Tag! Your It!

Let's see if I can get this right. (I'm still kinda new at this blogging thing.)I was tagged by two lovely sisters: Alise M. and sistalocd. (thanks ladies)

Rules:
1. Link to the person(s) that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share 6 non important quirks/things/habits about yourself.
4. Tag 6 random, people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a post on their blog.

Quirks:
1. I don't like walking barefoot (and don't let me walk around in my socks and step on something wet... that's just the worst!)
2. I am ultra private. I could lock myself in my bedroom for days and be as happy as a lark! (children wouldn't have that though)
3. I'm a huge Sting fan
4. I don't know how to wear make-up... but would like to learn
5. I have horrible handwriting
6. Everything I do has to be in some sort of chronological order (maybe a small touch of OCD?) LOL

Hmm... let's see. Who shall I tag?
Black Doll, QueenLi, Queebaby, (be back with the other three shortely)

A Few of My Favorite Things...

Honest people
Saturday mornings
Fresh, crisp, right out of the dryer sheets
Butter pecan ice cream
Foreplay ;^)
My homemade spaghetti (with uddles of cheese)
Natural hair
Intellect
Cuddling

My fav soft, tan blanket
Sex in the City (TV show)
Warm sunny days in the park
Driving alone with my fav music blasting
Listening to live jazz
Helping open someones eyes to truth

Fresh baked cocolate chip cookies
My own home-made salad
Sitting at the dinner table on Sundays trying to hold in my laugh while my children tell jokes!
A long hot bath with my fav bubble bath scents
Vanilla scented candles


It's the little pleasures in life that make it so enjoyable. Take some time to enjoy the things that make you happy :^)

Happy New Year?

I would like to start by stating although "New Years" is observed and celebrated on January 1st (dead of winter when almost everything is in hibernation) of every year, I have officially made it my personal tradition to celebrate Spring (when all things are new and re-born) as the New Year. Makes perfect sense to me...

Roller Set:



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Loc Pony

End of December Pics

...Till next year!

30 Something

What I have learned:

Relationships are important... knowing how to maintain them is equally important.

What people do carries more weight than what they say.

When you love yourself... I mean truly love yourself, others will follow suite.

Quality is better than quantity.

If it doesn't fit... well, you know the rest!

I read, retain information and study better alone. Not a group person.

I'm an introvert with extrovert capabilities... and that's perfectly fine.

It's not easy being green... it's even harder being black.

No one owes me a darn thing!

Work smart... not hard. (works for me)

I was born to teach.

I'm attracted and intelligence. (I break for nerds)

I don't understand why but... I don't tend to care what others think.

My fav colors are the colors of Fall.

I'm a healthy size 12 and have no plans to change it... why should I?

I will always love junk foods.. .even after 15 years of being a vegetarian.

I will always luv my first love.

I'm never too old to learn.

Titles mean nothing to me. It's all about the person behind the title.

I except that I'm not great at math...but ask me any English or History question.

I love to laugh but I am in no way silly or goofy.

I'm always perceived as being too serious... I did mention I love to laugh right?

In my home I run a dictatorship. Period.

There are some things I will not compromise on. (no swine comes through my door and I will not allow my daughters to relax their napps) But I am flexible on others things ;-)

Just because I have undying love for my people doesn't mean I love some of our ignorant ways! (Lawd hammercy!)

What have you learned?

Month 7

My, how things have changed!

I haven't blogged here in a while but I'm back. Since I last posted here, I have relocated (work & home), started school (doing great!)and am on a journey to reconciliation (more about that later... perhaps).

Things are still going well with my locs. Nothing new under the sun though. I did have the pleasure of starting my eldest sisters locs. I even styled them for once and it was sooo cute! It was hillarious how confused she was about how to wash them... I simply told her "err.. umm... you just wash um like normal hair girlie! LOL" It's been cool watching her journey and helping too. I started hers with small braids like mine, and they actually look just like mine.

Well... Don't have any pics right now, but I will in a few weeks. Stay tuned.

Mid Journey

Most of the back portion is sealed. I have been clipping a bit here and there to keep things looking the way I want it to... Nothing drastic though. I have been pretty defiant along this journey so far, in that I style often. The only negative (I don't perceive it as such tho) would be that it's taking longer for the front and sides to seal. No biggie. They will in time just as the back has.

I am enjoying the journey and having fun doing whatever the heck I want! But don't get it twisted though.. I am taking very good care of my baby locs. I wash once a week and am currently doing a deep condition after every wash. My routine has been working perfectly for my hair. I haven't experienced any dryness so far. I have switched from using caster oil after washing, to using evoo. At first I found it was very oily, but now my locs seem to just soak it up. I am using about a quarter size amount in the palm of my hand. I will go back to caster as it gets colder. I don't latch very often. I think maybe it's between every 3 to 4 weeks that I maintain.

I haven't found the need to use all the fancy on-line products lots of folks rave about. My staples are: evoo, water, caster oil, and whatever I choose to use for a deep condition, which is currently ORS Replenishing Pak with added evoo.

I haven't been doing a lot of spritzing lately. Just a little sometimes in the morning to wake up my hair a bit.

I don't miss my loose napps as much as I did at the beginning of my journey. I guess I am nearing the end of my mental transition from loose naps to locs.

I know for sure that I have made the right decision in choosing to lock again and the method of bradlocz. I am grateful for all of the information I was able to find on-line and all of the ladies who shared there experiences and pics that allowed me to make a final decision on what method to choose. I luv doing it myself... plus I get to take all the credit when I get a compliment ;^)

To date, I have not received one negative comment about my locs. Not even a nasty look (well... not to my face anyway). I think perhaps it is partly because of my resolve, confidence and the fact that I will let folks know who inquire, how much I luv nappy hair. Also, I am not the influential type, so ones opinion carries very little weight with me.

If your thinking about locking or going natural or locking, and your getting flack from family and/or friends, remember... you need to be happy with self first and foremost! Make a decision that you will be pleased with at the beginning and end of the day, and those who truly love you will follow suit... sooner or later ;^)

BTW, the pics in the previous post that you cannot view currently, will be back on-line very soon.