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In Beauty Tuesday , Community , Higher Ed , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Yours Truly on 12/29/2015 at 04:44
4:44 ~ make a New Year’s wish!!!
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Health , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Motivational Monday , Movie Monday , Musical Monday , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Technology , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Workin' Woman , Yours Truly on 11/02/2015 at 15:33
We can’t go wrong with positive reinforcement …
Childhood Examples
Lately, rewarding myself helps ease the toughness of a rigorous project !
Adult Examples
Great timing since I just progressed onto my next series !
3:33 ~ make a wish!!! ✌
Go, *Dez Bryant * ~ in his return to the field for NFL ☼Sunday☼ yesterday!
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In ♥ & Soul , Beauty Tuesday , Community , Health , Home Sweet Home , Public Interest , Relationships , Travel , Weekly Wonders , Yours Truly on 09/01/2015 at 10:00
Welcome, S eptember! With s chool in full s wing☼s ummer☼ s eason on the brain!
☼S unkissed S ummer
1. What is your go-to product for a sunkissed summer glow?
natural ☼s unshine : *FREE* Vitamin D !
2. What book would you recommend for a summer read?
Dulce Candy Ruiz ‘s The Sweet Life Dr. Karen Kelsky ‘s The Professor Is In
both of which hit bookshelves exactly 4 weeks ago!
3. What’s your signature summer scent this year?
Victoria’s Secret Bombshell Summer Edition Sephora samples in my handbags
4. The sun is shining and it’s time to get outside! What’s your favorite thing to do?
simply bask in the ☼sunshine☼ through ALL of my s enses ~ including the s mell of fresh air
5. You’re on the boardwalk and starving! What’s your go-to summer beach food?
banana ice cream , paletas (popcycles) or raspas (snow cones) ~ anything frozen treat to beat the heat!
6. What’s your dream summery date?
watch a blockbuster & ☼sun☼ fun run or walk on the beach + chow down
7. After a day in the summer heat, what do you do to cool off?
chillax with my shows + consume cucumber ~ on my eyes & in H2O #DISPObustAFlow
8. How do you wear your hair in the summer?
braids for days
9. What’s your must-have nail polish for summer 2015?
this Tiffany Blue hue
Fitting name for this shade
as Audrey Hepburn
10. What shows do you recommend for summer?
my share of sizzling series : network nighttime dramas + home/real estate reality TV
11. Do you wear liquid foundation, BB cream, or tinted moisturizer in the summer?
occasional base but more powder to offset sweat
12. Sunglasses or Hats?
Exhibit shown below
I always must sport ~O-O~specs~O-O~ anyway ~ I usually rock my Coach Fendi Gucci
13. What is your summer jam this year?
VIDEO
♫Locked Away ♪ ( not that I’m doing anything to get locked up ~ I really dig the ♫beat♪ & ♫Adam Levine
VIDEO
♪Bad Blood ♫ (so cliche, but I ♥heart♥ the graceful ♫Taylor Swift ♪ ~ not to mention that you can’t take the ♪hip hop♫ out of this chick)
VIDEO
14. Do you have a summer bucket list?
mainly to finish my doc docs (paper & PowerPoint to prep to present for dissertation defense ) ~ since I’m not completely caught up, my Plan B is to have them done by Labor Day now that Fall is upon us and the BiG Day draws near + added bonus: relatives reunion , check √
15. Bikini, tankini, or one piece? Show us your fave bathing suit this year!
I’ve already built up quite a two-piece collection through the years but wouldn’t mind adding a mono kiniVS chevron top & ombré bottom (see No. 5 “paleta” link for sippie selfie in said swimsuit)
16. What’s your favorite sweat proof product?
Banana Boat Baby Faces ☼ sunblock
17. If you could create your own ice cream flavor, what would it be?
Champ Hoop Scoop ~ to score an ice cream dreamy combo of my faves:
S also is for …
Filled up in August & as we approach September
$ Therefore, S also is for : S avings $
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In ♥ & Soul , Beauty Tuesday , Community , Health , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Sports , Technology , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Workin' Woman , Yours Truly on 06/02/2015 at 15:00
Two months ago …
Tito Regie (visiting from the PI🌴): When’s the BiG day ?
Yours truly : 🙏GOD-willing, December 2015 !
Uncle Reg meant when I’d become Mrs. So & So , & I meant when I’d become Dr. Dispo ! 💒💍🏤
#DISPObustAFlow #DISPOsAlwaysFly #NotLookingForAGuy #PhD #DrD #TeamDrD #DrDispo #TeamDrDispo
Just like many brides👰🏽 may 👣step👟 up their 🏈A-game🏀 to get wedding -ready, I as a 🎓Ph.D. candidate am doing everything in my power that backs up my dissertation , up until the day of my full defense:
First of all, I’ve been wearing my class ring on my left hand since I received it after my candidacy (compare engagement/popping-the-question to comprehensive exams/answering-the-questions )
Waking up every morning with it on my mind and tuning those thoughts into actions that support it (contacting folks [like in wedding planning], writing [like in marriage vows])Posting affirmations to remind me of my goal everyday, including this gorgeous reminder ~ inspired by TIU ‘s K&K👙 in FFF📖 dashboard )
YES, I made it up: PhD for Pretty HOT Driver ~ what can I say? This. Is. LEGIT. #fuego
Keeping my defense dress👗 hung up in plain view ~ so I can see it and envision myself presenting🎤 my paper📜 (I’ll also have a dress👔 rehearsal/run-through to practice while wearing it ahead of time)
Exercising both my body and my brain for the physical and mental fitness to endure and persevere
Hitting the sack one night closer from turning this 🌈dream💭 into a reality🏆
Last, but certainly not least and actually the most important :
Always PRAY .
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Health , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Study Saturday , Travel , Weekly Wonders , What's Hot , Workin' Woman , Yours Truly on 01/24/2015 at 08:00
As both an educator (college professor , religious education teacher, private tutor) and a student (to finish my doctoral degree this year and had a call to confirm my dissertation chair this week ~ to defend and become DOCTOR this ☼summer☼ then walk this fall) who can empathize with my own students , this ♣spring♣ semester thus far already has made waves!
P is for …
P upilsP ursuitP rogressP rosperP rosperity
Teaching in the Future : I conference call my high school dual credit students into my college classroom ! Technology rules!
G if for …
G oalG it’er done G raduate /Graduation
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In ♥ & Soul , Community , Health , Higher Ed , Home Sweet Home , Pro-DiSPO , Public Interest , Relationships , Study Saturday , Travel , Workin' Woman , Yours Truly on 05/18/2014 at 03:45
Separation between Church and State… What’s that?
When I taught college, I didn’t lead my classes in prayer because we were in public schools. However, I did inform my students that I am a woman of faith, and I occasionally requested moments of silence out of respect for people or incidents that I believe deserved our attention.
My Ph.D. is from Our Lady of the Lake University , a Catholic school, so I’m grateful for my faith-based education. Before our classes, we would pray. Every year, we would have our Convocation at Church, where we would light candles to illuminate. After we passed our first year luminary exams, we earned these medals.
Our fourth year symbolized our candidacy, upon completing our final set of comprehensive exams.
Matthew 5:14-16
Bearing all of this in mind, I very much integrate my soul into my studies.
Spirit Mode = Scholar Mode
Recently, I reached my latest milestones as a Ph.D. Candidate who is ABD (All But Dissertation): the blessing of my Concept Proposal before the HOLYdays and the passing of my Proposal Defense this past Tuesday! GOD has surely blessed me on this journey, and as my classmate, Dr. Alex Garza , who graduated a year ago, told me: it’ll happen in GOD’s time.
Today, the LORD likewise blessed me in continued service to our Church: this time as commentator at Mass for the first time. After going through my proposal, I felt like my voice was cracking. Yet the LORD stayed by my side, and kept me going, and luckily, several congregation members commended me for speaking clearly.
Where am I going with this? I am going with GOD’s calling , which is to establish a Catholic school. The future generations of the Church deserve an opportunity to lead by their faith and values systems, even in their education. Honestly, I am uncertain of what will happen from here, but if I keep listening to GOD , He will lead me toward His plan.
GOD Bless Y’all!!! ¡Díos los bendigan!
Happy Birthday to Bishop Mike mañana!
By the way, my friend, Bishop Pfeifer has double-digits in his age this year, as well as my mom, the Birthday Girl, this Tuesday, and I also will in my next birthday!
The Elaine Dispo Journal 