JB Hair and Beauty ......

There is this salon that I like to go to; it is in the London square shopping center, right next to party city. It is a salon and beauty supply store called JB Hair and Beauty.

I've been going there for years now. I love going there because everything that I need is right there.

Now every time I walk in there it doesn't feel like "oh great I'm going to do my hair".

It's more excitement, I feel like I'm home there, they are extremely welcoming, I always leave there 100% satisfied.

I've known my stylist for quite some time. To me finding the right stylist is like finding the perfect pair of shoes.

I found Cynthia I believe in late 2008, I was down in the dumps about my looks and hair and wanted a change, she was starting off, I believe at the salon that I randomly walked into one day. I was a walk in and they sent me to her.

Let's just say I fell in love with her and the way she left my hair. I was hooked, ever since then I never went to anyone else.

She is so good that even my mother started going to her. She is one woman that is not easy to please. Even I tried doing my mother’s hair when I went to beauty school; she wasn't satisfied either with me. But with Cynthia she is happy as a clam.

I followed Cynthia around where ever she would go. When she finally landed at JB Hair and Beauty, I was so happy for her.

I have sent lots of people over to her, lots of friends that again were a lot like my mother very picky, they come out extremely happy.

What I love about going there other than feeling welcomed and at home, I love the fact that the makeup line that I use which is NYX, they have it there and always have everything in stock, if they don't have what you are looking for they will order it for you. They truly have pretty much any product you are looking for, from shampoos to conditioners, to blow dryers and flat irons, hair color to hair straighteners, they have it all. They even have hair extensions there as well.

I haven't gotten all the services there, but I have gotten my hair colored, cut, styled, updos, you can get your nails done there and waxing. They also do extensions.

What I like about the salon and of course my stylist, they will always be up for a challenge. My hair is something that I care for so much and it is something that I take care of. So I know when I go to Cynthia she not only will give me the best look ever but she will teach me on what I should and shouldn't do to my hair. Not only she is my stylist, friend, therapist, and my Bonnie to my Clyde, she knows what she is doing and always makes me feel like a million bucks every time I walk out of there.

If you want to find what I think is great work and I think at good prices, than you should go to JB Hair and Beauty.

I will leave all the info down below so you can check out their website or even just stop by and take a look around.

JB Hair and Beauty

   (305) 278-9080

https://www.jbhairandbeauty.com

Thanks again for reading

 Catalina

BLACKBIRD ORDINARY....

Do you know what I like to do when I am extremely frustrated and feel like nothing is going right. I love to dance!!!!

What a relief, something about dancing for me, is so freeing, especially when the DJ is playing good music. Or better yet, GREAT music.

The one place that I can’t get sick of going to is this tiny little hole in the wall bar/club that is in Brickell. It is called BALCKBIRD ORDINARY. I was a bit late in discovering this place. I’ve heard about it a lot, it is where a different crowd goes. You have a mixture of everyone there; I have met so many kinds of people from different places all around the world.

Now I have never been the type to go bar to bar, or club hopping. I am a creature of habit and when I like something I stick with it until I’m so sick of it.

There is something about the atmosphere the vibe that you get; kind of like people don’t care so much, I like that! There is no dress code; all you have to do is wear clothes. It is very different from south beach. Which, I never really was a fan of south beach. As a kid yes (kid I mean at 16 years old when you were never ID as a girl) I would go to south beach a lot.

Something about Blackbird, walking into the dark room, where the first thing you see is the bar, and to your right of the entrance is some tables, where people can sit and socialize with their friends, or play a board game and drink the night away. To your left of the entrance the first thing you see is the DJ booth and you see a cluster of blackbirds on the wall. If you walk past the bar and head like you are going outside, (to me I like to call it the back yard). There is a pool table to your left. Now once you head outside you are greeted by another bar, and picnic style tables, and a wall of herbs. There is a stage all the way to the back of the backyard.

That is where I have seen so far two bands perform, exceptional performers I might add.

That’s what I like about this bar, they have had many performers, and they support the local bands and talent from Miami and other places.

I have seen the likes of Ketchy Shuby my favorite Miami band, and then as well I have seen "THE" Lee Fields, who both are so amazingly talented and great performers.

This place is something where I can let go, and forget all the stresses of life that go on.

I especially enjoy going on a Saturday night, because usually you will find one of the DJ’s that I like a lot playing there.

 DJ Sharpsound is bad ass!!!

The music that he fuses together is crazy, you would never think of mixing the songs together.  One second he can be playing Guns and Roses welcome to the jungle, then he mixes in come on Eileen by the Dexys Midnight Runners, he is that good.

 I've been to bars or clubs where I hated being there because the music just sucked ass. 

When I go to BLACKBIRD I have to mentally prepare myself that I will be coming out of there drenched of sweat, and know that the next day I will be sore and in a lot of pain on parts of my body that I never thought I could be sore. That is only due to the fact that once I start dancing I don’t stop.

I recommend anyone that likes different styles of music to dance to, to go there, the drinks are really good and i think affordable then most places. 

 Go by just to check it out, they always have something going on. They play movies on certain nights, games, all different sorts of activities that really you can’t get bored being there. You don’t have to pay to get in. What else can you ask for, check out their website and see what kind of activities or performers will be there. I promise you won’t regret it.

I will leave the link and address below so you can check out their website.

Thanks for reading, 

Catalina 

BLACKBIRD ORDINARY
729 SW 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33130
(305) 671-3307

www.blackbirdordinary.com/

JERSEY MEETS MIAMI....

So I went on a date this past Saturday with a guy that I met online. How it all began, I was browsing online, on this dating website that I am registered to. I came across his profile and read it and thought, he seems different. I saw his pictures and thought he is an attractive guy, and to top it all off he is tall.

To find a tall Hispanic man in Miami it is rare. I think most of the tall Hispanic men that I know are all my brothers. 

We started messaging back and forth, and then went on to texting. Eventually we started talking on the phone. What I liked instantly was his voice, and especially loves his accent. He was born and raised in Jersey, so we will call him Jersey. His family is Cuban, so there is the Hispanic part. He is 6 ft 1 (a very tall glass of water). Our phone conversation lasted for about 2 hours that night.

On that phone call he had asked me out. I of course said yes.

Saturday comes a long and I was completely calm that whole day, until it was time for me to start getting ready. I had the biggest rush of nervousness come over me. I didn't know why, I started questioning it, asking myself why am I nervous; I normally don’t get nervous for these things. Then I realized the reason why I was nervous. I was nervous because I was going to wear the little black dress that I had recently bought. That was my first time ever wearing a dress on a date. For some reason it scared the ever living shit out of me. I normally ask my family and people around me how I look. I didn't have anyone to ask that, and I am trying to stop asking people for their thought of how I look, I should feel confident enough within me to know that I look good in something.

As I finished getting ready, I left my house feeling good about how I look, but still a bit nervous. Finally I got to the restaurant and let him know I was there. We met finally.  Face to face I was at eye level with him. I was wearing my cute black wedges that make me 6 ft tall. He has very nice eyes, and I loved his height. We started walking to the restaurant and making some small talk. We get inside and have to wait for our seats. So we go outside and start talking some more, he kept asking me if I was still nervous and trying to make me feel more comfortable. Finally we get to our seats and sit down and talk some more. Once we ordered our food, we kept talking and he kept looking under the table at my legs.

See he has read my blogs, and he recently read the little black dress blog, and he had questioned me on why I don’t wear shorts. I had told him that I had insecurity on my legs because they are too thick. Hence that is why he kept looking at them. It made me laugh that he was doing that. Finally he questioned me again on why I don’t wear shorts, I said to him that it is a long story and I will tell him one day. He told me he had time right now and he wanted to know. So I said fine, I told him that I would show him why I am insecure about my legs.

I pulled out my cell phone and started looking for a picture that I have saved to always remind myself never to get back to that.

I had found it, I passed him my phone and he asked me who that was. I said that was me. Then we got into the conversation about why I got that way. It wasn't difficult to talk about, I felt comfortable telling him the story. Sometimes it is hard to tell your story to certain people. He wasn't one of those. He made feel like I can tell him anything.

He told me that I shouldn't care what others think of me, he told me that I was beautiful. He was very sweet and very supportive for what I did with myself. Sometimes you don’t get that reaction. We continued our conversation, we laughed, I mainly laughing at him because every word he would say I was in awe because of his accent.

He was very kind, sweet, and attentive to what I wanted.

After dinner we ended up doing something pretty random, but of course that was my idea. We ended up going to Miccosukee to gamble a bit, we lost of course I suck at gambling. Then we had danced a little, which to my surprise he was a very good dancer, and that is something that I look for in a guy. I of course cannot dance Spanish music. I was able to show my stuff a bit later when they played some music that I dance too. 

I don’t know what will come out of this, but what I do know is that I had a good time, and we will be seeing each other again. I am glad I have met Jersey.

This is for you Jersey ( Ga head) J

Thanks for reading 

Catalina 

SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE.....

Sometimes life gives you challenges, especially when you are trying to better yourself. I've ended something that wasn't healthy for me. It wasn't the easiest thing to do. I have a tendency of caring too much especially for the wrong people. Normally it's because I see some connection there. When the situation becomes detrimental to your self esteem something has got to give. It's like I was choosing to relive my past for some reason. I question it everyday. Your self worth is not all there so you choose the people that make you feel the way you feel inside. If you think negatively and have a negative perspective about yourself then you will only attract the wrong person.

I believe that we all want to grow and be better people In this world. We all want to find our happiness. The happiness is with in. Its within you, to choose to do with all the negativity that you have. You can continue dwelling on it, or you can get rid of it. Now by getting rid of it takes time, it won't go away right away. It can come back to you in so many ways, in situations In life or people. People can bring back all those negative feelings and emotions when you are trying to change.

You may be blind to think that they are the way they are when you first meet them. But there are the clear signs that you tend to avoid. Reason why you avoid it, because you are so attracted to this person somehow. You see something with in you that reminds you so much of your self. Then the other thing you think you can do when surrounded by a person like this, you think you can fix them. You feel like since you are searching for this happiness then maybe they can join you. Always remember you can't fix anyone except yourself.

Now these are not horrible people. These people are just at a different stage in there life. They are not where you are. I can't hate this person, but right now I have anger more with my self than anything else. I do have resentment towards him. I felt like I gave so much and he just threw it away.

I question myself all the time when it comes to this situation. I think about everything that i did. Do I regret it? No! I choose to be the woman that I am, and stick to being who I am. This will not deter me from being who I want to be. I want to be stronger and confident woman. All I wish for is the same for all the people that I have come In contact in my life, hopefully one day they see the beauty with in themselves.

I don't think he reads this, but if he does. All I want to say is, I am sad that this all had to happened. I'm sad that you couldn't see what I did for you. I'm sad that you don't care. I'm sad that you don't see the beautiful person that you truly are, and I'm sad that you hurt me. What I wish and would want is for one day to run into you again and see the happy person that you truly are, take all the negativity out of your life and move past it.

Thanks for reading

Catalina