NOVEMBER..... MY BUSY BUSY MONTH

A VERY BUSY AND QUICK POST......
I  ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT THIS MONTH  I HAVE 3 MAJORS EVENTS TO ATTEND IN FACT 4. I  WENT TO 2 OF THEM THE BAPTISM  AND THE CHARITY DINNER  AT  MY CHURCH.

BECAUSE IT'S FREEZING IN LONDON I  WORE MY HAIR IN BRAIDS, MAXIMUM 4 OR 6. THAT'S IT. EVEN IF I DID  NOT GET A GOOD DEFINITION  WITH MY BRAIDS OUT, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

 EVEN THE SHRINKAGE DOESN'T BOTHER ME  ( I SWEAR I DID NOT CUT MY HAIR.LOL)
TOMORROW, FRIDAY NIGHT I AM  GOING TO "MY  CHRISTMAS DINNER " ORGANISED BY MY COLLEAGUES. I WILL PROBABLY KEEP MY BRAIDS FOR THE DINNER AND BRAIDS OUT FOR THE WEDDING.

AND SATURDAY I AM GOING TO A WEDDING. SO I JUST CO WASHED MY HAIR AND BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN IT WILL BE THE MINIMUM TREATMENT / HAIRSTYLE. THAT'S IT. I  STILL  HAVE THE OPTION TO WEAR A SCARF AFTER ALL... IT IS A NIGERIAN WEDDING!

STORMY WEATHER BUT LIFE GOES ON.....LOL

I  LIVE NEXT TO A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL PARK.BUT DURING  MY WEEK OFF THERE WERE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS  BLOWING AT   NIGHT BUT I DIDN'T BOTHER BECAUSE I WAS SURE THAT IT WAS ONLY THE COUNTRY SIDE WHICH WOULD BE AFFECTED.
BUT I WAS SOOOO WRONG. LOL

FEW DAYS LATER I WENT  FOR A WALK IN THE PARK AND I FOUND  ONE OF THE MOST TALLEST TREE HAD FALLEN DOWN. IT WAS SOOOO BIG. THE MORE I WENT INSIDE THE PARK,  THE MORE  I  WAS ABLE TO SEE THE DAMAGE.
JUST WOOAH ! NATURE IS SO POWERFUL.
I REALLY LIKED  THIS TREE BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS HOT I WAS ALWAYS SITTING  UNDER IT. THERE ARE OTHER BIG TREES BUT THIS ONE WAS PERFECT BECAUSE ITS LONG LEAVES ACTED  LIKE AN UMBRELLA OR A BIG TENT. LOL

WHEN I LOOKED AT IT I THOUGHT  THAT  NO MATTER HOW POWERFUL, RICH AND STRONG WE FEEL WE ARE WHEN OUR TIME WILL COME ..... YOU KNOW.......

BUT IT DID NOT STOP ME TO HAVE  SOME  PICTURES TAKEN NEXT TO MY FAVOURITE TREE AND EVEN ACTING SILLY BECAUSE LIFE JUST GOES ON.....

I WANTED TO KEEP A SOUVENIR BECAUSE SINCE I AM LIVING IN THIS AREA  THIS TREE WAS ALWAYS THERE

ANOTHER TREE DOWN

THE ARCADE MADE FROM STONE AND METAL   GOT DESTROYED TOO

LOOK THE LAST PIC BECAUSE THIS  IS FROM NOW

ME ACTING SILLY ... LOL

AS YOU SEE I AM NOT TALL LOL

THE SMALL TREE BEHIND  STAYS  STILL AND STRONG IT WASN'T ITS TIME......

IT IS LIKE ENTERING A SECRET WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND ....

NOT VERY COMFORTABLE TO SLEEP FOR SURE ...LOL

THIS LEAVES USED TO PROTECT ME FROM THE SUN.. SNIF, SNIF 

IT WAS "TAKEN" FROM THE SOIL..

I HOPE THEY WILL LET IT THAT WAY .....

THE PARK BEFORE THE STORM...

HAPPY 2 YEARS ANNIVERSARY MINASEK 'S BLOG !

JUST A QUICK POST TO SAY THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ATTENTION DURING  MY  2 YEARS OF BLOGGING.

 I ALREADY SAID AND WROTE IT. I DO REALLY ENJOY IT. EVEN IF I HAVE LESS AND LESS TIME TO POST OTHER THINGS THAT HAIR TREATMENTS BUT I WILL BE BACK ON TRACK WITH SOME OF MY FAVOURITE SUBJECTS  LIKE ART AND CULTURE ETC.....

NOVEMBER WILL BE A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR ME BECAUSE I HAVE 4  EVENTS TO ATTEND.
 THE FIRST ONE WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK AT MY CHURCH. WE WILL ORGANISE A PARTY TO SUPPORT A CHARITY THAT WORK IN AN ORPHANAGE  IN LIBERIA.
THE SECOND  WEEK TWO MEMBERS OF MY CHURCH ARE GOING TO BE BAPTISED,  THE THIRD WEEK THERE WILL BE A WEDDING ( 2 members of my church ).

THEN THE LAST WEEK THERE WILL BE A PRE CHRISTMAS EVENING WITH MY COLLEAGUES. YES ! WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE BECAUSE IT IS MORE EASY TO RESERVE A GOOD RESTAURANT AND OF COURSE ....... IT IS  SOOOOO CHEAPER. LOL.

FOR MY HAIR I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF HAIRSTYLE I WILL CHOOSE. BUT I KNOW IT WILL BE SIMPLE MAYBE A BANTU KNOTS OUT BECAUSE I DID REALLY LIKE THE RESULTS.
 UNTIL THEN THANK YOU AGAIN AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.

LOVE LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

EASY, LAZY, " STYLI " AND FUNNY HAIRSTYLES ...... LOL

SINCE THIS SUMMER I HAVE LESS AND LESS TIME TO FOCUS ON MY HAIR AND TO BE HONEST I AM VERY TIRED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME I END UP WITH A DIFFERENT RESULTS. SO IT IS QUITE DEPRESSING SOMETIMES.

 I REALLY WISH TO MASTER THE FLAT TWISTS BUT I STILL CAN'T  DO IT PROPERLY.
SO WHAT'S THE POINT ? BUT I NEEDED  TO HAVE A DECENT HAIRSTYLE FOR WORK SO I ENDED UP DOING SOME RANDOM BRAIDS JUST TO TIDE MY HAIR.

I  WAS FULLY AWARE THAT MY BRAIDS WERE QUITE "UNDEFINED" BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BRAIDS OUT THE NEXT MORNING.
THEN  I WOKE UP LATE SO ....... I JUST WENT AT WORK  THIS WAY.

YOU WILL NEVER IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN THE STUDENTS AND ALSO SOME MEMBERS OF THE STAFF CONGRATULATED  ME ON MY  " PRETTY ANS STYLI  HAIR"...

AND I WAS SO CHOCKED AND AMUSED. IN FACT IT BROUGHT ME BACK  TO  MY CHILDHOOD WHEN MY MUM WAS TREADING MY HAIR AND I WAS ANXIOUS ABOUT THE RECEPTION I WILL HAVE ON MONDAY  :
-  ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE FUN OF ME ?
-   MUMMY YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST MADE A BUN OR TWO BRAIDS. IT IS LESS RISKY .LOL

AND YOU KNOW WHAT ! ALL  THE TIME PEOPLE WERE AMAZED BY THE RESULTS IN FACT I NEVER BEEN TEASED ABOUT MY HAIR DURING MY CHILDHOOD.

THAT'S WHY I THINK I HAD MY FIRST RELAXER AT 20.  AND IT WAS TO AVOID " THE PAIN "  WHICH WAS COMING WITH THE COMBING.

SOMETIME WE WORRY  TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE WILL SAY WHEN MOST OF THE TIME THEY MAY NOT PAY ATTENTION OR JUST LIKE IT. LOL

FINALLY I LOVE MY SHRINKAGE..... HAPPY BANTU KNOTS OUT

YOU KNOW HOW SHRINKAGE CAN ANNOYED ME. LOL BUT GUESS WHAT ? I CHANGED MY MIND RECENTLY. I DECIDED TO DO THE BEST FROM MY SHRINKAGE SO I WILL NOT  HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY LENGTH RETENTION.

RECENTLY I FOUND ON YOUTUBE A TUTORIAL ON BANTU KNOT OUT AND DECIDED TO TRY IT BECAUSE IT WAS EASY AND I ONLY NEEDED  MY FINGERS WHICH WAS GREAT FOR ME. PLUS IT GIVES A GOOD DEFINITION EVEN IF I AM NOT AN EXPERT I KNEW I CAN ACHIEVED A GOOD HAIRSTYLE FOR CHURCH. LOL.

IT STARTED TWO DAYS BEFORE. I WASHED AND CO WASHED  MY HAIR THEN I APPLIED  A MIX OF CASTOR OIL, ALMA OIL AND ARGAN OIL WITH A LITTLE HEAD MASSAGE TO HELP SPREADING ALL THE SOLUTION ON MY HAIR AND I MADE TWO BRAIDS. LET IT DRY FOR TWO DAYS.

 I WAS AFRAID  THAT MY KNOTS WILL NEED SOME  BOBBY PINS BUT THEY DID WELL BY STAYING IN PLACE AND VERY TIGHT FOR ALL NIGHT. I WAS QUITE SURPRISED BUT I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE I ALSO APPLIED  A  HAIR LOTION FROM  "ORGANIC BOOT STIMULATOR"  BEFORE THE PROCESS.

I MADE IN TOTAL 8 KNOTS. I WISHED I COULD DO MORE BUT IT WASN'T EASY TO BEGIN WITH ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK AND THE MIDDLE.  I AM QUITE HAPPY OF THE RESULTS EVEN IF THE DEFINITION COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER BUT I THINK IT'S BECAUSE I WAITED TWO DAYS TO BANTU KNOT OUT.

BUT I DON'T REALLY CARE I WAS SOOOO HAPPY . I THINK I WILL DO IT MORE FREQUENTLY

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY OLD FRIENDS..... LOL

 YES IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE MY LAST POST BUT I HAD SO MANY THINGS TO DO AND THERE WERE FEW PEOPLE SICK IN MY FAMILY.

 MY DAD AGAIN AND MY SISTER SO I WAS JUST TO WORRIED TO TAKE CARE OF MY HAIR. THEN THE LAST WEEK MY BOILER STOP WORKING ( NOTHING SERIOUS) BUT I DID NOT HAVE HOT WATER FOR THE ALL WEEK.

 SO YOU MUST IMAGINE THAT I HAVE TO HEAT WATER TO TAKE MY TWO DAILY "SHOWERS"... NOW THINGS HAVE STARTED TO GO BACK TO NORMAL TO ME . MY SISTER IS OK  AND MY FATHER IS GETTING BETTER.

I KEPT MY BRAIDS  DURING ALL SEPTEMBER. I WANTED TO KEEP THEM UNTIL HALLOWEEN BUT I DECIDED TO TAKE THEM OFF, THEY WERE TOO OLD.

BUT I WAS QUITE WORRIED  FOR THE DE-TANGLING. MY HAIR ARE THICK AND MY ARMS HURT ME ...PLUS I DON'T WANT TO  CREATE ANY UNNECESSARY BREAKAGE.

SO I DECIDED TO FINGER DE-TANGLE THEN I APPLIED  PALM OIL.... YES PALM OIL! IT 'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME THAT I DID NOT USE IT. BUT MY HAIR WERE SOOO THICK TO HANDLE.

WHEN I APPLIED  THE PALM OIL IT WAS MORE EASIER TO BRUSH AND COMB GENTLY. AFTER I USED 3 EGGS + 3 TABLE SPOON OF SESAME SEED OIL AND APPLIED IT ON MY HAIR AS A PRE- SHAMPOO.

TO GET RID OFF ALL THIS INGREDIENTS I HAD TO WASH MY HAIR WITH MY   NATURAL BLACK  SOAP FROM GHANA ....

IT WAS JUST THE PERFECT SOAP TO USE. MY HAIR AND SCALP WERE SOOO CLEAN. LOL. I FINISHED THE PROCESS WITH A BASIC CONDITIONER.

I APPLIED A MIXTURE OF CASTOR OIL, ARGAN OIL AND ALMA OIL. THEN I BLOW DRIED BY USING THE TENSION METHOD. I JUST MADE  TWO BRAIDS AND THAT'S IT BUT IT TOOK ME THE WHOLE FRIDAY NIGHT TO DO IT ( 4 HOURS ! ).

I PLAN TO KEEP THAT STYLE FOR OCTOBER. THE BRAIDS ARE EASY TO MAINTAIN BUT WHEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM OFF BY YOURSELF IT'S TAKING TOO MUCH TIME AND I AM SO BUSY ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO HEAT 2  BIG BASINS OF WATER. ( YES ! I HAVE DONE THIS WHEN MY BOILER WASN'T WORKING ).

BUT WITH THE LITTLE HELP OF  " MY OLD FRIENDS " ( PALM OIL AND EGGS ) I MANAGED TO SUCCEED. LOL