Back again, Did you miss me?

Hi, friends!

Where and how should I even start this blog post? So much has happened since the last time I posted here. I looked back and realized my last post was from 2019. Wow!

I’ve had so much going on since then, and I really wish I could have kept up with blogging. I’ll try to make this as easy as possible to catch up on everything that has happened over the years.

2019–2020: A Lot Happened!

Of course, 2020 was a wild year. Pretty much everyone reading this knows what happened: the COVID-19 pandemic.

But even before that, life was already changing.

My Best Friend

2019: My best friend, who had recently gotten married, ended up getting divorced. Her husband cheated on her and was caught.

Current update: She’s still working in corrections and has one more semester left in her Radiation Therapy program. I’m so proud of her!

She recently told me that she and her new boyfriend are doing well and are planning to move in together. Don’t worry—I’ve met him, and I really like him for her. He is way, way, way better for her. Honestly, I feel like he was a Godsend compared to her exes and ex-husband.

I’m so happy for her! ❤️

Career Changes

2019: I was thinking about going to graduate school after finishing my BFA in Art, or possibly joining the Air Force as an officer.

Current update: Well… no grad school and no Air Force officer career!

I currently work in the parts department of a dealership. I started there during the pandemic because the bookstore I was working at was struggling, and I knew I probably wasn’t going to have much of a future there anyway.

I actually really like my job. I originally started as a porter, thanks to a friend/technician who helped me get the job. Later, with some moral support, I worked up the courage to ask to apply for an open position in the parts department. Here I am, almost five years later, and I’m at the top of my parts team!

I had been thinking about leaving because I wanted to do something different and make more money. I make decent money now—enough to be stable—but most of it goes toward loans and debt, so I’m still trying to get ahead.

I’ve been thinking about possibly going into one of two different fields: healthcare or coding. We’ll see what happens because there are some changes happening at work right now.

If things become too much for me to handle, I may have to make a change. My job can be stressful because I work on commission, and my pay depends on other people finishing their work. It can be frustrating compared to having a steady hourly wage.

My Art

2019: I wanted to continue pursuing art, possibly even going to graduate school for something like Art in Medicine. I wanted to perfect my art because, looking back, getting through my art degree was kind of a loophole for me as well as a stressful form of relief.

Does that make sense?

Current update: I still miss doing art!

If I were to get back into art now, I think it would be more of a stress-relief activity or hobby rather than something I want to pursue as a career.

I’ve actually learned a lot more about art by watching TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, too. There are so many talented artists and tutorials online now!

Re-Educating Myself

2019: I wanted to re-educate myself.

I felt like I was getting rusty because I had been out of school for a while and was forgetting a lot of things I had learned. My math, grammar, and other school subjects were slowly fading from my memory. I wanted to use YouTube and old-school textbooks to refresh my knowledge and keep my mind educated.

I know there are plenty of people out there who are grammar Nazis, while others struggle with grammar. As someone with a learning disability, I’ve always felt like I wasn’t challenged or educated as well as I could have been in school, which made college a struggle for me. That’s why I wanted to re-educate myself—not necessarily to become some genius, but just to feel more mentally mature, knowledgeable, and confident.

Current update: Still haven’t really tried. LOL.

I’m doing somewhat better just by dealing with everyday work and life and trying to learn and comprehend things better. I even bought a book to read, but I never made it past the first chapter. 😂

Recently, I downloaded the Kindle app on my phone and started using Audible so I can read and listen at the same time. I really wanted an actual Kindle, but I told myself I’m not allowed to buy one until I’ve read 10 books total. I might even write summaries and share them with my besties because they love reading!

YouTube and Vlogging

2019: I wanted to start vlogging on YouTube because I thought I would have more time once I was just working and living life.

Current update: LOL. WRONG.

I probably could have vlogged, but there was just way too much going on—even during the pandemic. 

I wanted to have a fun life, but instead, I was still struggling with a lot of mental and financial issues. I was supposed to vlog our trip to San Diego Comic-Con, but that was a complete fail. That trip deserves its own post because there is a lot more to that story. Hopefully, I’ll actually write it!

In October 2026, we’re planning to go to Japan, and hopefully I’ll have my vlogging and photography stuff ready for the trip.

The Pandemic and My Mom

During the pandemic, my mom was very lucky because she was able to have her breast cancer surgery right before COVID really started affecting everything.

I took about two weeks of FMLA to help take care of her. Then I went back to work, only to find out about three weeks later that we were being furloughed because of the COVID pandemic.

That’s how I ended up taking the job as a porter.

It honestly wasn’t too bad, and I made way more money than I expected. Sadly, it was also my first full-time job at 29 years old.

Eventually, I left the bookstore, and it ended up being a really big change for me.

My mom is doing much better, thankfully. They caught her cancer before it progressed to a later stage, and I’m incredibly grateful for that.

Love, Engagement, and Everything In Between ❤️

Well… your girl is no longer single!

After all these years of boys being boys, I finally met someone who genuinely wants me in his life.

We started dating in late spring of 2021, and then, in July 2025, we got engaged in San Diego!!!

Definitely God's timing. ❤️

Of course, life hasn’t been all happy moments.

We also lost both of our grandmothers around the same period, between 2024 and 2025. 

Their deaths also happened around the time of our San Diego trip, which is one of the reasons that trip didn’t go as planned.

There’s a lot more to that story, so I’ll probably have to make another post about it.

Health, Accidents, and More Changes

I also went through three car accidents in one year.

Thankfully, I’m okay. I’ve dealt with neck pain since then, and I’ve recently started seeing a chiropractor because I’m trying to get back to focusing on my health.

I also gained about 60 pounds since the car accident in 2021.

Now I’m trying to lose that weight—and hopefully a little more—for our Japan trip and our wedding in 2026/2027.

A Lot of Loss

Between my family and my fiancé’s family, we’ve experienced four deaths in the family.

We also lost a neighbor who was very kind to my fiancé and had become almost like a friend to him. He died by suicide, and my fiancé struggled with feeling like he could have somehow prevented it.

On top of all that, we’ve dealt with losing jobs, trying to find a place to live, financial struggles, and many other problems.

We’ve been through a LOT.

And honestly, we’re still battling some of those problems today.

So… What’s Next?

I could keep going, but I think I might have to save the rest for another post. 😂

Hopefully, I can actually keep up with blogging this time!

I’m sorry it took me so long to post here. Life really got away from me, but I’m hoping to change that.

I might also be getting into some online streaming soon! I finally got into D&D with my besties, so there will hopefully be plenty of nerdy content coming your way.

Stay tuned for more nerdy stuff! 🎲✨

And don’t forget to follow me on my other social media! The links are available on the “Follow Me” tab. ☺️

Thanks for sticking around and catching up with me!

Until next time! ❤️

Hello Everyone, I'm Back!

Hi everyone,

It's me, Bonita.
I'm back on blogging again (well slowly getting back in the habit), and would like to catch up on my life updates since the last time I posted something (whoa, 2 years).

Let's break it down some (don't want to go aaalllll in that would be forever, lol):

1.  I've sacrificed a lot to be last year
2.  I had my Welded Magnolia in the Jacksonville Zoo "Zoo of Lights" permanent collection.
3. Had my 8foot by 4foot Woodcut Print Relief displayed at the MOCA Jacksonville.
4. Went to Art Basel Miami 2017 for the first time (hopefully I can go back again)
5. one of my Best Friends (my ride and die) got Married and I got be her Maid of Honor.
6. Ended up on Spring 2018 A/B honors roll and my last semester with a President A honors roll.
7. Graduated with my Bachelors in Fine Arts degree from University of North Florida (finally!!) 
8. Still work working for the bookstore 
1. Went from working at the law school bookstore.
2.  ended up having a new manager (who is awesome, she's one of my good friends/older sister/cousin).
3.  we both had to close the store because we both got promoted to a new store (1 hr and 30 mins away) to open as well  I got promoted to an actual team lead.
4.  I left there to be transferred to a different store back in September to be  more near my university as well for traffic/travel for my last semester at UNF
5. Now I currently work at the same location with the same title
6. I ended applying for something pretty cool even though I would like to go somewhere else but this a good start/step for me.
9. I've interned for Wolfson Children Hospital for the Art with a Heart program there ( making art with kids who are patients at the hospital). I had so much fun and loved it so....
10. After giving my Senior Presentation to the entire Art department aka my professors, They would love for me to continue making art on my own as well take a couple years off before going to Graduate school.
11. I already have in my what I would like to go for grad school for: Art in Medicine at UF (basically what I interned for but in Jax) however I would work with all ages from kids to elders. I could also go for Art therapy, however every graduate schools are different. 
1. I would like to either work with patients in the hospitals/nursing homes/rehab centers.
2.  As well work with kids at school 
3. or have a family practice
4. basically i would like to with everyone and help them through art, as it helped me.
12. Now that I am out of school and just working part-time, I wanted to make time to reeducate my self from k-12 subjects so I don't ever forget them. Now and days, I feel a bit off about how much math or grammar I remember, as well vocabulary, science, and history.
1. I already looked in to Khan Academy to check that out, haven't started, but can't wait to relearn some things. 
2. I have no shame to say that, plus I'm already dyslexic my self, so this is more to improve myself more. 
3. my dyslexia will never go away, however I learned from my research for my art work I made for my senior project, You may never get rid of it but you can always improve yourself by finding what works best for you. 
13. Last thing is I'm going to try to vlog my YouTube again. 
1. links should be on the side but don't worry I'm going to give this blog site an update as well. 

All righty, I know its a long read but we are all caught up (well the most important stuff), so I will be posting more things. Follow me (if you like) to see what more I will post, oh don't forget to follow any of my other social media too ( all links are on the side,if you want to). 

Have a great day,

Bonita xoxo

Spring Semester Already?

Wow Spring already started and it is now already coming to an end. Well I mean my semester is going well so far, I’m taking 3 classes: Color Theory, Litho Printmaking, and African Arts. I really enjoy my classes, I thought about using some of my techniques I gained to make art to sale or gifts. Now since I taken a job at the bookstore and what was supposed to be a seasonal work at Forever 21, I ended work there part-time now. I work now 3 jobs to help maintain school, life and mostly bills. Yes, its all overwhelming with work, school, and trying to maintain a life for myself as a 25yr old. I just hope by the end of this semester I finally be official have my GPA up, and I’m off the school list.

New Me, New Year!

Hello everyone, :)

I'm back so here's a quick update:

• I passed my two Art classes: Intro to Printmaking and 3D design class
• Got a seasonal job at Forever 21
• Also turned 25 years old
  All Hail the Capricorns!!!! 

I hope everyone had a great Holiday!!!!!!!

So I had a busy month already as well coming up, going to back to work at the Bookstore and classes are about to start soon. I got to make sure I give my self a little bit of time for myself as well to do art assignments. I'm going to be taking Lithography, Color Theory, and African Arts: Form,Perf,Affect. I'm so excited to start classes and see what this new year as or me.

speaking of the new me, the fact I turned 25, I wanted to treat myself with free stuff well I went to Sephora and got my skincare product that I tried and loved as well bought a set for a value deal from a sample I was given during my first visit. I got my cleanser: 

• boscia (Detoxifying Black Cleanser) 

I ended up getting a Free Birthday Gift:

•  tarte BIRTHDAY GIFT Tarte Lip and Cheek Set

Came back for this product the next day:

• a value kit for $25 it was a travel size of:
• Origins GinZing™ Energy-Boosting Moisturizer
• Origins High Potency Night-A-Mins™ Mineral-Enriched Renewal Cream

So That's all I wanted to Share to everyone what been updated before the New Year of 2017.

How was your Holiday?
What special gift did you end up getting for yourself?
Are you a Capricorn?

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Saturday and Pinterest

So I know it's been a long time since I've posted a post on my blog. In the time since the last post, I've been busy with my classes and work at my job. Still miss my (well I still miss this guy I really really like) babe.

Anyways I want to post about what I tend to be up to and well right now I'm typing this on my phone, soaking my foot in a foot bath, and watching Harry Potter Marathon.
This week has been crazy busy since Hurricane Matthew came through Jacksonville (my house was way to far inland aka Southwest of Jacksonville, we didn't get any damages just power outage for a few hours) it caused classes cancellation and projects/exams date changes that everyone Just felt lost. Plus Thursday night after class I had to run to my other job because we had Waka Flocla performing. Last night (Friday night) was my usual work night, and today woke up feeling cramping  because it's beginning of my shark week.
So now I've been just going through Pinterest and looking through what interesting things to pin, Click here for my Pinterest page.

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Another Comeback

So working at the bookstore (again) isn't that bad, at least I got job to be working at instead having to look for job while needing a way of payment to pay bills. I just felt blessed that they welcomed me back especially since they are in need of anyone who knows how they work.
Since I couldn't get to take the Summer B (our summer term is divided by 3 parts: Summer A is May to June, Summer B is July to August, and Summer C is May to August), so for now I'm taking a break till Fall term starts and just work right now. I can't wait till Fall term starts, you have no idea, I will be taking 3D design and Intro to Printmaking. I can't wait to learn about the media and see what I could do with them and what style I'm leaning towards. I want to learn many ways of Art mediums and see since I cant make it my own. Charcoal is still getting adjust to yet its my favorite for more control my patients.
Meantime, with the pay I'm is not the same as my other pervious jobs saving money is going to an extra challenge. Doesn't mean I'll give up nope, this is what I call another Comeback. For now I'm just working and focusing in finishing college for my BFA in PDP. I made a pin point idea of when I will finish and finally graduate: Between Summer 2018 to Spring 2019. I know right Crazy how its that long I could of gotten a Doctorates Degree by then. ( I'm still debating about going for my Master and Doc).

Have you even been in a situation like this?
What is your Situations?
What is your Comeback story?
If you could go back to redo any thing from a situation like this, what do you wish you  could of done?

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Well Everything Happens for a Reason

     This weekend went down the steep mountain cliff to climbing back up a different mountain. Luckily, I still focusing in my art and even when crisis hits, art always help coup me as well listening to music and having close friends to be there to support you. So that new job was not happening, apparently being a part-time doesn't really fit for the company, yup I had to leave. However, it would of been different if I was a fulltime because it was more easier to train me and prepare me for the busiest season of logistics, but I just told them I could do part-time and that after a couple of years of college I would be happy to become a full-time. During my training, it wasn't that I had  hard time understanding, it was that I was getting a proper training. When you train some one you have a handbook about what you are going to do, and the person must be full on training you and not get distracted on other things unless its work related. I'm not saying the company done a horrible job training me, it just I wasn't really structured, it was just shadowing the person and do it yourself and they expect you to do it all on your own with out a screw up. I could go on but I think I made the main point across.
     Well I thought the world as over for me and it feels like a relationship that started and ended in a month, it happen so fast but it suddenly came to an end. It's okay, I did have a down for the rest of day even in my ceramic class. I couldn't focus on making my slab work on the salt and pepper shakers with a resting bowl. During the time, after I told my mom the news, I was texting and messaging my close friends about what had happened and I didn't know what to do. I thank God everyday for these friends that I have because without them, I would be super alone to where I could careless about anything happening around me just trying to survive the world. Anyways, my friends suggested me to go back to my old job, UNF Bookstore: I really liked this job, I even wanted to continue to work there but Aeropostale hours wouldn't let me. Moreover, I went in the next morning to ask about rehiring me especially after what happen it was during the time of I need to pay my class, payments, and bills. They said yes, I was already still in the system that even my name tag was still in the office where my friends and I left it during our little ceremony we did for me leaving. Well I got so excited and blessed that I got a job, I could work at after what had happened the day before.
      During this time, I wished I could of talked to this certain friend, I known for 2 years but I don't know if we kind of ended our friendship or it was temporary or it was pause in our life before we could one day reunited again. This friend was kind of like my change in life, I wanted to show that I can be a better person and I'm growing up. Well, on the bright side I really working hard on my ceramic class that if you follow my Instagram/Facebook page you can see some photos I took of my work in progress. I am more excited to continue my art major that I cant wait for Fall semester. I don't even know if I will ever get another job or get promoted along the way but my degree if more important and I finally feeling like I'm getting closer to be graduating after all these years of complications (Oh follow me on LinkedIn). In the meantime I will just focus on my art and working my butt off, and not get anything to distract me. I even noticing that I am becoming a little different with the social circle, like I had my crazy fun times but now it like I don't mind having a fun time but just getting with friends and talk is just nice. I'm only 24 years old now soon to be 25 in Dec, but I feel like already 30+ haha jk.
      Well I will soon have time to write more post, maybe just maybe a video too, but just don't forget to follow me to keep up with what is going on in my life.
Check out previous post: A's with a new job and no BF!
Questions:
Have you even been let go from a job because they either were concern about your work progress and/or the waste of time for having someone being part-time?
What would do if this was to happen to you?
Did your life change to the good or bad after a similar situation happened to you?
Answer the questions down below in the comments.