Before you wash hair conditioner

I have been transitioning to natural hair for some months now. I’m just waiting until after the pageant for the big chop! I’m all about home remedies and do it yourself (D-I-Y) type of things. Since I have been transitioning I have been trying at home hair products also known as home remedies for your hair. This one is the best of them all so far. I made up a little before you wash your hair conditioner all you need is

2 tablespoon of plain yogurt

2 Tablespoon of honey

1 Tablespoon of lemon juice

1 Teaspoon of olive oil

You want to stir these ingredients until they are mixed well. Then place it on your dry hair all the way down to the roots. This is not only great for your hair but your skin as well. Your hands will feel soft and smooth after you’re done with this. If you are wondering what some of these products do for your hair? Honey attracts moisture because it holds on to water molecules and it gives your hair a little shine.  If your hair is thinning honey is beneficial for you as well. Yogurt helps because it makes your hair feel softer and if you’re in a relationship and your mate is running their hands through your hair I doubt they want to feel dry hair. Not only that it helps your HAIR GROW. I’m really excited about this I’m converting to natural hair and I have maybe 3 inches of new growth. I cut my hair a lot but I have never had a short fro before so yogurt and vitamin E will be my new best friend so my hair will grow! Olive oil is another product to strengthen your hair. It also helps your hair grow longer so I’m going to use this little mixture every week. Last but not least lemon juice. This just lightens your hair which is great for me because I refuse to dye my hair when it can get lighter on it’s on and the lemon juice really helps with that! When I first tried this I kept it on my hair for an hour and I combed it through a couple of times. I washed it out and please make sure you wash all of it out. I used head and shoulders then my mom twisted my hair using fantasia pure tea instant oil moisturizer hair lotion. Which I think is the best moisturizer I think I might try some more of there products.

But here are the exact products I used I forgot to take a picture of the mixture and I’m in Orlando right now so I’ll have to post a picture another time. I really hope you guys like this little mixture. Have a safe blessed fashionable day! 

One month :)

Isiah and I have been together for a month now our monthersary was on Wednesday July 4 I HAD THE BEST TIME! Every time I’m with him I have a good time but after you go 2 or 3 weeks without seeing that special person it’s like the best reunion ever. Some people can’t stand long distance relationships but we are growing together I fall in love with him more and more every week. But I still rather have him here with me. I wore a white tank with my favorite shorts which are beige and high waist both from forever21 with my colorful snake print sandals from Target for $17.80 music to my ears! Isiah wore a white polo and cargo’s we didn’t mean to match I went to the mall to get an outfit for this date because I wanted to look REALLY nice being I was meeting his grandma. I got a really cute 50’s 60’s dress from forever21 that’s peach and ivory with a bunch of prints then my mom told me not to wear it. I started off wearing a peach and gold bracelet and well I don’t remember what earrings I was wearing I just know my accessories are from forever21 of course. Well Isiah got me a necklace and matching earrings from his mom friend’s store. Which I think is really cute good job baby! We went to see that maeda movie and we walked around the mall went back to his house and his mom made the BEST enchiladas then we went to some park they were having some type of fair and fireworks. They had some rides I’m paranoid so I don’t trust fair rides Isiah was trying to get me ride them he was out of his mind. They had some stuff animal thing he picked up ducks and I chose whatever stuff animal I wanted. They a lot of vendors too and I got this overpriced ring that Isiah insisted on getting it for me and he didn’t realize that it was overpriced until after we got it. The highlight of this date was watching the fireworks together. As he was holding me while we were watching the fireworks I thought about everything. From the night we first met to him asking me out. Words can’t explain how happy I was I hope we have more dates like that. If you really love someone you will do what you have to, to make it work. Thank God we did. Never lose faith in each other and God. Don’t give up on each other without working it out

We took pictures but they didn't turn out so well I'll try and play with them work some magic and maybe post them :)

Pageant weekend

This weekend I just competed in National American Miss North Carolina it was sooooo fun I didn't want to leave but I'm glad that I placed in the top 20 I'll hopefully find out where exactly I placed. I got my first weave for the pageant I think it looks good but I'm not sure if it's for me my head is hurting and it's itchy! But it's helping my hair grow and I'm ready for the BC! "Big chop". But back to the pageant I met so many nice girls and of course there was some cocky girls ruining the great atmosphere. I'm already looking for some more pageants to do. But local ones so my friends can came especially Isiah I was kind of upset that he couldn't come but that's over. Our month anniversary is tomorrow so I'm excited about that. Any who any girl that's doing a pageant and you need advice feel free to hit me up :) Here are some pictures from the fun filled weekend!

French toast!

I love French toast it took me years to figure out how to get the bread to stay together. NEVER USE thin bread because of the milk and egg it’s going to make the bread tear apart. So ALWAYS go for thick bread slices when making French toast. With this French toast you don’t need butter. The buttermilk gives it taste like I buttered the bread (which I didn’t). If you’re thinking ewwww fiber it’s NOT NASTY! It’s called fiber brunch because berries are filled with fiber and the thickest bread we have is our fiber bread, which is good. If you’re on a diet this is really great for you because you need to have all your carbs in the morning so you can burn them off throughout the day. And all of the fiber is good for you regardless. Your getting protein, grains and fruit from this meal!

Fiber brunch for one

Flaxseed French toast with honey berry and yogurt topping (optional)

¼ cup buttermilk

¼ cup non fat milk

Egg white

3 slices of fiber bread or thick bread

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon all spice

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon of flaxseed 

½ cup of thawed berries

¼ cup honey

¼ cup yogurt

Egg scramble

1 eggs

½ cup of spinach

¼ cup of bell peppers

¼ onions

1 teaspoon curry

1/4  teaspoon sea salt

First whisk the milk and egg white add your seasonings and vanilla

Let it stand for 5 minutes

If you need to slice whatever berries you’re using do that and add ¼ cup of honey to the berries

Spray your pan with olive oil cooking spray or whatever kind of cooking spray you have turn it up to medium high heat

After the 5 minutes are up dunk the bread into the milk mixture make sure the bread is coated and is soaked with the milk mixture

Place your soaked slices of bread in your pan and flip them every 5 minutes until they are cooked how you like them

Now to the eggs

Wash your veggies cut them up throw them in the bowl with your eggs throw in your curry and sea salt mix it all up and cook them how you like your eggs

When your French toast is done place them on your plate add a teaspoon of flaxseed to the berry and honey mixture stir it up and pour the mixture over your French toast if you want some yogurt put it on top of your berry mixture

ENJOY!

Relationship advice : should couples have rules

I think couples should have rules and im sure Isiah and I aren't the only couple that have rules. We have three simple important rules to help us maintain our relationship especially now that he has moved out of state but that's another post. I hope our rules can help you feel free to leave comments, email me or follow me :)

Rule 1 you have to trust each other.

If you don’t want “rules” in your relationship you should at least have this one rule. If you don’t have trust then it’s just chaos waiting to happen. Isiah and I have had our issues that I won’t touch on. But because of that drama I had and maybe I still am having some trust issues. But the more we talk the more we are willing to compromise with each other I’m willing to trust him now. If you can’t trust the person you are with explain to yourself why you can’t trust them. Write it down and then share with them why you can’t trust them. Ask them if they are willing to work the problem out. If they are texting someone of the opposite sex and you aren’t comfortable with it don’t hold it in tell them to stop texting them or tell them they don’t have to talk all day every day. If that other person is calling them baby be mature and tell your boyfriend or girlfriend to stop talking to them loose contact with and block there number, facebook twitter etc.

Rule 2 Communication!

Sometimes it’s hard to get boys to talk. Sometimes I have to drill things out of Isiah but just small things. If you have to drill important things out of your boyfriend or girlfriend then there is a problem. I’m not saying you have to go into a relationship knowing everything about who you are dating that’s another post. If you can’t have a conversation with the person you are with maybe because they are shy don’t give up. Just work with them and allow them to get comfortable with you. I’m shy and Isiah and I can text about everything but it’s hard for me to talk on the phone with him. When we are together we can laugh and joke about anything. To help overcome I guess you could say being nervous to talk on the phone. Make a list of things to talk about. Yes I know it’s crazy but it works! Maybe you could talk about a conversation you guys had while texting. If you guys have just stared dating this is a great opportunity for you to overcome this fear. There is so much to learn about one person. There ambition, favorite color, favorite food etc. Talk about politics or world issues. Talk about what bothers you and what you expect out of a relationship.

Rule 3 Respect

This topic is more for males to learn. These days guys don’t know how to respect females. They are calling females bad or sexy and fine. Well that’s not respect and if you really like your girlfriend for who she is respect her and call her beautiful or pretty and I promise you she will look at you differently. If you’re a female and your boyfriend calls you bad and fine tell him to read this. You should be with a guy that reminds you how beautiful you are almost every day. If you don’t want to have sex but the person you’re with is putting pressure on you to do so. There is one option to solve this one you can leave them 

Wear purple for Lupus!

In May it was Lupus awareness month and one day it was wear purple to support Lupus. My mom has had Lupus for 8 years now so I HAD to support this day. I wore a purple maxi dress from Old Navy with gold accessories

                                                                   Dress Old Navy : 19.95

                                                  Shoes Aldo : old but similar pair for $90 http://www.aldoshoes.com/ca-eng/women/sandals/high-heels/88219233-cardiel/70

                                                Necklace and earrings from forever21 : both are old 

                                                           Sunglasses : Target on sale for 5.94

I'm back!

Well nothing is really new besides that I'm in a relationship and SCHOOL IS OVER.

After knowing my boyfriend for about three years we are now official. We have had an on and off friendship and sometimes that person your suppose to be with IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. If you aren’t ready to be in a relationship just simply tell that person that wants to be with you that you aren’t ready. If they aren’t willing to wait you aren’t suppose to be with them. If someone claims they love you or really have deep feelings for you then they would wait. Isiah (my boyfriend) has been telling me that he loves me for about a year maybe a year and a half. I wasn’t ready to be in a relationship (Well I was scared). We stopped talking AGAIN and then we started talking again had a disagreement stop talking AGAIN. He sent me his number on facebook and weeks after he sent it, I texted him. I made it clear I wasn’t dating until the school year is over because I just didn’t have time actually I was scared. Anyways my best friend Jordana and a friend Jay kept telling me relationships aren’t that bad. I was tired of running and decided it was time.  So with that I will be doing post about relationships and giving advice as I learn because it’s been two and a half years since I been in a relationship. I know I will learn a lot from this especially since he will be in Georgia and I’m in North Carolina.  For all you love birds I wish the best for you relationship. If you have any questions or comments feel free to email me or tweet me!