HAPPY NEW YEAR .....BYE BYE 2012 , HELLO 2013

JUST A QUICK POST TO WISH ALL OF YOU A ...........
            HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013.
 MAY THIS NEW ONE BE A VERY PROSPEROUS HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL FOR ALL YOUR LOVE ONES.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM QUITE HAPPY ABOUT 2012 DESPITE SOME HEALTH ALERTS

FROM MY DAD BUT NOW EVERYTHING SEEMS OK.
MY LITTLE SISTER WENT BACK TO CAMEROON 5 MONTH AGO TO RELOCATE THERE AND SHE FIND A WELL PAID JOB. SO SO HAPPY FOR HER.

THE ONLY SAD NOTE WILL BE ABOUT MY COUSIN WHO IS 21 AND SHE HAS LUPUS. FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS SHE BEEN IN HOSPITAL ( 2 WEEKS IN AN ARTIFICIAL COMA ) WE REALLY THOUGHT THAT WE WILL LOOSE HER. BUT NOW SHE IS OFF THE HOSPITAL BUT SHE WILL NEED A NEW KIDNEY BECAUSE THE  LUPUS DESTROYED HERS. HER HEART AND BRAIN ARE AFFECTED ALSO. BUT WE ARE PRAYING HARD FOR HER.

I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO POST SOMETHING ABOUT LUPUS BUT I WILL TO EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY THIS INCURABLE ILLNESS IS.

FOR  MY HAIR I HOPE IT WILL STAY HEALTHY.... I KNOW THAT IT DEPENDS MOSTLY ON ME. LOL. I PLAN TO STILL DOING MICRO-BRAIDS UNTIL THE SPRING SEASON.

MY WEIGHT IS STILL IN CONTROL BUT WITH ALL THIS INVITATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS I KNOW THAT NEXT WEEK I WILL BE IN TROUBLE WITH THE SCALE.LOL

I WILL STILL CONTINUE MY DRIVING LESSONS AND WORKING IN MY BOOK. 2013 MUST BE DECISIVE ON HOW TO FINISH THIS TWO PROJECTS.

NOW I WILL CLOSE MY EYES FOR THE LAST TIME ON 2012 WITH I HOPE A VERY SWEET DREAM.....AND ADVISE YOU TO BE HAPPY PEOPLE  THE MOST YOU CAN.

 MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.

AFTER ALL WINTER IT 'S ALWAYS ABOUT PROTECTIONS AND COMFORT........

OK!  NOW THAT I AM ON HOLIDAY MAYBE I WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO POST SOMETHING AND ALSO TO TAKE CARE OF MY HAIR. BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN 6 WEEKS THAT I HAD MY BRAIDS.
SO I AM GOING TO USE THIS 2 WEEKS TO MAKE AN HENNA TREATMENT AND MAYBE A PALM OIL/ GREEK YOGURT NATURAL RELAXER.
MY HAIR/ HEAD LOOK  SOOO OLD AND I REALLY NEED TO TAKE THIS BRAIDS OFF. A LEAST JUST TO DO A QUICK SHAMPOO. BECAUSE DURING ALL THIS TIME,  I ONLY CO WASHED I THINK THAT  ONLY WITH MY BRAIDS OFF I WILL BE ABLE TO CLEAN OFF SERIOUSLY MY SCALP AND MY HAIR.LOL

FOR ME WINTER IS REALLY ABOUT PROTECTION AND COMFORT. EVEN THE WAY I DRESS I JUST DON'T BOTHER... THIS PAST 2 WEEKS HAVE BEEN VERY COLD LIKE FREEEEEZZZZING IN LONDON. SO I ALSO NEEDED TO COVER MY HEAD AND THERE IS  LIKE A PROBLEM WITH ....... MY EARS. "THEY " DO NOT LIKE TO BE COVERED.
IF IT HAPPENS THEN THE ITCHING START AND IT IS FOLLOWING BY SCARS AND BLOOD... VERY STRANGE. THAT'S WHY I NEVER WEAR ANY KIND OF HAT.
I CAN WEAR A SCARF BUT I NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND IT HAS TO BE ONLY IN COTTON OR SILK AND ABOVE ALL ..... AVOIDING MY EARS.LOL

THE ADVANTAGE OF THE SCARF IT IS  A HAIRSTYLE AND AT THE SAME TIME A SUPER PROTECTOR DURING WINTER.
I BOUGHT 3 SCARF AND TRY THEM TO SEE HOW I CAN WEAR THEM WITHOUT HURTING MY EARS. LOL

DRIVING LESSONS UPDATE :
I THINK THAT I SUCCEED TO MANAGE MY FEAR OF THE SPEED A LITTLE BIT. DURING THE LAST LESSON I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT THE RIGHT SPEED IN THE HIGHWAY.

WW UPDATES :
I LOST 2 POUNDS THE LAST WEEK AND 3 1/2 POUNDS  THIS WEEK. I NEED TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE CHRISTMAS  AND NEW YEAR EVE DINNER'S ARE COMING.

MY OLD BRAIDS HAD TO GO

I USE COCONUT MILK AS A MASK BEFORE CO WASHING THE DAY AFTER

MY LAST DAY WITH THIS STYLE

I SUCCEED TO AVOID MY EARS

IF I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO POST AGAIN THEN MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR  TO EACH OF YOU.

PS : I AM SO HAPPY THAT THE WORLD DID NOT END TODAY LOL. BECAUSE DESPITE ALL THE PROBLEMS AND CALAMITIES THAT  I CAN SEE  - FROM MY PERSPECTIVE  OF COURSE-  I ENJOY MY LIFE AND  I AM HAPPY JUST TO BE ALIVE.
 MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.

FEAR FEAR OF THE SPEED ........ HOW TO DOMINATE MY FEAR ?

DRIVING LESSONS :
YESTERDAY I DID ANOTHER DRIVING LESSON AND IT WAS QUITE CHAOTIC.

 FIRST THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO AN AUTOMATIC ONE BECAUSE I HAD SO MUCH DIFFICULTY WITH THE MANUAL ONE. TO CHANGE THE GEAR WAS A VERY BIG PROBLEM FOR ME.
SO WHEN IT WAS STARTING TO GETTING BETTER  HE JUST TOLD ME TO DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY. I JUST PANICKED WHEN STARTED TO DRIVE FASTER AND DECIDED TO STOP IN THE SIDE, HE TRIED TO STOP ME. I WAS SOOO SCARED THAT I THINK WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
THE PROBLEM WAS THAT I DID NOT WANT TO MOVE ANYMORE. YOU NEED TO DRIVE AT 50 MILES/ HOUR AND I WAS AT 35 I THOUGHT  WHICH WAS SUPER SCARY FAST FOR ME. I NEEDED TO CALM DOWN BEFORE DRIVING AGAIN. I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT HE WANTED ME TO DRIVE QUICKLY DESPITE I TOLD HIM THAT IT IS MY FIRST TIME LESSON. BUT HE TOLD ME THAT I REALLY NEED TO FIGHT MY FEAR OF THE SPEED....... I KNOW THAT BUT IT IS NOT SO EASY THAT I THOUGHT BECAUSE I WAS TELLING MYSELF THAT THAT I AM READY AND I WANT SO MUCH TO DRIVE BUT MAYBE I NEED TO STOP ....... REALLY DON'T KNOW.......

WW UPDATES :
FOR MY FIRST DIET WEEK IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE I DID NOT LOOSE ANYTHING NOT EVEN 100 G .... BUT I DID NOT GAIN EITHER WHICH AT LEAST THOUGHT WAS QUITE ENCOURAGING. BUT  LUCKILY I ASKED SOME ADVICE TO COILY LA'JON http://coilylajon.blogspot.co.uk/  AND ANOTHER MEMBER WHO TOLD ME THAT NOT EVERYBODY LOOSE THE FIRST WEEK... SO I GUESS I NEED TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE....

BOOK UPDATES :
I STARTED TO WORK  AGAIN ON ONE OF THE CHARACTER I THINK HE NEED MORE SUBSTANCE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT IS THE  MAIN VILLAIN...LOL

HAIR UPDATES :
MAYBE THE ONLY THING THAT I REALLY LOVE RIGHT NOW IN MY LIFE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT CAUSE ME ANY FEAR OR TROUBLE. LOL
I PLAN TO KEEP MY MICRO BRAIDS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH MAYBE UNTIL THE 21ST DECEMBER 2012- YEAH AT THE END OF THE WORLD- ...LOL
 IF I HAVE TO DIE AT LEAST IT HAS TO BE IN A NATURAL HAIRSTYLE THAT I TRULY ADORE.

THE MAINTENANCE - AND YOU KNOW HOW  LAZY I AM ON THIS SIDE- I APPLY DAILY A MIXTURE OF MY HOME MADE "SECRET" CREAM ( COCONUT OIL+ ALOES VERA GEL+ CASTOR OIL ). WHEN NEED TO WASH MY HAIR EACH WEEK , THE NIGHT  BEFORE I APPLIED/ WET MY HAIR WITH COCONUT MILK  SLEPT WITH IT.
THE NEXT DAY I CO WASHED AND APPLIED AGAIN CASTOR OIL BUT THIS TIME HOT  ON MY SCALP AND THROUGH MY BRAIDS AND THAT' S  PRETTY IT. I ALSO USED A NEW LEAVE IN THAT JUST DISCOVER AND RALLY LOVE THE SMELL AND THE TEXTURE.

I T THE BEST WAY TO SEE MY LENGTH FOR ME 

I ALWAYS HAD A SERIOUS SHRINKAGE

MY FAVORITE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE ANY BRAIDS  

LOVE THE ENDS SO BADLY

THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING..... MAYBE MAYBE NOT....

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME THAT I DID NOT POST BUT I WAS VERY TIRED AND ALSO I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO. PLUS NOW THAT I HAVE MY MICROBRAIDS I AM NOT SPENDING SO MUCH TIME TAKING CARE OF MY HAIR WHICH IS ONE OF THE MANY ADVANTAGES OF A PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLE.
PLUS I DECIDED TO CONCENTRATE MY VERY LITTLE FREE TIME NOW AND 3 THINGS :

_ MY DRIVING LESSONS
_ MY BOOK 
_ AND......MY DIET

SINCE MONDAY I AM A MEMBER OF WEIGHTWATCHERS. I DECIDED THAT I WILL TRY TO GET SOME HELP BECAUSE ALONE I ALWAYS FAILED NOT  TO LOOSE BUT TO STOP REGAINING POUNDS. I WEIGHT EXACTLY 16st 12 lb IN ENGLISH MEASUREMENTS WHICH IS 102 KG. YEAH! I AM THAT BIG.LOL.

 IT WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE BUT NOW IT IS  BECOMING MY REALLITY AND I AM JUST FED UP. I CHOSE WEIGHTWATCHERS BECAUSE I TRIED A LOT OF METHODS BUT WITH WW YOU CAN EAT EVRYTHING. AND I NEED TO ADMIT THAT I AM A HUGE FAN OF JENNIFER HUDSON. LOL. THIS IS TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND.....LOL

YOU JUST HAVE TO ADAPT THE COOKING METHOD AND THE QUANTITY ( MY BIGGEST PROBLEM) .
 AND I NEED THE PRESSURE TO BE WATCH OUT CAREFULLY. I MADE THAT BEFORE WITH MY GP AND IT WAS WORKING. THEN THEY CHANGED THE HOURS AND SUDDENLY IT WAS DURING MY WORKING TIME. I JUST THOUGHT THAT BECAUSE I HAD ALREADY LOOSE 12 KG, I COULD JUST CONTINUE ALL BY MYSELF ..... BIG MISTAKE........ IT DID NOT WORK...... I REGAINED THIS POUNDS SO ALL HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN AGAIN AND I HOPE NOT AGAIN THIS TIME.

OK OK I KNOW IT DEPENDS  ONLY ON ME BUT YOU KNOW THAT THINGS TAKE TIME. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT I THINK IS THAT I REALLY FEEL THAT IT IS MY DECISION BECAUSE BEFORE IT WAS ALWAYS ON THE REQUEST OF SOMEONE THAT I WOULD TRY TO LOOSE WEIGHT SO THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT.

THE SCARY PART IS THAT NEED TO LOOSE HALF OF MY CURRENT WEIGHT... HOW I AM GOING TO DO THAT ?  ( I KNOW HOW IF I FOLLOW WW METHOD) BUT IT IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE I HAVE TO ADMIT.

BUT MY MOST CONCERNS IS ABOUT THE DRIVING LESSONS BECAUSE I AM NOT THAT GOOD AND I HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE INSTRUCTOR IS LOOSING PATIENCE. I HAVE A LOT OF DIFFICULTY TO CHANGE THE GEAR / SPEED MANUALLY AND IT IS ONLY MY 3rd LESSON BUT HE SAID TO ME THAT I AM TOO SLOW TO UNDERSTAND. HOW MANY TIME IT CAN TAKE ? I NEED SOME ADVICES....LOL

FOR MY BOOK I WROTE A LOT OF IDEAS BUT NOW I REALLY NEED TO START THE FIRST CHAPTER BECAUSE I FINISH ALL THE CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS.
WITH MY NEW COMPUTER I HOPE THAT THINGS WILL BE MORE EASY .....I DON'T HAVE TO SHARE  ONE WITH MY SISTER NOW.

I WILL STILL POST ABOUT HAIR BUT YOU KNOW  ME BY NOW THAT I ALWAYS WRITE
 " WHAT IS ON MY MIND"...... LOL

MY SISTER 'S HAIR ..... LOVE LOVE TO STYLE THEM

I DON' T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I PREFER TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE ELSE  HAIR RATHER THAN DOING MINE. LAST TIME I MADE MICRO BRAIDS AGAIN ON MY SISTER. AND I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I PREFER THE TEXTURE OF HER HAIR. MAYBE BECAUSE I KNOW HOW TO CARE OF IT WAY BETTER THAN HER. I CAN'T SAY THE SAME THING FROM HER WHEN TI COMES TO MY OWN HAIR. LOL

SHE CO WASHED HER HAIR AND I USED HOT CASTOR OIL ON HER SCALP AND MY NEW LEAVE IN CONDITIONER ON THE LENGTH THEN I BLEW OUT A LITTLE BIT. I WILL MAKE A PRODUCT REVIEW ON THIS LEAVE IN BECAUSE I REALLY WAS IMPRESSED BY THE RESULTS I GOT SINCE WE USED IT.
I ALSO TRIMMED HER HAIR.
THIS TIME I MADE THE BRAIDS A LITTLE BIT MORE THICK. AND SHE OPTED TO NOT CO WASH EVERYDAY BUT ONLY ONCE A WEEK. IN FACT IT WILL BECOME REGULAR BRAIDS. SHE WANTS TO KEEP THEM UNTIL CHRISTMAS.

I CAN DO THAT WITHOUT ANY ROLLER SET

IT IS LIKE I DID PRESS HER HAIR 

FINAL RESULTS

A TOP VIEW

I AM SO ENVIOUS OF HER HAIR TEXTURE... LUCKY HER. BUT IT ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO TOUCH HER HAIR. SO SOFT AND  SO SMOOTH.

A PAINTER / SCULPTOR NAMED ....RHODE BATH - SCHEBA MAKOUMBOU

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME NOW THAT I DID NOT POST ABOUT A PAINTER OR A PHOTOGRAPHER BUT I DID IT ONLY IF I  FALL IN LOVE WITH HIS/ HER WORK AND THIS IS THE CASE WITH RHODE BATH-SCHEBA MAKOUMBOU.
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SHE WAS BORN THE 29 TH AUGUST 1976 IN BRAZZAVILLE ( CONGO ) AND WAS INITIATED BY HER FATHER WHO IS ALSO A FAMOUS PAINTER. SHE REALLY STARTED TO BECOME A FULL TIME PAINTER SINCE 1989. SHE IS ALSO A SCULPTOR SINCE 2002.
SHE USED MOST OF THE TIME A KNIFE RATHER THAN A BRUSH TO PAINT.

A FAVORITE SUBJECT IN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE IS TO DEPICTED THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE OF AFRICAN WOMEN. TODAY A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED BUT NOT IN SOME VILLAGES OR COUNTRYSIDE. SHE ALSO WANT TO TESTIFY ABOUT THE OLD JOBS WHICH TEND TO DISAPPEAR.
SINCE 2003 A WORK IS EXHIBITED ALL OVER THE WORLD.
 
SOME OF HER WORK THAT LIKE :

YES SHE MADE HUGE SCULPTURE. VERY IMPRESSIVE.

MY FAVORITE

ANOTHER FAVORITE

RHODE AT WORK.

GO TO HER WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATIONS :
http://www.rhodemakoumbou.eu/ctu/index.php?lang=FR

HOPE YOU WILL APPRECIATE HER WORK.