this whole hair thing
anyone that really knows me knows that i kindof fluctuate between loving my hair and being ambivalent. luckily i dont hate it just sometimes i dont know what to do with it. then i settle into it and take a look into the mirror, and realize that hey i love my hair. who knew? nevermind that i probably said the same thing about a month ago. i'm talking about now. well for the past two years, i've been experimenting with wearing my hair natural. i dont do perms. my family looks down on weaves. and while i love my natural curls (they really are gorgeous), i was never taught how to manage, style or even just "be" with them.
so i've been going through little stages of learning about my hair, hair products and natural hair maintenance for about two years. its not the easiest thing in the world and trust me, it is a PROCESS. now my periods of going natural are increasing. before i would only go natural b/c i didnt have money for the salon or i was just lazy. now i dont press my hair b/c its just so much easier to be natural. i hate waiting forever for the salon. i could press my own hair (i have everything that i need) but thats a whole hour of my time, frankly i'd probably burn my hair and i'm not even going to mention how harmful all that excessive heat is. id love to say that i will stay natural but i hate locking myself into something like that. who knows what i will do.
but this whole hair thing has given me something to educate myself about. i'm learning the best way to comb my hair, the best things to use and not to mention how to make my own products. my inner martha stewart is esctatic. now instead of buying a whole bunch of hair products that realistically, i will not use. i make my own. and i've started sharing them with my godsisters. carney loves this stuff that she calls hair jiz. i want to send some stuff up to tiffany for her curls. i need to buy some empty bottles to make some stuff for eve and the girls (and of course ode). carney keeps saying that i should create my own line of products. it sounds like a good idea but for the moment there are so many other things that i am working on that it just has to hold off for a moment. ok honestly im just lazy. its fun making the stuff and giving it away but the whole idea of creating a business out of it just kindof takes the fun out of it. one day i'll get serious about it.
so i've been going through little stages of learning about my hair, hair products and natural hair maintenance for about two years. its not the easiest thing in the world and trust me, it is a PROCESS. now my periods of going natural are increasing. before i would only go natural b/c i didnt have money for the salon or i was just lazy. now i dont press my hair b/c its just so much easier to be natural. i hate waiting forever for the salon. i could press my own hair (i have everything that i need) but thats a whole hour of my time, frankly i'd probably burn my hair and i'm not even going to mention how harmful all that excessive heat is. id love to say that i will stay natural but i hate locking myself into something like that. who knows what i will do.
but this whole hair thing has given me something to educate myself about. i'm learning the best way to comb my hair, the best things to use and not to mention how to make my own products. my inner martha stewart is esctatic. now instead of buying a whole bunch of hair products that realistically, i will not use. i make my own. and i've started sharing them with my godsisters. carney loves this stuff that she calls hair jiz. i want to send some stuff up to tiffany for her curls. i need to buy some empty bottles to make some stuff for eve and the girls (and of course ode). carney keeps saying that i should create my own line of products. it sounds like a good idea but for the moment there are so many other things that i am working on that it just has to hold off for a moment. ok honestly im just lazy. its fun making the stuff and giving it away but the whole idea of creating a business out of it just kindof takes the fun out of it. one day i'll get serious about it.