Well Happy Birthday (yesterday) to Me!! Wow! 39 years old. I can't believe how time flies when you are truly living a BLESSED LIFE. So yesterday was my birthday and I spent the entire day with my wonderful husband, doing what I love to do best - EAT and SHOP (in that order). You know you never realize just how blessed you are until you have time to slow down and think. I heard someone say the other day, The More I Think, The More I Thank! WOW.
God has truly blessed me in so many ways and as this year has come and the day has gone, I just say Thank You. Happy Birth-DAY. I may not have everything I want - but He has truly blessed me well beyond my needs. The world can be so cruel, and there is so much hurt lingering in our nation, so whenever you have a chance to slow down and Think remember to Thank God for just how blessed you are.
If you woke up this morning, You are Blessed everything else "small".
So my hair update, ok so this weekend I'm going to "tackle" mini twists. I need to put a protective style in my hair that will last me at least 2 weeks, cause a sister need to get back to running. I'm sure it will take me about 2 days but I got all weekend to get on it. I also found a video on how to "properly" twist my hair for it to last. So we will see. I will definitely post pictures.
Guess what! I made it on Essence: http://photos.essence.com/galleries/street-style-hair-naturally-fabulous
Fabulous and Famous!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
So Over It...
Well Happy Monday! Feeling pretty good today, why? Because its MY BIRTHDAY WEEK!!! God is so Good - I'm almost (2 days away) 39!! And when I think back - all I can say is I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE!!! Okay, let me stay focused cause I hear a "shout" about to come over me....Glory!!!!
So update on my hair journey. Well it's been pretty interesting. This Saturday I will be celebrating my 6 month Anniversary from the Hair Crack. WOW!! I would have NEVER IN A MILLION years thought that I would ever be without my "touchup" and doing my own hair. So those of you who know me - THAT'S ALL GOD!!
The journey has been interesting to say the least. I am doing things that I would have never ever done when I had a relaxer like - GET IN THE POOL with water that comes above my knees. Yes, my husband has me not only getting in the pool and getting my hair wet, but sitting in the HOT Whirlpool with STEAM!!! I truly have to say this is a major part of my journey, is learning to do things that seemed so fun from the outside looking in, but I was afraid to do because I aint want to mess up my PERM.
My hair is growing like crazy, its very full and very thick. I always knew that my hair was thick but I didn't realize just how much until now. It's happy! I haven't added any new products, sticking to the things that I like right now:
Tresseme Naturals Conditioner
Carol Daughter Black Vanilla - Shampoo, Leave-In, Hair Smoothie
Oyin Shine and Define
Jojoba Oil
Olive Oil
Jane Carters - Wrap & Roll, and Nourish and Shine
Talid Waajid Lock Gel
Eco Styler Gel - Clear
These are my staples and at this point seem to work well with my hair. I am deep-conditioning every week now, because my relaxed ends are "struggling".
I also decided to move my Big Chop date to December 19 instead of waiting until April - WHY? Because I'm so over the relaxed part of my hair and having to do literally two styles at one time. Yes, I two strand twist then roll the permed ends on rollers. I just want to be able to twist and be done, wash and go and be done. These "straight" dry ends are working my nerve - it's time to let it go. So I talked to my husband and told him and he says its cool. So I'm going to do it over Christmas Break so I'll have two weeks by myself, just me and my hair to become one. Before we BAM show the world.
So anyway, I'm still at it, I'm doing good better than I thought. So I'll just keep it moving and see what happens after the BC.
So update on my hair journey. Well it's been pretty interesting. This Saturday I will be celebrating my 6 month Anniversary from the Hair Crack. WOW!! I would have NEVER IN A MILLION years thought that I would ever be without my "touchup" and doing my own hair. So those of you who know me - THAT'S ALL GOD!!
The journey has been interesting to say the least. I am doing things that I would have never ever done when I had a relaxer like - GET IN THE POOL with water that comes above my knees. Yes, my husband has me not only getting in the pool and getting my hair wet, but sitting in the HOT Whirlpool with STEAM!!! I truly have to say this is a major part of my journey, is learning to do things that seemed so fun from the outside looking in, but I was afraid to do because I aint want to mess up my PERM.
My hair is growing like crazy, its very full and very thick. I always knew that my hair was thick but I didn't realize just how much until now. It's happy! I haven't added any new products, sticking to the things that I like right now:
Tresseme Naturals Conditioner
Carol Daughter Black Vanilla - Shampoo, Leave-In, Hair Smoothie
Oyin Shine and Define
Jojoba Oil
Olive Oil
Jane Carters - Wrap & Roll, and Nourish and Shine
Talid Waajid Lock Gel
Eco Styler Gel - Clear
These are my staples and at this point seem to work well with my hair. I am deep-conditioning every week now, because my relaxed ends are "struggling".
I also decided to move my Big Chop date to December 19 instead of waiting until April - WHY? Because I'm so over the relaxed part of my hair and having to do literally two styles at one time. Yes, I two strand twist then roll the permed ends on rollers. I just want to be able to twist and be done, wash and go and be done. These "straight" dry ends are working my nerve - it's time to let it go. So I talked to my husband and told him and he says its cool. So I'm going to do it over Christmas Break so I'll have two weeks by myself, just me and my hair to become one. Before we BAM show the world.
So anyway, I'm still at it, I'm doing good better than I thought. So I'll just keep it moving and see what happens after the BC.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Black Girls Rock!
Well it's Monday morning and can you say "TIRED"...not sure why I woke up so exhausted, but if I had to guess I would say dreaming all night about HAIR. Yesterday I attended my first Natural Hair Conference - Koils By Nature - Natural Hair is not a Fad conference here in Alexandria VA. I wasn't sure what to expect, besides hearing alot about being natural. But what I got was so much more.
Wow! First let me say that I learned more about myself than I did about my hair. The conference was packed with vendors, selling all kinds of natural hair products, t-shirts, earrings, and clothing. There were also some amazing speakers. One of my favorites was Beautiful Brown Baby Doll. What an amazing young woman (yes younger than me). Her presentation was so inspiring and motivating. She spoke a lot about her journey in life, but also about the journey of being a Strong Black Woman. What really struck me the most was her explanation of her acronym Supernatural. I can't remember all of what the letters meant and I'm trying to Google it so I can post it on my blog. But what I do remember the most was the thread that ran through her presentation of truly loving who you are, inspite of what people try to project onto you. She said something that was so profound to me: People will perceive you the way you perceive yourself.
This morning that really hit me hard. Let me tell you why. Yesterday I had the BEST TWIST OUT that I have ever attempted on my hair, I mean it was the BOMB!!! Received many compliments and was truly feeling fly. Then this morning....WTH...my hair looked nothing like yesterday and I was thinking to myself what in the world am I going to do, my hair looks a mess. Then out of no where I was sucker punched with: People will perceive you the way you perceive yourself. If I think my hair is a hot mess, then those around me will. So I collected my thoughts, threw the bad ones out the window, twisted the front, put an afro puff in the back, slapped on a headband and told myself BOO YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!.
This natural hair journey I'm realizing is not just about my hair but my attitude. I'm learning to love myself with a bomb twist out and a bad one. I'm learning to be confident with in myself and realize that just like the hair that grows from the inside out, so does my confidence. Its an inside job, I have to dig deep and find that place within where I love who I am no matter what.
So here are some pictures of my day yesterday (My TWIST OUT WAS ROCKING).
Wow! First let me say that I learned more about myself than I did about my hair. The conference was packed with vendors, selling all kinds of natural hair products, t-shirts, earrings, and clothing. There were also some amazing speakers. One of my favorites was Beautiful Brown Baby Doll. What an amazing young woman (yes younger than me). Her presentation was so inspiring and motivating. She spoke a lot about her journey in life, but also about the journey of being a Strong Black Woman. What really struck me the most was her explanation of her acronym Supernatural. I can't remember all of what the letters meant and I'm trying to Google it so I can post it on my blog. But what I do remember the most was the thread that ran through her presentation of truly loving who you are, inspite of what people try to project onto you. She said something that was so profound to me: People will perceive you the way you perceive yourself.
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| Sunday THE BOMB Twistout |
This morning that really hit me hard. Let me tell you why. Yesterday I had the BEST TWIST OUT that I have ever attempted on my hair, I mean it was the BOMB!!! Received many compliments and was truly feeling fly. Then this morning....WTH...my hair looked nothing like yesterday and I was thinking to myself what in the world am I going to do, my hair looks a mess. Then out of no where I was sucker punched with: People will perceive you the way you perceive yourself. If I think my hair is a hot mess, then those around me will. So I collected my thoughts, threw the bad ones out the window, twisted the front, put an afro puff in the back, slapped on a headband and told myself BOO YOU LOOK FABULOUS!!.
This natural hair journey I'm realizing is not just about my hair but my attitude. I'm learning to love myself with a bomb twist out and a bad one. I'm learning to be confident with in myself and realize that just like the hair that grows from the inside out, so does my confidence. Its an inside job, I have to dig deep and find that place within where I love who I am no matter what.
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| Day After the BOMB Twist Out - Rocking a Puff in the back. |
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| Me and Natural Chica |
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| Me and Mama Naturalista |
Monday, September 10, 2012
Still At It...
Its been a while since I've documented my thoughts on my hair. Well all I can say is that I'm still at it. It really hasn't been as bad as some of the online posts I've read. My transition seems to be going ok so far. I have sampled some products, some good and some bad. I think I'm almost finding my "staple" products that I will use through my transition.
So here is a list of MUST HAVES for my Hair:
I have tried Virgin Coconut Oil on my hair that I purchased from Trader Joes and my hair does not like this stuff at all - unless I mix it with olive oil as a pre-poo. By itself, it left my hair very brittle, not sure if I used to much but probably wont use this a sealant, but I am gonna add some to my DC mix and see how it does.
So as you can see it's a busy journey, with testing products seeing what works and what doesn't. But I'm learning so much about my hair and I know as I go through this 1 year Transition (after which I am going to Big Chop - April 2013) I will learn so much more. There are days when I get frustrated and feel like I cant do this, but then I realize that nothing is ever worth having if you aren't willing to work hard for it. I want Healthy Hair, I want my Natural Healthy Hair back. So I press, pray, and and don't give up.
So here is a list of MUST HAVES for my Hair:
- Carol Daughter Black Vanilla Shampoo (love, love)
- Oyin Shine & Define (this stuff is the BOMB - NO FRIZZ to my hair at all and really defines my two strand twists, and leaves my hair cotton ball soft),
- Jane Carter Wrap and Roll (AMAZING, left my hair very soft)
- Trader Joes Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner (Amazing for De-tangling your Hair, gonna add some Honey, Coconut Oil and Olive Oil to it this weekend to use it as a Deep Conditioner - we will see)
- Jane Carters Nourish and Shine
- Jojoba Oil (use as a sealant after I moisturize)
- Carol Daughter Hair Milk (use as a moisturizer after cleaning my hair)
- Eco Styler Gel - Clear (just tried this this weekend with the Wrap/Roll on two strand twist set on perm rollers, and it worked pretty good, no flaking)
- Carol Daughter Co-Wash (this is pretty good, but I finished the bottle I had and wont be purchasing again only because of the cost. I have a lot of hair and this bottle did not last long)
I have tried Virgin Coconut Oil on my hair that I purchased from Trader Joes and my hair does not like this stuff at all - unless I mix it with olive oil as a pre-poo. By itself, it left my hair very brittle, not sure if I used to much but probably wont use this a sealant, but I am gonna add some to my DC mix and see how it does.
So as you can see it's a busy journey, with testing products seeing what works and what doesn't. But I'm learning so much about my hair and I know as I go through this 1 year Transition (after which I am going to Big Chop - April 2013) I will learn so much more. There are days when I get frustrated and feel like I cant do this, but then I realize that nothing is ever worth having if you aren't willing to work hard for it. I want Healthy Hair, I want my Natural Healthy Hair back. So I press, pray, and and don't give up.
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