La La's world

Wow! How long has it been since I've been on here. I almost forgot that I had a blog to even vent too. Well I am going to try and start back sharing my world and the things I feel compelled to write or talk about. I am going through some things and I want to share certain aspects. This year I will be 30 and I think that certain things in my life will need to be changed in order to propel me to the next stage in my life, my career , and my relationships as well. Well this was my "get me foot in the door" post. I'm going to try to make it at least a weekly thing for me.

Plant a Trouble Tree- Beliefnet.com I truly enjoyed this video and it was just what I needed for the day I have been having, more like a week. I just need some change and I feel its going to be something big that can affect me for the rest of my life... Just sharing. I just finished this quarter of school so Im going to try to catch up on this blog. Enjoy the video!!

Hey y'all!! I just wanted to do some writing so here goes. This post will be a hair update post regarding obviously hair...lol...So on April 27th marked my 11 month natural hair anniversary and also 21 months with no perm. I cannot tell you all what this journey has done for me and my hair. In the beginning of this journey, I was not too sure what I expected to get out of going natural. I knew that some of my reasons were I didn't want to put chemicals on my hair anymore, I wanted my hair to grow, I needed to do this to show to my daughter that her hair is perfect just the way it is. I have learned all these things and so much more. My hair has grown so much in these last few years than it ever did in my whole life. My self confidence and self esteem has gone through the roof. I didn't care about what people thought of me before, but now I REALLY  don't care what people have to say about my hair, my clothes or anything cause I do everything I do for me and no one els...

I had the privilege of participating in a walk in honor of my friend's mom who has MS. This walk was 8 miles total and I can say I have never walked that far in my life. This was the most exercise I have done since I was pregnant and before that high school. So yes I am sore and yes I am tired but it does have me feeling good about myself. I didn't even want to go that morning but am actually glad I did!! Here's a picture of the group walking in honor of Lydia!!! Just sharing, This was definitely my good deed for the year!!! LOL...J/k

Lately I've been evaluating my life and where it is headed and who I really am. Over the years as I have had many relationships with many different people what I believe in and value has gotten somewhat distorted. Often times when we are in relationships a person's views and opinions get tainted or transformed by the views and opinions of others. Not saying that I am not me anymore,but I have learned that I find myself settling for things I vowed I would never settle for. So I am now trying to find ways to get back in tune with myself and am doing some new things to change my outlook on life. I have come across meditation and yoga to center myself and get in tune with my thoughts(one of the most powerful tools I have in determining my life.). As a mother, a student, an employee, etc. it is hard to remember that I am a being of my own and I am "me" first. And if my "me" is not correct and on point, how can I make everything else in my life the way I want it...

I know I haven't been a faithful blogger, but I have been extremely busy lately. I just finished up Winter Quarter for my B.S. and Spring starts April 4th, so I have a little break. Just some updates. I am now 10 months au naturale as far as my hair goes and it has been 20 months with no perm. I cannot believe I have gone almost 2 years with no chemicals in my hair whatsoever and barely any heat!!!! I am astonished at how fast my hair is growing and the thickness and healthy-ness of my hair!!! It has been a great journey and am excited to see where I can grow my hair to in this journey. Life has been going good. I just wrapped up Winter Quarter and my new GPA is a 3.049 so Im very excited about that especially after slacking the previous two quarters. I am looking forward to my senior year and it feels like high school senior year but better. I will have a BS in Criminal Justice and eventually want to attend John Jay School of Criminal Jutice in NY. So I am just taking it day ...

You Can Rise Above - Video- Beliefnet.com I loved this video and they send me videos once in a while and they aren't much but very inspirational. Just wanted to share!!

I had to post this cause this is how Im feeling recently!!!

So I know that it is actually Monday, but me and my girls decided to come up with "something new" (loved that movie by the way) since most Mondays drag and are usually horrible..I mean its the first day back to working, some people go back to careers and others to jobs (huge difference by the way, another post...lol). So what we do now is have a 1st Tuesday and of course then the regular Tuesday, followed by Wednesday(HUMP DAY), and so on.. So we don't really talk on the phone like that(still my ride or die's though ;) but are email freaks during the work day, so it helps us to get through the work week until we reach that most heavenliest(is that a word?...lol) day of the week.....FRIDAY....Oh how I wish everyday was a Friday!!!! But until then I email my girls and rearranging "days" will just have to do. Well my initial reason for logging in so early is I was reading a post that just hit a nerve with me and I felt like "writing"...The title o...

I recieve these daily emails from a website called beliefnet.com. The email was entitled "Tips for Being Your True Self", and I thought I would share some of the things that really stood out to me, because I feel there is a point in all of our lives, male or female, where we have to get back to knowing who we really are. Often times after living life and going through relationships, career changes, school, etc. one can get lost inside of themselves and it can be pretty hard to get back to who you are. The image of your real self might be so blurred that you forget what REALLY you stand for and who you REALLY are. "The best thing about being who you really are is that you simply cannot fail! You do it successfully 24 hours a day. Yet the essence of who you are is often covered by all the defenses, insecurities, and adaptations that have accumulated over the years. It is like wearing five pairs of pants, six shirts and two hats. Sure, you are being who you really are, ...

Well recenty, last few months, I have been pretty moody and annoyed very easily. I am going to attribute it to a number of things. 1. I have just now realized that I suffer from PMS, sort of bad. I become a different person a few days prior and probably during also.. I can never realize this until it gets pointed out to me or its after the fact and I realize I am buggin out, literally BLACKING!! Great quote from beliefnet.com BE MOODY WHEN YOU NEED TO BE!!! "You heard me right. Stop stuffing those bad moods in the vain attempt to be nice and easy to be around all the time. Be sure to let those who might be adversely affected know that it's you, not them, at the root of the mood, then let them come on. Dance with them. Ask them what they are trying to say. "Off" moods come from the True You, too, and they are saying something about a part of you that needs attention. Every light has it's dark, every up has it's down. Let's all give each other a littl...

So this morning, to my suprise, I go outside to see that it is snowing and actually quite heavy. I know that it is December, but jeez I was so not prepared for it. On top of that, I had to go pick up lunch for my little one before I dropped her off to school and on top of that people drive like there was 10 inches on the ground when total accumulation was probably less than an inch, which all lead to me arriving to work a little later than normal(15 minutes)..Looks can be decieving..Well I just wanted to stop in with something on my mind.

I guess with all the hustle and bustle of the holiday it totally passed me by. November 27th marked my 6 month anniversary... Let's take a glimpse back into time...I transitioned for 10 months and did my BC on May 27, 2010. I cannot believe it has been 6 months and my hair is longer than it was before I cut off my relaxed ends. I am learning a lot and am enjoying this journey. I am VERY excited that I have made it this far with the amount of growth I have already achieved. My hair has never been this long and with TLC natural hair can grow and prosper... My goal isn't really to focus on length, but I would loveeee to see how much my hair can grow without a perm. I just want to say thank you to Curlynikki and also this forum because I dont know where I would be in my journey without all these helpful people and tools, and articles, and videos, and photos, Okay yall get my drift...Well have a blessed one and thanks for stopping by!!.

I am going to need to update you guys because this was almsot 6 MONTHS AGO!!!!! Okay so Ive been missing in action just lurking but I promised pictures and here goes... I haven't really been doing too much with my hair since the BC. I do weekly co-washes, shampoo when I use a lot of products which has been once since the BC, and then apply leave in, and then some kind of oils after that. I then proceed to braid about 6 or so cornrows to the back and take them down in the morning...I am loving having my natural hair, but am also finding that if I dont do something to my hair nightly it will look a hot a** mess in the morning which is a little annoying when I have a ton of other ish to do, especially with a very active 2 year old girl. Also my hair has been extremely dry since I BC'd. I am just now starting to get really focused on a regimen and trying out products and seeing their true effects on my hair. Right now I am using organix coconut milk shampoo(when needed even thoug...

So I always browse the natural hair websites daily, if not multiple times a day, just to see what's new and what's going on. So I am going through some older posts on curlynikki.com because I have missed a few days with schoolwork and all. I see that we are now able to get a 15% discount until the end of the year (12/31/2010). So check that out if y'all are product junkies like me!!!! Anyhoo I found this really good article about "pyramid head" and thought I would share because being newly natural I think this is great information to have on hand.. Check it out and do with it what you like, just sharing... http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/haircuts/avoiding-the-pyramid Enjoy peoples and MAKE it a GREAT one!!!

I think this is pretty neat that I can post from my phone. I think this will be great. I'm going to post when I feel like it. Make it a great one!!! Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

So after all this mess with Fantasia has recently been in the news, and after watching this video, I cant help but feel bad for her. Being a female myself, I know that some dudes can be extremely conniving and manipulative to get ANYTHING they want!! And I mean haven't we all had someone who we can think of now as Bittersweet? I know I do..This has been on my mind for quite some time. I am still VERY, VERY, VERY excited for her album to come out and am looking forward to it...

I am currently into my 9th month of transitioning and it has been okay until recently. About 2 months or so ago, I was getting a little (no a lot) frustrated with the two kinds of textures, mainly where they meet and also my relaxed ends. I decided to get some senegalese/kinky twists(whatever you call them) that I did myself after tons of you tube watching and reading. I figured how hard could it be and also didnt want to spend 200 to pay someone else. They came out great and I even got compliments on where I got them done at... So I finally took them out earlier this week and the take down process was a breeze since I did them myself I moisturized my hair before I did each twists,and didnt braid them too tightly because I knew what my hair could handle.. Great idea and best way that my hair has grown yet. But on wash day, where my new growth meets my ends was a complete B***H (EXCUSE MY FRENCH) to deal with!!! I have always had thick hair even with relaxed hair, my hair would always ...

I just want to introduce myself to the world out there. I will use this blog as sort of a journal into my world, from being a mother, a student, a daughter, a worker, and mainly my journey to being natural in more than just my hair. So please feel to stop by and read or not. I will try my best to update this in a timely fashion. But since I am about to be 9 months I am going to start writing about my life experiences, situations, or whatever it is I feel like writing about.