1 Month Post Big Chop

It has been one month since I big chopped. I have gained a little bit of growth, can you tell a difference?

Check out my update below on YouTube. Thanks for watching!

Current Hair Wish List

So I am trying not to run out and buy every product I hear people raving about but these are a few products I would love to try/repurchase in the near future (the first three I have never tried but am interested in, the last two are a couple of my favorites): 

1. Napa Valley Grapeseed Oil

2. Thirsty Roots Apricot Castor Oil

3. Tresemme Naturals Conditioner

4. Bee Mine Deja’s Hair Milk

5. 100% Pure Unrefined Shea Butter

What’s on your wish list?

 

RPG SHOW PTS001

So, about a year ago, I watched one too many YouTube videos on this RPG show wig and gave in and spent my precious hard earned money on this wig. When I got the wig, it did not look as good as it did on the heads of the women on YouTube. I was not feeling it at all. It felt that the wig cap was too big (although I ordered the smaller size) and the wig just would not lay flat. It has adjustable straps in the back but it was not enough to get the wig to sit flat up against my head. 

So I put the wig back in its box and tucked it away in my closet and never wore it. Yes, I could have gotten in touch with the company and sent the wig back but by the time I realized that I was not going to be able to work with the wig, I had already cut the lace and therefore could not try to send it back.

Anyway, so I pulled the wig out again this weekend. It still had all the original issues with the wig not laying flat and being kind of bulky in near the roots but I threw a few curls in it, pinned one side back and made it work. This was a 14-inch wig in yaki texture, glueless cap construction. See pics below. I actually liked how it turned out. All is not lost with this wig, lol.

New "Let's Talk About It" Series

Hello! I hope you are having an awesome Labor Day weekend.

I wanted to inform my blog readers of my new "Let's Talk About It" series on my YouTube channel. Basically if you are going through any life situation that you would like me and my subscribers to weigh in on the situation with advice and opinions, please send an email to everythingebonee@yahoo.com and write in the subject line Let's Talk About It.

Your identity will remain anonymous and will never be mentioned in the YouTube video. I think this will be a fun way for us to have like a girl talk series and share, uplift, encourage others.

Talk to you again real soon :)

"Weight" a Minute!

So the battery in my scale has died and I have no idea what my current weight is. It is a good thing and a bad thing. Good because I am not faced with the shock of whatever that number is currently….and bad because I really need to know, ignorance is not bliss when it comes to weight gain. I am debating whether I want to embark on another hardcore weight loss attempt or let the pounds fall off slowly by making a few changes here and there.

 

Those of you who are like me and struggle to maintain a decent weight know the frustration that comes along with it. Every month of every year is focused on something weight related. If not through actual actions, weight related issues can consume your thoughts and affect your mood. To put it in terms that are easier to understand, if I am not actively trying to lose weight through diet and exercise, weight is still an issue because it ends up consuming my thoughts (as it is right now because I am writing this blog).

This Make-up Look Coming Soon on YouTube!

African Inspired Headwrap with Bright Colored Cloth

So I decided to spice up this TWA a bit with a decorative headwrap. After only a week of wearing short hair, I am already ready for something different. Here are a few pics of the looks that I came up with. Please check out my YouTube channel for videos on both how I tied my headwrap and this makeup look seen in the pictures below. Talk to you all very soon and as always, thanks for your continued support!!!

Living for the Weekend - TGIF

 

Living for the weekend. Most people do it and I must admit I am one of those people. I try to get through Monday-Friday as quickly as possible. The faster the week goes by the better because I can enjoy some much needed time off work. I do wonder though, if I did not have a job to go to Monday-Friday, would I really anticipate the weekend as much? Basically, I just got to thinking, every day is a blessing. Every day that we wake up and are given another opportunity to live our lives, enjoy our family, do what we are put here on earth to do is a blessing but why is it so hard to see that? Why is facebook always filled up with “Thank God it’s Friday” posts? Why do we not thank God for Monday, Tuesday and all the rest of the days?

 

We have been so programmed to go, go, go that we don’t stop to enjoy the moment, whether it is the weekend or not. There is beauty in everyday, every hour, every minute. There are things happening all the time that are really something special to praise God for, but we easily forget. These are my thoughts right now as I began to think how excited I am to be entering the weekend. There is more to life than the weekend.

 

Dear Heavenly Father, help us to realize that every day is a gift from you. Each and every day you grant us mercy and grace but we seem to overlook our blessings. Help us to have an appreciative and thankful heart for each day we are alive, regardless of the day of the week. Let us not look forward to Friday, but to each new day that you allow us to wake and live our purpose. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Restarting My Hair Journey | Current Concerns

Learning My Hair All Over Again

So after only these first few days of caring for my natural hair, even though there is only a little of it, I am realizing that I am going to have to learn what works for my hair all over again. The same products and methods I used for my relaxed hair will not work the same for my natural hair. That is where YouTube is proving to be sooo extremely helpful. I don’t think people really know the value and worth of their videos.

 

For example, when I was relaxed, I could care less about “cones.” After co-washing my hair for a few days with a particular conditioner, although my hair felt very soft when rinsing it in the shower, by the next day, my hair is extremely dry feeling. So I watched a few videos on YouTube and found that the conditioner I was using was filled with cones and cones create a barrier on your hair locking moisture out. The more you use it, the drier your hair will feel.

 

So, now I must start looking for cone free products. To be continued…

BIG CHOP 8.16.13