April Newsletter
Candalada
Corona Virus Steals The Month of March
Actual text message from Prince William County Public Schools
Anyone that tried ignoring the news and hoping for the best was slapped in the face during the month of March. In addition to circulating images of coffins and videos of infected celebrities during the month of March toilet paper went flying off the shelves. The phrase “social distancing” was coined and popularized. Work from home tests were rolled out by various companies, mall workers were laid off and the announcement that Virginia public schools would be closed for the rest of the year was made.
School
On the day of the school closure announcement a single tear rolled down my face. My first thoughts where: OMG How bad is this shit?! If they don’t care about education anymore we are probably all about to die! Then I thought to myself, my son finally has a teacher that I love and developed a great communication system with. How am I supposed to be a provider and a homeschool teacher! My shoulder hurt and my back felt like I was carrying something heavy.
Notifying my son that he would not return to school was the hardest thing I had to do. He cried immediately. He was dissapointed that he did not have a chance to say good bye to his friends. Luckily with the help of FaceTime I was able to help him connect with his teacher the next day. She currently, holds 2 weekly zoom meetings, one on Monday and one on Friday. Now he is able to interact with classmates. During the weekends he is able to Face-time with his favorite class mate. Although nothing compares to in person interactions. I have seen a significant rise in my sons spirit.
Afterschool
After some deliberation I decided that it was important for him to continue music lessons. Initially we skipped one week due to the acute stress the sudden change had on both of us. The next week we made up the session. Meeting on Monday and Thursday. The biggest benefit on online music lesson has been the reduction in price. Guitar lessons cost 30 dollars less a month.
Work
I stopped seeing clients in the month of March about two weeks before babershops and salons officially closed. It has been difficult to turn down my clients request and give them no definitive answer of when I will become available again. Although I work at home and do not see nearly as many people as I used to. I have developed a great bond with the clients I do have. They are like my family, it feels like I am saying no to my brothers, sisters, aunties and grandma. The phrase better safe than sorry is what I have been holding onto.
Candalada’s Quarantine Beauty Chat Series
I’m truly a visual person. Initially I was going to do an official review on Taraji P. Henson’s new line. Since I did an informal on Instagram and many of you follow me there I decided to share this video instead. I have been working on this series for the past 2 weeks. Hopefully something in it is helpful or inspiring. The THP official review will be in the May Newsletter.
In this episode I covered:
Hair - Wash Theory
Skin - Care Routine Journey
Nail -Nail Removal
SNACK TIME
MOVIE REVIEWS
The ratings below reflect how good the movie is for the genre it’s in. I am using a scale of 1-5. Five (5) representing excellence, three (3) okay and one (1) trash. The category legend is as follows:
(S) Superhero
(L) Love or Comedy
(ST) Story/Biopic
(A) Action/Thriller or Mystery
Onward (ST) : Rating 4.5 - Officially the last movie that I saw in the theater. This movie is deep and funny. Topic touched on included the after life, trusting yourself and trusting other people. I think that any movie that attempts to make sense of death for children has level of maturity to it. For example: CoCo I enjoyed watching it. I think that someone who recently lost someone or has a sibling that is very different from them would relate more to the film than someone who is an only child or hasn’t had to deal with the loss of a parent. Something else that stood out to me where the female characters in the movie showed strength and intelligence at very given opportunity.
The Banker (ST) : Rating 5 - It was crazy seeing Nia long really looking like someones mother, similar to what it was like watching Will Smith be heavier to play the role of Muhammad Ali. This film gives some insight on how racism can prevent economic progress and how math is the foundation of the world. Based on a true story this is a must watch film. The trickery, the humor and the truth of it all blend together nicely. I love that I can count on Samuel Jackson to curse everyone out and teach them a lesson at the same time. He was a great supporting actor. The main character did well delivering an even tempered, genius. I watched this movie for free on Apple TV. Download the app and receive a free year of Apple TV.
Sonic (S) : Rating 4 - As a person that played Sega Genesis in my youth and watch the original Sonic cartoon it was my civic duty to see this film. Jim Carey is certified crazy. Absolutely no one could have been the villain quite like him. It has a level of cheesy ness to it. My son loved the film. There is a hint that there will be a part two. There were some awesome cameos in the film.
Prince Issa Turns 8!!!!
Issa is not a stranger to intimate birthdays. After his first birthday party I was so stressed out I vowed there would be no more. Every year I take him to get gourmet cupcakes send a little video to the family by the end of the day. This year I planned to surprise him with a trip to Leggo Land for a change of scenery and they surprised me with a closure.
I got creative and we were still able to have a very good day. I dedicated the day and all of my time to him. I pre planned all of the surprises and agenda. We started with a hair wash he hated that lol.
We made cinnamon rolls, learned the Toosie slide, he had the Mickey hoodie surprise, we took pictures together, opening of golden presents and cards (family group FaceTime singing of happy Birthday), baked cookies, watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the movie and for the finale had a LED ballon dance party in the dark (music by Bruno Mars). We really were exhausted and had a ton of fun!
