Hair Pic of the week...

Okay, so I'm on vacation right now but I wanted to put up some new pics for this week's hair pic of the week. These are pics of my friend who so kindly allowed me to capture her wonderful hair. She even shared her regimen with me. This style is so simple and is a quick favorite for most naturals. She uses the conditioner wash method where she washes her hair every 3 days with a cheap conditioner (suave or V05). She rinses in between washes in the shower with plain water. Next, she detangles with a wide tooth comb. She likes to mix 1 part conditioner, 1 part coconut/olive oil, and 4 parts water. She uses this mix as a daily conditioning. Since she has switched from using shampoo to only conditioner washes, she has seen a great improvement in her curl definition and texture. Once a month she uses a baking soda and water mixture to clarify any product build up. I think it looks really nice, what do you think?

My New Clean Closet...

Yesterday, I finally had a handy man to come in and put up a new closet organization unit in my closet. I was sooooo happy to finally have this done as it took a week in a half to get someone at a good price. My first guy wanted to charge me $500 for putting up some wooden racks,lol. I was like nope, I have to find someone who is reputable and cost efficient for my dollar. So I ended up finding someone who was just that. He patched up the holes in my drywall (due to one of my racks falling down and scaring me out of my sleep), put up the new racks, and secured the old one on the right for all of $200. Thank God! But man afterwards, I had to sort through things that I forgot about like books from grad school and old clothes from undergrad. I was shocked to find old school stuff from my students when I first started teaching. It was a trip down memory lane, but the memories had to stop at some point because I kept asking myself..."Why did I keep this stuff?" I couldn't remember the answer and I knew right away that I needed to pitch it in order to keep the closet looking like the pic you see. I donated my old clothes to a near by homeless shelter and threw away the old school things. That part was kind of hard, I kind of got attatched to the old stuff and didn't want to see it go, but it had to. So now that I have a clean closet, I moved on to cleaning up everything else. I am getting some new furniture put in this summer so I am working on getting my house together for just that. I am excited! Looking for new furniture and carpet is fun. I have always had a contemporary style to my taste in furniture so I am working on creating that look. Well, that's all for now, I will continue to post my progress as I get things moved in.

Meditate on Him...

For some reason this morning, this song was on my heart to listen to. I had heard this song on a MySpace page last month and thought it was really beautiful. You know we lead such busy lives and we get involved with all of the things that we have to do to feel productive. But sometimes,we just need to sit down, rest, and meditate on God for minute to put things into perspective. If you sit for a few minutes and listen to this cllip of Shekinah Glory Ministries song "How Deeply I need you" You will do just that. Enjoy!

Hair Pic of the Week...

This was something that I thought about earlier today. Showcasing great pics of natural hair styles. I will put up a hair pic per week and speak a little about it. So I thought I'd start off with one of my favorites created by my stylist...this pic above was taken on my camera phone a few days before my birthday this year and is a great hair style to wear during the winter time. The front is flat twisted and the back was set on rods. I sat under the dryer for a while on this one, but the result was really beautiful. What do you think?

This Blogging Thing...

Okay, so it's getting easier the more I tinker on this new thing called "blogging". It's kind of cool, yesterday I added a music play list which is actually pretty good. I listened to it this morning and thought, mmm... I could just listen to my own music player on my blog page. I don't know if people do that but I think it's cool. Today, I just added a counter on my page to see who has visited me. Thanks to the blogger site, I have found some really user friendly things to add to my site to make it unique. This "blogging thing" that I've really just started has been very freeing in that it allows me to let my creativity flow. I love to write and it gives me a way to just practice writing as I go. Thank God for the summer, I don't know how I'm gonna keep this going while I work during the school year, but I will try and find a way. But for right now, it is serving it's purpose.

Another cute accessory...

This accessory was bought at Sally's Beauty Supply for like $2.99. A great way to "cute up" your hairstyle is to use this piece to showcase your creativity and extend the life your style between washings. I like to call these "Chinese sticks", I don't know what you would call them usually but that's the term I use. Anyway, use the same approach as below, where you twist up your loose hair, but the trick is to use one or two bobby pins. Secure your hair first w/ the pins so you can easily slide the sticks in. Once you've done this, you are done...Instant Style!

How to "cute up" your hairstyle...

As a natural, you try and find ways to make your hair styles last as long as possible between washings. I normally try to wash my hair every 2 weeks but when I am lazy, it could be as long as almost a month (which isn't good because the scalp needs to be cleaned and to prevent tangles, it's best to wash 1 to 2 weeks). But this was a picture of me extending my style in the 3rd week. I bought this brown hair piece that you see in my hair at Sally's Beauty Supply for like $2.99 and it's really cute. I had gotten compliments on this. My hair was originally in a twist-up do so I loosened the back out and left my front & side flat twists in. Then, I pulled up my my hair in the back, twisted it, and put in my hair accessory. It comes in 2 pieces (an oval piece and a stick to slide it through). You press the oval piece over the back of your hair then you use the stick and slide it through the holes and hair and that's it. Instant Style!