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MISS COUGAR 2010 – I’M A FINALIST!

Posted by admin in Life in America, Romance on 07 28th, 2010

WOW…talk about a surprise email this morning. I was notified that I am one of the four finalists in the Del Mar Miss Cougar 2010 contest and the competition is this Friday!! Yikes! I also just found out that there is yet another voting process with the remaining contestants.

I STILL NEED YOUR VOTES: CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR FINALIST #4 – SHEILA!!

I entered this contest completely as a goofy to do, but now I seriously want to win! I thank all of you that voted for me in the 1st round from the bottom of my heart! I woudn’t be here without you. I need you again, so please inform everyone you know to vote. Unfortunately, you can only vote one time per day per computer. Please spread the word! The site to vote is: www.delmarscene.com… . VOTE FOR COUGAR #4 – SHEILA

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Help me to bring home the crown! Thanks! xoxoxoxo

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MISS COUGAR 2010 – VOTE FOR ME! My Cougar History…

Posted by admin in Finding Love, Life in America, Romance on 07 20th, 2010

Hey Everyone,

As those of you that are my Facebook friends know, I am a CERTIFIED COUGAR!! What’s a Cougar you ask? A Cougar is a term for a woman over the age of 40 that dates younger men. Those younger men are referred to as Cubs! Grrrrrrrrrr…

cougar dating

I was very recently informed about a contest that The Del Mar racetrack is having their 2nd annual Miss Cougar 2010 Contest. Of course, with me being the self-proclaimed ‘Queen of All Cougars’, I had to enter! I am now in 7th place and voting ends on Friday, July 23rd. Here is the link to vote for me – Contestant #12: . VOTE FOR SHEILA – CLICK HERE !!

So how did I become a Cougar? Funny you should ask. Before turning 40 two years ago, I only dated older men. Not just older, but really old! I had MAJOR Daddy issues and only found men that were in their 60’s & 70’s to be attractive/sexy enough for me to date. In fact, one of the best relationships of my entire life was w/my boyfriend of over 6 years that was twice my age. At that time, I would have NEVER considered dating someone younger than me.

Cougar Dating

That all changed when I turned 40! I met my first “Cub” by chance in 2008. I went to a ski shop to buy an outfit for an upcoming ski trip and I was helped by an uber handsome young man. He was tall and FINE!! After focusing on me for about an hour, I finally found the right outfit. After he rang up my purchases & giving me a generous discount, he very confidently asked me for my phone number. I knew he was younger than me, but I had no idea how young. I immediately gave him my number and floated out of the store. When he called me, I asked him how old he was. I thought he was around 26. When he informed me that he was 20, I damn near died! I was twice his damn age…WTH!?!?!? I didn’t care. He was more confident and approached me in such a mature way and did I mention that he was FINE AS HELL!! Long story short, I was Very Happy to date him for the time we did. It was one of my most rewarding/fulfilling relationships ever. Ever since then, I have had an almost insatiable desire to date Cubs! My sweet spot age for my Cubs is 24 – 29. Reality, I typically tend to date guys that are 32. I love all men, but I love younger men! They have what it takes to keep up with me! LOL

Hollywood has definitely picked up on the trend. Anyone catch CougarTown on ABC? It is a top rated show for them starring Courtney Cox-Arquette. And who doesn’t know about Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher being happily married for several years!

Again, I would SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO appreciate it if you voted for me for Miss Cougar 2010! CLICK HERE TO VOTE! I AM CONTESTANT #12 VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 23RD! THANK YOU!

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Sometimes I Feel Like I am Sprinting in Quicksand

Posted by admin in Female Entrepreneur, Life in America, Making Money While I Sleep on 06 30th, 2010

Hey Everyone. Have you ever had the experience where you have so much to do or have so much that you want to accomplish that you cannot make tangible progress on anything you are working on? This is where I am at right now and it sucks!

I have so many things that interest me that I am either currently pursuing or want to pursue: writing a book, publishing my own info products, offline consulting, creating membership sites, building 100s of autoblogs, being a professional singer in a foreign country, building a public speaking career, weight training to obtain the body of my dreams, dating/love life, time with friends, obtaining business credit, starting a travel company, outsourcing my business, obtaining my Tefl Certification, having an online store, modeling, writing more blog posts, starting a new risque’ blog, planning my next international trip, monetizing my blog and very specific HUGE monetary goals…

I think you get the picture. Right now, I literally feel as if I am sprinting in quicksand and the quicksand is pressing in on my chest and suffocating me! This feeling really sucks! Multitasking does not work!!! Combine all this with the fact that I suffer from S.O.S. (shiny object syndrome) and you can see why I’m feeling this way.

I know I need to prioritize and work on one project at a time, but that is easier said than done when I have the spector of making money to fuel my travel passion/obsession, eating and paying rent on an apartment in Austin that I’m never in. I’ve made the decision to hit a very large income target quickly and while my
current endeavors financially support me now, I’m ready to live a life that is truly “out of this world” and I want to do it now! Patience is not a strong suit, lol. There are shortcuts I could take in hitting my financial goal, but I’m choosing not to pursue them for personal reasons. Gotta do this on my own.

After talking to very insightful friends this weekend, I have narrowed my focus down to 3 things that I am passionate about and will get the most financial bang for my time invested quickly. I’m close to removing one of those items as I am still feeling that sinking quicksand feeling as I am typing this post.

Anyway, I just had to vent and get this off my chest. No pun intended, lol. I actually do feel a little better. Thanks for listening.

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PUBLIC SPEAKING CAREER IN MY FUTURE?

Posted by admin in Female Entrepreneur, Making Money While I Sleep on 06 23rd, 2010

Just thought I would write a quick post to put a new idea/life plan for my life out into the Universe with the instruction for it to actually Manifest. Twice within the past 36 hours, 2 people whose opinions I think very highly of, both told me that I should make a career out of Public Speaking. Both of them mentioned that I should
speak to Women. I have heard this many times from other people in the past 2 years. It is actually a dream of mine to become a highly paid public/motivational speaker, but at the same time, the thought of it scares the hell out of me.

For years, I have proclaimed to anyone that would listen that I have a fear of public speaking. Through the major corporations I have been blessed enough to work for (Disney, Gateway, Activision), I have taken many high dollar public speaking trainings. I also had an entire semester of Public Speaking 101 while
I was a student at The University of Kansas. I think I managed to get a B- in that class. It has been my experience that when I had to do prepared, written speeches, I would be gripped with the most gut-wrenching, debilitating fear. When I got up to deliver my speeches, my body and voice would be trembling so badly that I could barely get the words out. I would start sweating and could not make eye contact with the audience. It has always been such a horrible experience for me. I now know that this reaction is not a fear of speaking, but it is actually my fear of being judged. I find myself worrying about my hair or my weight or my outfit and the possibility that the audience will think I am “ugly”. Crazy I know!!

On the very Psycho flip side though, there have been many occasions where I have been at seminars with several hundred/thousand people and an opportunity to take the mike or go on stage and speak impromptu to the crowd presented itself and I have rocked it! In fact, I very deliberately seat myself at the end of an aisle, at the front of the seminar room just so I can guarantee myself a chance to get up in front of the crowd and be heard and seen. What the hell is that about?? I love being the center of attention in those situations where I can speak off the cuff and not have to prepare a talk. How is it possible to have a very strong desire to speak in front of large groups of people, either in person or via some sort of digital media, while fearing it at the same time?? I know I have a gift and I am in some way destined to share it.

What do I do with this? How can I fulfill what I do believe is part of my destiny to become a motivational speaker and find my platform? Hmmmmmm… Perhaps since this revelation is now “out there”, something totally amazing will Manifest

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