tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2331725639373149912024-03-13T09:03:51.963-04:00Pecan Pie and Pin CurlsA totally haphazard journey to a new place of being healthy and happy in my life. Relaxed hair can be healthy and so can I.Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-87425045895271652972023-11-12T22:37:00.006-05:002023-11-12T22:37:53.307-05:00Well damn I disappeared<p>This time last year I ended up getting some goofy traffic on my other blog. Goofy in the sense that someone was arbitrarily flagging posts that were over a decade old. As I had no desire to keep defending the reports I eventually moved the blog to a different host and that meant I wasn't logging in simultaneously to update both sites. I kept saying I needed to post but I forgot until tonight when I went looking for a recipe. This <a href="https://houseofyumm.com/pecan-cobbler/" target="_blank">Pecan Cobbler</a> recipe that I made three years ago but couldn't find for some reason tonight. Wasn't in my email or on the blog. It was only book marked on my tablet so yeah for me being kind of weird in that regard. Since it looks like I have to make cornbread for mom's dressing I'm going to make my dessert as well. </p><p>So let's get back to why I started this whole thing. My hair is still amazing. I haven't been taking as many photos each month so there's less to give you in terms of photographic evidence but let me see if I can grab one and add it to this post before I forget. When it's down, it's past my bra strap which is great cause length but not great cause it is literally in the way. I think I'll cut it on the sixth year anniversary because if my only option is to keep it up that's not great. The middle photo is the oldest. The top photo is from July and the costumed photo is from Halloween. There's been a few week spot repairs over the last year and maybe one combination but I don't remember exactly on that one. There's also been a moment or two when I thought let's just chop it all off and start over and then I went nah that's not the ticket. I probably will trim then above my bra strap or at least back to where they are now. I won't trim them now because I'm tied to the idea that any major changes should sync with my graduate students. The next cohort will start shortly after my six year anniversary so that will be decision day. My mother is firmly in team no cut so we'll see if she sways my decision as well.</p><p>I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving mostly because outside of the cornbread and the cobbler, I don't really plan on cooking. I will be warming things up and calling it a day. We got the turkey from Popeye's and I'll be warming up canned veggies. Then I'm doing jack shit. How are y'all?<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu25us3bM4Km1cy7vPDRkXw3BVjWwUafOak7MgHxVW9VrWtgFwaXJRK-yyzufrr9e3sUM6r5Ceql7BuMPs0pP7yrTiD9vQu8iGic8-cPOHa3cIIC-UWte5yEhTJBbeGDHZzxW4jNVEahlpsu18FA-p8-H0kgwMPF_6XG-g1KgClXDc8-k0sOb3328OkU/s4032/July%20Locs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu25us3bM4Km1cy7vPDRkXw3BVjWwUafOak7MgHxVW9VrWtgFwaXJRK-yyzufrr9e3sUM6r5Ceql7BuMPs0pP7yrTiD9vQu8iGic8-cPOHa3cIIC-UWte5yEhTJBbeGDHZzxW4jNVEahlpsu18FA-p8-H0kgwMPF_6XG-g1KgClXDc8-k0sOb3328OkU/s320/July%20Locs.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_xC3o63dc00YNbNxvAWgOiIuR1CCHywJ9VhVnsvgJmy6Z1j9TA2dpTW9gE4Huxgw8Hz3E_jT58jsaQjpyrGJnt81cSfWy30yHOecEO1CjyONNcv__hkFaQGMxpcbeSH4Ie-M04Pm5ypg_JhbElRNIATXoMCFU78RdkZoma0A8Tk9tdTo62MGejAg1Ok/s2944/May%20or%20June%20locs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_xC3o63dc00YNbNxvAWgOiIuR1CCHywJ9VhVnsvgJmy6Z1j9TA2dpTW9gE4Huxgw8Hz3E_jT58jsaQjpyrGJnt81cSfWy30yHOecEO1CjyONNcv__hkFaQGMxpcbeSH4Ie-M04Pm5ypg_JhbElRNIATXoMCFU78RdkZoma0A8Tk9tdTo62MGejAg1Ok/s320/May%20or%20June%20locs.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lgrT4DD-mXfPhEdW6jHSPOInp90AtFvOKC01eYJVPsOPp3qYeAfQbrLs20teuJewsKPCiy0qIlKvPTIheP0qwX_Q3Gf7Tf4yZAgmlYVd7I6B4ktpZHUbMscUXZP5Sjubt-EzQ0husYhGOVhbRaGV1t0ulGWqALdWfZImho2kBwdYLyUftLEa0TXt_aE/s4032/October%20Locs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lgrT4DD-mXfPhEdW6jHSPOInp90AtFvOKC01eYJVPsOPp3qYeAfQbrLs20teuJewsKPCiy0qIlKvPTIheP0qwX_Q3Gf7Tf4yZAgmlYVd7I6B4ktpZHUbMscUXZP5Sjubt-EzQ0husYhGOVhbRaGV1t0ulGWqALdWfZImho2kBwdYLyUftLEa0TXt_aE/s320/October%20Locs.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-35789707487678504222022-11-19T21:56:00.002-05:002022-11-19T21:56:15.124-05:00This is late, really late<p>Howdy Folks,</p><p>My four year locaversary was in July. I have no photos of that time frame really because I'm a horrible person in this regard. I was just happy my hair was done this summer. Add in lots of random travel and yeah, girl is tired. On the upside, my hair is healthy and long. On the downside, my monthly documentation will be lacking this year. Maybe I'll get back on it with the birthday hair.</p><p>Here is four years and some change hair</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17eiiXFBb0wWvLm4iG2FOt1i78LMYfYUo1Htk3diEaoXM9yq9LcdkAk5n73C3A_5BBpZaaMoKVU8uZKU6GD7vDPy_1rwfuKc6C9XWrK3XFb5vXlbxDOQ6BnEE-mc0okOj8Szorx7U7GOP5yoZGxIiNBWZDy-t9Itm7UO6aQeKkKQ7C2cDOjLEh84z/s2944/November2022week2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17eiiXFBb0wWvLm4iG2FOt1i78LMYfYUo1Htk3diEaoXM9yq9LcdkAk5n73C3A_5BBpZaaMoKVU8uZKU6GD7vDPy_1rwfuKc6C9XWrK3XFb5vXlbxDOQ6BnEE-mc0okOj8Szorx7U7GOP5yoZGxIiNBWZDy-t9Itm7UO6aQeKkKQ7C2cDOjLEh84z/s320/November2022week2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-26897319555412242822022-05-29T19:51:00.004-04:002022-05-29T19:51:46.884-04:00Tap Tap, let me clear some things off here<p>Not sure why I keep forgetting to come post after my appointments but clearly I'm still doing that. Here's a photo update of the last few months. I seemed to have skipped a few months in there. Okay I didn't skip, I reorganized and forgot lol. Y'all I'm tired. My hair is cute and growing and that's all that matters.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN0UolHpQ14eFPEZHk-sS6Hq_mbINDTetwFAo3a3L_eB_8p-QpsSzYxM0Yvwko1h0rquYRwXFrb0QcKDbWxTLDzVfgMXm0xgy5EYV9lwmVi9trChM4HuCaq17TfGK8cjcZCIGs4Jaz7l3lf1At390_su78KfdK_DPA9dUhc-RMr2WcRd-ZVnaC97U/s2944/April2022week3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN0UolHpQ14eFPEZHk-sS6Hq_mbINDTetwFAo3a3L_eB_8p-QpsSzYxM0Yvwko1h0rquYRwXFrb0QcKDbWxTLDzVfgMXm0xgy5EYV9lwmVi9trChM4HuCaq17TfGK8cjcZCIGs4Jaz7l3lf1At390_su78KfdK_DPA9dUhc-RMr2WcRd-ZVnaC97U/s320/April2022week3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtCnfYLiMdtCFGI4YKsO4he4Nc9xGsnqxHqtfFjlw3p-3p233082UEJkb0rCvRMxUVV0Z6vl5A54-7GJYiHS_EwhbJYMW-3GoT-6QtMPS6hWNtY6WKiwNmPGOQb8jD6bbp-3KHDbTvLwWR5Do7RMD-K1eLqTv4LZDpN5q-V8vEUZmk89qG6niE4tl/s2944/April2022week4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsb1IYZ5q8JP9k6omrkpNVCGVV5d7oIvcavKfQV4W0WAJrAgBdyYaKCZzf76H_P9LVH_EA5u_Y55GEozDZv7xx7NSPn9jtpQYmbGJI14e1KX4LmnZAIPAToYH_fhHAdnVUtdCkPQXBWLkFjHLwYLEbnGbAA0jod4rbBMfcijtQpVnqwObThoP-UdS/s320/May2022week4b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-68314482651496781852022-01-15T22:57:00.005-05:002022-01-15T22:57:38.004-05:00So yeah I suck lol<p>Hey People,</p><p>I disappeared and really hadn't realized it until a few weeks ago. I'm gonna do a photo dump and just say my hair is LONG now. I like it but it's in the way sometimes. I love that it's healthy and feels good. I'll try to mock up some length shots side by side as well.</p><p>October Shots <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyifLFACR3INhxq8ssEj4uhIfC2V9DO2-y941VkwBllziPBJsEiYXk6mMSmG_vACf_KPD2OVoJQFlRxKkDjI3FvnWL6EUfzDwihUAKjyp4nzYMIRfmt0QsJ9LrMo8Z2txeAACPheH6fxrbz-FrPws9CJbKft_ze7V-1RS-r17H1U8wUcbaFaUTQs5e=s2944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyifLFACR3INhxq8ssEj4uhIfC2V9DO2-y941VkwBllziPBJsEiYXk6mMSmG_vACf_KPD2OVoJQFlRxKkDjI3FvnWL6EUfzDwihUAKjyp4nzYMIRfmt0QsJ9LrMo8Z2txeAACPheH6fxrbz-FrPws9CJbKft_ze7V-1RS-r17H1U8wUcbaFaUTQs5e=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgktrQFSlOSX9q93O78RpH3oiX7drULKm3b-rWqUybl7S_iAU9BJYheaumptUSk8xQa3FHrgK4LYKySsHEtcjCuyS0BON7n4TWrhmOJYYvs9YEGw0x1E8TmJ-yhEVdzjPo2DlFhF5NEtq3rLRxhIq1if8q5xt-UKHCINJVlErpB-pTjxR1E2z_Jx4lK=s2944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgktrQFSlOSX9q93O78RpH3oiX7drULKm3b-rWqUybl7S_iAU9BJYheaumptUSk8xQa3FHrgK4LYKySsHEtcjCuyS0BON7n4TWrhmOJYYvs9YEGw0x1E8TmJ-yhEVdzjPo2DlFhF5NEtq3rLRxhIq1if8q5xt-UKHCINJVlErpB-pTjxR1E2z_Jx4lK=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2hmxQk0Zcr1OGQ9NOqkXGMzjVc5nFTMtY15msxlV3RShPYpXhV2Y05aMLzZS2v-ZZVohrRANqN_lmRO3ttgJfsELlu0gPie-JxumDK_LhgEh3xgBBDA15lyjwAqlOYHNVyAaSjorHRHFWffZ9vCbal97utshKfxW74minuZ0-6KmvJPdkZ7ZDgh3r=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2hmxQk0Zcr1OGQ9NOqkXGMzjVc5nFTMtY15msxlV3RShPYpXhV2Y05aMLzZS2v-ZZVohrRANqN_lmRO3ttgJfsELlu0gPie-JxumDK_LhgEh3xgBBDA15lyjwAqlOYHNVyAaSjorHRHFWffZ9vCbal97utshKfxW74minuZ0-6KmvJPdkZ7ZDgh3r=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>December Shot</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjErxy6aBjafxVzKGAK5SYCUH_M5KBa_C2vQwo79Qir7pySjfncFyO8axAvRbhMAgvnJw-BEfJ9Uf1ogb4uTZMhF3O54GhUtyJ9uteJ2ZXWoq9nC88fpVts0DHAtmNv4n2LE_cHUAY2VF4M3zTB1KYCPNX4sqCrh8fbOqMKwRn9v4MAuTW7oPClxqwm=s2944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjErxy6aBjafxVzKGAK5SYCUH_M5KBa_C2vQwo79Qir7pySjfncFyO8axAvRbhMAgvnJw-BEfJ9Uf1ogb4uTZMhF3O54GhUtyJ9uteJ2ZXWoq9nC88fpVts0DHAtmNv4n2LE_cHUAY2VF4M3zTB1KYCPNX4sqCrh8fbOqMKwRn9v4MAuTW7oPClxqwm=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>January Shot</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi822OfcG2_w_JrLJEECGLR6ozoOMXO5Cq0ShfEmTaREHrRf_TjjfzPjnGrc_LeCVEYVSDpVzQLfCtr2A0RrmBq7QE9kZ8AWTxRNkQX1a8VtJC3Txt49Y1CDzSdhpzM9NTvHvAo52OsDHIwYqnJXNqVThgPJDpTSwoMqA_8VJe6l3MwG0k-Qpf88RBn=s2944" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi822OfcG2_w_JrLJEECGLR6ozoOMXO5Cq0ShfEmTaREHrRf_TjjfzPjnGrc_LeCVEYVSDpVzQLfCtr2A0RrmBq7QE9kZ8AWTxRNkQX1a8VtJC3Txt49Y1CDzSdhpzM9NTvHvAo52OsDHIwYqnJXNqVThgPJDpTSwoMqA_8VJe6l3MwG0k-Qpf88RBn=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>July to January Comparison</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiipRl5FnkWQCqLvJzuUNRMearA7CyeMxKrgkNHxvHyDixNCsIgTmig3Pxtahu_ezf5sCjM0Gfl70cY58LN4bKAnfyYICuy1-zGAha228gd5pbGWp5ggJQ2NvRZruwY-VoJ16t8YtgfuXexvSr2ssOyA1rOM4Rd7dBfRiSVQl16mwCE_misdVVZGvon=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiipRl5FnkWQCqLvJzuUNRMearA7CyeMxKrgkNHxvHyDixNCsIgTmig3Pxtahu_ezf5sCjM0Gfl70cY58LN4bKAnfyYICuy1-zGAha228gd5pbGWp5ggJQ2NvRZruwY-VoJ16t8YtgfuXexvSr2ssOyA1rOM4Rd7dBfRiSVQl16mwCE_misdVVZGvon=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-48124102515073170292021-08-16T23:56:00.001-04:002021-08-16T23:56:11.222-04:00Three years and counting<p>So I'm a bit closer to the retwist this time. First let me drop the photos. </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBliD16F67ql9cH97RGkrdG2nsDa4zmvp0TsnKebSXPULw3NkVFR5St5706uHiowCbFimZpaJVk85DQdqsPBCyugi1Em5yJNPPrXvTyhUmLUAQ-9oBjES1lXb-wKDg6KMeetJmWqPmPE/s2048/August2021week3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBliD16F67ql9cH97RGkrdG2nsDa4zmvp0TsnKebSXPULw3NkVFR5St5706uHiowCbFimZpaJVk85DQdqsPBCyugi1Em5yJNPPrXvTyhUmLUAQ-9oBjES1lXb-wKDg6KMeetJmWqPmPE/s320/August2021week3a.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazvspJ2CspviYPM7tGL5ZZh-Moaz-fDu2gy9uSiBI5_0_TOpymW6ZOQ2brXSF-meOw1o1XcFZk1GP_CyM9U3EYJ1gBEvhI5xOuB0xE6Auz6cT8i6Kns2i0_6oO9-XBgdJa5J00YOyv_Y/s2048/August2021week3b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazvspJ2CspviYPM7tGL5ZZh-Moaz-fDu2gy9uSiBI5_0_TOpymW6ZOQ2brXSF-meOw1o1XcFZk1GP_CyM9U3EYJ1gBEvhI5xOuB0xE6Auz6cT8i6Kns2i0_6oO9-XBgdJa5J00YOyv_Y/s320/August2021week3b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Okay now that I have done that let's drop in some updates. I am officially three years locked now. Most of my hair is hitting my shoulders or longer depending on front vs back and what spot it is on my head. You can see the hair in the back doing it's own thing entirely which is probably the coolest part of this whole thing for me. My hair hasn't been this length is a month of Sundays. When I was wearing braids it would be closer to my butt and would annoy me after a while so I often kept it up. Before my locs got to this length they were annoying me too. Hair brushing my neck is weird for me. Where it is now is kind of cool. It feels like a really nice caress when I move my head from side to side which I do a lot now because it is flipping cool. My hair right up front gets in my way which is why it's up again. Seat belt, clothes, when I'm trying to focus. All of it is tooooooo much so up it goes. I saw my campus mom a few weeks ago so she could bask in the growth and we relived the moments she was straight worried about my very much so scalpy head. I get it, I was worried too. That first year was kind of all over the place. And while it was fuller halfway through year two the growth didn't kick in until well after the pandemic. I had shit else to do apparently so my hair said bet I got this. From February of 2020 to now my hair has gone from around my ears to below my shoulders. I wish there was someone to play with it other than me but maybe it wouldn't be that healthy if there were extra hands in it. Right now I'm just excited about life so there's that. Well maybe my hair. The pandemic is slightly terrifying. Haiti is in trouble again. I have no words on the Taliban situation in Afghanistan. The world is on fire and it's hard to keep finding bright spots in it sometimes. On the upside I had a great lunch with a work friend and the semester starts next week. It's a battle in contrasts always. <br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-35781139135326558592021-07-25T12:51:00.002-04:002021-07-25T12:53:16.909-04:00Almost 3 Years<p>Today may actually be my locversary if we are being technical about number of days since this
started but I think it's officially tomorrow. Hold on, let me check.
So it's been 1095 days which is exactly three years if there had been no
leap year which there was so that makes it one day, at a minimum,
short. Regardless, it's been an interesting journey. From the teeny
tiny goodness that's a lot of scalp on my head phases to now. Looking
now you would just assume they have always been healthy and long but
that is thanks to the lovely ladies who have maintained my locs, gone
alone with my weirdness and helped me learn how to take care of them
while also not doing too damn much to my hair at the same time. Each
year has meant learning something new and as we slide into the beginning
of marking this next year of growth, my scalp is demanding more
attention but my hair overall looks better than I think I could have
imagined at this stage. I meant to wear the same shirt for the retwist
so that you could note growth but yeah that didn't happen. If you're on
the fence about locs go for it. It's one of the best decisions I've
ever made. Photos or it didn't happen lol.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGnv8lCICHppdNJEDHg01CBTkbjzB3pC58293Ozdpy7REz_SCB4zen8NzwTllf0atWtcevtApz1Jwv6KPmqJWJxfdYWp29-DzodQs5kZTC_hVC8t1b1eiLNBbztXSjLGcEtMMoPAZnq4/s2048/July2021week3a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photo of woman with locs smiling" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGnv8lCICHppdNJEDHg01CBTkbjzB3pC58293Ozdpy7REz_SCB4zen8NzwTllf0atWtcevtApz1Jwv6KPmqJWJxfdYWp29-DzodQs5kZTC_hVC8t1b1eiLNBbztXSjLGcEtMMoPAZnq4/w240-h320/July2021week3a.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9nuGmxxB99_Rors0ufUR_L4EVvXeYOL35k-irALhSfD4-S7dsEbO4SpSZM40DsZw-d1i46n-jvjzC_mUXPHf9l-8B_uNJjwsubtQL2qvaQYbGw1L0rDAxczmlSoyLX3CTETLl-rpR1Q/s2048/July2021week3b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photo of gray shoulder length locs from the back" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9nuGmxxB99_Rors0ufUR_L4EVvXeYOL35k-irALhSfD4-S7dsEbO4SpSZM40DsZw-d1i46n-jvjzC_mUXPHf9l-8B_uNJjwsubtQL2qvaQYbGw1L0rDAxczmlSoyLX3CTETLl-rpR1Q/w240-h320/July2021week3b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-73746087905300115662021-07-10T20:23:00.005-04:002021-07-10T20:23:52.391-04:00Yeah I'm late again<p> Hello everyone,</p><p>I'm late like usual. It's almost time for a retwist and I forgot to post again. I'm not sure if I posted the May photos but I'll give you June for now. Look at all this hair ha. It's been down the whole month while I was working out more and I need to ask about that. The back I think may need to be interloc'd instead of retwisted. Outside of sweating out the retwist, my hair has been fine. Well that's not entirely true. My scalp was ridiculously dry when I got home. Like making me unhappy it was so dry. I hit it with some Haitian Black Castor Oil and all was well. I've done that once since and made sure to spray it as much as I can. I am two weeks maybe from my three year loc anniversary. It's been interesting and I'm glad that I started it. Happy girl, happy hair.</p><p>See ya<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZF152555GCsdc0rtDLVOzKXcXZHnby9t_NOVWvM0Gkfj-CMssX1H7Xuhh4YO65JrGr7ytuYMENXhFLkkPmCBoXG-bSE2UDx3qD0Pwwb3h0NkCKAYuslGBxOJmRH8QSEUc-_9k2NhcHY/s2048/June2021week2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZF152555GCsdc0rtDLVOzKXcXZHnby9t_NOVWvM0Gkfj-CMssX1H7Xuhh4YO65JrGr7ytuYMENXhFLkkPmCBoXG-bSE2UDx3qD0Pwwb3h0NkCKAYuslGBxOJmRH8QSEUc-_9k2NhcHY/s320/June2021week2b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjBd-J50UctfiQvTCEOpYaiBxRG96kkTjftbmS2163wTNybwJQbH0YBHVXSCxHsmDCiJD87tXbGqgesjL164C4n99_OcaGh5-ciW8mDBrq7XhVs4ehm85KKvfSerwB7EHyIIXm6JSmnY/s2048/June2021week2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjBd-J50UctfiQvTCEOpYaiBxRG96kkTjftbmS2163wTNybwJQbH0YBHVXSCxHsmDCiJD87tXbGqgesjL164C4n99_OcaGh5-ciW8mDBrq7XhVs4ehm85KKvfSerwB7EHyIIXm6JSmnY/s320/June2021week2a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-16454353954230684642021-05-30T14:50:00.003-04:002021-05-30T14:50:49.468-04:00Hair Updates & Stuff<p>I'm not sure how much stuff there will be but I do want to include some photos of my hair. We went from the very stylized crowns to a basket weave with some flair over the last two months. The first two photos are from April and the last one is from May. I pulled the hair back in both cases so it's not bugging me cause y'all know I'm weird about hair in my face. We combined two locs up front to secure the base on one that was super thin. I've twisted it and secured the ends with thread for now but I've ordered some loc clips to pin that one and one in the back together. Can I just say I'm loving my hair again.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbqIAoZ6kvz6g8LogjzDAbXlPviEcVAyXDYTBM3nFx1p4aNZYj9N-VuyH4M-jIY9khph9rYs4v1lbLHJWQ_ElX0OPIQLpGY_g5QYy75yTEtphMTf5LQ-zFtomMim5dEpjgUK2YQROQNo/s2048/April2021week3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbqIAoZ6kvz6g8LogjzDAbXlPviEcVAyXDYTBM3nFx1p4aNZYj9N-VuyH4M-jIY9khph9rYs4v1lbLHJWQ_ElX0OPIQLpGY_g5QYy75yTEtphMTf5LQ-zFtomMim5dEpjgUK2YQROQNo/s320/April2021week3a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBcCI9TnxI9LVBJ4E4r6dnVyv6jHvANGvST0FrhqNGAqsdd7gIfbY_tOaPdp2PMALYXhsOxigeqTC4B64cxpC7Qp8OPemIhDvl85BdaR9bgcwWBYbS2g8issjwCxVVGZ0iWDt7Dm1XQw/s2048/April2021week3b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBcCI9TnxI9LVBJ4E4r6dnVyv6jHvANGvST0FrhqNGAqsdd7gIfbY_tOaPdp2PMALYXhsOxigeqTC4B64cxpC7Qp8OPemIhDvl85BdaR9bgcwWBYbS2g8issjwCxVVGZ0iWDt7Dm1XQw/s320/April2021week3b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ocvo7ggx9ohj_zGu_aMXJPwqWLUMT4fz2cxjRWtpoGccs4EFVfBcd0xqFhGGnRHeztpTPYkkyOrKTYOQvbsZEaPjoUhZoDu5jTjYycn4YwfE-ZNP1SjD7rVDjiuIOTVSiE7BFqYuA6Y/s2048/May2021week3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ocvo7ggx9ohj_zGu_aMXJPwqWLUMT4fz2cxjRWtpoGccs4EFVfBcd0xqFhGGnRHeztpTPYkkyOrKTYOQvbsZEaPjoUhZoDu5jTjYycn4YwfE-ZNP1SjD7rVDjiuIOTVSiE7BFqYuA6Y/s320/May2021week3a.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>So for the stuff part. I watch Youtube videos randomly and felt better to see a few folks say that you will randomly think about cutting off your locs when you have them. I have no desire to come them but it makes me assured that I'm not a weirdo. I made a new oil mix to help with the itchy scalp that I should probably use today. Saw it online and I think I need a dropper but didn't grab one yet. Something shifted at work but it may work out to my benefit for a few months. Just gonna sit back and enjoy doing nothing today. I need to take a nap y'all lol. <br /></p><p><br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-73714112198878723382021-04-17T13:29:00.002-04:002021-04-17T13:29:47.898-04:00Hair in The Time of COVID<p>Y'all I'm off cycle with an update because I'm off cycle with my hair getting done. Last week we had a conflict and this week we do too. I'll be at least two weeks off with this retwist. And I say at least two weeks because next week I gotta get my second COVID vaccine and if it lays me out then I may not be recovered by Saturday to drive anywhere. In the mean time though. My hair feels good, it's long enough that it's mostly not hitting that irritating the back of my neck phase BUT I'm not sure that I'm good with leaving it down which was my thought initially. It's kind of in the way but my scalp isn't as itchy because hair is resting in the same position. I'm weird I know. There are one or two I'm a little worried about because the base is small but the base also look solid so I may be overreacting. Not doing a whole lot is making my hair keep growing but it's not to get back to the gym like seriously. <br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-42083452306678777982021-03-14T13:59:00.002-04:002021-03-14T13:59:13.287-04:00This Whole Adulting Thing wooo<p>Y'all I had words here, nice lovely words that went away as I was trying to understand Blogger's new layout that moved something was easy to find to somewhere that literally is not intuitive at all. Now I'm annoyed and I'm not ever sure if we won't end up in the same place in a second. Okay so I can breathe again. This time it appears as those the words have stuck so I can just add to them.</p><p></p><p>I have not been updating here as routinely as I used to do and I can't say it's for any other reason than I've been lazy. I post to Facebook, which is where most of my friends are, and then I go to bed because life has been hectic. I will say this. I love my hair. I mean I've said that before but I really love my hair. my locs are healthy and growing and are at the point length wise that my loose natural or relaxed hair hasn't been at in years, decades really. We've had it up because of a weak loc that is now good to go. I've put it up the last two months just so it can be out of my way while I'm doing 50 million things and just not wanting to mess with my hair. A few locs have been combined to make sure they had a stronger base which is good because the back of my hair is a totally different texture than the front and thus don't want to let that loose hair not be able to support the locs there. It's slightly more uniformly gray now as well which I love but even if it wasn't like I feel like good energy is in them and me as a result. Anyway, enjoy the Google slides update on my hair. It goes in order of hair updates so January, February and March. Hopefully, I'm back on track next month.<br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRozMzktYF9nn-Dd9_b1E2DemfQ-U0X4aLxG9TamDPC4KIwNtsE-JlumZnwyv3LO4MH94VKV-IjJKjz/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe></div>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-52292422383456843562020-12-30T15:39:00.001-05:002020-12-30T15:39:11.857-05:00Long time, new product<p>I haven't spoken about them in a minute but Influenster kept opting me in to campaigns I either couldn't participate in because of where I lived (products not available at the local branches of the stores they were were working with) or I was disinterested in entirely (like testing a product to help me quit smoking except I've never smoked). So color me confused when a box arrived yesterday. The box below to be specific.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuHB_XxHirg8FsHhzCKNlBq5xUdSuDgMVFjwSywp2DkJBpY9JtQnXtX_6JTRhDB9qI2t9d_R0YK_dVBB-sHyC8jG5pUiQuJfxXplB6lt-TRqGQQ4b9Kd6XKwz1IznAZf-CLc7feVM2Wc/s2048/DNL1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuHB_XxHirg8FsHhzCKNlBq5xUdSuDgMVFjwSywp2DkJBpY9JtQnXtX_6JTRhDB9qI2t9d_R0YK_dVBB-sHyC8jG5pUiQuJfxXplB6lt-TRqGQQ4b9Kd6XKwz1IznAZf-CLc7feVM2Wc/s320/DNL1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m71EyQ8HGryx_ti0Yafgjsc9ndZ9FGaxjd6xirBLWg9geis7yQrub_Sg5rFj9ZGHrpaWm5QIEilU08Etb86y5qxJn5YEKiIp-wC1Av5jDq_gt0iByzzjP2X0gAQESlk3eW0lm7ryZCA/s2048/DNL3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m71EyQ8HGryx_ti0Yafgjsc9ndZ9FGaxjd6xirBLWg9geis7yQrub_Sg5rFj9ZGHrpaWm5QIEilU08Etb86y5qxJn5YEKiIp-wC1Av5jDq_gt0iByzzjP2X0gAQESlk3eW0lm7ryZCA/s320/DNL3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong I LOVE free things that make sense for my life and will happily report on them. However, can't do that when things just aren't in my lane. The box said it was fragile and there was liquid inside so yeah I was nervous. But upon opening the box my fears were laid to rest because this was inside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGd3W-I2uQCCZNcF8h1rHF0NjBr7BjkZAR4e_of7OlzNAauNuPIrD0gANbI76v8skOLVOIfxfBPh8xy7HXN-SvtAjoX0qH-sF0j21RvG9e-trN0m4NwRe1Ul-bCWPcQ2prJ99An-uvRE/s2048/DNL2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGd3W-I2uQCCZNcF8h1rHF0NjBr7BjkZAR4e_of7OlzNAauNuPIrD0gANbI76v8skOLVOIfxfBPh8xy7HXN-SvtAjoX0qH-sF0j21RvG9e-trN0m4NwRe1Ul-bCWPcQ2prJ99An-uvRE/s320/DNL2.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>So I just realized that's a horrible photo but I'm tired and you aren't getting a new one right now ha. It's Dark and Lovely Hair Hydrator with Rice Water Complex. If this had been a different brand I may have rolled my eyes a bit but Dark and Lovely is a Black hair care line from way back. Before anyone asks, no it is not Black owned anymore. It's part of the L'oreal group of brands now but as far as I can tell unlike Shea Moisture or Carol's Daughter the Dark and Lovely brand has not tried to be super inclusive of every hair type. That's important because it means they know their base and haven't lost focused on that target. Ok moving on from that brief detour. Looking at the ingredients in this product and it looks like something a natural hair having Black woman would probably use. First ingredient is water and then there are a bunch of oils that I would or have mixed together with water to spray on my locs over the last few years. The directions instruct you to use it daily, or as often as you would like, to keep your hair moisturized and encourage growth. Since I just got it yesterday, today will be my first day using it and I will alternate between it and my own spray bottle of goodness to see if I notice a difference. Regardless, you will get an update and this should prompt me to revisit my hair regimen especially over this winter which is intent on being cold with no snow which seems like a waste.</p><p>I'll update with my thoughts in a few weeks. Have a great rest of Kwanzaa and happy New Year.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-44974914483633464552020-12-28T15:51:00.000-05:002020-12-28T15:51:03.900-05:00End of the Year Update<p> </p><p>It's not quiet the end of the year but it is approaching right.
Three more days and we will hopefully be done with this train wreck of a
year even if the fall out from it won't be over for quite some time. I
got my hair done last week and I'll share photos of that in a second.
It's been a year. There has definitely been good things that happened
but conversely the bad has been so bad it's exhausting. I won't say I'm
hopeful about 2021 yet because folks are intent on showing their whole
entire behinds for the next few days which will only amplify if someone
is forcibly removed from office. This is also my last week of
indiscriminate eating. I've gained back most of the weight I lost and
since I'll be home for a few months before we can get back together face
to face on campus I need to eat less and move more to get a handle on
things. Anyway I hope you all have a wonderful new year. I'm prepping
an Asian feast or just knock off versions of P.F. Chang's items so we
can eat without having a ton of food left over when we don't need it. I
really wanna go back to sleep but that is not possible right now. I'll
be up all night if I do. Anyhoo, here are photos.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-rEVsua3FaY09Dqhmqrd0StlImOUjB5zATWqhalDUEGn5JhVpQHjVbNlJ8TbSi9IjfuMgSyZA0RrF0TY59Y2UVRZVaDpvV5Pne7wyTqaKfsi2rwaO5rdHNOSEgxVVNCi7Uhy7eTgwlI/s2048/December2020week3a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-rEVsua3FaY09Dqhmqrd0StlImOUjB5zATWqhalDUEGn5JhVpQHjVbNlJ8TbSi9IjfuMgSyZA0RrF0TY59Y2UVRZVaDpvV5Pne7wyTqaKfsi2rwaO5rdHNOSEgxVVNCi7Uhy7eTgwlI/s320/December2020week3a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUT7V2et4vu9DmpVYIVcV2fa640jSX7klRhyphenhyphenEz7rdQnBkLqOQWpNp9XAKoe7KhQYTE5cTpOSY98RN9DBM_4kStsvn-zB-DBabqPJKZ2GoW3cWQmdWYwgBrRvAgSPJ4bReMJl6ij-KGks/s2048/December2020week3b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUT7V2et4vu9DmpVYIVcV2fa640jSX7klRhyphenhyphenEz7rdQnBkLqOQWpNp9XAKoe7KhQYTE5cTpOSY98RN9DBM_4kStsvn-zB-DBabqPJKZ2GoW3cWQmdWYwgBrRvAgSPJ4bReMJl6ij-KGks/s320/December2020week3b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_FBglvbIbkygYgTv4Id6oPf1I82DUeJt8KtaV3wxzCx91S-UJBHBxIlEMnf7XEIgVj2nWSrUcL1PeYAwsYXYtlYOKULKhocIEu54xt0IY-Hie8pELAxBHXvXntQ8z990Ns-kTHsQ_vs/s2048/December2020week3c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_FBglvbIbkygYgTv4Id6oPf1I82DUeJt8KtaV3wxzCx91S-UJBHBxIlEMnf7XEIgVj2nWSrUcL1PeYAwsYXYtlYOKULKhocIEu54xt0IY-Hie8pELAxBHXvXntQ8z990Ns-kTHsQ_vs/s320/December2020week3c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-52404941049173725892020-11-15T11:52:00.006-05:002020-11-15T11:52:55.794-05:00I Kinda Disappeared<p>I realized the other day that I had been sharing photos on social media but not on here since well my last post in August. That wasn't intentional necessarily. It was just easy to throw them up from my phone while I was sitting still for a minute. Teaching during the pandemic, trying to take my own class and taking care of myself plus mom took more out of me than I thought. My hair is growing quite a bit, mostly because it's locked into a style where I'm doing even less to it. I'll show you photos of that in a second. Part of that is to protect a weak loc and part of it was I had a ton of speaking engagements over the last few months and no desire to keep pushing my hair out of my face. I like it, just hard to get to sleep initially for the last few months because the hair is getting longer which makes the spot in the back where they join up lower. So I'm going to just dump photos in here for you to see and then I'm probably going to fight taking a nap so I can do some homework and grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>September Photos</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftbcC51s0_aB-rrk4w_CygbkFX4RRniI1AO4Q_v_yYJvvuBXGOg3iFZJUBQjOgRF7U-5xSdwaJ6HztM-VPBymLeH9FQ6R8iYTyedQwAaxeTzxiDsqxFyGxXDRTaa6uKtMBoXdif96RNk/s2048/September2020week3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftbcC51s0_aB-rrk4w_CygbkFX4RRniI1AO4Q_v_yYJvvuBXGOg3iFZJUBQjOgRF7U-5xSdwaJ6HztM-VPBymLeH9FQ6R8iYTyedQwAaxeTzxiDsqxFyGxXDRTaa6uKtMBoXdif96RNk/s320/September2020week3a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLA_7oMT6UnvOjkEnInbhmlT22sweIj8dbvRlbrjEDeFqOJAf8LMifnCkwEPARVHD5zujwTqtL2QFLvNCoUo99_Vq51U-FZocwv9OIsISQzIm1niOjUGCDVS1yH78PtnXx51ASMrWkYg/s2048/September2020week3b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLA_7oMT6UnvOjkEnInbhmlT22sweIj8dbvRlbrjEDeFqOJAf8LMifnCkwEPARVHD5zujwTqtL2QFLvNCoUo99_Vq51U-FZocwv9OIsISQzIm1niOjUGCDVS1yH78PtnXx51ASMrWkYg/s320/September2020week3b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEQjd9FckVAuiHzvROpFIyl5PBZNrPSfdfFUBRRfSOJBYNKrhNjPo1myj7k-g-YjMcinGpzopbUuAK4caJB9f7y5ScocoXDP1heaEGPzglPOxX0zv7MhcSlGefnQT9CectQh4dtM9sWs/s2048/September2020week3c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEQjd9FckVAuiHzvROpFIyl5PBZNrPSfdfFUBRRfSOJBYNKrhNjPo1myj7k-g-YjMcinGpzopbUuAK4caJB9f7y5ScocoXDP1heaEGPzglPOxX0zv7MhcSlGefnQT9CectQh4dtM9sWs/s320/September2020week3c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>October Photos</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsJBvfMylvKnqvKFXk6Ia8CFQlbJ-vIyeIaGkj0Qb3wz0mf8JXJDjm4FK4CSBd6PEB_yinZSHIF8vrMrH1hx10zH9KkHndQ9jyfIvPCIblWqIlZtXJpBU2-au78sScjemmMhyphenhyphenGsB2Gyc/s2048/October2020week3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsJBvfMylvKnqvKFXk6Ia8CFQlbJ-vIyeIaGkj0Qb3wz0mf8JXJDjm4FK4CSBd6PEB_yinZSHIF8vrMrH1hx10zH9KkHndQ9jyfIvPCIblWqIlZtXJpBU2-au78sScjemmMhyphenhyphenGsB2Gyc/s320/October2020week3a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDU-WVIjnCxFUhjbiKa59TVfgqvly6Dn1md9tY6Eq1txhU7D-B-rKO-_955a7g1RYmwg43yV5ZpxjpagFAvkM3-Ca9H0dAKeZNA0rDRMGEiVmS8xamG3n1o-ak5SHdGribblB5E6oewg/s2048/October2020week3b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDU-WVIjnCxFUhjbiKa59TVfgqvly6Dn1md9tY6Eq1txhU7D-B-rKO-_955a7g1RYmwg43yV5ZpxjpagFAvkM3-Ca9H0dAKeZNA0rDRMGEiVmS8xamG3n1o-ak5SHdGribblB5E6oewg/s320/October2020week3b.jpg" /></a></div><br />look a little crazy in that last one lol<br /><p><br /></p><p></p><p>November Photos</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_y7uA_miHGMyuoUcAbWiYEvc5ytW8N0hx8rlJU_U0pDv3UM3G4lWXeB6jknvIn3s7bp5b-d2CCmm71EmH2oJ1XkgN-OiuKVe8RS_uOhl1DsamNZRTGTvtNFZRN-c0p3pUM75kdMVqN8/s2048/November2020week2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_y7uA_miHGMyuoUcAbWiYEvc5ytW8N0hx8rlJU_U0pDv3UM3G4lWXeB6jknvIn3s7bp5b-d2CCmm71EmH2oJ1XkgN-OiuKVe8RS_uOhl1DsamNZRTGTvtNFZRN-c0p3pUM75kdMVqN8/s320/November2020week2a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RdXY-32JjQqPwZzFO4dZsGWswu9-QHVGQF5xV-J5b3uKCRBjVArCEt0rDQut_nd0fwPU0vNtHlLovCZSIIzkxtyAwBqdGhAQznbw08fHBuwo_CVbw794WRmfPDJXwMIg-Y1LZh6BS8E/s2048/November2020week2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RdXY-32JjQqPwZzFO4dZsGWswu9-QHVGQF5xV-J5b3uKCRBjVArCEt0rDQut_nd0fwPU0vNtHlLovCZSIIzkxtyAwBqdGhAQznbw08fHBuwo_CVbw794WRmfPDJXwMIg-Y1LZh6BS8E/s320/November2020week2b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72oDJkm2haufo1M5fAqVBpCDnr-pSyiIr4yuwlCeB1r_E6CbDyxBG_IqjuuLG9lsQIoLJvODz3wL_i27DCx8SK3HcfXvgWnQVkE8v7Qv8Yyoz6ntctCTFgr9XIwrvsqNercTP5zh5Bqs/s2048/November2020week2c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72oDJkm2haufo1M5fAqVBpCDnr-pSyiIr4yuwlCeB1r_E6CbDyxBG_IqjuuLG9lsQIoLJvODz3wL_i27DCx8SK3HcfXvgWnQVkE8v7Qv8Yyoz6ntctCTFgr9XIwrvsqNercTP5zh5Bqs/s320/November2020week2c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-1559067276654358342020-08-30T23:15:00.000-04:002020-08-30T23:15:15.987-04:00I'm Struggling Right Now<p>There's never a good time for anyone to die. Literally never. But given the other million things that are going wrong right now, Chadwick Boseman's death is crushing me a bit more than I thought anyone's death might after Prince died. You shouldn't assume that people you admire will always be there but that's what you do when you're a fan. Y'all couldn't have ever told me Prince wouldn't be around to release my next favorite Prince song. And you couldn't have told me someone who became a superhero for Black folks across the planet, and let's be honest quiet a few non Black folks too, wouldn't be around for the next opportunity to be a superhero again. I'm hurt, like for real hurt. And I'm going to say something in a minute that is gonna make y'all go--come on now sis.</p><p>One of my sorors and good friends asked tonight essentially why we are losing Chadwick when so much other fuckery is allowed to run unchecked and bad people continue to do worse things with no repercussions. Where was God in all of this? And that's where I got stuck. This has been an ongoing struggle for me as of late. Black folks are a praying folks. We stay in church. We tell folks to take it to God all the time. Black folks in America don't universally have a connection to religion that may have been part of our heritage. Our forced importation to be the free labor force for hundreds of effing years stripped us of language, history, memory, traditions and religion. We're Christian because we were indoctrinated and part of that indoctrination was to keep us docile. I hate most churches because they feel hella judgemental and nosy as hell sometimes too. And right now, some Christians are the worst ambassadors of their faith. I want to believe as fervently as other folks do but my brain goes but they keep using that to eff us over. And I shouldn't question God theoretically but for real unless he's ready to light this one on up in a blaze of glory I am trying to figure out what the end game is here for people who continue to be oppressed for no other reason then they are readily visually identified as different.</p><p>Don't get me entirely wrong, my life is better than I probably deserve and I'm not struggling financially right now while a lot of people are but that doesn't account for why are all these other folks struggling. The world is at a point of extreme wealth but also extreme wealth disparities. Like I need it to make sense and depending on faith can't get me there right now. It's not just this moment I promise. This is an ongoing what in the hell man.</p><p>I'm going to try to go to sleep now cause I cannot process anymore. Travel well Chadwick, I hope you are free of pain and with people who love you.<br /></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-39239097057962326562020-08-23T17:30:00.004-04:002020-08-23T17:30:45.435-04:00New Interface, Hate This<p>Two of the primary platforms I utilize are switching the layout and I have to say I kind of hate them both. I didn't default back to the old Blogger interface because they said it was going to disappear soon but that new Facebook had to go after I couldn't really control what I wanted to see on my feed. Right now it's gonna stay "classic" until I'm forced to make the switch. In other news, I got my retwist done by Sarah who started my locs in the first place. Two years and one month or so into the game at this point. I'm happy with the outcome and the drive is actually a little more straightforward. I need to hang out under the dryer longer next time because dead center on my big head was still a little moist when I got in the car. Anyhoo here are some photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOpkcT5j0yvg6itXvoCsxkAkip5R1lYqGRZygPG8ODWiXQJmDys31V9MiWQUHVKd8JdE-W3n-tSNiiV1tQJF6yEZD2dWg15JFCpxuc_RbDqWQYbcUkUOhpDLPpN02_80Dx06Ms-BNM88/s2048/August2020week3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOpkcT5j0yvg6itXvoCsxkAkip5R1lYqGRZygPG8ODWiXQJmDys31V9MiWQUHVKd8JdE-W3n-tSNiiV1tQJF6yEZD2dWg15JFCpxuc_RbDqWQYbcUkUOhpDLPpN02_80Dx06Ms-BNM88/s640/August2020week3a.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RFL2awKYkTR7ueBV3cap9XFoPbMHNVEMeE8kvkY0M5Qze5Uet5nl6Mabct84JL1hHcTofhrtokp15QaITn3LLW9yBn4_Wk9slBRnjM6UzZovUazyiYRQHjOVfVi2RCZ-LXG9GZBhz5A/s2048/August2020week3b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RFL2awKYkTR7ueBV3cap9XFoPbMHNVEMeE8kvkY0M5Qze5Uet5nl6Mabct84JL1hHcTofhrtokp15QaITn3LLW9yBn4_Wk9slBRnjM6UzZovUazyiYRQHjOVfVi2RCZ-LXG9GZBhz5A/s640/August2020week3b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMJOdO4JvFQJhJa82KrQA7KWkt3Qlx9I9wJRtk0VXlWVyQ0gAVKOm8nC391aq22EFq5otiKgBx-d7JK2KYE3CzV-5riUKYO3R02kCZDfx476PaXx9ltX_3vAnRb0KyJK4nhYV0qHBYKY/s2048/August2020week3c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMJOdO4JvFQJhJa82KrQA7KWkt3Qlx9I9wJRtk0VXlWVyQ0gAVKOm8nC391aq22EFq5otiKgBx-d7JK2KYE3CzV-5riUKYO3R02kCZDfx476PaXx9ltX_3vAnRb0KyJK4nhYV0qHBYKY/s640/August2020week3c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qDdtUyOkjKeJ54gBqfsROonroMQbVtRI47Qqs9flFlZnl8e2dRd_Kl3p3TCKpmwfsxB3RDt0LNCqwWYqE9K85gHgnwGYcOgdiy6G_w9DFnhXn99hz4qRAlz8whn-UijnbKuOlgvSnXk/s2048/August2020week3d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qDdtUyOkjKeJ54gBqfsROonroMQbVtRI47Qqs9flFlZnl8e2dRd_Kl3p3TCKpmwfsxB3RDt0LNCqwWYqE9K85gHgnwGYcOgdiy6G_w9DFnhXn99hz4qRAlz8whn-UijnbKuOlgvSnXk/s640/August2020week3d.jpg" /></a></div><p>And the comparison to last year</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEi2bdcuROAFONl1LkZKT6J3oFs55JYYi4XTMF22_7G2vk6Q8Ip4yW_Nac2wlbY5jeGY43fVYMZEtKAzTYblMqzL4R4c2rgtO8sAnJRsF8Pie8K8v43pgn38vU6n7sDRh_zgySDNsTN0/s1200/2yearsplus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEi2bdcuROAFONl1LkZKT6J3oFs55JYYi4XTMF22_7G2vk6Q8Ip4yW_Nac2wlbY5jeGY43fVYMZEtKAzTYblMqzL4R4c2rgtO8sAnJRsF8Pie8K8v43pgn38vU6n7sDRh_zgySDNsTN0/s640/2yearsplus.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-59933456622618835412020-07-27T20:50:00.001-04:002020-07-27T20:51:07.528-04:00So yeah, I've been cooking<div>Disclaimer: I hate the new Blogger interface with a fiery passion. I can use the old one for another month before they take it away but that's just like elongating your breakup until after you come back from the vacation with your soon to be ex just because you already paid for everything even though you know the ENTIRE trip sill suck. Ok moving on.</div><div><br /></div><div>I realized the other day that I haven't talked about cooking here in a LONG time. Not because I haven't been cooking, especially not during the pandemic when cooking was one of the only things I could that didn't involve murdering my roommate (jokes folks just jokes), but because it just hasn't come to my mind so I am going to share some updates on random meals that I have made that I would suggest you try. These will not at all be in the order I made them because my memory is bad when I'm bored.<br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div></div><div>So first up I made Chicago style deep dish pizza which required going on a MacGyver esque mission to find yeast but I found two sleeves and set about work. Now it doesn't taste like Giordano's so if you want that vibe just order you some but it does taste good and it does take a long time to cook Your biggest issue will be nailing the crust, I'm a second try is the bomb girl, but once you do it's quite delicious. I made a sausage and pepperoni pie for myself and a pepperoni and chicken for mom. And if you have never had a Chicago style deep dish sauce is on top and it's extra cheesy. The crust is a mix of firm chew and crunchy outer ring which is good after devouring all the cheese and sauce. I cut mine into fourths and called it a day. Highly recommend the dish as an option if you have time to cook. I used <a href="https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/how-to-make-chicago-style-deep-dish-pizza/#tasty-recipes-74208" target="_blank">THIS</a> crust recipe but it's really preference for who you go with just be prepared for a long cook time. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIEs-LPfmKQEcVtbRaq2C0WPR-H-UPHGL4QKmUi7R4X-D5FSE61LRpcQhDkUii35CcTqmeklzbQPGBb-u_eVB9m3ed4CAbuolhJyJJQ37RXlZuXNClK4CvyUEZFb8n0Z9BVLP-cRGIBs/s2048/20200619_195052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIEs-LPfmKQEcVtbRaq2C0WPR-H-UPHGL4QKmUi7R4X-D5FSE61LRpcQhDkUii35CcTqmeklzbQPGBb-u_eVB9m3ed4CAbuolhJyJJQ37RXlZuXNClK4CvyUEZFb8n0Z9BVLP-cRGIBs/s320/20200619_195052.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This recipe is why I got a new stove. The Hilton (DoubleTree) people were sad we couldn't come visit and posted their <a href="https://newsroom.hilton.com/static-doubletree-reveals-cookie-recipe.htm?fbclid=IwAR1lPot7NZ2DXIqEsvakhfbHaoN4lL-iEtS3Ls2t_eJoGV0Tzf_uTPRvyUQ#.Xo_EOa8CArA.facebook" target="_blank">chocolate chip cookie recipe</a>. Warmed up they were so good I almost asked for housekeeping to skip my room in the morning so I could sleep in and then I remembered I am not going on vacation any damn time soon which made me sad so I warmed up another cookie.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sw1qVF4Xd_68e4jtw7KL0YBkV-eTe9OTBi5MqrOt15pnQGBCu6_EakVYuG0FnRF_DfxIjsg-8nsr1eoiWasatuet-dKivulrGFwnn2unj745Hmc85jfPtW7OkNDTYh8BD22TWbySKks/s2048/20200425_195559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sw1qVF4Xd_68e4jtw7KL0YBkV-eTe9OTBi5MqrOt15pnQGBCu6_EakVYuG0FnRF_DfxIjsg-8nsr1eoiWasatuet-dKivulrGFwnn2unj745Hmc85jfPtW7OkNDTYh8BD22TWbySKks/s320/20200425_195559.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I made emapandas as well because I wanted some empanadas and all of the grocery stores I frequent quit stocking the premade frozen ones. Second go round was much better than the first but they were fire both times. I really only used the <a href="https://themodernproper.com/beef-empanadas" target="_blank">crust recipe here</a> as well but you can usually get a little funky with the filling as long as you don't over stuff them. These were also oven baked. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJNX988ceHfIXRUKI5kOzUf6y5-1mu2jI5al6cO8ipx9ob4mOuB0I6pBQRGozIk4EkGde_-Qg15qkoizmDqbbbp7UxJbjLzt19149LdHh6n3knFumJ1Lh4T8sVppk7lSL69je8AV3dNo/s2048/20200709_203736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJNX988ceHfIXRUKI5kOzUf6y5-1mu2jI5al6cO8ipx9ob4mOuB0I6pBQRGozIk4EkGde_-Qg15qkoizmDqbbbp7UxJbjLzt19149LdHh6n3knFumJ1Lh4T8sVppk7lSL69je8AV3dNo/s320/20200709_203736.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've been making this dish pre pandemic but it's so good that I must share it just cause. It's <a href="https://www.eatwell101.com/garlic-butter-steak-bites-zucchini-noodles-recipe" target="_blank">garlic steak bites and lemon zoodles</a>. But y'all know a zoodle is just not entering my body so I make it with whole grain pasta instead. It's FIRE. It can also be spicy if you make it per directions. I have to make a separate non spicy pan for mom cause otherwise she will whine at me that it's too hot. 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Also quite tasty.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5B5HQfWhyphenhyphenDWwVKip-JDu-5xi46f7xc6a7e5g6BXgkTfJe0xSio-7W3aQoyc0byXhuCX4457QO6tdgkC18CZNvx5Q5uWgDtzDeaPC61BYO5XcmU-s1nQPkVs1hzuZEEpkqAiKC8c88aQ/s2048/20200725_190012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5B5HQfWhyphenhyphenDWwVKip-JDu-5xi46f7xc6a7e5g6BXgkTfJe0xSio-7W3aQoyc0byXhuCX4457QO6tdgkC18CZNvx5Q5uWgDtzDeaPC61BYO5XcmU-s1nQPkVs1hzuZEEpkqAiKC8c88aQ/s320/20200725_190012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So there you go. Food and stuff.<br /></div>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-66183597692142652272020-07-17T22:35:00.000-04:002020-07-17T22:35:49.043-04:00The Only Thing Constant Is Change that includes my hair<div>I am about a week and a half out from my official two year loc anniversary. That's actually kind of amazing for me because really this was an experiment in my patience and seeing what, if anything, my hair would do in this state as opposed to a giant undefined fro which is where I was stuck after big chopping. There was also some noticeable breakage in parts of my hair where I was wearing a head band to create a puff when the fro was just too boring for me. The locs in those spots may be a little shorter as a result but are still long enough that most people wouldn't notice. As a coworker says now, my hair is draping. At the longest point in the back it sits under my color. The sides are resting comfortable on my shoulders and the front is playing catch up. I'm ok with all of it for a few reasons. The first of which I'm pretty sure my hair always grew at different rates and this just proves it. Second, my hair has different textures all over my head with the tightest coils being up front and the looser ones being in the back. That could account for length differences maybe but it mostly just makes the locs in the back more prone to spring hair free between appointments--I'll come back to this. Third, not that hair isn't always an extension of you but these FEEL like an extension of me. The struggles, the triumphs, the history is all here in my hair. I started these a few weeks before I started teaching my first set of graduate students. Those humans are weeks away from graduating and going out on their own. I got my laser surgery a few months later. I haven't purchased glasses in a over a year. Very random. All of these things have happened with me growing out these locs. Tons of memories attached to them. Looking forward to the next phase which either means a new stylist or going out on my own. I'll decide that next month. I had someone in town do them yesterday and add some extensions in the spot that just refused to stay in the surrounding locs or loc up on its own. Next month I'll see the other person that was recommended when I started my journey and after that I'll know what it is I want. I need to vibe with a stylist and if I don't then I may as well get used to doing it solo and then going in for special occasions. Okay here are some photos and then I need to try to sleep. Regional conference is in the morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love yall</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW3dtu9KP29Xv0M8Ag2vTLK0i71pyZcEwvbo2_wcz1jpx0cejbYOxKanxeeY43FEuSWW3ylbhUh-FTgF2092V-s5kHZWH7kEbKlqB1gT5vv1LmU7AvHdzG7aeIbl9wJrt3pnFJ1s_JqM/s2048/JulyYear2nearlycompleteA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW3dtu9KP29Xv0M8Ag2vTLK0i71pyZcEwvbo2_wcz1jpx0cejbYOxKanxeeY43FEuSWW3ylbhUh-FTgF2092V-s5kHZWH7kEbKlqB1gT5vv1LmU7AvHdzG7aeIbl9wJrt3pnFJ1s_JqM/s320/JulyYear2nearlycompleteA.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5En23onjkLB4o1mt7AwMnBo4ak1CFeCUR_m2SIP8_P9lP6EsrVo6p6QtUw27O0ZSxaIX_IAgxOp1FkhdJrJx1VlvXdYfF1n9wAzq6zVTVQj1pijv9f4wFUn21YK-iV0d3xvSiTymDY04/s2048/JulyYear2nearlycompleteB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5En23onjkLB4o1mt7AwMnBo4ak1CFeCUR_m2SIP8_P9lP6EsrVo6p6QtUw27O0ZSxaIX_IAgxOp1FkhdJrJx1VlvXdYfF1n9wAzq6zVTVQj1pijv9f4wFUn21YK-iV0d3xvSiTymDY04/s320/JulyYear2nearlycompleteB.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqjoFMirIo1yJWo6VTUhehseENIxfhxzaGeiDBep2wUDHe7o0mEdiY1tUObKDF_9-3ShP_zkPUifdozoI2ofRuKGpxNcqoibDbkvBZDDSbnYt7nCEyYK9KQagIXfcl9Oc9P6CzRPyruw/s2048/JulyYear2nearlycompleteC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqjoFMirIo1yJWo6VTUhehseENIxfhxzaGeiDBep2wUDHe7o0mEdiY1tUObKDF_9-3ShP_zkPUifdozoI2ofRuKGpxNcqoibDbkvBZDDSbnYt7nCEyYK9KQagIXfcl9Oc9P6CzRPyruw/s320/JulyYear2nearlycompleteC.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-88274235049669744552020-07-03T00:19:00.002-04:002020-07-03T00:22:04.373-04:00So here we are, back where we startedI have been home mostly since mid March. All travel has been halted, classes were taught remotely, there has been no tennis and I have had no retwist since February I think. Right before I went to see my nieces and yeah my brother but mostly my youngest niece for her birthday. I have to drive a bit to get my hair done and the city where I typically go was in major lock down for almost two months. My loctition appears to be stepping away from doing hair and my initial one is taking over her clients but it's been nearly a month since I got that news and still freshly parted retwisted hair so I'm debating going back to doing my hair again solo. That terrifies me now more than it did when I just went natural but I'm not sure if it's I'm lazy or that I have to do more reading on my own to be healthy. On the flip, much like when I was doing my own hair pre locs I get to save a lot of money and I can do my hair on my schedule and no more hour long commutes. Given the pandemic it may be the best option because there's no way to prevent getting exposed save not leaving the house and not letting anyone in the house. I'll think it over but you know me. I tend to make decisions after thinking on it for longer than any human should and asking for input. That's the stage I'm in now. I'm also in the itchy scalp and needing to wash my hair phase so I may do that tomorrow regardless of anything else I do. Hope you are all well. <br />Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-67637086651315631182020-04-26T18:46:00.003-04:002020-04-26T18:46:57.679-04:00Staying Safe---No Retwists, Still UpdatesLife has been hectic since the last update let me just tell you. That was a few weeks before spring break and my plan to get back on my diet and workout grind. And then spring break got extended. And then the gym shut down because of city ordinances. And then my state, like many others, issued a shelter in place so school shut down too (school is where I work for those that don't remember) so I had a week or so to figure out what to do with my classes and have been teaching remotely since late March. My retwist was scheduled for the Friday after we started remote teaching. Insert sad face but still happy face cause you know breathing and mom isn't sick and my hair is still growing. I'm not sure when in May I might be able to get in because I haven't been rescheduled yet--I am feeling some kind of way about that but I'll come back to that later--I just know that by the time I am in that it will have been a minimum of eight weeks between appointments and I kind alternate between thinking my hair is cute, to let's cut it all off so I can wash it whenever I like without having a lengthy post wash process but really it's just a different process. I could wash it now and just forcibly detangle it until I can get back in but it's been a struggle to keep my locs from marrying each other right now. Water is all the motivation my hair needs to tangle in on itself. And as cute as mom is, her hands get tired after prolonged action so she wouldn't be able to help really. So for now I've just been waiting for my stylist.<br />
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I mean that's not all I'm doing. I'm oiling my scalp and moisturizing my hair. Especially over the last few weeks when my hair started to feel like it was super duper dry all of a sudden. That has helped along with scratching my scalp as necessary because for real I don't care if it looks fuzzy on Zoom right now. I am noticing when I'm on camera just a see of white hair because new growth is having a party but hey it's still growing right. Now for anyone that's been around a while, like maybe about a year, you know that there was a stylist change about the four month mark because my original loctition went on maternity leave and when she came back her schedule was limited. I stayed with the replacement stylist and I like both of them. What I'm not enjoying as much is the longer drive to the shop and the one drawback of having a popular stylist--she stays busy so getting in if I need to reschedule can take a minute. Or the baby loc dance we had to do for a while. I know I'm tired and bored so this is probably not the best time to make any lasting decisions but I may have to at least consider a plan b to plan a and ignore plan C (me doing my own locs) for as long as possible.<br />
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Ahh well, I'm going to go either have dinner or a cookie depending on what mom has done.<br />
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How are y'all doing?Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-38869788912328617742020-03-06T22:22:00.000-05:002020-03-06T22:22:15.016-05:00When the beat drops Or in this case the thermometer, you gotta make some adjustments. This past week it has been mild as all get out. Not scrap the winter coat entirely but don't have to wear it bundled up like you will die otherwise. So this morning I was fully prepared to just toss the coat in the back seat and roll out. Except I stepped outside and was like eff is this. It was 35 and dropped as I drove. It started fake snowing, thankfully not trying to have any real snow, and the wind was a hot mess. Thankfully I made it to the shop on time and my hair feels and looks good to me. I'll share some photos in a minute. The back of my hair is the part that comes loose the most was a target of attention and we added a new friend dead center because it wasn't staying in the surrounding locs as I've mentioned before. This one is a two strand twist because that hair has a different curl pattern and it will blend in with the surrounding hair. We'll see how long it takes to loc on up. I may have to TLC it a bit for the next few months. I think that puts me at 123 locs right now but regardless I'm kinda loving my hair as we slide into the two year point. I thought the two year target was six months from now but it's apparently about five. Time has flown by and my hair is healthy and growing. Today's visit also included trimming the loose tangles off the ends because they were starting to tangle up on each other which was kind of annoying. It's the only trim I've had in the last 19 months but I don't know that I needed one before now. Needed to let my hair seal up on its own and for most of the locs it did just that. There were a few like eff that noise locs towards the front and a few in the back that got a little snip. She evened them out a bit so a little length is gone in some areas but it feels full and that's important.<br />
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So what have I learned in this process? Probably some things I've said already like if I leave my hair alone it will grow and if I do even the basics it will grow and be healthy. That my gray hair has its own agenda and is now recruiting my eyebrows to join in on the early pigment betrayal. I plucked one from each eyebrow months ago and now they are back with friends. That I could DIY if I had patience but I do not. I appreciate my monthly appointments for my hair and my massage. Both keep me sane and the money spent between them is worth it. That I enjoy being in my own skin and it's not that my locs have made me more vocal but going through becoming loc'd in the world I inhabit has made me more assured of who and what I am. It's helped me make other decisions like the eye surgery and now Invisalign, resuming tennis, taking drum lessons, and switching PCPs to one that I need to vibe with so I can take care of me. In short, taking a major step to look at my life differently is rippling through every part of it. I'm happy with my hair and my world and all that is coming--oh except my stinking license tag renewal. That was ridiculous.<br />
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<br />Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-82772483075114499362020-02-16T17:07:00.001-05:002020-02-16T17:07:30.895-05:00So February has been hecticI didn't take my standard post retwist photo array because as soon as I got off the highway it started sleeting. And the next day I loaded up mom and headed to Texas to see my family because my adorable niece was turning 10 that weekend. And I saw her and it was great but I'm still dragging at the end of the week because we got home Sunday at 1 in the morning, so technically Monday, and I still needed to eat and try to get some sleep. Thankfully I did my homework before I traveled and gave myself some space to get work done this week. I'm only including one photo of my brother, mother and I right before we caught our flight home. Since the nieces are younger and not mine I won't share them unless they want me too. Anyway the hair on two of the three of us is gray and one just won't cop to letting it go gray yet lol.<br />
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<br />Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-46667161391164786272020-01-09T19:44:00.000-05:002020-01-09T19:44:00.977-05:00Happy New Year, Yeah New LengthHey everyone,<br />
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Super excited tonight for some reason. I got my locs retwisted and as a coworker would say they are swing. And as I have been want to do I looked at where I was this time last year and woosah the difference. I'm having a good day even though it started out with me not feeling so good. I was a bit annoyed on the drive home because I got held up by a train on the non highway highway and after we started moving again I figured I got delayed for a reason. And that reason was to listen to Take Me to Church by Hozier loud and sing loud before I got out of the car. I'm resting right now because in about twenty minutes top I gotta put my Invisalign trays back in. Woosah they hurt but my teeth will be cute and straight by June. <br />
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Okay here are photos from today and one from last January.<br />
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<br />Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-8703756461369924302019-12-14T23:54:00.000-05:002019-12-14T23:54:10.235-05:00Birthday hair for the almost birthday girlHey everyone,<br />
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I am now about 36 hours until it's my official birthday and time. I got my hair retwisted yesterday because I know literally no black hair salon (or really any hair salon that isn't one of those chain operations) that is open on a Sunday or Monday. Had another person look at my hair and go yep that's what I want someday. It's nice to be on this end of things even though I still have some unsealed ends and the hair at the back of my head stays unruly between retwists. <br />
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Mom loved it when I got home and so did/do I. I like that my hair is long enough to do things with and I LOVE still not having to do more than moisturize it and tie it down. I'm starting to get to the phase where I am worried about fabrics and potential lint but so far so good. I do need to moisturize my scalp better. The harsh winter temperatures are drying it out even while the water and oil spray is keeping my locs healthy. Looking forward to growth over the next year as we slide into the two year mark. <br />
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Here are photos and I have no idea what appears to be on my face in the second photo cause it's not in any of the others.<br />
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<br />Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-38958871764650281112019-11-16T19:53:00.000-05:002019-11-16T19:53:19.537-05:00Wakanda Forever & all that jazzI didn't forget this time and am ready to talk about my loc update. I'm 16 months or so into the process and my hair is still growing well. New hair is starting to come in between the locs along with the standard new growth which is making me happy that my hair is healthy and strong. Not that I would on a regular basis but I can whip my hair back and forth and it catches in the wind in a different way than my fro ever did. From where I started to now I'm super excited about my hair and this part of the journey. The ends are not all sealed of course but if I'm stalking blogs correctly that's normal and different parts of my hair will do different things at different times. The portions at the end of my hair that I thought would be damaging or that I needed to pull off months ago have settled into the rest of the loc and just show a point where the hair was doing its own thing again. In short, I'm loving my hair and the process it's gone through over the last year. I need to figure out how to manage the length under my winter caps and with my clothing. I tend to wear t-shirts so that doesn't create a snag issue but it's COLD in these parts so the winter sweaters will have to be chosen carefully. I'm happy that I did this and appreciate that folks helped me find the people who will nurture my hair.<br />
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Without further adieu, my new photos.<br />
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<br />Southern Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03103564071174674760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233172563937314991.post-67441109116790571052019-11-02T23:08:00.000-04:002019-11-02T23:08:26.422-04:00boo, i forgotI have gotten my hair done I swear. I don't know why I forgot to post about it but apparently my hair is goals for a few folks now so that was a win. Here are photos.<br />
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