happy new year!

happy new year everyone! i know it's been a minute in a half since i've blogged here (tumblr has been taking up all of my time and attention) but i will do my best to blog more on here as we enter the new year.

blogger will probably be used more extensively compared to tumblr, and i want to change up the content on here as well.

i hope that the year is starting off great for you and that you are laying down the foundation to make this the best year of your life.

cheers!

-*csc.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

hi friends!

the daze of sunshyne will be getting a face-lift over the next few weeks - new layout, fresh content & a lot of different goodies.

in the mean time, catch your daily dose of sunshyne on twitter (@cshantelcooper) and tumblr (limizsunshyne.tumblr.com)


thanks for rockin' with me!

☮ and ♥, 

-*csc.

sun & sangria, see you later: summer '10, thanks for the memories.

summer 2010 has finally come to an end, and i can't believe how fast it flew by!

as i begin to embark on my final year of college, there are so many thoughts and emotions running through my mind that i don't even know where do begin. i've experienced so many changes this summer as well as growth that i feel that i am ready to tackle senior year with confidence. from traveling half way across the world, to interning and dealing with things here on the home and cutting all of my hair off, this summer has definitely been a great one. there a number of lessons that i plan on taking back with me that i hope will further my growth and maturity.

one year older, one year wiser.

"so long, farewell, my life's moving forward. my ship has sailed, & i'm so glad it's over. my heart is well,
after all that i've been through i found myself." - ciara

hi friends,

for those of my readers who have just complete their first week of spring semester, congratulations. i'm uber-excited about what this semester, let alone this year has in store. i've been blessed to see another year this week, and i couldn't be more thankful. as i sit here listening to "i found myself" by ciara, i can't help but think about all the things that i've experienced over the span of my life : hurt, happiness, heartache, joy, ect. but for the most part, i'm excited to move forward and live my life. for the longest, i feel like i've been living life in some what of a shadow, or as i put it earlier this week, using other people's lives as crutches to live mine. well, that ship has sailed and i feel liberated for some reason. twenty-one has brought me to a plateau of finally doing things that make me happy and being content with the person that i am. no one is perfect, and for the longest i've felt that i didn't fit into the mold that society is supposed to have for me, but you know what? f*ck that mold and the horse that it rode in on - i'm doing me finally and it feels pretty damn good.

no longer will i reduce the way i feel about myself to fit some fictitious mold that others around me think i should fit. this is my life and i only get one, i plan on living up. there are many responsibilities and priorities that come with being twenty-one, but i feel that i am very prepared to face them head first. i just feel this burst of energy that i've never felt before, a fire that has never blazed like this before in my heart. while there are some things that i will continue about myself, i'm just going to continue to do me, and that is all that i can do.

i will continue to P.U.S.H. and believe that everything will happen at the right place and time. i'm very hopeful for what life has in store, and i'm so blessed to be able to wake up day after day and experience it. <3

*-csc.

achieving your goals :: it's our time!

hey friends!

so check it, i went to this awesome networking event sponsored by L'Shanell Event Productions on wednesday evening at the salud lounge, located @ 1471 n. milwakee avenue in wicker park. let me just say that it was just an electrifying experience to be in one room with so many professionals in the world of fashion, photography and beyond. i got the chance to chit-chat with some folks, chow on some yummy appetizers and get my name out there.

even though i am a student, it is never too early to begin building a network. 2010 seems extremely promising for everyone and i am just extremely thankful that God gave me the strength to get up and go to this event. check out l'shanelle's website, facebook page and follow them on twitter -- chicago fashion is on the rise to take the world by storm!

website : http://www.lshanellevent.com/
twitter : www.twitter.com/chifashnconnect



don't stop believing + always keep dreaming!

<3*csc.

adios 2oo9, it's been real.

so it's new year's 2oo9 and i couldn't be more ecstatic to be walking confidently into a new year. while i could have chosen to go out and party with friends tonight, i've decided to chill inside with the family and ring in the new year right. i'm so excited to see what next year holds for my family and friends and being able to be blessed to make it though yet another year.

this year has been one for the books - but i'm so thankful for the growth and maturity and the ability to stand up for myself even more. these last ten years have surely flown by and as i look back on the person that i used to be, i'm so grateful for the evolution and continued discovery that i am experiencing.

2o1o is about to be on and POPPIN'! so to all my peeps going out this evening - be safe, have fun and i will see you in the new year! <3

-*csc.