Bit by bit we’re making improvements to this house of ours. I mentioned before how when we were building we did very few builder upgrades to keep the costs down, but we’ve been working on them gradually through the years.
Some of my best childhood memories include watching movies with my family, and to this day, I still call my mom to chat about the latest films, and get movie recommendations.
Growing up I spent every other week at the hair salon for hours at a time. I sat as the stylist combed through my tender headed curls, washed and brushed it all out, blew it straight then seared it straight with a hot comb. It wasn’t until college that I began to learn how to…
I can’t believe it’s been about three years since I’ve written about our routine for washing my daughter’s curls. We’ve updated the process a bit and I’ve been debating writing another post about it because our process hasn’t changed a ton, but we have added a few new tools to our mix. Instead of breaking…
“Your curls are beautiful!” “I love the way your curls bounce!” “I love your curly hair!” These are phrases I didn’t hear enough growing up, and words I don’t want my daughter to lack hearing. I grew up wishing my hair was long, straight and flowey. I avoided going underwater in swimming pools, knowing if…
After years of wondering and putting it off I finally agreed to let my daughter get her hair straightened. Don’t freak out, we didn’t do anything permanent. Just a blowout and flat iron appointment. We did give it a try about a year and a half ago while we were on vacation. But without the proper…
A month or so ago my mom invited me to stand in for my sister for a hair appointment and get a blow out. I took her up on the offer because I wanted to give my arms a rest and have someone else to deep condition and de-tangle my hair. What I didn’t expect…
When I was planning my family’s trip to Disney World I asked about “must-have” magical experiences that I should consider. I have no idea when we’ll be able to go again, so just in case, I wanted to get it all in on this trip. I wanted something that would be memorable, and significant. One…
So this happened. After months and months of Lil’ J asking to have her hair straight I finally gave in and gave it a go… Sorta. We were on vacation (I won’t say where) and we had a free day from all the fun. We were just hanging out around the resort and Lil’ J…
Natural hair is all the craze right now. #TeamCurly #TeamNatural and #CurlyHair are draped across all the beautiful curly-haired selfies these days. But one hashtag we don’t see nearly enough is one I tend to give the most credit: #NaturalHairProblems. The tangles, the snags, and the headaches… I’m all about embracing my locks and teaching my…
*Updated 2020 The most common question I’m asked isn’t about breaking into my broadcast career, how I met my hot husband, or even “how are you today?” it’s “how do you do your daughter’s hair?”. Ok, one of those questions may be a little more popular, but not when it comes to my blog. Biracial…
When washing my daughter’s hair in the tub her curls stretch down to her hips. My little sister (my hair assistant for the night) stood by me, and commented. “Her hair is SO LONG,” she said. Yea, and she has a lot of it. Our hair routine has changed since I wrote it years ago,…