Younique Divas

Emerging from the ashes like the immortal Phoenix, she dusted off the shattered pieces of her earlier life. 

HELLO! WORLD! It has been what seems like a whole life time ago since I last wrote and so much has happened in lapse of time.

I am beyond happy to report that my ugly boy and I are going on almost 4 years of marriage and we are FINALLY on the same page with each other on so many levels. It hasn't all been bliss but it has been the best adventure of my life and I wouldn't have wanted to do it with anyone but him. It is so crazy to think that we have come this far since 2004 when we first met, in high school! We now have a beautiful little family! Three amazing kiddos, two derpy dogs, two diva cats, my awesome old man turtle, and a love that I am beyond sure will survive the test of time and tribulations. He still tests me and pushes me but I finally believe that he sees that I am his 4eva and always, I am his Delta.

On other fronts, professionally it has been a bit of a roller-coaster because I am a jack of all trades and a queen of so many. I was temping in a great oral surgeons office but the Dentist was retiring and the replacement wasn't dedicated to work in the least. Which, I can respect. If you can make that much money and barely ever work; take advantage of it. I would much rather be home with my kids but still making my own money. Which leads me to my expansion on my dental license. I went ahead and got my license to sell Life, Health, and annuities in about 23 states. It has given me the opportunity to make the money that I use to make in Loss Prevention but without the hazards and long hours away from my family. It has been a huge blessing. Im telling you for my first two kids I was scared the whole time if I was going to be able to afford food and bills while I was off on maternity leave. However, thanks to this expansion in my career, I was able to work all the way up to the week I had my littlest one and I was able to go back to work sooner without leaving the convenience of my home!

Working from home is awesome! I do have to go drop my toddler tornado off at preschool because he needs the interaction. He is such a smart, little busy body! However, I am able to keep my infant at home with me. Hes my working buddy. Whenever he starts to fuss while I am on a call, I simply apologize to my client and say I am going to close my office door and then just pop him on the boob and hes happy and fed and I can continue to work. Its great! However, I am starting a new program soon and they are more strict on back ground noise and Ill have a webcam on me, so Ill have to either hire a nanny or take him to daycare as well. The fact that I know Ill be able to afford that and still be able to keep a roof over their heads and food in their bellies without relying on anyone else or assistance of any kind is mind blowing.

I keep pushing forward. I feel like Im finally getting this whole adulting thing down. LOL! I know that there is so much more to come and every aspect of life will come with its stresses but I finally feel calm and like Ive got at least some of it together. Even though I am stressed, I am using that stress to motivate me instead of depress me.

I am also trying to stay connected with some of my other career streams, including my cosmetology and make up artistry. I even sell younique! ( www.youniqueproducts.com/DeltaDubose ) Its actually a hilarious story.

So, one of the first days before my toddler tornado could start in preschool, he was playing in the living room. Mickey mouse was playing on the TV and he was having a good little mickey time! Then he got just a little too quiet and any mom knows that when the toddler is quiet they are either sleeping or into something. Usually, they are into something. When do toddlers ever sleep? HAHAHA! So, I put myself into a short break and went to check on him. As I enter the living room, I see a glittering trail of assorted colors leading to my little tornado! He had ALL of my makeup and was busy covering his entire face in long lasting lipstick. It took four baths to finally get it all off of his skin and out of his hair. Have to give it to sephora, they truly mean long lasting. I had to wait till the end of my shift to clean up the rest of the house where he had "Colored". Honestly, to replace everything, I was looking at a $500 to $800 bill, if not more. I just wanted to cry. I had resigned myself to just accepting the fact that for the next few months I would either have to wear what I could from Walmart or HEB or just not wear any make up at all. I hadn't budgeted for something like that and at the moment I am trying to save money to move us into a house off post before my ugly boy gets home from this deployment so that at least that is one thing he doesn't have to stress about. Luckily, my adopted sister had just started selling younique and messaged me to see if maybe she could help. I looked at everything and fell in love with the products and the structure of the company. Brass tax, it was less expensive just purchasing the kit (ONLY $99) to become a presenter and at least half of my make up would be replaced than to buy everything separately (and who am I kidding, an opportunity for me to make some passive income at the same time, YES!)

And, as many of you know, I am allergic to everything under the sun. So, I do have to be very careful about the products that I use. Thankfully, the majority of these products are all natural and have vitamins to enhance the natural beauty of my skin without causing me to grab my epi pen.

Please feel free to check out my link, maybe younique can help yall too!

Till next time!
(I promise, I will be writing on a more regular basis now)