Monday, December 7, 2015

Guest post at Gnovember

New at guest blogging

Hi, hope you all had a great weekend. A close friend of mine recently approached me with a request to be a guest writer in her blog. I’m new in all of this so I need all the support I can get. You can read what the article was about following this link.


Happy Monday folks 

Friday, November 27, 2015

My loc journey

Initially when i decided to go natural and loc my hair, i had a plan to have them on for 10 years. Iv been unable to keep up with Salon appointments for many reasons most of which are valid.At some point i was even contemplating chopping off my locs. Iv had my locs for almost two years now and i must say iv really enjoyed growing them, its been a through thick and thin kind of relationship.

I'm going to be a 3rd time mum and seriously time seems to be slipping away from me faster. I'm a working mum as well, so you can imagine the little time left in a day or week i just want to spend it with my little babies. Why i need to frequently visit the salon at this very crucial stage in my life is because:-

  1. Due to my pregnancy -i have an outburst of hair growth and so every fortnight re twist makes a lot of sense.
  2. To make me look sane while preggers otherwise a pregnant lady in untidy locs isn't a pretty sight.

Eventually i made an appointment and visited the salon last Saturday. My previous appointment was a month ago and i must say i felt so embarrassed at the sight of my hair when the stylist unraveled my Turban. Usually when my hair starts to look untidy i quickly cover it up with a scarf and wrap it in different styles depending on the occasion. So i got my hair shampooed, scrubbed the works and i dint want him to finish. I kept on requesting for one last rinse and another one and another one, clearly my hair had missed contact with water.
After drying my hair with towel the re twisting process began and i must say i was wondering what ever possessed me to install locs in my head. Due to the massive growth it HURT and i repeat HURT my scalp, roots were on fire im a brave person most times but i really felt like crying. I kept telling the guy if i let my hair get to this unmanageable state of affairs again, my next appointment wont be a re twist one but it will be to the barber shop.

My son and hubby had accompanied me to the salon while they got their hairs shaved and at the sight of how much work my hair was going to be , they decided to go for a walk and keep busy. The loctician was slow but steady careful not to cause any added pressure to my already painful scalp. It took an hour or so to get my head full of hair done and i must say i was looking good. I looked brand new if i can say that clean, neat and tidy hair brings forth a refreshing look to everyone from the salon. There and then i had a change of heart towards my locs and future loc journey. Iv come from far and i want to go far with my natural hair growth. Iv decided to keep them.Through thick and thin 8 years to go -My Loc journey.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Mjs sleep over at his grandmas

After stalling and looking for various excuses as to why my son couldn't visit his grandma for a week, i finally caved in. I decided not to fight my husband on this one and allow him to go off to his grandmas without his nanny.This would be the first time he is sleeping out of home on his own. Thank God for his favorite cousins presence, i knew he would have fun.

We dropped him off yesterday morning on our way to work and i must say i dint feel so emotional as i do today.I miss my little tiger his presence around the house, his cute little voice over the phone, hugs and kisses i offer him daily. As they say you cant live with them ,you cant live without them.

Mj is a very cheerful character he keeps our house busy even his little sister must miss his company. He is the welcoming committee when we get home every evening and he runs to our bedroom every morning to say -"good morning." He never sheds a tear when we leave not at all, and always says "See you later." But yesterday he cried, bucket loads of tears swelled up his eyes upon seeing us leave and my heart skipped a beat. Lucky for me its a work week and im a bit distracted but today i really really missed him. I kept calling the grandma to check up on him but she wasn't as responsive as she was yesterday.
I eventually got onto to chat with my sister in law, who gave me my little nieces cell phone number and i got through to my little boy. I was elated, happy super joyous upon hearing his voice, he told me so many stories over the phone i couldn't keep up with him. Clearly he was having fun and doing better than his attached mummy was. Mj loves farm animals, wearing gum boots, going to the farm, picking up sticks and stones playing with mud the list is endless.

After that phone call conversation im now settled. I still miss him off course but il sleep in a better place today knowing that he is enjoying time with his grandparents and cousin. I'm relieved but still cant wait to see him at the end of the week. I'll run to grab him and squish him until he cant be squished no more. I love my babies all of them. I`m proud to be a possessive parent within reasonable grounds and i like my babies near me all the time.

A photo of my cheerful little tiger whos presence is dearly missed at home.