tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53997294338674691842024-03-05T23:04:36.939-06:00New2LocsPersonal rant's & musing's about everyday life & my hair.new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-58381351471485518332011-06-20T08:47:00.010-05:002011-06-23T08:19:02.385-05:00Poor Neglected Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTViCa2VElZNx-03VQxUxmVi5OhgFD6OVX9uG6HEk-O_K6xQ1ho1tL1aDctcBOD6nhJNUfBvnrkqXFnFr7aVB45yxE7ZEh0cx8UUa8eH2o-nxpjMZMd2M6adXNh6zsFIkUxn7A-1fqFqH/s1600/2011-06-18_19-21-11_887.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620344422209780402" style="WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTViCa2VElZNx-03VQxUxmVi5OhgFD6OVX9uG6HEk-O_K6xQ1ho1tL1aDctcBOD6nhJNUfBvnrkqXFnFr7aVB45yxE7ZEh0cx8UUa8eH2o-nxpjMZMd2M6adXNh6zsFIkUxn7A-1fqFqH/s320/2011-06-18_19-21-11_887.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Hello blog world! lol<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I haven't written since November!! Well I'm so consumed with knitting who has time to write! Not to mention nothing fabulous has really been going on with my hair. I wanted to write in though since my 3 yr mark is approaching. So here's a quick synopsis of what's been going on with me. Knitting, knitting, & more knitting, LOL, didn't I say I was obsessed? Yep I am obsessed with the needles. I've been making tons of items. All of my friends received knitted gifts for Christmas & I've also sold several items. I also did another 30 day detox this year in March & got down to my lowest weight in over 20 yrs!! I feel great & my skin & body loves me for it! Now I'm fighting to keep the weight off, the fat girl inside is fighting to get back out. LOL </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>I wish I could post all of the pics of things I've been knitting, I take photos of it all to keep a photo journal of all my projects. Here are a few things & one shot of me going to the Eric Benet & Kem concert from this past weekend. Lawd I hope I still have readers!!! LOL<br />Have a great summer because I probably won't write again anytime soon. LOL, you know, busy knitting but you can always catch me on facebook!!! </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCvp-CJCk0YqUIc8fo_39mMkhyWuA-dA7xVRglSNgyqI4AFj-mTqQI_HphOMxVfhYJvQnn9VooIrk2fGSFL0HAvCRTE9jv1mw-XUeXTYTA8F-0aQyzgEK8kboO-Vu1Gh7Cc6OTMv15kFm/s1600/miah3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620301292555451458" style="WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCvp-CJCk0YqUIc8fo_39mMkhyWuA-dA7xVRglSNgyqI4AFj-mTqQI_HphOMxVfhYJvQnn9VooIrk2fGSFL0HAvCRTE9jv1mw-XUeXTYTA8F-0aQyzgEK8kboO-Vu1Gh7Cc6OTMv15kFm/s320/miah3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluSX6C6Hih7vo8ZqVeuGf84Nodn2mKWv6QQvak-MPaMMSeXugnRYCVZmjjcZH9uwAtqV0Ar9NJzvty7j2vRzqy8roPRdCC92RanEM0VlYhSCgcv7CxFvlHSOpVDWe_NM3OInBYUNvDwfQ/s1600/IMG_20101104_130119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620301288430773474" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluSX6C6Hih7vo8ZqVeuGf84Nodn2mKWv6QQvak-MPaMMSeXugnRYCVZmjjcZH9uwAtqV0Ar9NJzvty7j2vRzqy8roPRdCC92RanEM0VlYhSCgcv7CxFvlHSOpVDWe_NM3OInBYUNvDwfQ/s320/IMG_20101104_130119.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj3HxHTyIowDEMCHpV0P0pTeBN-GvjWtz5d4TA8jbZGwY1cWclfxUNAu9hY9dJ55wOu4xlVVwFESELBzM5Yh_5G0fJfm5z9CsB2dakJDsuTPAev4leIs4iw9baVgXyXQelcYFc5RdU8va/s1600/11_imagejpeg952.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620301115881193218" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyj3HxHTyIowDEMCHpV0P0pTeBN-GvjWtz5d4TA8jbZGwY1cWclfxUNAu9hY9dJ55wOu4xlVVwFESELBzM5Yh_5G0fJfm5z9CsB2dakJDsuTPAev4leIs4iw9baVgXyXQelcYFc5RdU8va/s320/11_imagejpeg952.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVSsk4Iz6stTppszChp2SuiMip0eoBFX7YuOHjIWwmW7pzpMFSem2fInFrMrN_4x1alsj_BI8GHDiCNMzvk6SUzGsfiQNil5aAwKUPZPwF9SoxDZ8yj-kb9fFM08SJvql8CXqmVIzBNuY/s1600/14_imagejpeg952.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620309878261057106" style="WIDTH: 191px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVSsk4Iz6stTppszChp2SuiMip0eoBFX7YuOHjIWwmW7pzpMFSem2fInFrMrN_4x1alsj_BI8GHDiCNMzvk6SUzGsfiQNil5aAwKUPZPwF9SoxDZ8yj-kb9fFM08SJvql8CXqmVIzBNuY/s320/14_imagejpeg952.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-35543191400189738822010-11-08T12:18:00.005-06:002010-11-09T07:06:10.228-06:00Lately<div><div><div>I guess as you can see I haven't had much to say about my hair. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LOL</span> Of course I'm loving it but as of right now it needs to be colored & I'll probably do that before thanksgiving. Oh lord how I hate my gray halo!! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LOL</span> My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">loc's</span> are 27 months old now & they are doing their own thing.<br /><br />As of late I have been a knitting fanatic working on two projects at a time. I take an easy project to work with me to work on in down time & I work on a more difficult project at home where I'm not being disturbed. I just finished a beautiful poncho for myself. I have yet to seam up a shrug I made for my sister-in-law, hopefully I'll get that done by the end of the week. And now I have two more projects going. A baby sweater for my friends g-baby which is due to arrive any day now & a cowl which I'll probably give as a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Christmas</span> gift to a friend. And I'm constantly looking at different patterns of things I want to make so I think this qualifies me as addicted!!!<br /><br />I'm also a self proclaimed <a href="http://zumba.com/">Zumba</a> addict! I teach two classes a week & attend three other classes that my bestie teaches as well. And if all goes well I'll be teaching an additional two classes a week for a six week stint. Maybe if I work on my eating w/all of this zumba I can be a size 10 one day! LOL Who am I fooling I've never been a size ten in life!! I'm healthy though & that's all that matters.</div><br /><div></div><div>Here are some pics of my poncho, let me put a disclaimer out here, lol, these are not hair shots!!! </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5o1cN5YHN2Qb5ur_AWrlxRH99Tc4Uo985ALmPigDvI2HU8m9NyjEOVENP-kjF3nlVu58OZMoSf2WCgCCAX1P3pd_YxcaMeIl0hyphenhyphen7yM4E45Wwvi_2qAVe401e5uL1F1Msl6LRbdRkhogK/s1600/IMG_20101104_130049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537535023953051650" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5o1cN5YHN2Qb5ur_AWrlxRH99Tc4Uo985ALmPigDvI2HU8m9NyjEOVENP-kjF3nlVu58OZMoSf2WCgCCAX1P3pd_YxcaMeIl0hyphenhyphen7yM4E45Wwvi_2qAVe401e5uL1F1Msl6LRbdRkhogK/s320/IMG_20101104_130049.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCAAZh2murryb_ugLxOWfhafnzUyoNcllHhce1rRElsN2jVgptpJbZlvMQ6ZUjCIjnDAfzAHkETHqiLvCtFkPY7ZgucW_caEHAfL9GfwTYpPC_lKGo_Q-fPcf8epd89zSio-kChMEm_Kc/s1600/IMG_20101104_130103.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537535133988275122" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCAAZh2murryb_ugLxOWfhafnzUyoNcllHhce1rRElsN2jVgptpJbZlvMQ6ZUjCIjnDAfzAHkETHqiLvCtFkPY7ZgucW_caEHAfL9GfwTYpPC_lKGo_Q-fPcf8epd89zSio-kChMEm_Kc/s320/IMG_20101104_130103.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst2XC5BS0vXpHro92T_Znvy8zNecfSM4-9rO3Kdvf2Oj1-JkFKmZPP2tVCQuMjyoob9tTPvx757ScwYuwwcngcJWoEXr62aXEManI1MOJl9Ye0lJCxAZ4AA0T_6e9ZrjVQ9eby4S9o06m/s1600/IMG_20101104_130119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537535209081346274" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst2XC5BS0vXpHro92T_Znvy8zNecfSM4-9rO3Kdvf2Oj1-JkFKmZPP2tVCQuMjyoob9tTPvx757ScwYuwwcngcJWoEXr62aXEManI1MOJl9Ye0lJCxAZ4AA0T_6e9ZrjVQ9eby4S9o06m/s320/IMG_20101104_130119.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-87873286479439691422010-08-23T08:18:00.006-05:002010-08-25T21:50:49.099-05:00Happy 2 Year Lociversary to Me!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOTdLg0AgseWnnr3dkLcPgEuABFozKAhXmCruhzjIkhMTl-y0aTSz4vztvGZ3u7PrLqyEZBZusPgRc_MkH-Lf4Z3DxgEs_dfbfafzRzvhmosI2TdVscFk4u6ODqrNcGxNqytOflXo_dxe/s1600/whole_robin_263x600.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 140px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509544471979410066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOTdLg0AgseWnnr3dkLcPgEuABFozKAhXmCruhzjIkhMTl-y0aTSz4vztvGZ3u7PrLqyEZBZusPgRc_MkH-Lf4Z3DxgEs_dfbfafzRzvhmosI2TdVscFk4u6ODqrNcGxNqytOflXo_dxe/s320/whole_robin_263x600.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5tnVvPGNOnVigOifiM-AKgVtYFKCJU28M7RHPQWJdgxUSaOHfpLGXevski4Illt2NOkkKt7km3cB2I0GkGtBiSFeHdq_RimBST6R28NcdqZfa7esM48BKio-qRFBRYpjvX0usQ010Ce0/s1600/robin_back__2__450x600.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509544450880689874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5tnVvPGNOnVigOifiM-AKgVtYFKCJU28M7RHPQWJdgxUSaOHfpLGXevski4Illt2NOkkKt7km3cB2I0GkGtBiSFeHdq_RimBST6R28NcdqZfa7esM48BKio-qRFBRYpjvX0usQ010Ce0/s320/robin_back__2__450x600.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadPs2rQx3SYTV3R0Q_YoT5yS3p2-D8iKCGTM1xP75AByJpyEs6v7xI7-Ui91bGpBOSEnsJ5BeCMhukKjtsnlyYvQnVrGwRiWBi5fSXlsBdB07G0j2yiKxlUNBD55SNR6w_L6YZnlkOT-K/s1600/robin_backs_450x600.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509544459836557906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadPs2rQx3SYTV3R0Q_YoT5yS3p2-D8iKCGTM1xP75AByJpyEs6v7xI7-Ui91bGpBOSEnsJ5BeCMhukKjtsnlyYvQnVrGwRiWBi5fSXlsBdB07G0j2yiKxlUNBD55SNR6w_L6YZnlkOT-K/s320/robin_backs_450x600.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xcmxUykR7op502oA0ck5-ZHtHRnq-WJGHp9uUdh6PRLejDm5B_qS9izzHXpBg2clLU4GyVCY2HMfgqL_HUOpAgzfKimG-xakvP_9oJ1gimzCddaZ3lotl7qVxTkrzsKduVXBWD9BbYom/s1600/40961_1432193922993_1177235550_31059946_658307_s.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 130px; HEIGHT: 73px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509541645095209650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xcmxUykR7op502oA0ck5-ZHtHRnq-WJGHp9uUdh6PRLejDm5B_qS9izzHXpBg2clLU4GyVCY2HMfgqL_HUOpAgzfKimG-xakvP_9oJ1gimzCddaZ3lotl7qVxTkrzsKduVXBWD9BbYom/s320/40961_1432193922993_1177235550_31059946_658307_s.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwGYM5UPp7ggynls34Ne1rQWNlwkibHEwdbsdBzxtOO7XvoXI9vScqE7agq4-lGv0Q1YiI3UxLj8-7EgTG0J4928AfIZoX8XdR85bdALfzhehXOz4r9kExvCERHvmwPLEstjBRrhWSf73/s1600/Robin.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509541625648017922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwGYM5UPp7ggynls34Ne1rQWNlwkibHEwdbsdBzxtOO7XvoXI9vScqE7agq4-lGv0Q1YiI3UxLj8-7EgTG0J4928AfIZoX8XdR85bdALfzhehXOz4r9kExvCERHvmwPLEstjBRrhWSf73/s320/Robin.JPG" /></a><br /><div> <div><div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">OMG</span> I can't believe this time has come this quickly!!! I can recall vividly scouring through many blogs admiring those who have started this journey before me. Having some serious <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">loc</span> envy, which I still do by the way, and wondering if my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">loc's</span> will look like theirs. I can recall the day I went in to start my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">loc's</span>. I went in with 6 inches of natural hair so I just knew I would not have the stringy chicken looking <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">loc's</span>! Boy was I wrong, I'm thin in the top front portion so that was really evident for the first three months. I was all prepared to be my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">loctician's</span> poster child, I was her first client for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">microloc's</span>, so I was anticipating great things right out of the gate. Crazy because I knew from looking at other blogs that my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">loc's</span> were not going to look mature but I had high hopes because I had a healthy head of natural hair. Well I don't think I lost the chicken head look until around month 3 & it's been all gravy from there!<br /><br />I got a new color for my two year <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">lociversary</span> it's called RED HOT!!! I love the new color & I may keep it for awhile.<br /><br />I've enjoyed watching my hair evolve into what it has become in two years & I'm sure the next year will be even more thrilling!<br /><br />Oh wait I have to tell <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">y'all</span> this: So last night I'm at church for a rehearsal & one of the older ladies looked at my hair & says........I don't like your hair like that! me: REALLY? Why? now mind you her hair is unkempt & standing on top of her head!!! Then she tells me she doesn't know why she doesn't like it & proceeds to ask me would her hair look good like mines. I told her well you wouldn't have to worry about a comb ever again (not that I think she did anyway)<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span>!<br />So then I decided to change the subject & ask her about baking or something off the wall so she'd get off my hair! </div></div></div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-26765875569139596592010-06-21T15:58:00.004-05:002010-06-21T16:23:54.351-05:00Just to Clarify<div>Hi all just to clarify for some new readers. I do not have sisterlocks. I had someone post a comment on an old post about the grid/parts in my hair. I've never said that I've had sisterlocks, even if you read my profile you would see that I don't have them but guess what my loc's are the bomb!!! LOL </div><br /><div></div><div>My loc's are 22 months old now & I have some friends who do have sisterlocks that have loc envy over my locks. I plan on doing a photoshoot for my 2 year anniversary so stay tuned!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1fKw9HSJ0pLZ-nu92JmkzJT6iQh-J_kQhQzD84TtYokl08hVTd5KB00q36kMJDCcNFb73mb6xGavGg0mJwPU-c8VSIpmfqWt5a9W6lSSnQ-zhJBAmOpzqLVgiLB66GZvk_72lZihsClH/s1600/DSCN1030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485338246504887698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1fKw9HSJ0pLZ-nu92JmkzJT6iQh-J_kQhQzD84TtYokl08hVTd5KB00q36kMJDCcNFb73mb6xGavGg0mJwPU-c8VSIpmfqWt5a9W6lSSnQ-zhJBAmOpzqLVgiLB66GZvk_72lZihsClH/s320/DSCN1030.JPG" /></a>This is just a pic of me doing my favorite thing ZUMBA! We were doing a demonstration for Juneteenth day this past Saturday. </div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-85564347985993082462010-05-18T14:39:00.006-05:002010-05-21T16:26:17.862-05:00A New Hobby<div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">OK</span> I have to tell you guys this. I have a new hobby......knitting!!!! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span> I'm getting teased something terrible right now about it too. I have to tell you how this started. </div><div><br />I was surfing the web one day & ran across this website <a href="http://bohemiansoul.com/">http://bohemiansoul.com/</a> & fell in love with her work. She <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">crochets</span> all types of cute things you have to check her out. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sooooo</span> because some of her things were a little expensive, & now I understand why, I decided hey why not learn how to do this myself. Well I ended up learning to knit instead of crochet. I do plan on learning how to crochet a bit later though after I get this knitting thing mastered. I also should add that yes I have purchased several things from her & I love them all, I just figured hey I could learn a craft. </div><div>I am hooked you guys, I'm always online looking for easy patterns & there are so many out there that are free too! I've finished my first project a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">neck warmer</span>, I'll post the pics of that. Well for some reason I can't post the pics of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">neck warmer</span>. I'm currently working on a baby sweater for my four month old little cousin. I'm making a size 18mo because I didn't know how long it would take me to make it but it's coming along pretty quickly. I'll post pics of my progress of that as well. Heck I just may start a knitting blog!!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuY0P-o8GOpTYFmCETSWzexHV6mN-KrbZJDTYFoZ1bRf15PmZ02zP8s4lynPcTrmX9Ahe0Jm4iqJzf7H0d7dD7zYERkj3qL_QbVkVhYA4K-dd3hY6kYE8nKQvWbVYhUWfJQT8k5I8QOrB/s1600/2010-05-21+15.45.44.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473832477926847106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuY0P-o8GOpTYFmCETSWzexHV6mN-KrbZJDTYFoZ1bRf15PmZ02zP8s4lynPcTrmX9Ahe0Jm4iqJzf7H0d7dD7zYERkj3qL_QbVkVhYA4K-dd3hY6kYE8nKQvWbVYhUWfJQT8k5I8QOrB/s320/2010-05-21+15.45.44.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLL5sCDCVyktgYsYAehSe61U7ofqpoVqvFb7lV4DjYMExOoAUADuIXWqj_jNFx8nNAJFnMMBfdcHu1BhBc2RX1vGn5FE3Dt74NWiAXcXqB8VecvHnHQ-pfxKDm0cjcqFoaYfw_pXj14nc/s1600/2010-05-21+15.46.34.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473832488926411202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLL5sCDCVyktgYsYAehSe61U7ofqpoVqvFb7lV4DjYMExOoAUADuIXWqj_jNFx8nNAJFnMMBfdcHu1BhBc2RX1vGn5FE3Dt74NWiAXcXqB8VecvHnHQ-pfxKDm0cjcqFoaYfw_pXj14nc/s320/2010-05-21+15.46.34.jpg" /></a>The last side of the front of the sweater is what's on the needle now. I started knitting this sweater on Mother's Day. So I'm almost two weeks in & I thought it would take me a lot longer to get this done. If I would have known I would have made it a size smaller & he would be able to wear it sooner. But I guess if he keeps growing at the rate he's going he'll be in it soon enough. </div><div> </div><div>Stay tuned for more knitting projects I love this stuff. I can't wait to get more experienced where I can make things with more detail. </div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-67238554612596827952010-05-06T10:28:00.003-05:002010-05-06T11:00:05.781-05:00It's Been A While<div><div><div><div><div>Hey Blog Fam!!</div><div> </div><div></div><div>I've been away for awhile, just busy, busy, busy!!!! I'm officially what I call a ZumbaHead(lol)! If you're not familiar with Zumba check it out <a href="http://zumba.com/">here</a>. I'm so hooked that I am going for my certification this saturday in Chicago. I have my own class lined up on Tues & Thurs & I also attend my best friends classes, she's also an instructor. I attend her classes two to three times a week depending on my work schedule along with also attending bootcamp/kickboxing classes twice a week. So sometimes I'm working out two hours a day & I love it! I'm also participating in a biggest loser challenge in the workplace which has been interesting. I go up & down on the scale from week to week, which I don't understand because I'm working out so much. </div><br /><div></div><div>I went to DisneyWorld two weeks ago for a week. Who would have thought going to DisneyWorld without children could be so much fun? I took tons of pics, we went to SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and Universal Studios. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>A quick hair update. I LOVE MY LOC'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! My hair is fully loc'd now front to back, no more curly q's. I miss my curly q's though. I love how my hair blows in the wind. I love my length, it's almost shoulder length now I find myself pulling my hair out of my collar now. I'm not sure how long I really want it to get though before I cut it. Here's a few pics from my trip </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9C5SDlfwlTgTZ56djt7FBTkWvmiojqxjwlMpA2nugVAk1bQ40veRc3YvQg9WM-Y2V3p1e1yuLogTO9C6J8ClR7hpMBn0RhK4GI6bu46bTBfPz3e2N5-PQF0-2J_2VtqAqhnLcMIXN0Cp/s1600/DSCN0891.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468184301556031122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9C5SDlfwlTgTZ56djt7FBTkWvmiojqxjwlMpA2nugVAk1bQ40veRc3YvQg9WM-Y2V3p1e1yuLogTO9C6J8ClR7hpMBn0RhK4GI6bu46bTBfPz3e2N5-PQF0-2J_2VtqAqhnLcMIXN0Cp/s320/DSCN0891.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-_wzj-qFSs2HlI_PymPCWzy46gIJflVHaQnu1fiuuHJtD0ojHu_rwqStiA-mIT69-LoTB3a4khuqHF4_phWeNlTOSxKhm_urxMOqIcIBVfMbYexa8CJtuuJ5cr4UrsjN41zpr0PSqEvn/s1600/DSCN0967.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468184303800597586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-_wzj-qFSs2HlI_PymPCWzy46gIJflVHaQnu1fiuuHJtD0ojHu_rwqStiA-mIT69-LoTB3a4khuqHF4_phWeNlTOSxKhm_urxMOqIcIBVfMbYexa8CJtuuJ5cr4UrsjN41zpr0PSqEvn/s320/DSCN0967.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoYgq4hGc4r2b9EU_dUujRY2RafZs1i34NtEpA9LuyPnyb7tAZhG9k044e8DmipcT2ZMZdrrTVxfg-Dk7ZFyqZAKGaAN3GdmX-pPRtkoH5n90KT8Rg3w9Iujk6hrWSNCpqG9DCOIelU7m/s1600/DSCN0972.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468184317357595138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoYgq4hGc4r2b9EU_dUujRY2RafZs1i34NtEpA9LuyPnyb7tAZhG9k044e8DmipcT2ZMZdrrTVxfg-Dk7ZFyqZAKGaAN3GdmX-pPRtkoH5n90KT8Rg3w9Iujk6hrWSNCpqG9DCOIelU7m/s320/DSCN0972.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaXJWvfH3mN1eJIMPrTwgl3YYVuoIx74ChWdVzASbIyxHUmJTr1VOGzfU7n1Z3Q6u_8pZwe75zM1-9WyE9gCZtLtL3mPS39RIs9inzr8KpPcQWTAbxl8G_hD425b822XbTwoBCqBWZ5L9/s1600/DSCN0886.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468184291411112770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaXJWvfH3mN1eJIMPrTwgl3YYVuoIx74ChWdVzASbIyxHUmJTr1VOGzfU7n1Z3Q6u_8pZwe75zM1-9WyE9gCZtLtL3mPS39RIs9inzr8KpPcQWTAbxl8G_hD425b822XbTwoBCqBWZ5L9/s320/DSCN0886.JPG" /></a><br /><div>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBUVeLPf2mGJy7P6IrblHAPFX1o4uL7bE35MtO7SOTJOZxlhV5jkuiXErQ2fNnaLO4OZ17V4o0shvgkgX9-I1cxpgKjkgNiv6oS8iOtJW6t-Kj8Dmwcmk0w4qQAnZ_GEhzUj0Zwe3wYei/s1600/DSCN0889.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468184282761242066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBUVeLPf2mGJy7P6IrblHAPFX1o4uL7bE35MtO7SOTJOZxlhV5jkuiXErQ2fNnaLO4OZ17V4o0shvgkgX9-I1cxpgKjkgNiv6oS8iOtJW6t-Kj8Dmwcmk0w4qQAnZ_GEhzUj0Zwe3wYei/s320/DSCN0889.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-62767470467531314962010-03-21T22:55:00.004-05:002010-03-23T07:36:08.392-05:00Hanging with friendsI had an opportunity to sing backup for a good friend of mine who is looking to get into the music industry. We sang at a pretty prominent benefit in Chicago last weekend. They had a profound speaker by the name of Simon Bailey if you've never heard of him I encourage you to google him. He has written several books. He's an awesome speaker & he's inspired me to find my genius that's hidden inside. Wish me look with that because I tend to start things that I have a natural knack for but never follow it to completion where it would benefit me. Any who here's a few shots from that benefit. You will see that I colored my hair again it turned out great it seems to be a deeper red, which I like, & less copper.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhvgZ6endJAEy-pCk_bHCdjpui_r4TKM4HfqbefUvGC73ZJl0Cb7dvgqVB39xz8exroY0dUagvpEZLaC7Sfzfzio1Co_BKSJDUe-wqcAWDMdxv_eIEAp5VZENof1QqUm2k9TM9rYKy78q/s1600-h/DSCN0826.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451305627812481682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhvgZ6endJAEy-pCk_bHCdjpui_r4TKM4HfqbefUvGC73ZJl0Cb7dvgqVB39xz8exroY0dUagvpEZLaC7Sfzfzio1Co_BKSJDUe-wqcAWDMdxv_eIEAp5VZENof1QqUm2k9TM9rYKy78q/s320/DSCN0826.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbPWJ9PXLFmZYNUdDy7mzC_AG3ALdPErbhtdEWzg6-OTuzXEz9QMP3qZHt7bJTczIr57F-VlH7hsFplqVS6J9dSYi7k93d9WS_Xu6wUM03xNITOXlUKgG5y8ykgA0RrJlnRdwiQl3UGYn/s1600-h/DSCN0823.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451305613057552018" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbPWJ9PXLFmZYNUdDy7mzC_AG3ALdPErbhtdEWzg6-OTuzXEz9QMP3qZHt7bJTczIr57F-VlH7hsFplqVS6J9dSYi7k93d9WS_Xu6wUM03xNITOXlUKgG5y8ykgA0RrJlnRdwiQl3UGYn/s320/DSCN0823.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My friend Undrah is in here too I featured him in my blog when he was three months loc'd, he has a year in now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvk5wf_50QIHyHmOCWUNorpSa7XLhw7q5j3Bil0QkOQNDiglst4uzcw5OgiXVbdMpwTtN1hngi2PWrY6NiZGc2wrRTHEMJw-swsUqcHUKUcPqZIIfCftW-oA-ooJij7tqgDf1-HQarqNm/s1600-h/DSCN0829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451305634742065058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvk5wf_50QIHyHmOCWUNorpSa7XLhw7q5j3Bil0QkOQNDiglst4uzcw5OgiXVbdMpwTtN1hngi2PWrY6NiZGc2wrRTHEMJw-swsUqcHUKUcPqZIIfCftW-oA-ooJij7tqgDf1-HQarqNm/s320/DSCN0829.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ65sI04lEqVqiVNVz1KvmTid5b7M9DQ5JLM3ZjzukrGEO0uccVSvqTzSYaVXXKHfL9rSSkn_mc4tOOgYBuExuEJjllYjD5wE962LuZjZ8nrUo60H1H71mfDnPeT9vXIkZU1ACmvrQFuUd/s1600-h/DSCN0827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451305615260408194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ65sI04lEqVqiVNVz1KvmTid5b7M9DQ5JLM3ZjzukrGEO0uccVSvqTzSYaVXXKHfL9rSSkn_mc4tOOgYBuExuEJjllYjD5wE962LuZjZ8nrUo60H1H71mfDnPeT9vXIkZU1ACmvrQFuUd/s320/DSCN0827.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A quick shout out to Karen from <a href="http://naturalhairbeauty.blogspot.com/">Natural Hair Beauty </a>I was one of the winner's in her giveaway for having 300 subscribers! Thanks Karen for the nice jewelry & the extra surprise!new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-36322800821996009052010-02-13T23:40:00.004-06:002010-02-16T08:05:30.441-06:0018 Months & Valentines Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFiHb1osNpYYtIhgRx_luIAvdeiEeKk7AkQZOptHPyGZOAz62ezUuO_SWPzgFkBvA7OmiaPCFYYPR454YkiZezub3nB8glnA7nbOc2JuzMoIpdBQ1R26LTDywjbcl-Oa8EboOIiuOJw_g/s1600-h/DSCN0817.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437970447584045074" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFiHb1osNpYYtIhgRx_luIAvdeiEeKk7AkQZOptHPyGZOAz62ezUuO_SWPzgFkBvA7OmiaPCFYYPR454YkiZezub3nB8glnA7nbOc2JuzMoIpdBQ1R26LTDywjbcl-Oa8EboOIiuOJw_g/s320/DSCN0817.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxA0vHtShedq4EE0J1Dtcj8Kn6T449L_OBe61w44X3lvA_WIjFqf_PLX8qwp6c7uF8CAxhCfwMxUgpyKVLZ49rZlVQJ5ge_gi_oCrJJMD1Y5cVlFOSxAJvIoVFVM4gx8nyRSpOjAXxUrf/s1600-h/DSCN0816.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437970438783858994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxA0vHtShedq4EE0J1Dtcj8Kn6T449L_OBe61w44X3lvA_WIjFqf_PLX8qwp6c7uF8CAxhCfwMxUgpyKVLZ49rZlVQJ5ge_gi_oCrJJMD1Y5cVlFOSxAJvIoVFVM4gx8nyRSpOjAXxUrf/s320/DSCN0816.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>I'm actually two weeks shy of 18 months loc'd but I finally had a photo op & thought I'd share! Happy Valentines Day!!!! </div><div></div><div>Oh yeah I have a question has anyone experienced two phases of shrinkage? I swear it seems like my hair is shrinking again!<br /><br /></div><div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-68029043889204539902009-12-28T20:37:00.002-06:002009-12-28T20:45:15.906-06:00More Holiday Hair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaIQtxY39HKumEnWiHNBgE6spa2_oIO-U0ZWaypCxcf5m6g0552jDv-ECl9oxJcOlB2qkYXJxGD6fkZpN28NCRcUmQGVxJUVQW3UdexBd_DBRPAFkv3nDNwzR3H1YwW_QpoFRG2znds-F/s1600-h/21556_1192709613605_1104354475_30514922_3399131_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420482930283389410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaIQtxY39HKumEnWiHNBgE6spa2_oIO-U0ZWaypCxcf5m6g0552jDv-ECl9oxJcOlB2qkYXJxGD6fkZpN28NCRcUmQGVxJUVQW3UdexBd_DBRPAFkv3nDNwzR3H1YwW_QpoFRG2znds-F/s320/21556_1192709613605_1104354475_30514922_3399131_n.jpg" /></a> I just wanted to add a couple of more pics of my hair. I don't know what the heck we were thinking about taking pictures by a lit tree. LOL The shots are a little blurry but you can see somewhat how my hair was styled. It was basket weaved in the back, flat twisted on one side & down on the other. I also had braided & rolled my hair previously so it had crinkle & curl .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-crQSuExd1bJLgQAG4bXQGYDc8dtHHm76-PHRXwK-0fIDFXQIztAPlgnzb-wR5jfXDQCnwGO2E43XqYP3le-2zydxkvZVUwDDV7IPqd3QKxTxSCbAi1gXwKzQxxcnObL9HI8CME_gt4wC/s1600-h/21556_1192709253596_1104354475_30514920_2306591_n.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420482924207240850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-crQSuExd1bJLgQAG4bXQGYDc8dtHHm76-PHRXwK-0fIDFXQIztAPlgnzb-wR5jfXDQCnwGO2E43XqYP3le-2zydxkvZVUwDDV7IPqd3QKxTxSCbAi1gXwKzQxxcnObL9HI8CME_gt4wC/s320/21556_1192709253596_1104354475_30514920_2306591_n.jpg" /></a> </div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-41397723274145006402009-12-28T16:18:00.003-06:002009-12-28T16:49:56.977-06:00Holiday Hair & I was a giveaway winner!<div><div>First off I'd like to shout out Queen <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Toshia</span> from <a href="http://ontheroadtoqueendom.com/">On the Road to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Queendom</span></a>. She hosted a giveaway a week or so ago & I was the winner!! This is my first time winning anything so of course I was excited. I won a play palette from <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxyZk2BH5-kqNLQ6y9oy709kuqQdGWU_vcr5_FOE8AJhoRll00GrcCwxqLy8DF09OdDDOPAw2MeocbCkLLVxmVl01TuTNSfjOs6WheibC4G5RGGPHrp-66UbLgCngxphtRDVWIRa6KGQD/s1600-h/DSCN0780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420421679575402114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxyZk2BH5-kqNLQ6y9oy709kuqQdGWU_vcr5_FOE8AJhoRll00GrcCwxqLy8DF09OdDDOPAw2MeocbCkLLVxmVl01TuTNSfjOs6WheibC4G5RGGPHrp-66UbLgCngxphtRDVWIRa6KGQD/s320/DSCN0780.JPG" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sephora</span>. It came right on Christmas eve so it was a nice extra gift. </div><div></div><br /><div>My hair is 16 months old now. I have some bunching issues & ton's of growth that everyone seems to be able to see but me. I really can't see it, I guess maybe because I look at my hair everyday. I colored my hair mid October but the gray has come back out. I won't color for at least two to three more months. I don't want to overdo it with the color.</div><div></div><br /><div>Here's a pic of me with my play palette & one with my hair in an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">updo</span>. I attended a nice reception last night & had my hair pinned up. That's my best friend in the pic with me she's currently sporting a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">twa</span>.</div><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIv_sfYvF_0nX7YonNkwQ3LhyphenhyphenHjdQF94pgA0r719piCqShkEakWsbigicBtyOvwS9Gs58i5wIgLmkVBQRTvXeKjm1K9YEFmIpR6bk8Rsu2orXFk0Imzv6kWVJzT09iy-dBCy4JUPavoGD/s1600-h/DSCN0796.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420421682803527906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIv_sfYvF_0nX7YonNkwQ3LhyphenhyphenHjdQF94pgA0r719piCqShkEakWsbigicBtyOvwS9Gs58i5wIgLmkVBQRTvXeKjm1K9YEFmIpR6bk8Rsu2orXFk0Imzv6kWVJzT09iy-dBCy4JUPavoGD/s320/DSCN0796.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I was hoping to have more to speak on since I haven't posted in a while but I really don't. </div><div>I hope you all had a wonderful <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Christmas</span> & I hope 2010 will be prosperous for us all!</div><br /><div></div><div>God Bless</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-18696026363007181682009-11-04T20:24:00.004-06:002009-11-04T21:26:21.354-06:00What I've been up to<div><div><div>Wow time sure does fly. I haven't posted in a month. I'm sorry but I am now addicted to face book but that's no excuse to ignore my blog, especially when I have new followers.<br /></div><div>Well for the past month I've seen many changes with my hair. It has ton's of body now & I can feel it on my neck so it's grown quite a bit. I have some bunching going on in the middle of a few locs. I've colored again but this time I didn't braid & band. I used the same brand that I used in my first post about hair dye. I've been using this stuff since 2005 so why change now right? Well this time the color took better & my hair had no significant changes. It's not dry or anything so I suppose it's all good. I don't have any picture's yet so stay tuned for those haven't really gone anywhere to dress up so no photo op's. LOL<br /></div><div>I attended a natural hair & health expo in Chicago. My loctician had a booth there so I drove down to support her. She ended up standing in as a model for the hair show. She was so nervous she made herself sick but she looked gorgeous all made up. Shout out to Janela!!! You did great. I'll post some pics from that but they're a little dark. They had a lot of talented ppl participating in the expo. There were poets, musicians, rapper's, singers, you name it they were there. One particular young lady captured my attention more than anyone, she played the harp & the music she played was absolutely beautiful. There was also one particular young lady that was a poet she was out of site I will try & post her video. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZ01BAYbKpnYl6C9Fpc0IIN0X775QCGXYE8TkUy9bGJbS4rxz4jXh4gl5mbk5MlHuD5-Xtbp59wTEsjS26PjIO-t-KfxdpX_21Zbj2-1gnNprJRwCmEYHuEwyQJeusCJiXJinTMcQX7b-/s1600-h/DSCN0753.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400454842391075458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZ01BAYbKpnYl6C9Fpc0IIN0X775QCGXYE8TkUy9bGJbS4rxz4jXh4gl5mbk5MlHuD5-Xtbp59wTEsjS26PjIO-t-KfxdpX_21Zbj2-1gnNprJRwCmEYHuEwyQJeusCJiXJinTMcQX7b-/s320/DSCN0753.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBseE_le_CMXJGVomEGYE1uiU-bKT2Muzk0rdnnXWQSljQsBvm2gdmJhiApAHcg9RBPLUgvayWsJNF5i_N57_X0nUVKct6mNSZV47eAx0CqPlxhlriH57PmC5lv_-7IZvyjmzb6iL7qdw/s1600-h/DSCN0779.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400454830119581746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBseE_le_CMXJGVomEGYE1uiU-bKT2Muzk0rdnnXWQSljQsBvm2gdmJhiApAHcg9RBPLUgvayWsJNF5i_N57_X0nUVKct6mNSZV47eAx0CqPlxhlriH57PmC5lv_-7IZvyjmzb6iL7qdw/s320/DSCN0779.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3axtL0aJ4P-GrMAuBS9A6t6G0Z3-keJTCGF_IvyV9W5fcPVgodSbUmq7_E9e8KJ9HLs8psJlZX7q5Qe5oj3bnKYknkKSDNlfY-tsf5pGelmauxWCK_S55lLoNa-kLWG7kIuQRQO_fikj4/s1600-h/DSCN0773.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400454846571335602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3axtL0aJ4P-GrMAuBS9A6t6G0Z3-keJTCGF_IvyV9W5fcPVgodSbUmq7_E9e8KJ9HLs8psJlZX7q5Qe5oj3bnKYknkKSDNlfY-tsf5pGelmauxWCK_S55lLoNa-kLWG7kIuQRQO_fikj4/s320/DSCN0773.JPG" border="0" /></a> I took a 30 day journey on a juice fast. What do I mean by that you may ask? I fasted on fresh juices made with fruits & veggies juiced by me. I made some good one's & I've definitely made some bad ones. I decided to take this journey for spiritual reason's as well as health reasons. I've been on high blood pressure meds for over 10 years & I feel it's time to get off. I have a Dr appt. the Tues before thanksgiving so wish me luck there. I lost 22 lbs on this 30 day journey now I'm eating as close to raw as possible for a week or two. Who knows what I'll do after that although I have given thought to going back on Dr. Ian's 4 Day Diet until I go to the Dr. I'll keep you all updated about that. My Dr. told me at my last Dr. visit that he wanted me under 200 lbs & I've reached that goal. I had a goal of 199 for my Dr. visit but I've passed that up. I hope to surpass it by at least 6 to 8 lbs by my appt. Wish me luck!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-60169850978061691792009-09-30T16:19:00.002-05:002009-09-30T16:58:07.380-05:00Chris Rock Reviewing his movie Good Hair on Oprah<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OK</span> first let me say Chris Rock is hilarious! Now from watching the show I see that they are not really dwelling on the fact of black women having their hair natural, but the obsession of black women having their hair done period be it braids, permed or weave. He's quite comical when he describes how black women don't want you putting your hands in their hair because they really have a weave but don't want you to know it. I guess some of us women have really programmed our men to not touch our hair. Now I know why my husband doesn't touch my hair, which I wish he really would. It must be from a previous girlfriend because I've never worn weave. And really people are putting their weave on layaway? Come on we have really been hoodwinked.<br /><br />The hair industry is 9 billion dollars mostly spent on weave. How can we put even a portion of that money back in the black community & use it for good?<br /><br />I like that the Oprah show is also touching on white women & their hair obsessions as well. I'm not quite sure if it's a movie I will spend money to go see yet but I will watch when it comes out on video.<br /><br />One thing I did notice at the beginning of the show is that his two daughters are indeed natural.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Solange</span> said it best that she wanted to be free from the bondage & fill liberated!!! I can't believe she said she was spending $40,000 to $50,000 a year on her hair! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Geez</span>.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">OK</span> Chris is back on my good side he said however you decide to wear your hair is "good hair". And he is not an advocate for children having perms in their hair & he thinks that kiddie perms should be taken off of the shelves.<br /><br />Ladies weigh in let me know if you had an opportunity to watch Oprah today & what your thoughts are on the movie. Would you spend money to go see it?new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-91464976207178528482009-09-29T21:15:00.005-05:002009-09-29T21:45:22.346-05:0013 Months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Yf12XtHY88FnbKhZgBwbdUCn7N3AI0k96vjcbbMdMdbEjirGNvsPVDQvyr17v2k7-TH4fWFCPpNVbxfnUs2ZhMYuvY4b04QWXFpxraWWs5fYDYWtwkrSbRoFCDY45RreF2ghW-Wmffi/s1600-h/DSCN0728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387080776819301490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-Yf12XtHY88FnbKhZgBwbdUCn7N3AI0k96vjcbbMdMdbEjirGNvsPVDQvyr17v2k7-TH4fWFCPpNVbxfnUs2ZhMYuvY4b04QWXFpxraWWs5fYDYWtwkrSbRoFCDY45RreF2ghW-Wmffi/s320/DSCN0728.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>Last <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">friday</span> I was on my way out with my girlfriends to free salsa lesson's & while checking myself out in the mirror, I noticed I was looking rather cute so I attempted to capture my cuteness in a photo. I'm not always photogenic & I know usually you exude how you're feeling in your photo's so I thought this was a good opportunity to capture a good moment. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LOL</span> </div><div>I'm not so sure I captured what I was feeling because I think I was looking much cuter when I was looking at myself in the mirror. </div><div>Any who here are my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">loc's</span> at 13 months. They are so dense and full now. I love them. They are getting to a point where I can actually pull them up in a ponytail when I workout. I love how I can feel them moving and swaying when I walk. That's new. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">LOL</span> I love the way they feel in my hands, they feel like high quality cotton. So soft I can't keep my hands out of them. I think I'm having a love affair with my hair. Something some of our sister's have yet to achieve. </div><div>I was just talking to one of my girlfriends on the phone & she mentioned how her hair was so nappy & she needed a perm. She mentioned that she was so frustrated with her hair that she doesn't know what to do with it. So I asked her, I said now I'm gonna ask you a question & you have to answer honestly. She said <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ok</span>. So I asked her do you really know your hair texture? I said you've had perms forever & you perm at the first sight of a kink or wave. So how can you say that your hair is nappy? She said you know you're right I don't really know. I failed to mention that she was complaining about how she sweats her hair out & when it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">gets</span> humid out or rains her hair <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">napp's</span> up. I just laughed at her & said I don't have any of those issues. So she goes on to say I don't think I could wear my hair like that because it's too nappy. I told her the nappier the prettier your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">loc's</span> will be. I hope she thinks about it & <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">considers</span> going natural be it loose or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">loc'd</span>. I just want to persuade at least one sister friend or even stranger that natural is the way to go. </div><div></div><div>It's funny that a lot of us out here when we do decide to go natural we don't have a clue about what to do with our hair, which I find odd by the way with so much info out her in cyberspace. </div><div></div><div>Have you inspired or persuaded a friend to go natural? If so I would love it if you would share your story with me. </div><div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-29197376051731802382009-09-10T11:10:00.003-05:002009-09-10T11:31:11.179-05:00Happy Birthday Daddy!!!<img style="VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bHQ9MTI1MjU5ODk2OTYyMyZwdD*xMjUyNTk5MDE*NzI5JnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif" width="0" border="0" /> <div style="WIDTH: 480px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed src="http://w62.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=" width="480" height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s62.photobucket.com/albums/h111/robbn40/?action=view&current=42f87920.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div><br /><br />Happy Birthday daddy! I know you are throwing your own birthday party in heaven with the best in attendance, Jesus Christ.<br /><br />I just wanted to post in honor of my dad today. Many who know me know that I was the ultimate DADDY'S GIRL!!! When I was 6 years old my mom passed away & my parents were divorced. Some of my family members thought they were gonna take on the responsiblity of taking care of me because my dad had gotten sick a few months after my mom passed. He lost his kidney's due to pneumonia from a trucking accident.<br />My dad said NO!! That's my girl & I'm gonna raise her. It even got to the point that someone in my family asked me who I wanted to live with. Well I guess you all know the answer to that. So yes my dad raised me on his own & eventually remarried. I grew up in a loving home with my dad & step-mom. You talking about spoiled that was me!<br /><br />Here are a few things that I miss most about my dad.<br /><br />My dad was the human encyclopaedia to me. I could ask him anything & he could give me the answer. And guess what he would be right! LOL<br /><br />I miss my dad sending me text messages telling me what he cooked for the day & what time it would be ready. Or letting me know that Ludie(my dog) was looking for me. Some of the family was amazed that he used texting on his phone & he let them know that as soon as he could upgrade his phone he wanted one with a qwerty keyboard. LOL<br /><br />My dad was the ultimate man's man. He could fix anything. I mean as simple as screwing back a missing screw to rewiring an entire house. Are there any men out here like that today? Oh and he was the best cook & baker in the world. He could lay out the fanciest spread to the simplest but he did it all with flair. And his cakes oh my goodness they were so moist & the buttercreme frosting would just melt in your mouth.<br /><br />Happy Birthday daddy. May you rest in peace, in Jesus arms.<br /><br />9/10/33 - 1/14/09new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-62300817212664154632009-08-21T21:04:00.000-05:002009-08-21T21:04:57.357-05:00Chris Rock’s New Film On “Good” Hair | RaceWire<a href="http://www.racewire.org/archives/2009/08/chris_rocks_new_film_on_good_h.html">Chris Rock’s New Film On “Good” Hair RaceWire</a><br /><br />I need you ladies to comment & let me know what you think of this documentary Chris Rock is doing. I think it's kind of sad because they make it sound like our hair is just unbearable & disgraceful. Watch the trailer & tell me what you think.new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-78767499868022059322009-08-12T08:56:00.020-05:002009-08-26T17:51:41.533-05:001 YEAR DOWN!!!!I've made it ya'll!!!!! One year, man how time flies. I can remember like yesterday when I cut the perm out of my hair & was left with 2 inches of kinks, just enough to back comb twist. I remember trying product after product until I found what was right for me. I remember how my hair seemed to grow like a weed with no chemical & how other's seemed to be amazed but not willing to take the natural road I was on. It looks good on you they would say, it's just not for me. They felt that there was no versatility with natural hair. Man how wrong were they? I guess if you don't research you won't know. So fast forward 3 years, I decided to take the plunge. I locked it up ya'll. I looked & searched, read & researched, & searched some more, until finally I said yes. I was in love with loc's. It's the best thing I've ever done for myself. <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>Many things have happened within this one year time frame, not just with my hair but in life. I lost my best friend, my dad. My daughter graduated high school, I celebrated 5 years of marriage and just yesterday my daughter boarded a plane to California to go to school. I've experienced many different emotions in this year, some good & some bad, but what I can say is I'm still here, a stronger woman than I was a year ago.<br /></div><br /><div>In this one year's time I remember when I first got my hair loc'd people would just look upside my head & say what is that in your hair? I've even had one person, who was not a friend of mine, say ooh I don't like your hair &I have to admit at that time my hair was not cute at all. Just like most experience I had the plucked chicken look. But I dealt with it. And as the months went on they'd ask do you have tiny braids in your hair? Now they say I like your hair it's really pretty & it sure has grown!! Now every time I turn around I'm passing out my loctician's business card. So for those of you who may be reading & contemplating getting loc'd up you need to know that this is a transition & if you can't handle negativity from people & you're not patient loc's may not be for you. But if you have lots of patience & you could give a rat's you know what about what people say about you I say go for it!! It's the best thing I could have ever done the only thing I regret is not doing it sooner. </div><div> </div><div>Here's a montage of pictures of my journey of one year & someone just recently sent me a picture that I was in when I was a loose natural so enjoy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwbYg8GsYNzsb7_IP1__t_38Eln457x-CgmbPdFz30cRuvQPw4_UfJ5v8RyxSzf2Jmm0cbzcZju_Ci0hZr9GgsFpQmAXVisOQQqBF1xkKdFC1VNlVC7MpBGTh5x7ddOigiHyNb7s4S7EY/s1600-h/DSCN0432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369972925375829058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwbYg8GsYNzsb7_IP1__t_38Eln457x-CgmbPdFz30cRuvQPw4_UfJ5v8RyxSzf2Jmm0cbzcZju_Ci0hZr9GgsFpQmAXVisOQQqBF1xkKdFC1VNlVC7MpBGTh5x7ddOigiHyNb7s4S7EY/s320/DSCN0432.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This first picture is me in '07 with my loose naps, bottom left. I know it's only two of us in the pic so <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8w-5fkc23xvLOeagocNDbfKi47vG4x2n4ez4gs8B9198mbChXDHmDtgQK2T2MlMFwMuLePZYyrVTTmgk9J8wKotMqF7zSqTvbpxMb-Cin9aoip6D7rk-X9pLhm409mf3lRFqTw_bGCPn/s1600-h/0827081728.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369973638672924690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8w-5fkc23xvLOeagocNDbfKi47vG4x2n4ez4gs8B9198mbChXDHmDtgQK2T2MlMFwMuLePZYyrVTTmgk9J8wKotMqF7zSqTvbpxMb-Cin9aoip6D7rk-X9pLhm409mf3lRFqTw_bGCPn/s320/0827081728.jpg" border="0" /></a>that wasn't hard to figure. LOL The second pic is the second day of install. We didn't even bother to style it I was too tired!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObrMctgJsn0zB8lPeGu-Z89vsu4Ftz9001LqFnELKZpKX6SCeXLzioEOwmdno8ghWVtBtdT4pHF-1XuxETzQF_5jjsw3UsmWOX7kY0raX4SUe9wl1Wf8j0jyTbxeMz-sv1TZ2siQKkIva/s1600-h/1019081643.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369974554081366802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObrMctgJsn0zB8lPeGu-Z89vsu4Ftz9001LqFnELKZpKX6SCeXLzioEOwmdno8ghWVtBtdT4pHF-1XuxETzQF_5jjsw3UsmWOX7kY0raX4SUe9wl1Wf8j0jyTbxeMz-sv1TZ2siQKkIva/s320/1019081643.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This is m<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitls5XA-UutBbpiatxjcljAR27tAe2bu7IQvjIPw51iT3IuokP0yZQR3cMN4FnsM-SEtTZisV-9uYjsJZHGjnOopUN5dEzmSVsPFENAdMJZJVqcM296ePy1U4Wz9NKkrfruUSQYCetMNXY/s1600-h/DSCN0074-1(2).jpg"></a>e in my third month loc'd on the left & Month 6 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Ltp1pepvjfohgsW115inj6bsNCcqY6-C_C_nAttjbSSvUxQt25JwDpbQw1zwynqkCmf_vvIIC5BlFtECVpMmyvHxRPEl2BUFsKr3ssn-5EFyWgLqpR_9tTrTakOGPCdEsCnYW8Vv1AW/s1600-h/6+months+locked+038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369980221959684834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Ltp1pepvjfohgsW115inj6bsNCcqY6-C_C_nAttjbSSvUxQt25JwDpbQw1zwynqkCmf_vvIIC5BlFtECVpMmyvHxRPEl2BUFsKr3ssn-5EFyWgLqpR_9tTrTakOGPCdEsCnYW8Vv1AW/s320/6+months+locked+038.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7tP2rgH95f27JENM9_K40Vl8XcQMeMdu3T4fevjJctKuoZW7sBrE8ddqaW3oOJvwfjylKGa2VT0L0E-XSsU1pZOUlMG1e_b5PZV5FKmuz2wqIYem53fW7CQRQCVCsoCqOxxxFKdCC-f-/s1600-h/0422091626.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369981253842481762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7tP2rgH95f27JENM9_K40Vl8XcQMeMdu3T4fevjJctKuoZW7sBrE8ddqaW3oOJvwfjylKGa2VT0L0E-XSsU1pZOUlMG1e_b5PZV5FKmuz2wqIYem53fW7CQRQCVCsoCqOxxxFKdCC-f-/s320/0422091626.jpg" border="0" /></a>Month 8. I noticed that I didn't take any pics in my 9th month, I guess I was too busy with prom <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZKPefiZ29G-JIIPJ3vxMKOxxZr6UjlahTmA7HYN5YOIPz7PrT-4Wg2FSmQKP9VNOajKVLn2xb0I3F0L4GJ46CzV9-2CLQ8Kn2cGxQgUvjaVnRofB2J4rKb6tXJN5KEOtXyyw9B1k0ApL/s1600-h/DSCN0706.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374407806372835330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZKPefiZ29G-JIIPJ3vxMKOxxZr6UjlahTmA7HYN5YOIPz7PrT-4Wg2FSmQKP9VNOajKVLn2xb0I3F0L4GJ46CzV9-2CLQ8Kn2cGxQgUvjaVnRofB2J4rKb6tXJN5KEOtXyyw9B1k0ApL/s320/DSCN0706.JPG" border="0" /></a>stuff. </div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOYQ2vcNNR7lTxb0WyHv1pNrc0aMwFrpUBrfuYTqgdhr9M_q6j3oJEt6tSF13ujC_n3IDoiZowD8l9vATG5g9znWMHEtUYT48hGk1LSGbc6t_TkCyz5vb1OLQsrZE_UUnBh94G0wcptq-/s1600-h/DSCN0702.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374407793030365106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOYQ2vcNNR7lTxb0WyHv1pNrc0aMwFrpUBrfuYTqgdhr9M_q6j3oJEt6tSF13ujC_n3IDoiZowD8l9vATG5g9znWMHEtUYT48hGk1LSGbc6t_TkCyz5vb1OLQsrZE_UUnBh94G0wcptq-/s320/DSCN0702.JPG" border="0" /></a>1 YEAR!!!! These aren't the best pics. I wanted to have someone take them for me but as stated earlier my baby's gone & she usually takes my pics for me when I need someone to do it. I'm anxious to see what the next year will bring! </p><p>Happy Loc'ing ladies!!!</p>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-38184293883599784332009-07-31T10:29:00.005-05:002009-07-31T10:49:21.175-05:00Hot New Magazine for us Loc'd Sistah's!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiAM4YRucL4rp04RO-q3kDfxqzTVWUWSeIxj_6r74fz6DQWtwCY5v8Ba7tXmdHLVU9EDTTzI6chCqF4Ck-N9bS5J25neos3pz87n6Rnhb8DAnQpxlNxvEGtxgZJSB7XOvmOWMIaHsw-PK/s1600-h/0731090957.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364651160205494930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiAM4YRucL4rp04RO-q3kDfxqzTVWUWSeIxj_6r74fz6DQWtwCY5v8Ba7tXmdHLVU9EDTTzI6chCqF4Ck-N9bS5J25neos3pz87n6Rnhb8DAnQpxlNxvEGtxgZJSB7XOvmOWMIaHsw-PK/s320/0731090957.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Hey Ladies! </div><div><br />I'm excited to share a new magazine with you all. I Love My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Loc's</span> Magazine by Ms. Kitty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Soulflower</span>. She was recently featured on <a href="http://ontheroadtoqueendom.com/">On The Road to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Queendom</span></a>. This magazine is definitely the Hotness!!!! Go get <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">yours</span> today!!!! The cost is $24.70 plus shipping. <a href="http://lulu.com/content/paperback-book/i-love-my-locs-magazine/7432890">http://lulu.com/content/paperback-book/i-love-my-locs-magazine/7432890</a> There are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sistah's</span> in this magazine with all different <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">loc's</span> from dreadlocks to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">sisterlocks</span>. Please let's support our own, you will not be disappointed. I ordered my magazine on the 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span> and I got it yesterday. I will definitely be sharing this with my straight haired <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sistah's</span> who are contemplating going natural so they can see that we are even more beautiful with our hair in it's natural state. </div><br /><div></div><div>Be Blessed</div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-36287576755295200972009-07-18T10:50:00.003-05:002009-07-18T10:53:54.817-05:00A Blast From the Past<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL1v_YS6gmtITVMsB54lMxrnk2UNj-9QLzIvLHk62QgG6Rde4PQg4ZtMFy1WtaJOEOVSdoPPtpFE0nGNVz1LZX7NidI2fzvH2Er1rlpUcH_r1Aago33R0tV0USlNCDINUP9pDC_JF6Qr-/s1600-h/Uncle%2520Calaway%2520%2526%2520Sanda%2520%2526%2520Robbin%252008-%252019711.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL1v_YS6gmtITVMsB54lMxrnk2UNj-9QLzIvLHk62QgG6Rde4PQg4ZtMFy1WtaJOEOVSdoPPtpFE0nGNVz1LZX7NidI2fzvH2Er1rlpUcH_r1Aago33R0tV0USlNCDINUP9pDC_JF6Qr-/s320/Uncle%2520Calaway%2520%2526%2520Sanda%2520%2526%2520Robbin%252008-%252019711.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359828659990249010" /></a><br />I was just looking through some old pics & thought I'd post this one. This is me & my cousin when we were probably 7 & 5 or somewhere in there. Check out the hair, this is before our parent's began killing us with the lye! LOL <br />Enjoynew2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-67825546978151754712009-07-18T07:11:00.003-05:002009-07-18T07:18:34.003-05:00Happy Birthday to Me and 11 Month old Loc's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJliJkhL2vihTtBEq4IAwfObqqx9-lhjJFzbAIQ4G6zAvuN_8_BcKD979R3IKo_lT75KSG6we7xtdpgIYjsZDOy-4aQfrWE-L0xVvEHh8MYRmdu849rOaF-KzVK99qf8O_ZWqAMgYIcWj/s1600-h/0718090630a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJliJkhL2vihTtBEq4IAwfObqqx9-lhjJFzbAIQ4G6zAvuN_8_BcKD979R3IKo_lT75KSG6we7xtdpgIYjsZDOy-4aQfrWE-L0xVvEHh8MYRmdu849rOaF-KzVK99qf8O_ZWqAMgYIcWj/s320/0718090630a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359773370236384786" /></a><br />Today is my birthday & I feel blessed that the Lord has allowed me to see 44 years. So I'm sharing my birthday with my blogger friends! I plan on celebrating in high style later on today. Unfortunately I have to work today that's why you see the uniform shirt in the picture.<br /><br />I thought I'd share a photo this morning since I was feeling especially chipper this morning and my Ludie Bell was feeling photogenic as well! LOL<br /><br />I hope all of my blogger friends day will be just as blessed as mine. Do something fun today in honor of New2Loc's birthday! Just kidding, no I'm not!<br /><br />Be Blessednew2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-84151061590388077542009-07-03T10:37:00.000-05:002009-07-03T10:40:46.311-05:00Fourth of July Eye Candy!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHU5p4ZTwU5_keYIA-PyMADpS7_PSoKOv5zhLxEzi9y6Rhm0958hpc8yj4ma3uyOg41OeilakCZZRezQQDh5r_UvJFEmxq4Pkc5B3KYjSkMGB_ZN2GpgVC1tqWoryzvIqC2_wgUT9Od1d/s1600-h/ATT2215052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354259113070332050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHU5p4ZTwU5_keYIA-PyMADpS7_PSoKOv5zhLxEzi9y6Rhm0958hpc8yj4ma3uyOg41OeilakCZZRezQQDh5r_UvJFEmxq4Pkc5B3KYjSkMGB_ZN2GpgVC1tqWoryzvIqC2_wgUT9Od1d/s320/ATT2215052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I hope every one's fourth of July is safe! </div><br /><br /><div>Enjoy</div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-20120621009067954212009-06-29T08:46:00.000-05:002009-07-03T17:49:47.710-05:00How Time Does FlyI can't believe how month's 9 & 10 blew by & I didn't even post about my hair! LOL<br />So I figured I should post something about what I've noticed about my hair in these last two months.<br /><br />The first thing I can say I noticed in the last two month's is growth & density. My hair seems to have taken on a life of its own. My hair seems buoyant or should I say spongy feeling. It's hard to describe it, it seems springy, bouncy if you pull on it, it just sort of bounces back to where it was. Also my hair seems to have grown quite a bit in these last two months. I haven't been able to wear my hair in a ponytail without it looking a bit juvenile. Now I can pull it up & have hang time! I know most of the ladies call it a pineapple, well I'm well on my way to having a pineapple. LOL<br /><br />The thin area in the top is almost non-existent. Meaning I can conceal it without much effort now where before I would spend quite a bit of time maneuvering my loc's over that spot so you couldn't see it.<br /><br />I'm still braiding & banding. I was given the okay to not do it anymore but for some reason when my loctician told me it was okay I decided to try conditioning my hair as well. My loctician didn't give me the okay to do that I did it on my own & my ends loosened up a lot! Of course when I went in for my re tightening session she fussed at me & told me I need to braid & band again to see if my ends will go back on their own. I'm hoping they will, otherwise I'll be in her chair for hours repairing the loc's with the really loose ends. She tells me it's a long process so I'm praying my ends will begin to seal up on their own. I did this like three month's ago & those ends are still pretty loose. Most of my ends are still curly though as I'm not fully loc'd yet. The loc's in the back seem to be loc'ing quicker than the rest of my hair.<br /><br /><div></div><div></div>I am also receiving more comments & compliments from people now. They're asking what do I have, twists or braids which of course i have neither so hence the opportunity to tell them about loc's comes into play. I live in an area where loc's really aren't popular with the ladies. There are a lot of men in this area that have loc's though. If you do see women here with them they are mostly the traditional loc's. I have to say I've only seen a handful of women in this area that have either sister lock's or micro loc's. This area is popular for the weaves & lace front wigs. I must say though that when I go to Milwaukee I've been seeing more natural heads lately, which is cool. I wish a lot more of our sister's could see the stress that they're putting on their crowns using perms & gluing hair on top of their hair(the famous quick weave).<br /><br />Overall I'm totally pleased with my hair. I wish I would have loc'd sooner, when I first started looking at all of the pretty sister locked ladies on the web two years ago. I can only imagine how my hair would look now if I had loc'd sooner.<br /><br />This first year has thus far been a blast watching the changes in my hair & how other's have also watched the changes as well. I told my loctician Janela that before she knows it she'll be pulling her loc's out because she won't be able to keep up with all of the people coming through her shop. Who knows maybe I'll take the class & become a certified loc consultant & join her in business to help her out! I wanted to post a picture sorry this isn't the best one. I haven't been feeling very photogenic. LOL<br />Happy Loc'ing!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354368024752159570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHiOTQZlZqsE-_XVRvIdDy_E6nGFszqYE-SN3jCKRo0yTAvKiijWiir4KPpCZ0dmEvBpnCr3AoSqoJtCahcC-9uGFSJRGXpT7Jv1l5Y0NJ7nvMzP9yG1iK69lurCm0yu6OZc80eDm3hLK/s320/0628091747.jpg" border="0" />new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-8803531546427999432009-06-18T08:30:00.000-05:002009-06-18T08:43:41.285-05:00Intriguing ReadGood morning ladies,<br /><br />I am an avid reader of The Writing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Addict's</span> Blog On The Road To <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Queendom</span>. She has a recent post titled "Oppressed Hair" & told me it's okay to share. So please stop by her blog & check out this post. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">excerpt</span> is written by Alice Walker.<br /><a href="http://www.ontheroadtoqueendom.com/2009/06/oppressed-hair.html">http://www.ontheroadtoqueendom.com/2009/06/oppressed-hair.html</a><br /><br />It's a bit lengthy so make sure you have time to read it. I was intrigued by it & felt some of what she had written was my personal experience with going natural & finding myself during this transition. I'm sure if you read this post it will touch you in some way as well.<br /><br />Happy Reading & Have a blessed day!new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-7310867194824363552009-06-11T21:33:00.000-05:002009-06-11T21:40:40.628-05:00She Made It!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HP7THRlRkeqJ8n4cWE57f_gGpaBpnpQ1T__xGfJMG6sR15Urb7aPE2O34Zezcalw1TA7qnxWYSQcWymiB4S3VXYSUden5CXrQL5rWZIGq1-MCq_n4cCDv9kDj4YQ587uCUlFXDvZRYXG/s1600-h/VSCN0594.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346265177377840930" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HP7THRlRkeqJ8n4cWE57f_gGpaBpnpQ1T__xGfJMG6sR15Urb7aPE2O34Zezcalw1TA7qnxWYSQcWymiB4S3VXYSUden5CXrQL5rWZIGq1-MCq_n4cCDv9kDj4YQ587uCUlFXDvZRYXG/s320/VSCN0594.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvlQIXIXPZedaA4np6q6vTiIeEKXMSQ6477Bsd5wZJMN8ZNaiNz6SsghyphenhyphenWfssaovDFMXEw4IZ9Yhyphenhyphen_p0WGt0tajQU0jcyhW8UjDYIkJABnM9J2Fyw5PuRKtgK5zpmmmJsUnaF76MEt65g/s1600-h/DSCN0587.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346265171169015170" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvlQIXIXPZedaA4np6q6vTiIeEKXMSQ6477Bsd5wZJMN8ZNaiNz6SsghyphenhyphenWfssaovDFMXEw4IZ9Yhyphenhyphen_p0WGt0tajQU0jcyhW8UjDYIkJABnM9J2Fyw5PuRKtgK5zpmmmJsUnaF76MEt65g/s320/DSCN0587.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>My baby graduated from high school this past Sunday! Why am I excited you ask? Well my daughter had a rocky high school career & for a moment things seemed a bit grim. She got it together though & made it!</div><br /><div></div><div>She's moving to California in August to attend school for music. Let's pray that she stays focused & succeeds in her college career. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-69328361008298439942009-05-30T23:38:00.000-05:002009-05-30T23:45:36.713-05:00And the Winner's Are.........We ended the giveaway a little early tonight being there were no more entrants. I would like to thank KayExquisite, Meikmeika & MsFullroller for entering the giveaway. I promise the winner's will not be disappointed.<br /><br />The winner of the hair tie is...........<a href="http://lockanddontstop.blogspot.com/">Meikmeika</a>!<br /><br />The winner of the Tif Stik is...........<a href="http://kayexquisite.blogspot.com/">KayExquisite</a>!<br /><br />Ladies please email me your information at <a href="mailto:robbn40@sbcglobal.net">robbn40@sbcglobal.net</a><br /><br />For the rest of you ladies out there who missed our first giveaway you will get your chance, there will be other giveaway's in the future.<br /><br />Have a Blessed Nightnew2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5399729433867469184.post-76841471634740396272009-05-30T11:14:00.000-05:002009-05-30T11:15:16.196-05:00Last ChanceThis is the last day for the Giveaway ladies! We will be doing the drawing tonight so get those last minute entries in!<br />Good Luck!new2locshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01715008657428702212noreply@blogger.com0