06.27.08
Posted in at 10:33 am by queent
Because of spam (and my not paying 100% attention) I just deleted a post instead of the spam comment on the post. Dammit.
Deleted post summary: I wish I had time to make my own products vs purchasing products. I get enjoyment out of knowing that what’s working for me is something I made on my own. I’d also talked about my brother and his beautiful ?uestlove-centric fro and the conditioner he recommended to me that I ordered. I still haven’t received my order yet either; they are a little slow and I’m not crazy about that, but I’m still anxious to try what’s coming.
While I’m (back) on the topic of making my own concoctions, I’m suffering from severely dry skin and lips from this medication. It’s hell on my lips especially considering I’ve always had problems with dry lips, and yes I’ve tried keeping hydrated and lip balms and vaseline and everything else you can think of. So I’ve gotta try and come up with something for that. My face isn’t as bad yet, but I can see a change. Thankfully I’m not as oily as I have been (God bless Accutaine), however I am dry so I have a few ideas already on what I’m going to put together for that.
This is fun! 
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06.20.08
Posted in at 10:54 am by queent
I’m rebelling against working today, so I decided now would be a good time to write…lol it’s a subconscious rebelling because I actually really need to finish the last 20% of this project but I’ve been so stressed out over work this week that I haven’t been able to do much more than stare at the work and surf the ‘net. So I quit..lol
Anyway… I was thinking on my drive in yesterday that I realized my scalp has not itched nearly as much in the past few weeks that in years before. I’ve always had an extremely itchy head and had just learned to live with it. I haven’t scratched much at all since the BC. I guess you just don’t quite realize what’s affecting what until you make a change.
But what really made my day yesterday was the compliment I got from one of my coworkers that I actually talk to beyond ‘work reasons’…lol We ran into each other in the break room and she complimented me on my skin, she said it looked extremely clear. I was SO VERY taken back by that statement because I have terrible skin. My skin is excessively oily and I still have frequent acne breakouts, both to the point where I finally started on Accutane earlier in the week. So her comment was unexpected since I only started the medication the day before. However, I have been using the aloe juice that I have left from Moe’s Growth Oil on my face to see how if or how it would benefit my skin. Apparently it is actually helping. I’m excited about the prospect of finally having clean, clear skin and if the aloe helps heal the scarring that will be a HUGE plus.
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06.09.08
Posted in at 4:21 pm by queent
Today makes the second week since the big chop. I have absolutely zero regrets about doing in. In fact, I came across picture I took the first time I went the natural route and wished I had maintained it then. But I really wasn’t ready then.
I haven’t had any real negative reactions. At least to my face anyway. My mama cussed me and my sweetie out. Me for choosing to; him for actually listening to me and cutting it off for me. She got over it the next day but it was insanely funny; mostly because for years she’d been pressuring me to stop perming it for years because of my natural hair texture. Funny stuff. I honestly think Twin may have freaked out although she has outwardly been supportive. I had told her a few months prior that I’d been thinking about doing it, so she said she was prepared. Despite that, I still think she may have freaked for a second. But we had a long conversation about natural hair in general, and I’m not the only one around her that natural so I think she’s come around. Besides it’ll be long and glorious by next year :d
On the other hand, I’m happy that I haven’t seen any crazy reaction from my coworkers. A few ladies that I’m cool with have told me they love it, one actually asked me why I did it. She couldn’t relate to my reasoning but she was supportive which is nice because she’s one of the few people I like here. The rest haven’t looked at me sideways, which is more than I expected so it’s been good.
The most surprising side effect has been the amount of attention I’ve been getting from the opposite sex since I liberated myself (LOL) I swear I haven’t been hit on so much in I can’t remember how long. This is already a city full of overly aggressive men to begin with, but I had guys try to stare me down in the club while I was with my sweetie one night. I’ve had guys young and old breaking their neck to get and hold my attention; it’s really been surprising to me. Here I thought I look like a boy, especially with no earrings on. I’m clearly mistaken.
I think today is the first day I didn’t walk past a mirror and think to myself “Oh I forgot I don’t have any hair anymore”. I guess that means I’m officially used to it. And LOVIN’ it!!!
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05.27.08
Posted in at 4:21 pm by queent
And I don’t regret it for one minute. I could’ve let it grow some more, but why? I like it short. I’ve worn it like this before so I wasn’t concerned at all about not liking this length. I’m more up to seeing how I handle the ‘in between’ stage. I’ve been reading a lot of articles, blogs, and websites about natural hair and skin care. I’ll be using Moe’s recipe starting tomorrow night for a natural oil to make my hair grow happy and healthy quickly. I’ll post updates on how it goes over the next few months.
I’m happy.
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05.26.08
Posted in at 10:29 am by queent
I keep reading everywhere about trying different products out to see how they affect your hair. I guess I haven’t quite grasped why there’s a need for that. If something works, why is there a need to find something new? Does it stop working?
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