Body Like Beyonce :)

I can't forget my goal, i can't forget what i want to accomplish. Sometimes i get down and out, but i can't remember that i want a body like beyonce! lol. So here are some motivational pictures that help me out.

PLUS, im absolutely in love with beyonce :)

Natural STARSSS!

Finally here is my first edition of "NATURAL STARS" where i feature a natural that i know personally and ask them a little about their natural hair journey. This week i interviewed someone very close to me! My Mother! LOL Obviously she has never done an interview about her natural hair so her answers are a bit short! But nevertheless she gave a good first try! Thanks MA!

Before: Permed days!

What made you want to become natural? It was something I always wanted to do, and I was on deployment so I didn't have anyone to impress.

What's your regimen?/Staple Products Daily moisture and wrap with silk scarf or bonnet, I use shea butter, and vegetable glycerin in a spray bottle, and natural oils.

Tell me about your hair journey, and you goals. I've been natuaral since Feburary 08, my goal is to find the perfect product that makes my hair curly, and wavy.

Did you BC or transition slowly? I tranisitioned slowly and clipped my ends regularly.

What are your least favorite products?
Kinky Curly Curling Custard because it leaves a sticky film.

ITS BACKKK!!!

Deep Condintioning is back! Haven't done it in a while. Not to say my hair is dry, but i just like that butter-ry feeling that it gives my hair! LOL i look silly in this one, but hey its all for the love of hair right?! Until next time ladies! :)

BULLDOG BASH!

Really wish there was a better picture of my hair, but basically what i did was a lil faux hawk, with a flower on the side.

PLUS ME AND THE ROOMIE ENJOYED JASON MRAZ & LUC & the LOVINGTONS :)

New Workout Reggi!

I want to make this clear, this is my blog so im going to put what ever i want on here, my life doesn't only focus on hair and this post isn't about hair in the least bit. Just wanted to put that out there!

ANYWAYS. Any one who knows me since i've been as MSU knows that i've been working out like crazy. I think living natural doesn't only mean in the hair sense but body as well. I'm really concious as to what i put into my body, that is one of the main reasons i am a vegetarian, BUT anyways i was in the shower and i was thinking "i need a new workout regimen" and i kind of set up a new one while i was at the gym today. While i was working out i kept saying, "circut training, circut training" So thats what i'll call it!

What do i do at th gym you might ask?! Well its a combination of things, first i do cardio for about an hour, but i just don't do one machine. I rotate between three different machines, and they aren't any particular machines just the ones that i feel like doing that day. My favorite is the elliptical, and this other machine and i don't know the name of it! So after an hour or so of cardio i start hitting the weights.

(I do about 15 to 20 reps of each)

In no particular order i (dont know the actual names of things) lift a ten pound weight over my head and start to bend my arms at the elbow.

Then some bicep curls

Then some leg lifts with the ball inbetween

A bar behind my neck and start to twist. LOL

AND REPEAT about two times
i seem to burn alot of carolies this way.

We will see how this works!

Hopefully ill have a body like BEYONCE :)

Twist Out!

All i did was take out my usual two fat twists on the side. Quick and Easy just like it like it :)

*PS this is one of my bestfriends who is transitioning to be natural! YAY FOR NATURALS! :)

Being Curly On Campus

I've noticed something in the four weeks that I've been a college student. One that a lot of African American women don't know how to properly take care of their hair, and two that every time i turn around i see a natural head walking toward me (this makes me very happy!)

College is hard no doubt and it is very time consuming, as is any other things in life. We as African American women are setting an example for generations to come to attend college and make something of our selves. Why can't we set an example with our hair?! Also while we are here we have the opportunity to do great things, meet fantastic people, and change our lives. I know for me not only am i getting a phenomenal education, I'm working on being physically fit as well, because i have a place that's accessible for me to go and work out at my convince (I'll do a post on that later) BUT one thing that we can not neglect is our hair! Don't scream at me when i say this, I'm going to make a valid point.

By neglecting our hair i don't necessarily mean getting a perm. I've also seen plenty of African American women on this campus with healthy permed hair. i mean giving it the attention that it deserves, by listening to your hair and treating it like any other part of your body. Now i know for many the transition to becoming natural is a tough one, its on the back of manys mind, and many don't want to take the intuitive forward. My advice?! Do it! Although you might get some funny stares, its completely natural. I also believe our society as a whole is becoming more acceptable to black women with curly hair.

Being natural on campus can be one of two things i believe. it can be liberating, and inspiring. By liberating i mean it gives you the opportunity to finally become who you are, and now what others are making you to be. it can also be inspiring because you see those women with the dry, brittle, broken off hair and say to your self, "i don't want to be like that".

I haven't worn my hair out in its completely natural state here yet, because of my protective style challenge, but as soon as i do i plan on making a BIG statement. So what am i trying to say?!?! That being curly on campus is a good thing.. LOL :)