It Goes A Little Something Like This

Thank you!  We appreciate our following, commenting and watching few!!!  Hope you are enjoying time with your loved ones.

We are living and loving these last weeks of 2011 (fabulously) and looking forward to all that 2012 will bring.  Predicting more laughter, love, growth...

'Tis The Season Finale

We have many reasons to be jolly; believe me the list is long.  Somewhere on that list is the fact that we completed season one of our love project without proper equipment, a real budget, plan or the amount of knowledge and know how we have now.  Who  knew this would be the project that inspired the start of our own production company...

Season two will be ALL THAT & THEN SOME!  It premieres on April 1, 2012. We cannot wait to share it with you... save the date.

Stay tuned to www.shittyfab.com for new video posts, behind the scenes footage and more.

Below is episode #6- WHAT THE WHAT, the season finale.  To watch episodes 1-5 by click here.

What's something you're jolly about?  Please share.


 

This Name Is Not A Mistake

an old favorite taken by CJC

what's in a word?  what's in name?

we are often asked about the title of this blog.  why shitty?  why not something else?

because something else wouldn't have been right.  shitty fit.  fabulous fit.  together the two words work and express exactly what we acknowledge about our existence on a daily basis.

if i say, " that's shitty, it's shitty, he or she treated me like a piece of shit, i stepped in shit, this taste like shit, i feel like shit..."  you get it, right?

sure, i do have an extensive vocabulary that my mother spent  a lot of money on but sometimes that vocabulary fails.  sometimes i need the descriptor of choice to sound as gritty, as base or as beautiful as the moment may feel.  when i feel like shit,  i feel like shit and no other word will work.

the way i look at it, saying i feel like shit is, by far, better than throwing an adult tantrum.  please remember use of the word adult is relative...

the fabulous part of the title  is never questioned.  never.

i get that.  everyone can imagine living a fabulous life all the time.  nobody wants to settle in the shit  and imagine a shitty life.  i get it.

but the plain truth IS that life IS shitty fabulous.  we don't always get what we want, things can change in an instant, for brief spans of time (when we think we are in control) we loose sight and may believe we have it all or don't have anything at all... there are ups and downs...

our choice of  the shitty fabulous moniker is a way of reminding ourselves, very quickly, that we are blessed.  does that make sense?  every time we fix our mouths to say something is shitty we are  immediately thrust into remembering that if something is shitty about a situation there is also something fabulous about it.

can you accept that?

we are committed to looking for the fabulous when the shitty shows its face.  there is a lot of shitty but the fabulous will always outweigh all of it.

we're frank here.  use of the word shitty is an extension of the frankness... that's all.

we see you shitty and we knock you back with fabulous.  that's what's in this name... a knock out.

want to get into the nitty gritty of the shitty fabulous philosophy click here.

want to hear how we actually arrived at the title for this blog and subsequently the series?  click here and watch this.

For Colored Gurls & Let It All Hang Out (Episode #5)

Are you familiar with forcoloredgurls.com?  If you are then you already know what a great site it is... I don't have to tell you that Jamie Flemming - Dixon has created an informative, fun space that is, "Inspiring and empowering women to live their most fabulous lives."

Recently we were interviewed by Jamie; click here to check out the interview and forcoloredgurls.com. 

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It's December 1st so you know it's time to release episode five of Shitty Fabulous Lives THE SERIES- Let It All Hang Out. Don't all click play at once you might cause something in the universe to shift... maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing... 

You can start with episode five if you aren't a regular viewer or you can start from the beginning using the links below(that's what we suggest).  Enjoy!

Watch Episode 1 - SOMETHING THAT FITS

Watch Episode 2 - SHE'S HERE

Watch Episode 3 - GOING SOMEWHERE

Watch Episode 4 - YOU CAN'T HIDE

Episode 6 will be available on December 15, 2011.

Have You Ever Loved Someone

At some point in the day I started thinking about this song and now I can't stop. That clearly meant I had to post it here. Perhaps I was inspired by a lovely, funny post I read over at One Sister's Rant.

Anyway, I haven't gotten there yet but have you ever loved someone so much you'd thought you die?


 

Gotta love a classic!

Outfit Of The Day

I've never done an outfit of the day post.  I suppose there's a first time for everything.

This post is necessary because my dear friend Joseph, who lives in another part of the country,  gave me the pants I'm wearing (and a few other beautiful things) as a gift when she returned from her trip to India.  One day when we were on the phone I told here that I wore the pants and they were a hit.  She asked, "Why don't you ever take pictures of your crazy outfits?"  That day I wore the pants with a royal blue tank, an orange belt, yellow suede platforms and a fitted black leather jacket. A little crazy?  Yes, but trust me it was very cute.

Here you go Joseph. Today I wore my printed silk pants from India with an orange tank, a skinny brown belt, brown boots, a comfy cream sweater and my favorite leather trench that I got for 6 bucks in a thrift store over 10 years ago.  The outfit is not as crazy as the first time I wore the pants but different days call for different things...

Don't you love great gifts from friends?

Check out the beginnings of  shop.shittyfab.com.  You might find a great gift there to give a friend.

Shout out to C. Neil who snapped the spontaneous pics.  What are you wearing?

Thankful

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." - Oprah Winfrey

It's no secret that I love this time of year.  Why wouldn't I?  Some of the best things happen now.

We eat together and acknowledge those who came before us,  there is a surge in service, we say what we are thankful for, enjoy time with family and friends,  give gifts(the material and not material kind), love is spread more freely, there is a general warmth in the air, and reflection begins while we look ahead to the new year.

It's nice.

Simple is so nice.

"Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts." - Alan Cohen

Happy holidays to all!

The Shop

Did we tell you that we were going to open The Shitty Fab Shop?  Oh yeah we did! The official opening date is December 15, 2011(that also happens to  be the premiere date for the season one finale of Shitty Fabulous Lives THE SERIES). We're dropping shameless plugs all over the place... That's okay right?

If you want to take a look around the shop please do... you can even place an order before the 15th if you dare.  Go visit shop.shittyfab.com to see what all the fuss is about.

Episode #4

Below you can watch Shitty Fabulous Lives THE SERIES (Episode 4- YOU CAN'T HIDE).  Enjoy it! Episode 5- LET IT ALL HANG OUT will be available on December 1 2011.  Visit ShittyFab.com to find out more about the series and upcoming projects.

As always we suggest you watch them in order... IT'S FUN THAT WAY!

Watch Episode 1- SOMETHING THAT FITS

Watch Episode 2- SHE'S HERE

Watch Episode 3- GOING SOMEWHERE

It's Celebration Time!

"There's a party going on right here..."

Yep you guessed the occassion- we now have 100 followers on our wee blog! As promised, our 100th follower and the first person to comment after we reached 100 followers would be the recipients of our very first giveaway! So Brown English Muffin and Helen Stanley get ready to receive your fab gifts. We'll be contacting you by email later this week because we can't send this prize via the internet.  GET EXCITED and snap a pic when you get your goods.!!!

Thanks to all of our followers for the support, the comments and the love... we are looking forward to our next 100.

Oh, and we are doing an "ask us anything vlog."  If there is a question you want us to answer (it can be about ANYTHING) add it as a comment to this post or email us: info@mindogndmetch.com.

...and you know what tomorrow is.  Episode #4 of Shitty Fabulous Lives THE SERIES will be available here (it's already available over at shittyfab.com but don't tell anybody).

Uniquely Who? YOU!

Teyonah Parris on the red carpet
at AFI FEST 2011 "Shame"Gala Screening

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open... "  -Martha Graham

 Say it again Graham!!!

At the moment, among other things, I am all about exploring what makes me ME.  The stuff that makes me unique.  You know- the goods.  Shout out to my sister friend, pictured above, who is doing the same(YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL- love the hair).

It's so nice to surprise yourself sometimes...

What are you exploring these days?

Episode #3...

Well the time has come for us to share another installment of the Shitty Fab Series.  Enjoy.  This is Shitty Fabulous Lives THE SERIES (Episode 3 - GOING SOMEWHERE)!

CLICK HERE to watch Episode 1 - SOMETHING THAT FITS.
CLICK HERE to watch Episode 2 - SHE'S HERE.  We must admit that watching the episodes back to back is kind of fun!!!  This here love project has life.  WOOT!  Episode 4 - YOU CAN'T HIDE will be available on November 15th.  Be sure to tune in.