Meaningless rantings of a cabin fevered Mom.

Today I got my hairs cut, in a curly way 😍 also colored, but kind, semi-permanent color. I feel clean, light, young and quite springy 😂😍🤷🏻‍♀️ curlygirl #embracingthecurls #banthestraightener #beingabetterme #curlygirlmethod

So, I got the Curly girl Method book, (I’ll add the amazon link) and I went to Walmart today and got some great products, and then Co-washed my hair, leave in conditioner and then gel. Then I clipped UP my roots, And THIS is how I look waiting for it to air dry. I will only do this level on my days off, with no one home 😂. It’s pretty rough 🤪 #curlygirlmethod #embracethecurl #beingreal #curlyhair Waiting to dry, with wine  Cleaning conditioner = co-wash (bought at Walmart) and conditioner (bought at Walgreens)  After shower add ins. A little leave in, (from Walmart) and gel, (from walgreens) 

Just a couple pics to look back on and see if my hair changes at all. Today is 4 days of not brushing.... at all 😬. Feels like I’m forgetting many steps every day, but already so much less hassle! #curlygirlmethod  curlygirl #embracingthecurls #banthestraightener #beingabetterme Day 1, and kept straight bangs  day 3, didn’t straighten the bangs, and so much easier  Trying to get a pic of the top and back 

I'm embarking on a challenge of sorts, not like the time i went a year without alcohol, not like when i decided to NEVER smoke another cigarette, (on year+ strong by the way) This is a Better me sort of challenge. I'm embracing who I am, how I am and what makes me me. I have curly hair, I had long pin straight hair growing up, that would frizz and fluff in the summer. In the 90's I PERMED. Like hardcore, 90$ spiral perms every 6 months for many years. I chopped it off, and several years later, my mom introduced me to a "STRAIGHTENER" and my life was joyous! I could control my hair, it was straight, and silky and pretty. So, that was  ...... 13 years ago? I've been killing my hair with chemicals, color, heat and shampoo, it's frizz, and limp, and makes me want to keep straightening, but now, i want to stop. I don't even like it straight anymore, but it's the only way i know to make it look pretty. Well, I'm jumping in, when i wash my hair...

So, if you are a person who notices things, you may have noticed that i haven’t changed my facebook cover photo in a year, which is odd for me, because I like to decorate EVERYWHERE for any occasion. The message on my cover photo came to me last Christmas season, in a time when I really needed it. I suffer, no, I FIGHT depression, and Anxiety. I choose not to say suffer, as I want people to know it’s a fight, not simply a burden. it affects me every day, in every corner, and 365 days ago, i was pretty deep in a hole. I didn’t believe in myself. I didn’t love myself, I didn’t see nearly as much worth in myself as those around me daily tried to convince me of. I got this message, and a challenge started in my brain, and I took some action, and put myself on a road of self discovery, and started to change the thinking processes I’ve held tightly for so many years. 365 days ago, i was barely holding on by a thread, I missed my dear friends who live so far away. I was feeling some ...

Yup, I admit it, I am one of those. One of those people who cannot put down my phone. I am one who needs to be told "it's not phone time now" or "we are doing real time here, face to face, no phone" I used to deny it, (sometimes I still do) I used to feel bad about it, (sometimes I still do), but you know what? Deep down, the real me, the rational me, says, 'Yup, thats me, and that's ok!" You want to know why? I am an introvert, through and through. I have anxiety and battle depression. It's part of who I am and knit into me, and I will be dealing with it my entire life. The Deal here is, find ways to live a meaningful life around all that. This is where my phone comes into play. I am not ant-social, I love hanging with my BFFs as much as the next guy, but I don't have that many really, I don't have a need to gather a whole gaggle of besties to surround me at all times, I like to have a few solids, that I can go to, no matter what...