Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s Only the Beginning

They say love is the spice of life and the appetite of the gods. It’s that tantalizing feeling that sends tingly ripples through your spine, jolts through your body and butterflies in your stomach. But I say love the best dish one can have to soothe their appetite (next to God and spirituality). It is the complete meal of life and the most refreshing drink to quench one’s thirst. And as you know every dish needs spices and seasoning for the meal to truly come alive. So what am I getting to with all of this? For any loving relationship to truly work it takes effort and commitment, it takes trust and love, it takes forgiveness and gratitude. It takes many spices to make any loving relationship work. And the end product is the greatest dish anyone has ever tasted. Everyone has their favourite comfort food in times of despair, whether it is cake, ice cream, Mac and cheese, candy, chocolate but in my eyes you can get no greater comfort food than the one love delivers.

Back in fourth form my friends and I started a club we named ‘Lonely Hearts Club’. We started it because it was getting closer to Valentine’s Day and none of us has a Valentine (Can I tell you a secret? I actually got a Valentine soon after. But that’s beside the point because it was merely an agreement between friends.) However, as we grew older the club transformed from more of a club about single people without a significant other and became more of a club about our feeling of independence and our own development in this world as single people. I think many people hear the name of the club and feel like it’s a self pity club or something but it really isn’t. There are many in the club with the option of leaving but are not ready to do so and there are those who may not have the option but are good with that. We all are different in the club. We all have different reasons for joining or being in the club but one thing remains common to us all……….We all enjoy the times we’ve spent in this club and the journey it’s taken us on.

So here begins the introduction to my blog on this day January 1^st 2011. My name is Ornella but most people call me Nella. I’m a 20 year old student and I’m on a quest. A quest to find the greatest gift God has given to the world, the gift of finding that special love and a quest to help others find it as well. In our lives we will have many loves based on our many different relationships with the people in our lives. The love of our parent, the love of our siblings, the love of our family, the love of our friends and the list goes on; but the one I’m trying to focus on is that relationship love with your significant other. I will write articles that I hope will be a part of your recipe of your quest to find that person. I also plan to tackle some of the most pivotal, scandalous and frequently discussed dating and relationship issues. I will give my opinion and at times the opinions of others I interact with, both males and females. I will hopefully start some video blogs and interviews on topics that I think deserve not only my opinion but also the opinion of others around the world whether I know the person or not. I will do what I can to help you all on this journey of love, romance and relationships. And hopefully the end result will be that I help someone out there snag a great catch. Whatever the end result is, there is one thing that I know will be great; the journey shall be adventurous, fun, and completely worthwhile. Remember: Life’s a climb but the view’s great! So as I write this I will be enjoying the journey that is love and life. Thank you for reading and enjoy the rest of your day. Toodles!!!

                                  

Much Love,

Nella

Comments, feedback and suggestions are welcomed.

It came like a thief in the night

Isn’t it amazing how you get inspired? No warning. No sign, nor signal. It just comes to you. When you get inspired, it’s like your muse that has been whispering in your ear all along finally got through to you. It’s a beautiful thing and all you want to say is ‘Eureka! I’ve got it!’ That is exactly how I feel when I get inspired. I feel like lightning just came and zapped a flow of energy through me. I feel like there is no limit to what I can do. There is no limit to what I can achieve. This is what has been happening to me lately. I’ve been feeling a lot of inspiration lately. My muse who I’ve decided to name Lola has just been guiding me and my writings.  And there is something vitalizing about this feeling. Something that sends adrenaline through your body. Something that gets you so pumped up, so excited that you know that even if no one ever sees your finished work, you’re proud of yourself for writing it. I enjoy this feeling every time I get it. Therefore my hope is that those of you who are inspired to do something whether it be write, draw, dance, take photographs, solve a math problem, tackle a medical dilemma, whatever it is that you do. My hope is for you to get that same feeling too. Dream beautiful dreams and live a beautiful life. Have a great day. Toodles!!!

Nella

* I used the picture of Tinkerbell because she is the quintessential image of an inspiring creature in the fantasy world.

Lola wink ;)

So this one is a bit dark yet quite entertaining. Enjoy! Note: I do not promote murder nor revenge. The poem actually directs towards a twist and not just the obvious ending. Think about it!

A pretty girl
With emerald eyes
She glistens
In the sunrise

With petticoats
And a bright-coloured bow
Her eyes beam
In the sunlight

The blondes always have the most fun
She whispers to her friends
Brunettes always land the husbands
She whispers again
But you see red heads like me
We have the fire
That ignites any man’s desire

So she walks lustfully over to him
Licks ruby red lips
Flashes on a dazzling smile and winks
‘Hey stranger’ flows off her alluring lips
‘Care to dance with a vixen like this?’

He tips his hat in her direction
Acknowledges her with a smile
Rises from his seat
And takes her hand and leads her to the dance floor

They swoon and sigh
Dance to the music all night
Yet little did she know
The man she’s with
Is one who belongs to another
Another seated right across the room
Sitting in the dark corner

Eyes peered at them
As they move gracefully across the floor
Eyes seething with jealousy
Roaring with pain
Eyes of the hurt one
Eyes of the angry and enraged

The eyes never stopped penetrating
The mind attached to those eyes formulated
A plan to end this once and for all
A plan to destroy the deception for all

The eyes waited until the night was over
Waited until they made the journey through the door
Then the feet followed them across the room
And footsteps followed their every direction
‘How could you?’ yelled the lips
‘How could you do this to me?’

The eyes moved from one to the other
Then settled on her
The eyes saw the stark realization
Stumble back into her gleaming features
The eyes watched her intently
As she turned to him and slapped him
Then went on her way

‘I’m not done with you yet’ called the lips
To another figure departing in the other direction
As she turned to see the chosen weapon
The sound of the trigger went off
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Was all she heard
As her once dance partner inched back
Back into a deep slumber

‘That’s why you never mess with a raven’
The last sound off the lips
Until the figure disappeared into the moonlight
With stiletto heels and a wink at the fallen

Sick!!!

Sigh! It's another day and you know what? I'm sick! Bleh!!! I feel like a harbourer of germs. A reservoir of bacteria. As in this is not the way I choose to ring in the New Year. Porque me? Why me?!!!!!!!! Well I'm not really moaning like it's the death of life as I know it but I would rather not being sick at the present moment. On a brighter note I've been spurring out poems and other things which I have shared on facebook in notes and will introduce to my blog a.s.a.p. Well New Year's day. I want to just send a flood of entertainment day by day that will keep you occupied so that when school starts back and my time has dwindled you can look on the blog and enjoy the time we spent during the holidays. I know it may sound like I'm going off my bonkers but my writing to you is a relationship and I will write to you as such. Anyways toodles for now!

Nella

Beach boys aren't the only sun lovers ;)

For those of you who know me well you know that I do not particularly like the beach. Now don't get me wrong I love the aesthetics of the beach. The way how the blue of the water mirrors against the golden sunshine and the thick, brown sand. All proof of God's great gift to man. What I do not like is sand that never seems to come off even after you've left the beach, salt water that burns your eyes, and sun that a beat yuh body hard. All of these I can do without. That being said I must admit that my day at the beach was quite vigorating and fun. I enjoyed the time I spent with my friends, even though I did not get the opportunity to swim due to reasons beyond my control. I loved the atmosphere, the feeling of spending some quality time with some important people in my life and just the fun of getting out of the house and enjoying the day. It just made me appreciate the fact that I was fortunate enough to be able to enjoy such a wonderful day. I'm still not a big fan of the beach but all in all, I must say I truly enjoyed my day today. Oh and my family went to anoth beach today too so it wasn't like they didn't have fun too. Anyhoo if you ever in the Portmore or Kingston area you should go and check out Fort Clarence beach. I give it four paws :D. Enjoy the rest of your night sweeties!

No use being a cry baby about it!

So Christmas has officially come and gone and you know what I got? Bupkist! Nada! Zilch! Well you get the picture. And for a tad bit I was feeling quite sorry for myself you know and as with my usual cycle I get upset at myself for being sorry for myself. Yes I know; something is truly wrong with me. I know this! I accept this! I think it comes from my goodie-two-shoes, wants to change the world, does not like to be selfish nature. You know how they say you are your own worst critic and TRUST Me it is very true for me. I honestly hate feeling sorry for myself knowing others are facing greater dilemmas than I am. So after I threw my silent hissy fit! (Dr. Diva rule #1: You never let them see you sweat) I read a little tidbit my sixth form grade supervisor gave me back in the day and it basically brought me back to the conclusion that I should be thankful for all my blessings. I know I didn't get all I wanted for the Christmas but the holiday is more than just that. It's about Christ, his birth and eventual death to save the world. It's about family and being thankful that we can all celebrate the holiday together. It's about friends who you know love you and send you the most random messages ever that just make you laugh out loud and everyone in the room looks at you all funny and crazy!!! :D It's about the people you haven't spoken to in months but with the holiday they never fail to call or text or email or hit up your facebook wall with a Christmas greeting. It's even about the random strangers you have never met, will never meet or have yet to meet, who during this time all show their good natured spirit in the simple smile plastered across their faces. All these my friends are recipes for the spiciest, happiest and holiest Christmas a girl could ever want and it makes me look brightly to the upcoming year. I leave you with this……I am who I choose to be! Enjoy the rest of your night, sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite…….too hard! :D Peace and Love in the New Year!!!