Always Organic

I make no bones about being a country girl from Mississippi. Though as a kid, I longed for the flash of the city. I wanted to vanish from the place where the sun leaned on you no matter where you went under the shade tree. I wanted to throw my hands up anytime my beloved Big Mama planted her vegetable garden on Good Fridays and say that it would matter. Fast forward 35 years and I finally get it!

What my Big Mama and Big Daddy did back then is all the rage right now: Organic! Say what?! Organic? We were always Organic but it was called living in the country! Now while I refused to drink milk from a cow that walked around the pasture, fresh tomatoes, greens, peas, butter beans and field corn were always available. My grandparents farmed, fished & harvested by the moon. At the beginning of each year, they always bought the Farmer's Almanac and The Lady's Birthday Almanac. In there, the moon phases determined the best time to plant crops and even when to trim your hair for growth. To this day, I still use the moon as a guide. Give it a try and see if you notice a difference!

~tcl

To Tuck or Not To Tuck: That Was The Question

Ok, I've twisted my hair for the night and I didn't know whether to tuck my ends or not. I've seen Lisa Akbari and her method on YouTube for the curly afro.

After viewing her results video again, that helped me to make the decision to tuck the ends. She pretty much summed up exactly what I was wondering about.

I have not been to a professional hair salon in over a year. Even then, it was a "shape up" of my afro by a natural lady at Walmart! Yes, Walmart. Initially, I was not happy because I thought that she cut too much off. But in the end, it was a beautiful shape. I probably need a trim but I am afraid to trust just anybody in my locks. Some people can get scissor happy and I might need some bail money from y'all!

Taking notes from back when I was permed, the stylist styled my hair. I may have gone in for a wash and set but it was really the styling part that was essential to the process. I get that now and will apply that to my own natural hair. I guess I was caught up in the fact that yes I'm natural and my doesn't require chemicals, it still has to be styled. My style of choice has been the puff but again, as my hair has grown, it needs more styling versatility. I think the appearance of the lack of styling is what puts some people off about natural hair. They think that you cut off your relaxed hair to wear a big ole kinky matted afro. Hey, if that's your preference, Rock On! I love all the options that natural hair brings. There are days when I miss that big ole Maxwell-Sexy-Kinky. . .oh, I'm getting off the subject. Sorry. I got caught up. I just heard Pretty Wings and wanted to fly away!

I will tuck my ends and hopefully make a new YouTube video of my results.

Stay Tuned!

tcl

Black Chicks in Vegas

I could not resist the photo op with the "Black Chick"! I loved it!


Las Vegas was hot and slightly humid due to the rain that was falling after we landed. I didn't think it rained in Las Vegas! Oh well. . .I guess if it now rains in Southern California, it can rain in Vegas.



I tried to keep my hair routine simple for the 5 day stay. I only packed a 3 ounce container of Fantasia Activator/Moisturizer and a 3 ounce peppermint oil and water mist. Oh yeah, I also brought the travel size Fruit of The Earth aloe vera gel. My hair behaved and I wore it out loose a few times. Hubby has been asking me to unleash the fro! I thought it looked kinda jacked up but he loved it.

As I have gone through my camera, I cannot believe that I failed to get a pix of my loose hair! Blame it. . .on the HEAT and frustration of our stay at the MGM! I have renamed the MGM as: My Goodness Man. Check out my other blog if you want to share in our torture! I'll keep this all about hair!

Toodles!

No Words

I had this comparison photo in my January 2009 Fotki album. I laughed when I thought how my afro was looking like Michael Jackson's afro on his "Off The Wall" album.