13 ways you express yourself

Hello everyone,

You may not realize this, but just about every action that you do; you express yourself. 

Here are 13 ways you express yourself:

1. Through the clothes you wear
2. Through the status you post on Facebook
3. Through your tweets you tweet on Twitter
4. Through the words you speak
5. Through your facial expressions
6. Through the music you listen to
7. Through the car you drive
8. Through the way you VOTE
9. Through the shoes your wear
10. Through the color you wear
11. Through the books you read
12. Through the words you write
13. Through the way you wear you hair

Do you agree? Go ahead, add a comment to let us know and add another way that you express yourself.

Thank you,

Angela

My 5-month Natural Hair Journey

Hello everyone,

On October 29, 2010, I went 100% Natural and did the BIG Chop. Prior to Oct 29, I haven’t had a perm for six months. I remember this day as if it was yesterday. It was a windy Friday and I had to go to the social security office for my granny. Later that night, I attended my son’s school annually Fall Fest. Before leaving the house, I took my corn rolls out and wore a braid out. While driving, I kept looking in the mirror and was not happy at what I saw. I kept thinking it is going to be hard to manage my hair during the transition phase. For me, the natural and perm hair were not a good mix. 

When I got home, I called my friend and asked if she had hair scissors. Now, I already had some myself, but I just did not want to cut my hair alone. I told my husband that I would be back. I arrived at my friend’s house and we began to talk. The next thing I knew I was in her bathroom with the scissors in my hand. I called out to her and said, “COME HERE.” I told her that I was going to do it, she said, “Do what?” I am going to cut my hair. I then pulled a piece of my hair from the top and just clipped it right off. My friend was SHOCKED and AMAZED! I said, “Oh well, no going back now,” so I continued to cut my hair. I had my friend to cut the back, as I could not see. All said and done, I looked in the mirror and said I have a tiny Afro, LOL. My friend told me she liked it and it fit me well. 

After cleaning my hair up, we went back to the living room and talked about what just happened among other things. I then went home to show off my new cut to my family. Later that night, while waiting for my son to enter the haunted house, I left him and hubby to go to the mall. I went to Carol’s Daughter to get some hair products. I love the Black Vanilla Hair Smoothie. The sale associate at Carol’s Daughter was very helpful and provided informative information. I had a perm prior to 13 years old, so talking to someone with a clue was indeed helpful.

In the past five months, I experimented with different products and hair styles. In addition, I visit YouTube, Nappturality and other sites. I also connect with friends and associates who have Natural hair.

Nowadays, I wear TWA (teeny weeny Afro), twists, twists out, braids, and braid outs. For my twists and twist outs, I love to use Lock &Twist Gel by Organic Root Stimulator and African Natural Shea Butter.To add some class, I wear hair accessories. 

I’m enjoying my Natural hair and I look forward to the next five months! 

Thank you,

Angela

10 ways to pamper yourself for $10 or less

Pampering yourself is a great experience and we should not take this experience for granted. However, sometimes, with the demands of life, some of us have a hard time pampering ourselves. One reason can be due to no time to fit it in your schedule or another factor can be lack of funds. Well, just let me say, we have to learn how to manage our own time, but for $10 or less, we can indeed learn how to pamper ourselves. 

Here they are:

1. Drink a cup of chamomile tea.  Lipton Chamomile tea @ for 2 Packs, 20 count is $5.98

courtesy of Lipton.com

2. Give yourself a manicure you can purchase a Kiss Professional Manicure Kit at Walgreens for $9.99 

courtesy of Walgreens.com

3. Put on your favorite music and enjoy yourself - $0

4. Take a hot shower, lotion your body with your favorite lotion or oil (that is in your cabinet), sit in your comfy chair, pull out your favorite book, & read away - $0 

5. In the comfort of your bedroom, light some candles, turn off the lights, and watch your favorite movie or TV show. You can purchase a Bisque/ Cream White Battery Operated 2" x 2.5" Pillar Candles with Flickering Amber Flames Set of two candles $3.99 batteries are includes.

courtesy of save-on-crafts.com

6. Have a candlelight dinner in your kitchen or dining room eating on your fine china. You can use the same candles above at no additional cost. Prepare dinner using food already in your kitchen.

7. Go to bed 30-60 minutes early - $0

8. Write down good thoughts about yourself. You can purchase a 1 subject notebook at Staples for $1.29 and a dozen of pens at Staples for $.99 

courtesy of Staples.com

courtesy of Staples.com

 
9. Treat yourself to breakfast. Purchase your favorite cup of coffee along with a Danish, cake or donut at Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks for no more than $10

courtesy of dailydooh.com

courtesy of newyork.seriouseats.com

10. Take a walk in the park and listen to the birds chirp - $0

Go ahead and pamper yourself, you deserve it!

Angela