Okay so after watching a youtube video I decided that I would open up as well about my own personal struggles growing up. And I'm not sharing this to get sympathy or anything like that but to just share with you what I went through as a young woman and how I came over it.
.While growing up I was often referred to by some friends and family as the "white girl" of the group and although I'm clearly not white that's what stuck and I just couldn't understand why that name had to belong to me. Was it my light skin tone or the way that I dressed? Maybe was it the way that I talked or the way that I carried myself? Who knows..all I know is that I was the "white girl" and for a really long time I did not like it. It actually made me feel very uncomfortable and confused with where I socially belonged.
Today the whole "white girl" nick name doesn't bother me but I've decided to make that name apart of me and who I am as a person because I Know that if I didn't I would continue to hate the nick name I would grow to resent the people who called me that name. I had to come to the realization that no matter what other people may have called me in the past or whatever they thought of me, no one could lable me but myself and the Lord and that just because some people called me white girl didn't make it true.
I guess the reason why I wanted to write this quick blog was because for the longest time I thought that I was alone in that issue but after listening to other people speak on the same issue I'm relieved to learn that I am not. Well there's a lot more that I wanted to write to you but between having to run around with the kids and cleaning I just couldn't. Please be blessed and share your thoughts with me. Be Blessed. Be Inspired. Spread Love.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
One Baby Afghan Is Done!
Spiral Baby Blanket
by Amber of Cthulhu
Well I would have been done with this sooner but my husband accidentally let the dog inside and she ended up having an accident on my unused red yarn so I had to wait a week for him to get me more. But besides all of that I'm happy that it came out as good as it did and I know what I will be changing my next time around with this pattern!!
Today Is My LoveBug's Birthday!!
My youngest baby girl's birthday is today so Happy Birthday BabyLove!! I just can't believe that three years have come and gone by so quickly, so people please be sure to treasure your kids because time really does fly by whether you're having fun or not.
Well today is the third day that I'm rocking my curly twist out and today is a much better day for my hair because it's gotten used to what I've been doing to it. So what did I use on my wash day and what have I been using now?
Okay so for my first lather, and this is after I deep conditioned with coconut oil, was with Carol'sDaughter Hair Milk Curl perfecting Shampoo and my second lather was with Wen by Chaz Dean Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner. After rinsing with look warm water I pat dried my hair. I didn't ring it out and didn't wrap my hair in a towl, but gently just pat dried my hair. I then sprayed my hair with Wen by Chaz Dean Sweet Almond Mint Volumizing Treatment Spray. After that I poured a generous amount of Lisa's Hair Elixir which aids in preventing breakage, and that is a Carols Daughter product as well. I then used the Anti Frizz Olive Oil glossing polisher to twist and roll.
Now I don't use all of these everyday but on wash day only which is once a week for me. But when it comes to keeping my hair done through out the week I use a mixture of Taliah Waajid curly curl cream, jamacian caster oil and extra virgin olive oil. I haven't found a butter that I am set with but I definetly love using the caster oil and the olive oil on a daily basis because it leaves my hair feeling nice and it looks great and it doesn't leave my hair feeling heavy and sticky. Now you don't have to go out and get all of this if you want to start your own journey on taking care of your natural hair because you don't. I used the majority of these products because they were already in the house and ready to be used lol. But my far favorite thing to use thus far has to be th sweet almond conditioner and the olive oil. I'll be sure to show you a picture of my day three hair so you can see what my hair is doing today.
As far as my crocheting goes, super random I know, I'm finishing up a shower gift so I'll be sure to show you a picture today of that as well:-) Well the kids are up and it's now time to get my daily chores done so please be blessed & be inspired!!!
Well today is the third day that I'm rocking my curly twist out and today is a much better day for my hair because it's gotten used to what I've been doing to it. So what did I use on my wash day and what have I been using now?
Okay so for my first lather, and this is after I deep conditioned with coconut oil, was with Carol'sDaughter Hair Milk Curl perfecting Shampoo and my second lather was with Wen by Chaz Dean Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner. After rinsing with look warm water I pat dried my hair. I didn't ring it out and didn't wrap my hair in a towl, but gently just pat dried my hair. I then sprayed my hair with Wen by Chaz Dean Sweet Almond Mint Volumizing Treatment Spray. After that I poured a generous amount of Lisa's Hair Elixir which aids in preventing breakage, and that is a Carols Daughter product as well. I then used the Anti Frizz Olive Oil glossing polisher to twist and roll.
Now I don't use all of these everyday but on wash day only which is once a week for me. But when it comes to keeping my hair done through out the week I use a mixture of Taliah Waajid curly curl cream, jamacian caster oil and extra virgin olive oil. I haven't found a butter that I am set with but I definetly love using the caster oil and the olive oil on a daily basis because it leaves my hair feeling nice and it looks great and it doesn't leave my hair feeling heavy and sticky. Now you don't have to go out and get all of this if you want to start your own journey on taking care of your natural hair because you don't. I used the majority of these products because they were already in the house and ready to be used lol. But my far favorite thing to use thus far has to be th sweet almond conditioner and the olive oil. I'll be sure to show you a picture of my day three hair so you can see what my hair is doing today.
As far as my crocheting goes, super random I know, I'm finishing up a shower gift so I'll be sure to show you a picture today of that as well:-) Well the kids are up and it's now time to get my daily chores done so please be blessed & be inspired!!!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Pictures Like I promised!!
My Twist Roll Out.
Well here are some pictures of hair's before and after shots. I know you can't see the back but My curls were SUPER TIGHT from the bandeau twist curl out thingy so I ended up putting the back part into a small pony tail. Mom and I got more rollers so I was able to put the rollers on ALL of my hair last night so maybe I'll take pictures of the second day with this hair style. Oh! I made up my own creation of oils and curl activator for my hair last night so hopefully my hair will come out more moist and shiny today. I haven't forgotten about my knitting and crocheting by the way!
Well here are some pictures of hair's before and after shots. I know you can't see the back but My curls were SUPER TIGHT from the bandeau twist curl out thingy so I ended up putting the back part into a small pony tail. Mom and I got more rollers so I was able to put the rollers on ALL of my hair last night so maybe I'll take pictures of the second day with this hair style. Oh! I made up my own creation of oils and curl activator for my hair last night so hopefully my hair will come out more moist and shiny today. I haven't forgotten about my knitting and crocheting by the way!
Happy Sunday. Be Blessed. Be Inspired.
Oh! I know that I promised that I would list all the products that I used on my hair but I've run out of time. But I do know for a fact that two of the products I used are Wen by Chaz Dean and let me tell you that his hair products rocks. I'll list everything else I used on my hair once I get back.
Oh! I know that I promised that I would list all the products that I used on my hair but I've run out of time. But I do know for a fact that two of the products I used are Wen by Chaz Dean and let me tell you that his hair products rocks. I'll list everything else I used on my hair once I get back.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Day Two. It Feels Good To Have My Twistys Finally Touch The Top Of My Shoulders.
I just finished twisting up my hair because today has just been a really hot day and especially for the beginning of March! To end the day nicely I decided to have a nice cool cup of chai tea. Thank you Lord for another blessed day.
My Hair Is In Rollers!
So I went ahead and did what I promised, which was to take out my braids, wash, condition and style my hair. So my ORIGINAL plan was to dye my hair last nigh as well but that didn't happen because I wasn't able to get the dye *womp womp womp* BUT I plan on doing so next weekend so that will be fun I hope!
So what did I do to actually style my hair last night? Well I decided to go with a twist roll out. A lot of youtubers will tell you to section your hair out first to detangle then go back to twist and roll your hair but that was just WAY too much work for me to even think about doing and especially being that it was already late and I was super sleep so I detangled my hair as I went and as it turns out after conditioning my hair with coconut oil, having one good co wash with an awesome an shampoo that had in my shower and another great conditioner my hair was anything BUT tangled. So the difficult time that I usually would have had detangling my hair didn't happen last night:-)
So I parted my hair in the front the way that I wanted my hair to and then started twisting pieces of my hair then I took a flexible roller and rolled my hair. I sadly didn't get enough rollers last night before so I had to do bandeau twist out towards that back of my head but I'll get more rollers today that way I'll have all of my hair rolled and ready to go for church tomorrow. And then of course I tied my hair up with a silky doo rag of some sort.
I can't say whether I'm happy or sad about how my hair came out because it's still in rollers but what I can say is that I really did enjoy co washing with conditioner and I will do for the majority of my washes. Oh!! When it comes to what I put in my hair after my wash. I used a spray that is the same make as the last conditioner that I used...I can't remember the product names now but when I post a before and after picture of my hair onto my next post I'll post everything that I used. So after that spray I put in an oil that helps stop breakage all over my hair, then while combing the peices of hair that I was about to twist and curl I applied a dime size amount of IC oil..can't remember the full name of it but again I will post everything I used for last nights wash.
So far after all is said and done my hair is just very very soft and I'm excited to keep up with my natural hair for the years to come. There are several other products that I want to try on my curls so you will be reading more from me about that. Okay I think I wrote enough about my hair for now so I'll be back later to show you results!
So what did I do to actually style my hair last night? Well I decided to go with a twist roll out. A lot of youtubers will tell you to section your hair out first to detangle then go back to twist and roll your hair but that was just WAY too much work for me to even think about doing and especially being that it was already late and I was super sleep so I detangled my hair as I went and as it turns out after conditioning my hair with coconut oil, having one good co wash with an awesome an shampoo that had in my shower and another great conditioner my hair was anything BUT tangled. So the difficult time that I usually would have had detangling my hair didn't happen last night:-)
So I parted my hair in the front the way that I wanted my hair to and then started twisting pieces of my hair then I took a flexible roller and rolled my hair. I sadly didn't get enough rollers last night before so I had to do bandeau twist out towards that back of my head but I'll get more rollers today that way I'll have all of my hair rolled and ready to go for church tomorrow. And then of course I tied my hair up with a silky doo rag of some sort.
I can't say whether I'm happy or sad about how my hair came out because it's still in rollers but what I can say is that I really did enjoy co washing with conditioner and I will do for the majority of my washes. Oh!! When it comes to what I put in my hair after my wash. I used a spray that is the same make as the last conditioner that I used...I can't remember the product names now but when I post a before and after picture of my hair onto my next post I'll post everything that I used. So after that spray I put in an oil that helps stop breakage all over my hair, then while combing the peices of hair that I was about to twist and curl I applied a dime size amount of IC oil..can't remember the full name of it but again I will post everything I used for last nights wash.
So far after all is said and done my hair is just very very soft and I'm excited to keep up with my natural hair for the years to come. There are several other products that I want to try on my curls so you will be reading more from me about that. Okay I think I wrote enough about my hair for now so I'll be back later to show you results!
Friday, March 1, 2013
Venus.com Clothing Rocks.
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