Oprah Winfrey's Top 10 Rules For Success

Keep moving and keep believing in yourself. #6 and #8 spoke to me. What are your thoughts?

How to Re-Discover Your Passion

This helped me a lot especially because sometimes when God takes you through a test, He takes you back in order to take you forward and that's not always easy. So at times I lost my Passion (especially when I failed) and didn't know how to get it back.

So I wanted to share this with you in hope that it will encourage you to go further and to not give up.

UPDATE...

Hi Everyone,

As some would have noticed, I have been away for a while now. So much has happened and a lot that I'm still going through. Once God is done with me on this test, I will reveal more in detail. For now, these are pictures of which some inspire me and some are a bit of my adventure on this test so far. I don't want to rush the process nor God by saying I will reveal it all too soon.

I have learned to let the process take it's toll because I trust in God's perfect timing and I know that once He's done with me. A great testimony will follow that will benefit not just me but it will bless others as well.

FUN DAY WITH HAIR

I had such an amazing time with Design Essential on their Friday Brunch at The Kitchen Bar in Fourways with @frogirlginny and @ownbyfemme as guest speakers.

I decided to do the up bun with my braids after washing it and this is how I accomplished it.

1. Washed hair with @DesignEssential Almond and Avocado shampoo,
2. Applied @DesignEssentials Almond and Avocado moisturizing and detangling conditioner while wet,
3. For my scalp I used T444Z and
4. Once I had my bun up, I used @DesignEssential natural honey and shea butter tamer to control the edges :)

 

The event was filled with gorgeous naturalistas  who came together to have fun, learn and connect with each other. Here's what went down (excuse the quality of my phone camera. It was the only gadget I had at that time.)

 

We talked everything hair including treatment, maintenance and shrinkage. It was an insightful event that I hope +Design Essentials will do more of.

 

Ecclesiastes 12:1

ON YOUR WAY TO YOUR NEXT...

HAIR UPDATE...

It's been a while since I did a hair update. In short, it's been a battle (hahaha).

In September of this year I celebrated a year since going natural. I love the journey I have embarked on with my hair, I do not regret making this decision. The top left is when I cut my hair last year September (not the big chop) and the other pictures are progresses since then.

My Hair Routine

1. Tie Hair Before Sleep

In recent months I have failed to protect my hair at night as all I want to do is sleep (I'm my worst at night, I'm a morning person). Protecting my hair by tying it in knots took a lot of time to do every night as I had to moisturize and comb it before tying it. In short, I was too lazy to keep up every night.

2. Wash Once Every Week

If you follow me on Insta you would know that Saturdays are my wash days. The only problem with that is that the minute water touches my hair, it shrinks. A lot. This is my hair after I washed it. 

3. Apply Treatment Once A Week

As I mentioned on my previous post. I do 2x moisture and 2x protein treatments on my hair monthly after wash. Recently I have been applying more moisture than protein as my hair was dry a lot (might be the South African weather as it is hot around this time). My hair seems to be loving Dr. Miracles and T444z a lot. They leave my scalp healthy and hair moisturized. 

4. Protect It

The last protective style I had on my hair was 2 months ago (July). I have gone without styling for 2 months and that has made my hair shrink a lot as I didn't protect it often at night and I combed it a lot in order to style it for the day. My favorite protecting styles are singles or braids because it is easy for me to wash and apply treatment on my hair.

Right now I have braids on (wooohooo) and I plan on keeping them for 2 months as this is much easier for me to maintain than tying knots every night. There are many ways to protect your hair at night such as the bantu and twist out knots which is amazing for curls in the morning. 

Threading and stretching (with wool), which is great for giving hair length.

So all in all, love your hair and take care of it J