Fitness?

Yes, yes, yes, ... I have been working out and enjoying the benefits of doing so. I have so much more energy and I feel great. Now, I am already a small framed girl but I was lazy and sleepy all the time so I decided I was going to become more active and I have. I have been running, walking, playing tennis, and doing squats... soon I will squeeze yoga into the mix and abdominal workouts and than I will feel complete. My reasons for getting fit is not to lose weight because I like the weight I am, I just want to have more energy, flexibility, confidence, and cardiac health (not trying to get sick at a young age).

The most recent thing I have added to my fitness routine was the squat challenge and boy is it getting tough. I have been doing it for 2 week now and today I am going to do 100 squats because it is the end of this month and I want to end with a nice solid number. I was following the chart at first but missed a day, so had to adjust my workout. Listen, as long as I gain strength and tone in my legs it really don't matter how many I do a day.

Fixing things up a bit!

Look at me trying to hook up my room. YouTube has been a blessing I love the container store thinks to YouTube. I finally have a way to organize my make up nail polishes, brushes etc. It took no time getting everything in order and now my dresser is functional... I plan on buying like 2 more containers cant wait.

Couponing?

I am serious about couponing now. I have admitted to myself that I love buying new things but recently my money has been going to hair products and I am fed up with how they eat up my money sooo, couponing it is. This could be fun and I also have a kitten so why pay full price for litter and cat food if I don't have to. I am adding that to my coupon list as well. Hair products, personal hygiene products, cat food and litter....goal is to save the money I don't spend on these items hell, I may be rich after I get the hang of couponing.

updates on my bald spot?

Yea, not much to really say just.... I am so using Jamaica black castor oil on my spot twice a week (I do not like the smell and the stickiness). I just hope and pray that this stuff works.

End of 3 weeks post..

Time is really moving slow, but anyway I have washed my hair on Friday the 26th, I choose to deep condition with ORS conditioner and Jamaican black castor oil under my hood dryer. I just wanted to try something different, and it was ok. Anyway  I towel dried applied my 2 leave-ins, detangled, moisturized, seal and air dried my hair out at first than placed my hair in a high bun. this is my style for the week  until I wash again. I really have been obsessing over my hair so this is my way to just leave it alone. I am just going to wash and bun for the rest of this month and next month my hair is getting thicker as my new growth comes in and I don't want to disturb my roots during this time anyway.

 my bald spot looks less noticeable now that my hair is thicken from washing and air drying in my opinion but I am still working on fixing that also.

SUMMER SCHOOL...

Summer school is moving along smoothly. I have taken 2 quizzes already and passed them both, one with a 97% and the other with a 100%. I have to write my first paper for this session and I am not in the mood for it to tell the truth it is due now, and I haven't even brain stormed or anything. I blame It on this heat. It is just too hot to think about formulating papers and such. I don't know when or how but I will get my paper done soon. Well, I have 4 weeks left of this summer class... almost there!

Current skin care regimen...

So, I am very simple. I have learned that being simple now a days is beneficial to my skin.
my regimen consist of 2 products:

I wash my face every morning with my Ambi essentials, and I wipe my face down twice a day with the sea breeze deep clean. I started using the sea breeze because this weather has caused a few breakouts from sweating and maybe because I increased my biotin intake, but anyway I want to have a clean face all day is what the point is here. I also make sure that my skin is moisturized throughout the day with a moisturizer containing SPF.

Current regimen...

I am happy with the order in which I use my products..

• Deep condition overnight with ORS deep replenishing conditioner

 

•  Shampoo hair next day with ORS creamy aloe shampoo

• Regular condition with Tresemme conditioner for 3 minutes in shower than rinse
• T-shirt dry for 10 minutes
• Apply Jane Cater leave-in solution and Aphogee green tea to hair and detangle
• Moisturize with Jane carter nourishing cream and seal with Coconut/Grape seed oil, and bun

• If clarifying I use VO5 kiwi lime squeeze

(Relax hair every 12 weeks... if I can make it that is!)

Look what I found!

Snooping around in my head I have noticed that I have a bald spot on my right side. Talk about random events happening on a hair journey. I don't know how long I have had it, or what is the cause of it but I'm more interested in growing it out. So, for the next 3 months I will be updating on my progress to right this wrong!

Below is a comparison picture of my right side to my left side... such a shame!

Wash day 2 weeks post!

I am happy to wash my hair today it felt so good. I saw that I had a bit of product build up and I needed to fix that situations quick. It has been 7 days since my last cowash, and 12 days since I used shampoo ( last time was when I relaxed on the 4th) so it was about time.

I change my routine a bit out of laziness but I still like the results. usually I would deep condition overnight the night before I want to shampoo my hair, this time I didn't do that. I simply woke up shampooed my hair and conditioned in the shower for about 5 minutes than rinsed and t shirt dried. Once most of the water was out of my hair I used 2 new products and I am in love because of the way my hair felt once both products was distributed evenly.

 

 Now, this is my first time using these products so later I will give more details on how my hair holds up with these products added to my hair care routine. Right now I like them both together and I don't think I want to try them separate.

 

 I than moisturized my hair with beautiful textures moisture butter and sealed with coconut oil (just a little) this product is also new to me but I didn't buy it I stole some from my sister. If I like it I will go out and purchase this product for myself, so far I love the smell of it and my hair is soft.

 

 

I am currently air drying and my hair feels soooo soft.. Yay!

 

It has been five days...

wow, I have been enjoying my straight hair and not doing my regular routines. It has been 5 days and I have not washed or deep conditioned my hair since I relaxed it... It is time. To start this off I am going to deep condition overnight with protein conditioners and cowash in the morning with aussie moist conditioner, air dry and than bun. Good thing it is to hot to wear my hair down anyway. I am truly thinking about weaving my hair again but we shall see how long these thoughts will last in my head.

First day of summer school!

Summer school has started last week and I already see that it is going to be a pain in my butt. I have so many readings to do and exams every Thursday, I am starting to feel like its going to ruin the rest of my summer. I know I will get through this class in this heat but I just wish it was sooner than later.

The deed was done

So, I relaxed my hair yesterday and I deep conditioned with the ors hair mayonnaise under the dryer rinsed and air dried with my leave in, went to work with a bun, came home today flat ironed my hair ( I know I said I will not fat iron until august, well I guess I lied to myself) and took pictures then wrapped my hair.

it got pretty straight when I flat ironed but I have various textures in my hair now. The straight roots, the texlaxed shaft and the straighter ends its just crazy. the good thing is when I touch my hair nothing breaks or sheds and that's what I like to see.

In this clip I thought I was taking a picture but at least you see the length of my hair all hanging to the front. I mean if you go to my older post when I started my journey it did grow but not as much as I thought it would have by now. I am 2 months away from being 1 year on a hhj so I at least want BSL by then, don't look like that is going to happen.

Throwing in the towel waving the red flag!!

Stretch done! it was fun but that's it for me I am throwing in the towel. tonight it is going down I will be relaxing and smiling the whole way through it. While recently unbraiding my hair to make a bun I found what felt like dread looked roots. You can only imagine what went on once that was discovered. Soooo, it was fun I can care less about all the rules and goals that I set forth for myself its now going out the window I will no longer stretch this long again my hair is just not made for such a harsh decision (16 weeks) I am going back to basics and I never felt any prouder in my life. I choose to not have to cut locks out of my head at the roots and I choose not to have to detangle for 19 hours. It is not happening I just have to much to do with my day then to do that craziness. I have been defeated and I learned a great deal at the same **** time, in the end it is just hair so nothing was lost.

JULY Goals!!!

I have one main goal:

Make it to BSL by AUGUST!!!!


GROW, GROW, GROW!!!