Diary Of A Black Girl » Lauretta Johnnie

Happy Birthday?

LaurettaJohnnie — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:25:46 +0000

Hey thanks Diane for your birthday wishes – much appreciated – reading this page really made me smile – just what I needed. I decided to go to work on my birthday and had a horrendous day. I made a decision – in future I will not be some kind of hero and go to work I will stay at home. I decided to postpone my birthday and had it the following day instead – so yep I had a good day and an enjoyable birthday. Roll on new year.

Lauretta

2010

LaurettaJohnnie — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:19:20 +0000

As the new year is in our midst and ‘the season of good will’ begins. I reflect and I find myself thinking about the future – around this time I think about the changes I am going to make. In 2010 I will be focusing on good health, using my spiritual and creative side more, becoming even more focused, writing and persuing my studies. Every year I reflect and make changes, each year I achieve my goals next year I also aim to achieve my dreams.

Lauretta

Writers Block

LaurettaJohnnie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:57:13 +0000

I have been away from blogging for a while. I want to write, I write every every day at home, at work – pages and pages. However when I log on to the site and I try to write about myself . . . . I get writers block . . . .

Lauretta

90's Girl

LaurettaJohnnie — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:38:27 +0000

On TV last Sunday was the nations favourite songs of the 90’s. When it started I was about to leave the house but fraid I would miss something I stayed in and watched. The first song was Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross ‘The Best Things in Life are Free’ fantastic song and so true! After that I was hooked. So I stayed in had a spring clean to fabulous 90’s music. I admit I even shed a tear. I reflected on a part of my life I had archived. There was many good times and sad many times.

Having had a wonderful day inside even though it was wonderful outside was a reminder for me to embrace my life and live life to the full. Todays happy moments are tomorrows memories my job now is to give myself something great to remember in the future.

Lauretta

Life Without Chocolate

LaurettaJohnnie — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:50:10 +0000

Been tryin to loose weight

Cut out chocolate

On the surface – I look healthy

Beneath the surface however -

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh oh no, boo hoo, stressed, cravings, chocolate on every tv channel, chocolate on special offer in the shop round the corner, boo hoo

Is this life without chocolate?

Lauretta

Jade Goody

LaurettaJohnnie — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:03:47 +0000

candle in the wind?

more like a fire in a wind tunnel

Jade had passion and fire

she came – she saw – she left -

two sons behind

on Mothers Day

she was often right and sometimes wrong

she opened up our eyes to the realities of cancer

Respect to you Jade – big you up sis

may you rest in peace – your job is done

till we meet again

Lauretta

Rich Teas

LaurettaJohnnie — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:27:33 +0000

When I was young I used to get a bowl – put a few rich tea biscuits in it and pour warm milk on it with a little bit of sugar- yummy not to hot mind or it will become a sludge – had to eat it quick or would loose the crunch!

This is a recipe exclusive to my family my son does this occasionally.

No need to thank me for sharing

P.S. Definately does not work with chocolate biscuits!

Lauretta

Who in the world dunks chocolate biscuits?

DianeCorriette — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:52:41 +0000

A Sainsbury’s advert came on today showing two of its “employees” taking a tea break and dunking their favourite sainsburys chocolate biscuits and I thought to myself …. you have got to be f-ing joking! (yes I no longer swear… f-ing is as bad as it gets – unless I am talking to Lauretta and then who knows what will come out of my mouth)

Anyway I sat their disgusted. The ONLY biscuit worth dunking into tea and especially ovaltine is McVities Rich Tea biscuits.

Why would you ever waste good chocolate in your tea by dunking a chocolate biscuit anyway????

Nothing beats a McVities Rich Tea. biscuit that’s wet without being too soggy and hot from the drink. You open a packet in my house growing up and it lasted less than 10 minutes (could explain why we are all fat adults!!!!)

yummmy!

Where have all the good men gone?

LaurettaJohnnie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:18:19 +0000

I know – this is an old over used term more of a rhetorical phrase than a question – but I was recently chatting to friends and we observed we hardly see any brothers on a day to day basis, at work, on the street, on the move.

I just want to pose the question: Where have all the good men gone?

Lauretta

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

LaurettaJohnnie — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:08:58 +0000

Woke up, showered, dressed, went for a walk, bought croissants for breakfast, home, chilled, read, tv, reflected, chatted on phone, dinner, shower, pajamas, blogged ….. bed.

Lauretta