Hectic yet Happy: The H's of Life

Yesterday I got a text from my special friend asking if I was happy with life in general (he's so random but I love it!!). I sat back and thought about the question for a minute and smiled. I realized so much has been going weird, friendships have been tested, and the usual chaos but through it all at the end of day when I prepare to go to sleep I smile and feel very content with life.

SO WHAT'S THE 411?
HAIR:
Like John Legend said "Each Day Gets Better". I'm falling in love with my natural tresses and feel more eager to be bold and cut off my permed ends. I'm trying to be patient and wait until I go back to my beautician at home in December but I'm ready to fully rid my self of the creamy crack. Lately I've been rocking my braid-outs and letting the hair go whatever way it want to go. The wild look fits me very well I think. Also I found some AMAZING leave-in conditioner. It's by Cantu and only like $5 from target, love it! I have also changed my products a bit. The Herbal Essences Totally Twisted gel has been kicked out of the basket because it only agrees with my hair when wet and as of now since I still have some permed ends, it looks a mess! So until I'm completely natural I'm tossing it to the side. I've decided to use the Garnier Fructis Leave-in conditioner as a back up conditioner because the Cantu just feels so much better. Also I only braid my hair once a week versus every other night. Like I said the wild look is working, plus I don't have time to do my hair everyday. I found some awesome conditioning moisturizer. I can't remember who makes it right now because I'm in my second home (the library) but it's water and glycerin based and smells pretty cool (it's unique like a better smelling shea butter or something). I'll post more pics of my hair once I find my camera cord, smh...

LOVE:
uuuummm... we haven't gotten that far yet but I do care about him. The other day his teammates told me he thinks I'm one of the prettiest, nicest, most down to earth women on campus *blush*. He's a silly person so I couldn't imagine him saying any of that and especially to his teammates but I've heard many of them say the same thing so maybe he said it. I asked him if he said those nice things and he laughed and said they were lying. HAHA! He's such a dork, but actions speak louder than words...

LIFE:
My mom came to visit me about 2 weekends ago and OMG I had soooo much fun! For a lady in her late forties, she can hang with us "young girls". I took her on a "dinner date" and to the movies to see For Colored Girls. THAT MOVIE DESERVED A STANDING OVATION! I really didn't want to see it at first because I hate emotional, mushy movies but I'm so glad my mom talked me into going because the message behind the movie left me in awe. Everyone should go see it, not only colored girls. Saturday, we went to look for me a new place to stay *long story, updates will be in another post but I did find a place I liked*, out to eat with one of my besties, and then to a karaoke bar. We had a blast! Sunday, we went to one of my bestie's house and my mom cooked dinner for us and my home boy came over. We had a lot of good laughs. I love my mom to death! Oh yea her and my sweetie met each other. He was acting like he was shy, so cute!, but they hit it off pretty well. My mom actually liked him and thought he was a nice guy :)

SCHOOL:
The semester is almost over, THANK U JESUS! Taking 17 hours and working 2 campus jobs may seem easy when hearing it but actually living it can get complicated and very time consuming. The good news is I'll have all of my pre-reqs and get to apply to nursing schools in January. I'm so excited about that part. Pray for me ya'll...

NEWS:
hmmm.... I just had a brain fart and forgot the news I was going to share. Well hopefully I'll remember and tell you all later. Well I'm off to class to do a presentation on the Phenomenal Maya Angelou *African American Psychology class*

~Love, Live, Laugh~

Hair Update

Hey all! I just wanted to stop by and show you an update of my hair. Someone told me to work with your hair and not against it and I think I'm going to stick to the protective braid out for a while until the back gets a little longer. The products I'm using so far includes Carol's Daughter Shampoo and Conditioner when I decide to wash my hair with Garnier Fructis leave-in conditioner for color treated hair. I also use that leave-in for my co-washes. For moisture I use Shea Butter and Carrot Oil mixed or Extra Virgin Olive Oil. While styling and doing my braid out, I use Eco-styler gel or Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Gel mixed with Shea Butter. So far, my hair has more shine, is more manageable, and more appealing to me. Let the journey continue :) Be blessed my loves!