Instagram Round UP

 Greetings Loves!

Over the past few weeks I have been roaming Instagram trying to get a “feel” for it. Those of you that know me know that I am not a huge fan of IG. I’ve never really given IG a fair shake so I decided for 2015 I would take the time to see what the hype is all about.

On my IG journey I have ran across quite a few amazing people. I plan to share those people with you!









































The Liebster Award

I am on cloud 9 right now!!! I received my first blog nomination from Brittany Penny, the brilliant mind behind www.trulybeiconic.com



My blog officially launched September of 2014. I had been researching blog information all summer long trying to decide if I was actually going to blog or not. I made the decision to just jump out there and learn as I go. I did that because I knew that if I didn’t I would never get started. What a journey this has been!

For those that don’t know, The Liebster Award is an award given to bloggers (with 1k or less followers) in recognition by other bloggers. Upon being nominated (tagged on Instagram) you have to answer 11 questions of the nominators choosing and then nominate 11 other bloggers (notify them through Instagram) to answer the 11 questions of your choosing and so on and so on.

I appreciate those of you who take the time to check out my posts here on the site and for following me on social media. Your support means the world to me!

Here are my answers to the questions Brittany from www.trulybeiconic.com asked:

   1.     How did you come up with your blog name?

Stacie Stiletto has been a part of me for as far back as I can remember. When I was younger I would name my dolls and my Barbies “Stacie”.  During my teen years when I would be out with friends and guys would approach us we would all give a fake name. Mine of course was always “Stacie”.

Paring Stacie with Stiletto just feels right. I love Stilettos. My love for stilettos began with my first Barbie. She came with a hot pink pair of stilettos. Every Barbie I got after that came with stilettos, and my mother wore stilettos like it was nobody’s business. I just knew that when I grew up stilettos were going to be MY LIFE.

   2.     Why did you start your blog?
I use to host a mini show on facebook Monday-Friday from 4-5pm. I would consume your newsfeed for one hour about my thoughts feelings and ideas.  When my schedule changed and I was unable to do the show… I received messages from everyone (even strangers) asking when the show was coming back.

I also receive a ton of messages from people asking about relationships, how to spice things up, how to deal with different situations, and different date ideas.

With family, co-workers, and certain Facebook restrictions on my page I was unable to fully be me. I always felt “boxed in” and censored. I would often have to tone down my personality and I hated it.
Stacie Stiletto is where I can truly be me, unapologetic, uncensored,  and free.

3. What do you love most about blogging?

So far the thing that I love most about blogging is the connections that I am making with other bloggers and the interactions with my readers. I honestly was not expecting anyone to really take notice or care about what I had to say when I first started. I was shocked when my page views and subscribers began to grow. I was in tears when I received emails from people saying how my post made them think about situations differently.

4. What is your favorite blog post?

That’s a tough one… it’s a tie between I'm More Than Just A Rental and Fake It Til You Make It.

5. What are some of your goals this year?

My goal for 2015 is to give it my all. I want to see where this can take me. I don’t want to half ass it and then wonder later if I would have done what I am supposed to do where would I be.
I plan to “take chances, make mistakes and get messy!” –Ms. Frizzle

6. What is your favorite store and why?

Hobby Lobby is my favorite store!! I am a huge crafter. Glitter and mod podge and hot glue, OH MY! Hobby Lobby just speaks to my soul. 

7. Boots or booties?

Depends…. Are they Stiletto boots and booties?

8. What is your go-to makeup brand and why?

I am a big fan of Black Radiance. Their Color Perfect Liquid Foundation is the bees knees! The reason why I like it is because it gives you DIAMONDS for a GLITTER budget.

9. If offered a million dollars, what would you do with the money?

  ·        Repair my credit

  ·        Buy some land

  ·        Build a 4 bedroom house on that land

  ·        Start a non-profit organization for battered women and/or teens

  ·        Put the rest in the bank for a rainy day

10. What is your greatest accomplishment?

My greatest accomplishment (so far) is becoming a preschool teacher.

11. Who are your inspirations in life?

My inspirations in life are people who are doing positive things, people who give back to the community, and people who are trying to make a difference in the world.

I would like to nominate:












   1.    What made you start blogging?

   2.    What is one tip that you would give a new blogger?

   3.    What are your blogging goals?

   4.    When do you blog? (mornings, afternoons, nights)

   5.    Have you been to any blogging conferences?

   6.    What would be the perfect blogging opportunity for you?

   7.    What blogger would you most like to work with?

   8.    Do you plan to do any giveaways?

   9.    They say strangers will support you more than people you know… has that been your experience?

  10.                       How do you come up with ideas for new blog posts?

  11.                       What is the most difficult thing you have encountered blogging?


A Girls Guide To D.I.Y

The weekend before last a friend of mine invited me to a GIRLS NIGHT IN party that she was throwing. No one really felt like going “out” that weekend but we still wanted to get together and have a good time, so this was perfect.




The plan was for us to meet for facials and Mani’s/Pedi’s, grab a bite to eat, stop at Wal-Mart to get matching jammies, then head over to Alicia’s house for drinks.

We got caught up on everyone’s work/school life while we were getting the Mani’s/Pedi’s and we got caught up on everyone’s family life over dinner. When we got back to Alicia’s house and the drinks started flowing that’s when we had TEA.

Alicia invited people from her job, school, her book club, and a few people from her home town. It was about 20 of us total. Some of us knew each other well, and others not so much.

Before the drinks were made the conversation was either dry and bland or those that knew each other were sitting amongst themselves chatting it up while the strangers were Facebooking.

Those of you who know me know I couldn’t have that!  We were supposed to be interacting with one another and having a good time. So Alicia and I made frozen drinks for the ladies who weren’t really drinkers and we gave shot gasses to the other ladies.

I suggested that we play a drinking game to start things off. The game that I suggested was 

“NEVER HAVE I EVER…”


HOW TO PLAY:
  1.    You get together in a circle  
  
  2.  One person says “NEVER HAVE I EVER…” and that person says something that they have never done before…
  
  3.  If other people in the group have done it… they take a shot.

  4.  Then the next person repeats the process

I went first…

“NEVER HAVE I EVER…. Slept with two men at the same time”

Honeyyyyyyy you should have seen their faces!!!! Their mouths dropped and couldn’t believe that I went there.

Everyone’s eyes scanned the room to see who would take the first shot… to our surprise Alicia was the first, then Amber, Tasha, and Kasey. We spent the next hour talking about the details of their steamy past.

We went around the room and some of the NEVER HAVE I EVERS was sexual in nature and others weren’t.

NEVER HAVE I EVER… had sex with someone outside my race.

NEVER HAVE I EVER… been camping.

NEVER HAVE I EVER… had sex in the woods.

NEVER HAVE I EVER… dined and dashed.

NEVER HAVE I EVER… MASTURBATED….

I looked at Denise in disbelief. Did she really just say what I think she said?? One after another ladies around the room started to drink. I could not believe what I was seeing.

Some said they have never masturbated because they were told it was WRONG when they were younger, others didn’t really have a reason as to why they’ve never tried it… they said that it was awkward.

I went online to my social media pages and I asked Facebook/Twitter if I could get a show of hands of how many ladies who have NEVER masturbated. I was shocked as hell at the number of Ladies who said they have yet to explore their own bodies.

Ladies, Ladies, Ladies… how do you expect HIM to know what to do to your body if YOU don’t know what to do to your body??

Women’s bodies are like cars, each one unique and different in their own way. Some cars get great gas mileage. Some cars come with wifi. Some cars you have to pump the breaks 5 times before you will come to a complete stop. Some cars you have to hold the window a certain way when rolling it up and down. Some cars you have to sweet talk like Baby Face and beg like Keith Sweat in order for them to crank.

The one thing all these cars have in common is the OWNERS MANUAL! The owner’s manual tells you all the specific details about your make and model.

Exploring your body will help you learn what you like, what you don’t like, and what it takes to get you to where you need to be.

Here are a few tips, tricks, and suggestions to help you on your journey of self-discovery.

  1.    Clean your bathroom and bedroom and put fresh sheets on the bed.

I don’t know about you, but the best feeling in the world is clean sheets rubbing against freshly shaved legs! It feels like Heaven on Earth.

  2.  If you can, go get a massage and a mani/pedi. Or give yourself the mani/pedi.



I don’t know want Sue Kim does, but I always feel like a million bucks after she does my mani/pedi. I feel super feminine when my hands and feet are done. I make myself FEEL sexy so that I can FEEL sexy (.wink.)You get pretty when you get ready to let your mate explore your body, do the same for yourself. Treat yourself, don’t cheat yourself!

  3.  Get a bottle of your drink of choice. (Wine or my personal fav Rum)



Some may need a bit of liquid courage to help move things along.

  4.  Light some candles in the bathroom, and take a nice long hot bath. (play a bit of jazz/r&b)



Kick back in the tub and relax. Clear your mind. Enjoy the music.

  5.  Rub your body down with your fav Bath and Body Works or Victoria Secrets body butter.



Amber Romance is my personal fav 

  6.  Put on your sexy panties and bra (or not)




  7.  Light the candles in your room or grab the black/red light out of your BLACK BOX.

You have to set the mood.

  8.  Decide If you are going to watch porn, read a bit of erotica, or use your imagination to kick things into gear.



  9.  Decide if you are going to use your hands or use toys.

Whatever you feel most comfortable using.

Ladies please take time to explore your body. We all hate when our mates don’t take time to explore every inch of our bodies when we are being intimate with them. You can’t show him/her what you like if you haven’t discovered it yourself.

Do you enjoy your nipples being played with? 

Do you like them pinched, squeezed, twisted, or pulled? How much is too much? Do you favor the left one over the right or would you rather no contact at all?

Can you orgasm from clitoral stimulation alone or does your body require penetration? Or both?

When it comes to clitoral stimulation do you prefer direct contact? Do you enjoy a light touch moving in circles, a medium touch moving up and down, or a rough touch moving side to side?

As you grow closer to orgasm do you require your nipples to be stimulated at the same time in order to push you over the top?

How many times do you like to be on the edge of your seat before you finally have an orgasm?

Do you know where your G-spot is?

All of these questions can be answered via self-discovery.

Ladies why do guys get to have all the fun? Guys know exactly what it takes to get them where they need to be. A guy can tell you exactly how long it takes for him to “finish”

“IF IM TRYING TO GET ONE AND GO… ALL I NEED IS 2min and 11sec”

“IF IM TRYING TO ENJOY MYSELF… 27min and 43sec”.

Women are blessed with beautiful bodies and hand sculpted curves. It’s time we learned how to personally navigate those curves. You know what they say… practice makes perfect!





Rub.

Touch.

Caress.

Grope.

Feel.

Pat.

Stroke.

Pinch.

Lick.

Squeeze.

Taste.

Scratch.

Fondle.

Bite.

Grab.

Flick.

Tickle.


Enjoy.

-Stacie Stiletto

Pick Up The Pieces

Even though it’s easy to jump into a new relationship, getting over someone you thought you would spend eternity with is an emotional process because you spend hours crying on your best friends shoulder, you listen to sad songs on Pandora, and you eat your weight in junk food.



First, getting over someone you thought you would spend eternity with is an emotional process because you spend hours crying on your best friends shoulder.

You shouldn’t go through this alone. If your best friend is truly a friend she will be there for you to dry your tears, tell you how it’s their loss for losing out on a great person like you, pour you a shot or two of tequila, and stop you from drunk texting your ex and putting all your drama on Facebook.



You should wait a week or two before you post about your break up on social media and/or tell your family/friends.  

Wait until the breakup is really final before you say anything. I remember when I was dating “Brent” and when we broke up my friends came over to help me get over him. In the midst of me crying they started telling me how they never liked him and how he wasn’t any good and started naming reasons why we shouldn’t be together… some of it may have been true, others were said with the hopes that it would make me feel better… but when “Brent” and I got back together two days later, things were awkward whenever we would all hang out together.

Additionally, you listen to sad songs on Pandora. 



I don’t care what anyone says, there is power in music. Music speaks to your soul. Well I know it speaks to my soul for that matter. My first real break up happened back when I was dating “Brice”, don’t get me wrong… I’ve had plenty of breakups but none that really hurt my soul. I don’t know what it was about “Brice” but our breakup rocked me to my core. I locked myself in my room for days playing the same Fantasia song over and over and over again. Free Yourself - Fantasia

The songs I listen to when I am attempting to mend my broken heart makes the process a little bit easier. The songs make me feel a little less alone. Yea, my friends say they understand what I am going through and dealing with but there are no words in the human language that can describe the pain I feel in my chest. 

Remember when you were little and you would fall down and hurt your knee, or bump your head and your mother would kiss it to make it feel better…? That’s what music does for me. It kisses the pain to make it feel all better. 

Find yourself a good station on Pandora or create a playlist on your phone and/or iPod and let the music take you away.

Since U Been Gone Kelly Clarkson http://youtu.be/aBeDBLHedf0
Forget You Cee Lo Green http://youtu.be/pc0mxOXbWIU
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Taylor Swift http://youtu.be/WA4iX5D9Z64
Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers http://youtu.be/tIdIqbv7SPo
Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye http://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY
Bye Bye Bye *NSYNC http://youtu.be/Eo-KmOd3i7s
Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton http://youtu.be/p2Rch6WvPJE
Ex-Factor Lauryn Hill http://youtu.be/cE-bnWqLqxE
'Everybody Knows John Legend http://youtu.be/c7NLq5Soq_E
Not Gon' Cry Mary J. Blige http://youtu.be/Xxk4e59M8og
Just be a man about it Toni Braxton http://youtu.be/wpaR3wzTlvo
Me, Myself and I  BeyoncĂ© Knowles http://youtu.be/4S37SGxZSMc
The One I Gave My Heart To  Aaliyah http://youtu.be/jnFKa8iuwHU
All Cried Out Allure http://youtu.be/D2_A3Ia-69U
The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) - Dru Hill http://youtu.be/LOa2SRshWEI
We're Not Making Love No More - Dru Hill http://youtu.be/9S-fkjC2OOs
If You Think You're Lonely Now - Bobby Womack http://youtu.be/sbbZ_k1Z8gU
We Can't Be Friends - Deborah Cox and R.L http://youtu.be/01yPbUXnJZk
Brokenhearted - Brandy Norwood http://youtu.be/9j17qt53Bh0
Be without You Mary J http://youtu.be/8XNaPX6MKlU

Finally, the most important reason getting over someone you thought you would spend eternity with is an emotional process is you eat your weight in junk food.



I am an emotional eater. When I am upset and/or angry I eat. I was both when “Brice” and I broke up. I know I had to have gained at least 10lbs while trying to get over him. It had to have been day #3 of the breakup (maybe day #4) and I felt so empty inside. I didn’t want to feel empty any more. The only way I knew how to fill that emptiness was to eat. So I ate.

I ordered a slab of ribs from Country's Barbecue along with a pulled pork platter with extra pickles and onions, baked beans and fries as my sides, a side order of fries, and a large lemonade.

I called Pizza Hut and ordered a large pepperoni pizza with bread sticks and hot wings with extra marinara sauce, 2 liter of sprite, and cinnastix.

I placed an order at Hong Kong China for chicken fried rice with no egg and no veggies.

Not to mention the cookies, candies, and fruit bowls I picked up from the grocery store.

My roommate at the time rode with me to go pick up everything and she thought we were getting ready to have some type of party. 

We were roomies but we weren’t really friends so she didn’t know what was going on in my personal life. I could only imagine what her face looked like when we got back to the house and I took all that food and went straight to my room with it.

Yes, you read that right… I took all that food and locked myself in my bedroom and I ate until I no longer felt empty inside while listening to Fantasia on Repeat.

Indeed, while it’s easy to jump into a new relationship, getting over someone you thought you would spend eternity with is a necessary emotional process.



You have to deal with and mend your broken heart. I’ve spent years jumping from one relationship to the next after I broke up with “Brice” because I did not want to feel that pain again. 

Not allowing myself to heal properly caused drama and confusion within my new relationships. 

My new mate(s) were truly the real MVP(s) because they were fighting a battle blind folded with one arm tied behind their back(s). 

Yea, I was all glitz and glam on the outside but inside I was an emotional wreck.

Do yourself and your future “boo” a favor and take the time to mend your broken heart. Love yourself enough to fix what’s broken. 

You wouldn’t buy “damaged goods” at the grocery store and I am sure that if your “boo” still had hang-ups about their ex you would tell them to deal with all of that before they pursue you. 

So I am telling you as your friend to take all the time you need to pick up the pieces and fix your broken heart.


I love you and I am here if you need me.

-Stacie