Godly Intervention/ Plain Ol' Going After What You Want

Previously I wrote that I didn't think I'd be getting my sisterlocks installed this coming Saturday. Well I'm a natural born "hustla" lol!! I'm going after what I want and I want my locks two years of planning and I absolutely refuse to have my plans altered. I'm going to pay for my classes and my hair and I won't have it any other way. Okay so basically my consultant agreed to have me pay half the day of install and then the other half a week later lol yeah I have a way with words, God was on my side. So, I'm happy now today has been a funky day because my sister who suffers from sickle cell anemia had to have a blood transfusion this morning and I couldn't be there with her because I had to be at work. My hair after a wash my mommy braided then greased my scalp, I don't normally leave my hair out...one of the many black women that wears a weave with all my natural glory shamefully hidden. No longer!!! Hawaii is no more well at least not this time around, decided that I rather go to school I've been working towards this and I'm not going to defer my dreams for an all expense paid trip to an island that I could not otherwise afford. I figure if it's meant for me to have that experience it will come around again. If not then I'll be okay because I know I went after what my heart desires.

Two Strand Twist with Kinky hair

I've been reading brunsli's blog spot and she wrote a synopsis on a book that she recently read. I'm upset that the library will be closed by the time I get off from work otherwise I'd rush right over and pick it up. It seems interesting and what she wrote about it makes me want to read it even more. I'm not sure if I can even use her name without giving some type of credit for it, I'm new to this Internet posting so I'll just do this Brunsli just in case lol! Wow how many LOL's have I used? I'm just really happy that everything is falling in place for me. The past two years have been rough for me and I can't wait to begin on my journey, the Langston Hughes poem comes to mind "Harlem: A Dream Deferred" I absolutely refuse to let my dream dry up and crust over! My test locks

Change In Plans-Choices

It seems that I won't be able to get my locks on January 5th anymore due to financial circumstances. I'm basically putting myself through school with financial aid and scholarships but all of that has been placed on hold because the last university I attended refuses to release my transcripts. I'll have to pay out of pocket for my tuition and books this coming spring semester which won't allow me to be able to pay for my sisterlocks. I'd be locking 3 days after the final drop date and three days before my first class. My hair is important to me but my education trumps it. Guess I have to be "responsible" and pay for my classes. This sucks!! I can just reschedule for January 18th but that just seems so so far away. I haven't cancelled my appointment yet I'm waiting for some sort of Godly intervention.

That's not the end of it...imagine someone offered you an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii the catch is you have to sit through a training course on how to do your job and you'll be getting paid. Would you go? Well my answer is HEKK YES!!! But the trip takes place the day before my college classes begin and it would keep me out of school for two weeks. I don't know any of my professors so the chance of getting to speak to them and getting my work for those two weeks is highly unlikely. If I get this trip approved which is highly likely seeing as they were going to send me to the Virgin Islands; I'll have to choose between starting school which anyone that knows me could tell you how much I've wanted to get back into school. I've taken 3 semesters off not my choice but life often throws curve balls and I've been miserable because of them. Now I might be able to get back in school if I can come up with enough cash to pay out of pocket, (but I won't be able to get my sisterlocks, which was supposed to go hand in hand) or I could get my sisterlocks and spend two weeks all expenses paid in Hawaii.

What's a girl to do!?!? I know I won't be able to take a trip to Hawaii for two weeks any time soon on my own it's like one of those once in a life time chances, I could always start school in the summer. But then I'd have to make sure that it wouldn't ruin my chances of keeping my financial aid. AHHHH I could just pull my weave out.

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog, I'm entirely new to this. After reading the blogs of others online I decided that it was something I would love to give a try. I'm not really sure what to write about myself but in time I'll come back and edit. I'll also post pictures of myself. Things you should expect from my blog: talk about my hair. January 5th 2008 if my Lord and Saviour permits I'll embark on my natural hair journey with sisterlocks. I hope to document my entire mind, body and soul makeover.

I've been natural for two years after returning from winter break my freshman year in college I decided I was tired of relaxing my hair. I previously decided this before so when I shared the news with my family and friends they had a hard time believing me. I would go through the process of letting my natural hair grow out then out of frustration I would relax it. People would always say to me that my natural hair was too "nappy" to maintain and I would never suceed in going all the way natural, I believe all of their negative comments became my motivation. I've always been a fan of dreadlocks and I would tell my mother who despises the style on guys because of the men in our community. I must admit their locks were not beautiful and often times the stereotype of them being hoodlums wasn't dispproved. I had to paint a positive light of dreadlocks to my old fashion Haitian mother, so I set about looking up doctors, lawyers, preachers anyone that was doing good in the black community that wore locks. It wasn't as hard convincing her that this was something that I really wanted to do which was really surprising. Later I found that I had other female relatives that had gone natural either with dreadlocks or by cutting off all of their relaxed hair, my sister being one of them. I also had a friend of mine in college who cut off her relaxed hair and through much convincing began to see the beauty in her naturally kinky hair, I still remember the day she first introduced her natural hair to others, she was beautiful. It was as if she had this glow about her; I believe it was then that I knew I wanted to go natural and not turn back. I also went with her the first time she decided to try locks I was intrigued by the process and asked the stylist numerous questions. She didn't keep the locks in but has since gone back and had them redone. Palm rolled locks are beautiful to me and many of the people I know with locks have that style but I could never see myself with them. My best friend at the time mentioned sisterlocks to me she'd met someone over the summer that had them so I decided to research the micro locks that she thought were just gorgious. The moment I saw them I knew it was the style for me. I'm always changing my hair and I believe a part of me has been afraid to take the final step because of that. The different styles that could be done with the sisterlocks I know will work for me and my desire to always reinvent. Janurary 5,2008 is the day that me and my consultant have decided to go with. Hmm what else can I say think I'll end it here for now seeing as I'm actually at work not working! I'll write more soon and post up pictures of my naps and my enslavement to straight hair.