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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MINASEK 'S BLOG ...... AND I HOPE FOR MINASEK 'S FOLLOWERS AND READERS

THIS IS MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND I AM SOOO HAPPY.  ON THIS SPECIAL OCCASION I DECIDED TO MAKE A VIDEO BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU BUT NOT BY WRITING BUT BY SPEAKING. HOPE YOU WILL APPRECIATE IT. GOD BLESS.

THIS VIDEO WAS SHOOT WHEN I WAS IN FRANCE AT MY COUSIN' S STUDIO. SHE ALSO MADE THE MAKE UP AND THE PICTURES. BUT I WILL MAKE A POST ABOUT HER AND A WORK NEXT TIME. BECAUSE NOW IT IS ALL ABOUT YOU "GUYS".LOL

 I ALSO WANT TO GIVE TO EACH OF YOU THIS AWARD FOR THE TIME YOU SPENT ON MY BLOG. IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO BE READ BY ALL OF YOU.

I AM OFF FOR THE WEEK ...... GOING TO A FUNERAL

THIS JUST A QUICK POST TO SAY HI AND I AM OFF FOR THE WEEK. I MUST GO TO FRANCE FOR A FUNERAL AND  TO GET SOME ADMIN STUFF TO DO.
 IT IS SUDDENLY VERY COLD IN LONDON.  I AM JUST LEAVING TO GET MY EUROSTAR TRAIN.
AND BECAUSE I AM GOING TO A FUNERAL
I AM IN THE MOOD TO ONLY LISTEN  TO THAT PARTICULAR GOSPEL SONG.

I DISCOVERED THAT SONG IN AN EPISODE OF "GIRLFRIENDS" WHEN I WAS CHECKING TO WATCH  THE SHOW BECAUSE IN FRANCE  IT WAS NEVER SHOWN. AND I JUST HEARD THIS AMAZING SONG.
 FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AMERICAN "GIRLFRIENDS" WAS A SHOW ABOUT 4 AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. AT ITS TIME IT WAS LABELLED "THE BLACK SEX AND THE CITY" BUT FOR ME IT WAS MORE THAN THAT. FOR ME THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT I ALWAYS THINK THAT "GIRLFRIENDS" WAS MORE REAL.
BUT MAYBE I  AM NOT VERY OBJECTIVE. PLUS YOU WERE ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING FROM THE SHOW. OF COURSE I DID LOVE "SEX AND THE CITY" BECAUSE I THINK THAT THEY SUCCEED TO TALK ABOUT SEX WITHPOUT BEING TOO PORN AND VULGAR.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A DIFFERENCE  I CRIED WHEN I SAW THIS EPISODE BUT I NEVER REALLY CRIED DURING "SEX AND THE CITY". NOT ONCE!
 IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME TRY TO WATCH THIS SHOW YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT. IT IS SO GOOD.

THE ACTUAL PART WHERE THE SONG IS FUTURED AND YOU ARE LUCKY IT IS DURING HALLOWEEN.
GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND FOR SOME HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I THINK I AM ADDICTED ......MICRO BRAIDS AGAIN

YOU KNOW HOW I AM LAZY FOR STYLING MY HAIR AND QUITE CHEAP WHEN IT COMES TO BUY PRODUCTS. SO THE MICRO BRAIDS ARE PERFECT FOR ME.
 EASY TO MAINTAIN AND  VERY CHEAP FOR THE PROCUCTS THAT I USED. BECAUSE I ONLY USED CASTOR OIL WHEN I JUST WASHED IT AND MY DARK AND LOVELY LOTION EVERYDAY.
THAT 'S WHY I DECIDED TO DO IT AGAIN. AND I AM NOW SURE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY  THE ALL WINTER.
WHEN I TOOK OFF MY BRAIDS. MY HAIR WAS SOOO  THICK THAT IT WAS NOT EASY TO COMB AND BRUSH IT PROPERLY. EVEN MY ARMS HURT ME. LOL MY SISTER HAD TO DO IT. MAYBE IT IS THE REGULAR USE OF THE CASTOR OIL OR JUST THE FACT THAT I KEPT MY BRAIDS 4 WEEKS. SO I LOST THE HABIT TO COMB AND BRUSH IT. I  DON'T KNOW.

BUT AS A GOOD AND SATISFIED COSTUMER ,  I JUST ASKED MORE.......LOL. 
I RESTED MY HAIR FOR ONE WEEK THEN I MADE A CONDITIONING TREATMENT WITH
1 EGG, HONEY, OLIVE OIL AND MY BASIC CONDITIONER.
 I APPLIED IT ON MY DRIED AND UNWASHED HAIR FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND JUST RINSED IT.
A LITTLE SESSION OF BLOW DRYING PLUS FEW SCALP  MASSAGES WITH CASTOR OIL AND I WAS READY FOR ANOTHER SESSION OF BRAIDIND. MY SISTER MADE THEM IN JUST 2 HOURS. QUICKER THAN THE LAST TIME. NOW SHE IS KIND A SPECIALIST.
I JUST MADE A LITTLE CHANGE. THIS TIME I DECIDED TO NOT CO WASH MY HAIR AFTER BRAIDING BUT TO ONLY APPLY ALOES VERA GEL ALL OVER. AND I WANT TO SEE IF THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE GENERAL ASPECT.

I KNOW I AM RUBBISH AT MAKE UP BUT I REALLY WANT TO TRY SOME BLUE  ON MY EYES  LIKE JAZZWIFE. SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE RESULT. IT'S  HER FAULT NOT MINE.....LOL