Four and a half years strong!

Four and a half years strong!



It was four and half years since I  had my Sisterlocks installed. My locs were my rite to passage. I went from permed, unhealthy hair to embracing my natural hair, Stripping the Caucasian definition of beauty.

I discovered how beautiful my hair really was contrary to popular belief of American beauty. During my transition from big chop to locs, I realized how brain washed African American culture was. Men would not speak to me when my hair was short. Women would say, " Why did you cut your hair? You have GOOD HAIR"
 When I was baby locked, I wore a wig to a job interview. That day were a lot of compliments. I felt good, but I was living a lie. The wig came off and never resurfaced! 

GOOD HAIR? I found out GOOD HAIR does not lock well. It took 18 month to fully lock.  My hair is wavy. Its gets bone straight when its wet. It was prone to slippage and bunching. My locs would not seal at the tips. They would lock almost to the end and form a curly Q. I was constantly re tightening, taking locs down, re locking into pattern and cutting tips. I finally had enough! I let them do want they wanted to do! I began to wash and re tightened every 4-6 weeks. My locs are happy and I was not stressed anymore!

I remember when I said when they get long, I will style them. I do nothing! Once in a blue moon I do a braid out. It takes 20-30 minutes to braid and over an hour to curl onto rods or soft spikes. It`s easier to do a pony tail or leave it free. I `am becoming bored. I envisioned cutting them off and going Hailey Berry! That would require a perm and enslavement to a hair dresser, so that idea passed very quickly!

 

 Any how, If I did that, I could not have walks in the rain without an umbrella, enjoy sex with my husband or attend the gym without worrying if my hair is going to sweat out! Natural Chicks really have more fun! Any way, I love watching a perm chick eying my long beautiful natural hair from the corner of my eye! PRICELESS!!! 



 I have been re tightening my hair for 4yr and 5months. I saved so much money! I have settled in my own regiment. I have noticed in my smaller locs have started to atrophy at the ends. Three locs had thinned in the middle. My larger locs are OK. Since I color my hair with a semi permanent color, I have to condition my hair. Some of my locs began to unravel at the ends. I cut to where the unraveling stopped. I placed a pin drop of bonding glue in side the tip of the loc and squeezed the ends together. No more unraveling.

I use minimal product.I use Black earth Products. Since my hair is long, I find myself using more product on my locs. I do dilute my shampoo and conditioner in a spray bottle. I do want to try Carol`s Daughter Sulfate free shampoo. I find sulfate free shampoo to be dying to my locs. Does anyone know if they sell samples? I do not want to waste my money.

 

I think I rambled on  enough! All is well! Allowing God to work in you life is a blessing!

It is over! The wedding is over!

My mother and I went to bed at 5am on my wedding day. I manage to get 4 hours of sleep. I had a break down and locked myself in the bathroom. My best friend prayed me out of the bathroom. I was 1 1/2hrs late to my wedding. I discovered that the church was very warm when I entered. The air conditioning system broke down the night before.The ceremony was beautiful! It went according to plan!



I tell you! Planning this wedding was the most stressful year of my life! The last month was a killer! I had planned my wedding and had a wedding planner apprentice by my side! Not! I had to call her up to find out what happened? I said" honey? What happened to you?" The apprentice: " I thought you did not need me anymore! You did not leave me anything to do! Me: Did you read your book? Did it not say that for the Day of the wedding services, you are needed the month before?"



A few years ago, I wanted to be an event/wedding planner. I read books and took some courses. I knew what to do. I did not need her to plan because I interviewed my vendors, negotiated my contracts and had signed on the doted lines! But girly girl, I still needed help with my details!

On my wedding day, my girls and I went to the venue to set up a table so my apprentice would visualize what I wanted. Months prior I had set up my kitchen table so she can get an idea of what I wanted! By the time she unloaded her truck with some of the decor, my niece, my best friends and I had already placed covers on 120 chairs, placed pink overlays and centerpieces on 12 tables before she came in with the boxes. I thought she went to Timbuktu. All she had to do is set up the candy station, put the framed menus and the favors on the tables. Tie the pink bows on the chairs.

Well when I got to the reception hall from the church, there were no bows on the chairs! I nearly had a fit! what! You just wasted $70! The bows went with my cake!
I should hired a professional wedding planner!



Our DJ was playing some kind of crap! My son, Music Mystro had to take over. Do you know he got mad and said this was a setup! My husband said " what the hell do you care? You are the one who got paid! Someone did not do his job and I`am fixing it!

My husband song "You Are So Beautiful, his band played, Everyone enjoyed themselves. They are still talking about the wedding and oblivious to what`s going on behind the scene!



I told my apprentice to stick to teaching and planning birthday parties. She does not have what it takes to be a wedding planner!
I decided to launch my event planning business the first of the year. No one should be as stressed out as I was!



I`am planning my nieces wedding, a baby shower and some church banquets. As long it is not my wedding, I can handle it! Thank God it is over!

Three and a half years and counting!

OMG! I have not posted in a long time! I`am soooo sorry!
I have 31 days until my wedding day! I have been crazy busy! I picked up my head piece today, but I have not the slightest clue on how I`am going to wear my hair! My hair is long! All that talk about styling my hair when it became long, went out the window! Free style, braid outs and an occasional high pony are what I wear!

I really need to make an appointment at Turning Heads in Harlem. I want an updo! I had my locs in a french roll. The style was really nice. I`am determined to have an updo just like the permies!









I love these styles above! The main reason I decided on small locs is to achieve similar styles.
One of my staff nurses ask if I was going to cut my locs off for my wedding. I looked at her as if she were crazy! I asked her what gave her that idea? She was speechless.
Come on girly girl! That is why my hair is thick and natural. Miss, you wear a wig! At 50, I`am locked for life unless God hs other plans!












Blessings!

MY SECOND BRAID OUT!

With my demanding job and my wedding planning, I have had not a lot of time for me! My hair is growing so fast, I can`t keep up with it! I`am constantly re tightening. It seems like I`am constantly trying to cover my grays. Now that the holidays are over, I`am trying to give it a break from the coloring until April when I turn 50! WOO! WOO!

Mrs Menopause is trying to take over! I have notice that I`am gaining weight around the middle and thighs. I have been between a size 10 and 12 for years! When I fit into a size 12 pants, it`s time to work out! As I stated in my blog, I`am recovering from bilateral knee injuries. I had not worked out other than PT since May. Sunday, I went to the family room to work out! I bought the Pussy cat Dolls workout. It was fun, but it was an equivalent to a warm up. I needed a step work out! Thank God for Kathy Smith step Workout! My old Flo-Jo workout still does the trick too!

It been HELL in New York! It seems like every 2-3 days, we have snow! The cold weather and the dry heat in my house has been drying out my locs! I really do not like covering my locs other than when I `am at work. If I`am going to keep them healthy, I better take some intervention. I have increased my intake of water and I keep them under a satin cap when I`am home. I have been shampooing and conditioning my hair every two weeks instead of three weeks. Between shampoos I spritz with an leave-in conditioner and water!

I love how curling my locs look, but it takes too much time to roll. Anyway, since my locs grew, the curl does not last long. After I wash my locs, I braid them. I then get underneath a cool dryer for 20 min or until they are a little more dry than damp. In the morning, I take them out. The braid out last until I shampoo my hair again! The braid out gives my locs more body!

Having 300 locs can be a pain. The reason I got SLs is to have versatility. To tell you the truth! I have done nothing with them now that I have some length. I have to experiment with up dos for my wedding. I guess that will be my next post!

Thank you all that have subscribed to me on Youtube and blogspot! May God bless you all!

"Blessed are those hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." Matthew 5:6

Nubian Locked Princess is Now The Nubian Bride

Hello all! As some of you may know, I`am getting married next year! I thought I was going to get a tummy tuck for my 50th birthday! Instead, God has blessed me with a God fearing man and a Future dear husband. Never thought this would happen to me. Me getting married at 50. I never knew he was coming. I believe my obedience has paid off. I have been blessed by God. He sent me an angel to take care of me. A lot has happened this year. I was in a motor vehicle accident in May. I was unable to walk. I had ruptured and torn ligaments in both knees. I had a deep wound laceration and a hair line fracture in my left knee. I was done! God sent this angel to me one month before my accident. He has been with me ever since.

Things happen for a reason. I never questioned God for what happened. I know the lord took care of me mentally, spiritually and financially. That is all I needed to know. I`am back to work and still healing! I`am in 3" heels now without knee pain. LOL!

I`AM BLESSED AND FAVORED! ALL OF YOU BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WHO ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A MATE, STOP SEARCHING! PRAY TO GOD TO FIND YOUR MAN. CONTINUE TO BE OBEDIENT! LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HUMBLE YOURSELF! GOD IS IN CHARGE!

COUNT DOWN TO THREE YEARS LOCKED!

Hello all! I`am back! Thirty four months locked! December 1 is my three year anniversary locked. I finally let my locs become what they are. No more stressing and fighting. I have accepted the unsealed curled ends and non-uniformed locs. I have stucked to a simple regiment. I shampoo every two to three weeks with Black Earth shampoo. I condition with avalon Keracare Humecto conditioner. I heard Avalon was an excellent conditioner. So I decided to try it. I tell you! As soon as that conditioner hit my locs, they felt like silk in my hands. My locs swell and became so moist! I love natural products, but I have to make an exception with this product. This one is a keeper! P.S. For those who have loose curl texture like me, leave in for one minute. Your ends may unravel!

Along with a conditioner, You should use a shampoo that paired with a conditioner. I`am going to purchase Keracare no sulfate shampoo. Thank you, Camille! ( Loc Doc from lovinlocs yahoo groups)



This summer I did a lot of swimming. To neutralize the chemicals, I used Mizani neutralizing shampoo, followed with KeraCare conditioner. I purchased Crinkles and Curl styling lotion to curl my locs. My curls last only a few days, but I had body until I shampooed my locs.
I notice as my locs get longer, the curls last less.



I purchased Jane Carter No sulfate shampoo with the conditioner. My hair felt dry after shampooing and the conditioner did not condition my hair well. It left a filmy residue. I never used it again. I continue to use her leave-in conditioner as I have used since day one of my baby loc stage. I love how soft it makes my locs without the oily feeling!


July 2010


Oct 2010

I still have not styled my locs much! I remembered when I was a new lock head that I said when my locs grow long, I will start styling. I will need you to refer me to websites to style locs. I have met a wonderful God fearing man who will become DH next Labor day weekend. I NEED STYLES THAT I CAN USE FOR MY WEDDING!

I will begin a wedding blog posting my journey towards wedlock. I have designed and created my own wedding invites, place cards, table numbers, save the date cards, etc.


Faith and obedience was my prize. All God wanted me to do is.. " Be still and know I`am God"!
Psalm 46:10 Keep love , hope, and faith alive!

Blessings!

Keenons Graduation

I know it is been a while since I posted. My life has been blessed and busy! I wanted to share this video so you can get an idea of how my locs are progressing.I `am currently writing a review of products that I have tried. I will be posting regularly very soon! MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ALL!

This is clips from my youngest son`s graduation from high school! I `am spending it with my three sons and my niece. As you can see, my locs have matured and have grown. My middle son, Brandon has cut his locs short. I `am still trying to convince my youngest son Keenon, to transition from braids to locs. He is still against it. I`am still praying!

Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him.
psalm 127:3