desire to be
Show me you need me
Show me your small smile☺

Sometimes you have to encourage yourself!

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."-Philippians 4:13

Young, Hot and Still Saved!!!

Fellowship Topic-Prayer. Great exchange and conversation Ladies and Gentlemen...we might almost be ready!:-))

Good Food

Ingredients

2 navel oranges
2 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon(s) freshly ground pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and tenders removed
1 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon(s) canola oil
1 cup(s) white wine
1/2 cup(s) golden raisins
2 tablespoon(s) honey
1 3-inch cinnamon stick
1/2 cup(s) slivered almonds, toasted (see Tip)
Directions

Zest and juice 1 orange. Remove skin and white pith from other orange, then halve and slice. Reserve zest and juice separately from orange slices.
Combine flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off any excess. Transfer remaining flour to a small bowl, add broth, and whisk to combine.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Add wine to pan and cook 1 minute. Add flour-broth mixture, reserved orange zest and juice, raisins, honey, cinnamon stick, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, return chicken and any accumulated juices to pan and cook, turning chicken once or twice, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat registers 165 degrees F and sauce has thickened, 10 to 12 minutes.
Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Discard cinnamon stick. Spoon sauce over chicken and garnish with reserved orange slices and almonds.

Carb Servings: 2 1/2 fruit, 3 1/2 lean meat, 1 fat. Carbohydrate Servings: 2 1/2. Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (50% daily value), Magnesium (17% dv).

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Great meeting TODAY with Dave and Allan Houston about Nicole Lyricc...

God willing ALL of you will see the outcome.

We went to Brown Sugar Studio this weekend to start recording the "Just Friends" video

Me and Steve Altan

Lunch with my boy today!!

My Mama made me wiser, what's mine will be just for me....

I do

indeed have the power to turn off...but is that living or embracing what It should be...what it could be....If we weren't so fearful of the possible and playing game out of self-preservation. Why are you here? Why did he bring you back to me? for what purpose?
Why are we here again?

Quote:

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Living Within Your Income

May 11, 2009

by Rick Warren

"Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!" (Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 NLT)


When you spend more than you earn, you end up in tremendous stress. The Bible says, "Stupid people spend their money as fast as they get it" (Proverbs 21:20 TEV).

What motivates us to live beyond our means? Why do we spend ourselves into debt? Why are we rarely satisfied with what we have?

There are three myths that drive us into debt:

MYTH: Having more things will make me happier.

FACT: "Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!...So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!" (Ecclesiastes 5:10-11 NLT)

MYTH: Having more things will make me more important.

FACT: "Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be" (Luke 12:15 TEV).

MYTH: Having more things will make me more secure.

FACT: "The Lord is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe. Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls around a city" (Proverbs 18:10-11 TEV).

When we buy into these myths, we always overspend. So, here's how to enjoy life more on less:

• Find happiness in helping others. Jesus said, "There is more happiness in giving than in receiving" (Acts 20:35 TEV). Just look around you and you'll see this is true. The happiest people are those who help the most, not those who have the most. Misers are always miserable.

• Find self-worth by getting to know God. God says, "...you are precious to me..." (Isaiah 43:4 TEV). You matter to God. He made you for a purpose. Genuine self-esteem comes from establishing a relationship with God and becoming all he meant for you to be.

• Find security in trusting God, not a bank balance. The Bible says, "Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, 'I will never leave you; I will never abandon you'" (Hebrews 13:5 TEV). Real security must be found in something that can never be taken from you. While there are many ways to lose your possessions, Jesus said God will take care of you if you trust Him.

Work Thoughts...

1. The ______Buyer told me today the collection I designed is too pretty and fashion forward for our customer
2. I took it as a compliment
3. My sales guy didn't...
4. So does it really mean we can't be progressive in our designing because the Buyer doesn't think our customer is ready for fashionable and pretty things?
5. "The Buyer writes the orders Nicole"
6. "So the buyer is really our head-designer?":-/
7. I think in every creative arena it's a constant battle between true creativity/the integrity of the art and the pressure to conform to normality just to make a dollar...
8. I’m just saying

Thoughts...

As I venture off into different areas of the Arts...I'm realizing more and more it takes a strong sense of self, confident and self-assurance...because when your in a real place of creativity, a deep intuitive place from inside of yourself..it may not be out there yet and if no one has never seen it..they're less likely to accept it at first...but when you show that you are sure what your doing is dope, then you show the audience they can be sure what your doing is the next best thing too! I'm just saying

Quote:

The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.-ALAN ALDA

We'll miss you Gessica!!!

Going Away/Baby Shower and BBQsTimesSquare

Quote:

Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.-BARACK OBAMA

Calling All ACCESSORIES!!

Are we looking at Fall Fashions already....YES!
It's strong "Style Rollover" happening which mean it's a style or item that was introduce in a previous season and it's will be hot AGAIN in a up and coming season or the very next season. This means if you bought it last season...KEEP IT!
In the Fall 2009 Report we're seeing alot of "Shoe Boots", "Short boots" and/or "Booties" I'm sure you fashion leader out there bought a pair or two in 2008 when Booties first started getting popular on the scene. Well they're coming back for fall in a new creative diverse way; from sporty to romance driven to futuristic treatment and fabrics. Let's take a look at what some of our favorite designers are doing for 2009 "Calling All ACCESSORIES" report by Nicole Lyricc.









Bottega Veneta
Suede and karung boot

Balenciaga
Knit jersey bootie

Alexandra Neel
Suede bootie with multiple silver zips.

Alexander McQueen
Black punk boot with enamel studs.


Alejandro Ingelmo
Clone platform peep-toe bootie in vitello leather with metallic inserts

Christian Dior
Persia bootie in calfskin and napa leather

Chloé
Lace-up suede and leather boot.

Brian Atwood
Alligator bootie.

Sometimes you have to encourage yourself!

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.” Jeremiah 29:11-12

DID U KNOW...

The length from your wrist to your elbow is the same as the length of your foot.

Quote:

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation-Herman Melville

The pain made me stronger, you can't do me that way you used to!

Love.Live.Laugh

Nicole Lyricc was a Special Guest Poet at Love Jones NYC!!

I was in such good company, it was a great mix of artists and great people that performed, Check out www.LoveJonesNYC.com for more information.


Me and Nate after the show!

I was food poisoned last week by Red Lobster, but as soon as I was healed it went right to a Bar-B-Que to get something to eat!!Lol

Love me, like you want to be loved!

We Support Dope Artist!

About Nathan Jalani Taylor

Nathan is a visual artist working in New York City. His art
currently graces the cover of Playing with the Changes, the latest album by the UK super group 4Hero. He was selected to tour as a live painter with Grammy Nominated R&B/Gospel artist Kelly Price and currently performs live paintings with prominent musicians and spoken word artists at open mic events/parties throughout the country. His paintings are regularly featured in Elle Magazine and he illustrated HayHouse's Iyanla Vanzant Inspirational Card Series. Nathan has produced several successful
solo shows and events. He has worked as a designer and art director for Essence, Elle, ElleGirl, Elle.com, NBA.com and Maxim's Stuff Magazine. This year he contributed to the redesign of Vibe and Vixen Magazine.

I had the pleasure of going to college with Mr. Taylor and he just recently had an Art Show at the Creative Pier in Union Square.
Check out www.nathanjalanitaylor.com too see some other artwork.