Christmas Caroling

Christmas is a time for....do you really care? I know I don't.

Any who....

Only two things I love about Christmas: The carols/songs and the gift receiving!

What else is there anyway?

Christmas is about spending money! Point blank. Yeah, you get a day off from work, a few days off from school, get to spend time with your family, put a smile on the faces of your children... ...


But come on! Go ahead and ask yourself: What is Christmas really about? And don't you DARE say it's about the birth of Jesus! As a person who was born and raised in church (my grandmother, step-grandmother, and mother were/are very religious) and as a Christian, I know that Jesus Christ was born in August. If you want to know more click here.


...WHOA.... I felt a rant coming on...

The real reason I started this post was to show you guys this video!






If you can listen to the whole song, without cracking a smile, I commend you!





Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, or Happy Kwanzaa!


Thank you for tuning in to hear my two cents!

Luv ya lots, M3RLz....

Don't forget to subscribe before you leave the site! Thanks in advance!

12 Days of Christmas --- M3RLz-style

It's that time of year again!

"Christmas is the season when you buy this year's gifts with next year's money."

I don't know whom that is from, but that person hit the nail right on the head!

Since I didn't celebrate my 26th birthday this year, I chose to spoil myself this holiday season. I usually get 1 or 2 gifts anyway, so while I still don't have any responsibilities, why not have some fun?

Decided to go the "12 days of Christmas" route, but since I set a $200 limit, I settled with starting on the 7th day of Christmas. I think this will be the best gift-receiving Christmas ever!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

On the 7th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me: 7 Ouch-less Headbands from Goody!

On the 6th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me: 6 Sexy Undies from Victoria Secret!

On the 5th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me: 5 new (Natural) Hair products!

On the 4th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me: 4 Moisturizing Body Lotions from Bath & Body!

On the 3th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me: 3 movies from Columbia House!

On the 2th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me: 2 Winter necessities: a long pea coat & knee-high boots!

On the 1th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me: 1 brand new Blackberry Bold! -- WAIT A MINUTE! Scratch that "Blackberry" part. I went to purchase it today but the customer service guy told me it would cost $400 instead of $250! No bueno....Guess I'll have to settle for 2 new hats instead... :0(

Join me as I sing:

On the 7th day of Christmas, my spoiled self bought for me:

• 7 Ouch-less Headbands,
• 6 Sexy VS Undies,
• 5 Natural Hair products!!!!!
• 4 Moisturizing Body Lotions,
• 3 movies,
• 2 Winter necessities,
• AND A new blackberry bold! 2 new (not as cool as a Blackberry bold) winter hats!

Happy

Christmakwanzahanukkah!!!

Happy holidays from me and mine to you and yours! :0)

Don't forget to subscribe before you leave the site! Thanks in advance! :0)

Twist?!

Since my BC (big cut for the newbies), I didn't have enough hair to twist into a style. After every wash/co-wash, I would try twisting to help my hair dry faster and they would always come out.

Well 6 months later, I've finally achieved the look I was going for!




I had used Amla in my hair for the first time but it was a disaster. (Click her for the story)
I thought the quick-fix would last until the next day, but after I took my hair down,
it was almost just as hard and dry as the day before. I ran out to my nearest beauty supply store, and purchased Elasta QP and a few other items. I let the Elasta QP sit in my hair for an hour & co-washed with Suave Naturals and HEHH. My hair felt soft and manageable & smelled great!

I left a bit of Suave Naturals & HEHH in my hair but then I used KC Knot Today as a leave-in and castor oil to seal all the moisture in, before I began twisting my hair. All of this took 3 hours. I know it seems long but I did all this while watching the movie "Narc" & plus I had to stop for a dinner break. :0)

To maintain my cute twists, I sprayed my hair with Natural Hold Locking Spray. I'm gonna leave the twists in until Sunday morning and probably wear a twist-out for church.

This question is for my natural divas: how long did it take you to get a great twist-out?



Don't forget to subscribe before you leave the site! Thanks in advance! :0)

Movie List - 11/2009

Movie List - 11/2009

_________


Girlhood - 7/10
Angels & Demons - 7/10
Funny People - 7/10 (Could have been better!)
Ma vie en rose - 7/10
Expired - 8/10
Five Fingers - 7/10 (Could have been *much* better!)
Brüno - 6/10 (Funny but could have been better!)
Star Trek - 8/10
Choke - 6/10 (Not bad, but not very good either)
The Butcher Boy - 7/10 (Recommended)
Up - 8/10
The Accidental Husband - 7/10
The DL Chronicles - 7/10 (Good but could have been better!)
Sunshine Cleaning - 6/10 (Could have been better!)
Where God Left His Shoes - 7/10 (Good movie but ending could have been better)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - 9/10 (Lots of action, loved it!)
The Taking of Pelham 123 - 8/10 (Actually 7 but extra point for Denzel W. and J. Travolta)
Wristcutters: A Love Story - 7/10 (Cute movie)
Land of the Lost - 6/10 (Funny but could have been *much* better!)
Paranormal Activities - 7/10 (Very slow but improves during the second half)
Imagine That - 6/10 (Not good but not bad either)

Don't forget to comment and subscribe! Thanks in advance! :0)

Amla

That is the original post I submitted to NaturallyCurly.com. Do any of my wonderful subscribers/readers have any advice to give me?

Today, I used amla for the first time. Been hearing great things about it and wanted to try it out since henna didn't work for me (it made my hair very very dry and hard).

I went to different sources and was told to mix it with EVOO and an oil. The only oil I had was coconut so that's what I used. I left it in for 45mins and washed it out with Dr Bronners. It was a DISASTER! My hair was hard, dry, and HARD!!!

Then I DT'd with an egg & mayo since my hair loves protein but I was told that protein only makes it worse!

To make matters worse, my 4A pen spring/spiral curls loc'd up! I almost passed out!!! After a few minutes of shock, I decided that if I couldn't get my hair right, I was gonna HAVE to put a relaxer in!

I used a mix of water, castor oil, & cantu's leave-in (which always make my hair soft & manageable) and used my fake denman brush. Thank GOD it worked!


Even though my hair hated the amla, my curl pattern looks TERRIFIC! Sorry for the long post, but what did I do wrong?

Don't forget to subscribe before you leave the site! Thanks in advance! :0)