My Natural Hairstyles over the past few months

It's been a loooooonnnnnnnggggg time! I wanted to share some of my favorite hairstyles (including my first blow dry in over a year) during the Spring and early Summer.

Yes, I'm still loving my naturalness! My straightened hair now reaches past my bra strap which is longer than it was 4 years ago with a perm. I can't believe. It was that long ago! Two strand twists and twist outs are still my go-to style (both skinny and just recently chunky pictured). 

I now make my own oil and hair cream. I do a natural henna every 3 months, and once a month I do a homemade clay wash. There you have it. My hair update!

My magnificent Afro

My classy faux hawk Updo 

It was time for a cut and straighten. I still can't believe how long it is, and this was achieved with just the blow dryer. 

My twisted Bantu Knot-out

Skinny two strand twist out

And my new favorite: the chunky two strand twist-out

My Complimented Whatever Hair

Hubby actually ran his hands through my hair and told me how nice it looked!!!

This is my post-wedding hair where I took the twists out of my updo and left the bang twisted.

My Travel Do

Flat twists in front and two strand twists in the back. Took 4 1/2 hours for hairdresser to do. Very nice!

***Update: Ended up hurting like hell after 3 days, but toughed it out for 5 days.  

Never again will I do flat twists!!!!

Wait...Do You Hear That? The Sound of 2 Weeks With No Kids!

First, as parents we all love our kids, right?  I'm no exception.  However, when my mom offered to take them for a few weeks, it took all of a nanosecond to book my flight to bring them to FL for the visit.  I just spent a fun, not-so relaxed week with her and the kids visiting family, shopping, and doing Universal Studios! (all with my gimpy foot too!!)

I just got home a few hours ago, went right over to the doctor's office to remove the stitches, and now as I sit in my house it's quiet, really, really quiet for the first time in months!!

I have 2 weeks to myself and my dance card is filling up quite quickly!!  NY Restaurant Week Lunch tomorrow, movies Friday, BBQ Saturday, poetry reading next week, etc., etc, etc.!

Some real mommytime for the first time since mom moved to Florida a year ago!

NNNNNNIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEE!!!

Here are some pics from FL:

On the plane and ready to go!!

They had a lot of fun in the pool, I did a lot of sweating in the shade

Got to be pushed in wheelchair all day by Maddy at Universal

The new Minion ride was an hour and a half wait...Linky slept through it

Got to dance with the Minions 

Feeling my Twist-Out

More pool time with Nana

Headful of Mini-Twists

I did this over a week ago week and it lasted over a week. I took it out last night and it was gorgeous, however, my scalp was gross, so I decided to repeat the style, except this time after a few days, I will take the twists out and show off the sexy results.

After deep conditioning my hair for 12 hours with Herbal Essence Rosemary Jasmine Conditioner, I washed, yes washed, my hair with Kinky Curly Come Clean Shampoo.

Then added section by section some Knot Today Leave-In. Afterwards I spent 2 1/2 hours twisting my hair into a gabillion two-strand twists.

Here are the pics: