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Just Peeking In

Hello everyone. There's nothing much going on today. I'm in a small studio session right now. Actually the artist is writing to a track - so I'm just hanging out here while she's doing her thing.

A couple days ago, I went on and two strand twisted my nappy hair just to see if I could do it! My arms were tired from all that tedious detail. Earlier today, I unraveled them which is called the 'twist out' look. I love it! A friend from Cali told me how to do it.  I never knew exactly how they did that. I'd been a perm girl too long - See how behind time I am!

Everything else is everything. Y'all check me out in my music world and get at me if I can musically assist you.

Until next time...

P.S. I may post some pictures of the hair-do in a later post.

Music, No Meat and Nappy

Friends, and family --- Yes, it's been a while! I've got to do better and I will!:) Thanks for being kind enough to send me emails and make phone calls to tell me how I'm slipping on the blog.  It's not that I don't think about you all over here. It's the new routine in my life… Music or in simpler words – The Arts, which mentally and physically keeps me busy with promoting, networking, making music, making new connections, going through the bull-crap of people trying to lure you into something you clearly know to stay away from. There are some characters out there in the music industry! I'm so glad I'm a grown azz woman and recognize game.  There are too many lame opportunists! How are you going to do something for me when you haven't done something for yourself? Negroes pleeeeeease!

Okay now I shall play catch up:  Remember a few blogs back, I told y'all my family was having a moment with life. That's still a reality. But as I said before, we all we got! And love has everything to do with it.

Remember my laptop issue? I had the motherboard replaced and it came back with similar problems that worsened. After several discussions with HP, they had me to reinstall drivers, etc. Just a few nights ago, the screen went blank and non-responsive as it did originally and they walked me through some steps to get it back up. Some hours later, I received an email that they've created a BIOS UPDATE for several HP laptop models. Mine is included.  So I've got to send it in again and this update comes with a 24 month warranty.

Okay let's see what else? March 26, 2008 was my last day eating meat! No more animal flesh for me! It's been a long time coming, and for some reason it has been easy to do. Of course we all know the contamination taking place these days with the meat handling process. I've also done lengthy research on what meat does to the body, and this is the ultimate reason I decided to let it go.  I have not gotten away from meat products like egg, milk, butter, and cheese. (I'd like to eventually – but I aint that big of a girl just yet! – Baby steps….) As I'm allergic to shellfish, I've been eating mostly salmon and flounder, and lots of vegetables. I love fresh or frozen vegetables, and will also add alternate fish such as snapper, tilapia, etc. If anybody has any tips to pass along -- please I'd love to hear them.

Okay, let's see what else… Oh, I know: Last week, I removed my extended twists braids and cut out the very few nips of perm left and am now 100% nappy. And NAPPY IT IS! What have I done?!:)  April will be one year that no chemicals have touched my hair. I am now wearing the natural out and about. Yeah chile, I wore it to the club… to the store….  I've been conditioning it like crazy because I've had that extended hair in for a long time. But being tender-headed and all – I've got issues. Help!  I think I'm going to do the two strand  twists after I get my hair adjusted to its new doo.  Of course I won't leave them in -- I just want that look after you untwist them out. Any other helpful nappy hair-do suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for the length here folks.  But there it is. Thanks for being patient with me.

Ya'll check me out at my music page… www.myspace.com/inkbutterproductions , or my poetry music page at www.myspace.com/poetrytracks where I'm offering music for poets for only $75!

Peace, love and hair grease… or something like that! ;)

I Couldn’t Resist

If you've read the last two posts, then here is where I am. Tonight (early this morning), after I'd washed and conditioned my hair, I plaited it. After my hair dried I took the plaits apart and picked my hair out (well sort of). I was kinda digging my ladyafrolicious look. So I started posing and taking pictures. I still had to pat or pack it down for some type of control... My hair is soft. I'm still going to get the braids done tomorrow (today). Just thought I'd share the look with y'all. (The new profile picture!)

Peace

I’m Sore! But Relieved!

I managed to finish removing the braids from my hair last night. I waited till today to actually comb out this nappy thick stuff, of course with help of detangler. I have a pretty good length after cutting out most of the perm. I will probably go this one last time in getting the braids re-done, and then possibly began to wear my hair natural or maybe start some twists or locks. MAYBE!!! They both require so much maintenance, and I'm not sure if I'm up for that! I'll research my options.

It does feel good to see a chemical-free clean scalp with full thick healthy hair growing from the pores. I'm glad I made this step. I'm sore, but relieved. The battle begins tomorrow with my niece as she's doing my do. She hates when I'm scrunching and scrounging in the chair and I hate the fact that she complains the whole time about my tender-headedness. I have to admit she has gotten better in handling my hair.

I remember when my Mom used to run a hot comb through my hair (remember dem days?), and OHHHH MY GOSH I swear Saturday was my worst day of the week.

On the studio front, I've got several things going on and making new contacts on the daily. When I get that BIG ONE, we gon' all have a backyard bar-b-que…ya'll comin' right?!

Until next time…

Taking Out these Braids/Twists

What's up my fellow readers? It is I back again, but this time with a sore head. I've been removing braids/twists from my hair for 3 days. No lie! I left these in toooo long and with my already tender-headedness, it is NO joke. I'm almost done getting them out and I'm going to try to finish up tonight… I guess! And, I still have not done the hard part of combing my hair out. OUUUUCH! Ooh it's going to hurt. I know it! Tears will be streaming from my eyes while I try to hold 'em back.

My hair is THICK and NAPPY… It's what I wanted though. Most of the perm has been cut out by now. Months back, when I started going with the naturalness, I didn't cut my full-length at that time (which was long). I was chicken! But as my hair was redone with the braids, I would have an inch or so of the perm cut out.

My niece is going to re-do me this weekend!

So that's it for now…

Will holla.