TerraD, is a stranger!!!! Hair/Life Updates

Thanks JNB! Good to know I'm not alone. The clippers I bought were actually like beard trimmers, I use women's razors LOL. My mom and little sister (she's 22) have no arm/leg hair, how did I get skipped?

Great job Terra D!!!! I love it!!!

Thanks Lynnie!!!

Buenos Dias, Chicas!

I'm about to head to bed, just settled in from work. I just had to come share! My hair was the huge topic of the night! Everyone kept complimenting me on it, and no one believed that I did it! A coworker and I came to the conclusion that I'm a rockstar, LOL. I even had a few people ask me to do theirs (I quickly said no LOL. I'm still not patient enough to do someone else's hair!).

I oiled the braids and twists this morning before tying it up. I will seal my ends with vatika oil, when I wake up. I am almost sad that I will be taking the braids down so soon (July 1st), but I have to cowash, black tea rinse and prepare for National Afro Day , oh yeah, MM is going to get her butt into some kind of fro, if it's the last thing I do!

Anyway, have a great day! Night, Night LOL

Terra you and MM are showing out. I'm about to start pouting so bare with me {{Jumping up and down like I did as a child}} I wish I could cornrow. I CAN'T CORNROW! I need more style options!{{Pouting over}} lol But seriously I may just try this style with 2 strand flat twists. I may have to get my hunny to help me hold the mirror so I can see the back of my head but I will get it done. Do your arms start to hurt like mine do when your braiding or twisting your hair?

Sing this to the tube of Bilals Soul Sista... ♫ You must be my hairy sista, hairy sista ♫ I am the same way with sideburns, neck(I used to get shape ups weekly), legs, etc. It sucks and I'm so interested in laser hair removal. Is it super painful and is it permanent?

AL, I wish I could flat twist! I can't so it's weird that I can cornrow. My arms don't really start to hurt, but I'm greedy, so I'm usually eating between braids LOL. So maybe, I just don't notice it.

Laser hair removal is not really painful, it's weird, like getting snapped with a rubber band . It is not completely permanent. I get a few underarm hairs every month, which is nothing! And they're little baby hairs. MY bikini has a permanent outline, but there are hairs that come up. They say that after a certain amount of treatments, the hair never grows back. I went for a year, about 5-6 treatments. I will definitely be going soon LOL

Cute updo! And yes tia's upside down braidind helped me with my flat twist updo that is going on day 11. One day I will cross over to the cornrow side.

Thanks np!

Hola Ladies!

Nothing new with MM, just trying to figure out when to take my hair down for fro day. Check out this logo Traycee over at KISS made:

P.S.

You may copy the pic, if you'd like. Spread the word!

Thanks Chrs!

Hey TerraD!

I might be a little late but cute updo and I love the avi

Thanks mellowone!

i am going to learn how to braid one day. cute up do

Thanks!!! It took time to learn, but I'm getting better.

Hey Ladies,

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. MM and I were pooped from working the night before so we slept, ate and watched movies. Between my busy day , I was able to dc MM and prep for a braidout today. My scalp is dying, it looks great from the ayurvedic oils, but is very sore. I think it may be from the braids, so I will be doing braidouts and curly fros until next week, when I will re-braid. My sister and friends still can't believe MM had been braided for over a month. It's so easy, with working nights, so I will definitely stick to it!

On to life, I put myself on a budget! Gasp! It's a 50-30-20 budget. 50% of my income will go to necessities (rent, bills, car note, student loans), 30% will be fair game for me to spend or use on debt and 20% will be saved. I started this budget on July 1st, after closely monitoring my income last month (Horrible, how much I spend on hair stuff!).
The number 1 culprit of my impulse shopping: Food! As a proclaimed foodie, I can't help myself in grocery stores or at farmer's markets! I can always think of a great meal idea, and I always end up purchasing random items because they're on sale (as psycho as it is, I like this. It's like a game, can I make a great meal with this item?). So today, I headed out to grocery shop after doing days of research on what was being carried at every store possible.

Here are a few of my fave budget buys:
-8lb seedless watermelon for....wait for it.....$1.24 WTHeck! I know that's what I said
-2 containers of JIF peanut butter and a free loaf of whole wheat bread....$4, Thanks Target!
-2 containers of strawberries...$1.76

Today I came home with 5 bags of groceries for....$33. Woot! Now I can spend the money I saved on shoes LOL. J/K. As someone who used to spend $70/wk, this is great! As a community we need to continue to take care of ourselves, even if that means living on a budget to get a nice little nest egg saved. Then we can have great hair and a fat wallet!!!!!!!!

Have a great evening!

Love the budget!!!

Thanks Sweet, love the avi

uhh ok I need to go grocery shopping with u... that is a true bargain. 2 containers of strawberries for $1.76 Girl and they gave u a free loaf of WHEAT bread, not white bread. Im low key hating right now.

Hey TerraD...

I like the split..I'm doing 80-10-10. 80% to pay my bills and other necessities, 10% tithes; 10% savings. Now some of that 80% I'm going to save, because I'm on a no buy hair product challenge. I must save the amount of money I've spent on products since my bc. It's a lot, but not as bad as I thought!!

Cute hair!! Love it!!

KNH

Keisha, LOL. The sale is still going on at target right now! If you need some peanut butter or jelly, you can get you a loaf too! Strawberries 88cent a piece at Ralph's! LOL

KNH, a decent part of my 30 is paying extra on my debt (darn credit cards!!!). And I'm jumping on the tithes wagon too girl!!!

Ladies,

Morning! Last night I did a henna treatment and am currently about to rinse out the conditioner (cool water, of course )! I am going to try to henna once a month and do a henna gloss in between! I am still letting MM get a braid break, though she will be getting braided up on sunday!

On a random tangent:

I'm nervously beginning to check out the housing market, currently looking at condos and townhomes in my favorite cities (Burbank and Pasadena). My roomie and I
pay 1630/month for a 2bed/2bath and I would prefer for that to be going
toward a mortgage. Any ideas or tips for a novice home buyer?

Have a great day ladies!

Hey Terra D...how 'bout I bring products to your HOUSEWARMING? At the rate I'm going, that's what's gonna end up happening!

Saturday, 7/10...are you free?

Hey TerraD!!

Sounds like I need to go shopping with you!! I watched a girl in Walgreens one day buy a bag full of shampoo, conditioner, body wash and some other hygiene products for $1.89!!! She was serious with her coupons.

Good luck with the house hunting!!

Good Luck on the house hunting! Are you and your roomie plan on doing a joint tenancy or one person being the owner and the other renting the other room. I am not a home owner but, i have be researching for a while and have a few friends that are real estae agents and mortgage lenders and one thing that is important when looking into townhomes and condos are those lovely HOA dues and the specifics of what you are responsible for and what you can and can't do to the space you own. I have plenty of friends that ended up purchasing a house instead because it was more budget friendly. It also doesn't hurt to look into surrounding neighborhoods like with in 5 miles of your desired living area. Cali has so many hidden areas its crazy what treasures you'll find.