Update Coming Back Soon

I've had to put my blogging on hold due to a lot of diffrent things going on. Dealing with work, school, health and home life has put a lot on me physically and mentally. I took some time away to organize everything and reset my life. I will be returning with a few reviews and maybe a couple of videos but I won't have a regular schedule until the fall. I can't wait to get back to my normal schedule and bring on some new things. I'm excited about all the new things that are getting ready to take shape in my life. I can't wait to explore some new ideas and something God has brought to my attention. The new website for this blog will be up in late fall. This page will always be open but I will be moving on to a new home. Thank you to everyone who stops by this blog I so thankful and blessed for every view, share and like. Thank you and stay glued I have a lot to bring forward in the next coming months. Thank you God bless :)

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30 Day crunch+Squat Challenge&Weight Loss

So its been over a week and dare I say it. ..... I'M BORED LOL. I thought that this time around I could stick to it but I guess the work out is just too easy for me. I will be honest and say I missed  2 days and doubled up on the days that I missed. I'm just bored really. I have just gotten bored with it. I need a major challenge that's gonna push me a little harder. So back to the drawing board on this one. I will continue to use this exercises formula but I have to either add more reps per session or add another work out to this routine. I've been doing my weekly walking etc but I think it's time to hit the weights. I've been trying to hold off on the weights until the spring/summer but I don't think I can wait much longer. I saw a few started weights at Walmart I want to try out. I'm not a total stranger to weights but I have to retrain myself the proper way of lifting. So far everything is fine minus a couple of days of not so healthy things i.e. snacks, sushi and bday cake this past week. I didnt gain anything major I'm at 260lbs from the 257 lbs mark I hit last week. I have notice a change in my body. Everything from the feeling to the areas of strech marks starting to show up. My face is slimmer, my arms and wrist areas are getting smaller. I've gain a little muscle in my calf areas. I'm okay with the progress but Im shooting for better weightloss progress in the next 3 weeks. 

How to Build a Haircare Regimen

How to Build a Hair Care Regimen for Natural Hair

When I started my natural hair journey I was so lost in where to go and what to do about finding products for my hair. At the time I was strapped for money so I couldn't try everything I saw ladies on YouTube trying on their hair. I found out the hard way about products that worked on my relaxed hair just wouldn't work on my natural. I started small (and cheap) getting the basics for my hair care needs i.e. shampoo, conditioner, gel. I would research more cost effective ways to say money and have enough products to last me for a while. Before my product junkie gene kicked in to high gear I actually made my own products for my hair. There are countless recipes to make all natural shampoos and hair butters to name a few on the web. My hair butter (which I still make) lasts for a couple of years and is great for hair&skin. Over the course of 2 years and counting I've acquired a few tips that have helped me build a stable hair care routine. 

When building a haircare regimen make sure you have some of the following:

• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Deep Conditioner/Treatment
• Leave In Conditioner
• Oils
• Moisturizer
• Styler

Shampoo is used to clean the scalp and remove excess dirt product and oils from the hair. Some naturals (including me at times) stray away from shampoo due to the strong stripping and drying process it has on hair. For that I would say to use a sulfate free or natural shampoo every other week or at least once a month just to clarify to hair and scalp.

Conditioner is use to restore moisture and softness to the hair after the shampooing process. Most naturals even used this as their only hair washing product. This process is called "Co washing" or conditioner washing. Some companies even have started to make cleansing conditioners using alternative cleaning agents in a conditioner form that cleanse the hair like shampoo without the dryness. 

Deep Conditioner/Treatment this process is an extended step to help treat and restore moisture shine and some times protein etc. Depending on a person personal hair care needs they can use countless kind of treatments to help with their hair inquiries. There are hot oil treatments for dryness, protein treatments for breakage or shedding, and moisture treatments. You can either buy them from a store or make them right in your own kitchen. 

Leave In Conditioner is used to help continue the moisture process. This acts as the foundation product to help keep hair soft and moisturized before any other product is added. 

Oils are used to feed the scalp and seal moisture into the hair after using a leave in conditioner or moisturizer on the hair. Oils come in different shades, forms, uses and benefits. Depending on personal scalp needs each oil has a healing or hair growth/aid purpose. Do some research and test out a few individually or combine them for your own personal hair elixir. 

Moisturizers are used to help provide hair with manageability, sheen, softening etc. Some naturals either make their own Shea, mango, coconut, etc hair butter moisturizer or use any store bought brand moisturizer. When choosing a moisturizer (or any product) keep in mind the following:

• Does the  ingredients of the product agree with your hair&scalp and won't cause irritation or dryness
• Will the product be  light or  heavy 
• Will the product fit my hair type
• What benefits will your hair receive from using the product
• Is the cost of the product in your price range
• Whats the availability of the product
• Are you going to use the product correctly in your hair care routine 
• How many ways can this product be used
• Will it work properly with other products in your hair care routine

Stylers are used to help add definition, hold, or body to the hair. Things such as gels, curl cremes, twist cremes, edge controls, pomades and the list goes on. These types of product help you "get the look" your going for when styling your hair. Just like the tips for the moisturizer, make sure you select a product that is going to be easy to use. Depending on the hair type more or less of a styler may be used. 

Side Notes

• If you are using heat in your regimen make sure to add a keratin or silicone based shampoo, conditioner, and heat protectant before flat ironing, electric curling, or blow drying. This will help prevent any damage to the hair.
• Always use a sensible heating temperature when using heat tool 
• If you have color treated hair check products to see if they are color friendly or "for all hair types"
• Check out reviews on products before buying to get feed back if your not familiar with a product.

30 day Crunch+Squat Challenge 2014 Weight loss update

So I'm gonna give this another go. Last time I got kinda bored and started adding things to it, but this time I'm gonna stick to it as is. I will be doing squats using the same outline. This year I'm in another head space with working out I have been doing ok in the fitness department lately. I'm waiting on mother nature and old man winter to get over themselves and let the spring move right on in. I can't wait to take long walks around the block and sweat. I grow tired of in home fitness sometimes, but this should hold me over until spring kicks fully in. So far my weight has been stable and I'm seeing a drop in weight. I also see a change in my body far as stomarch, legs and arms. My clothing are getting loser. Jeans I couldn't fit a year ago are now getting a little too big for me now. I started my healthy journey Jan 7 my first weigh in was Feb 7 coming in at 264.9. I'm proud to see that set of number there was a time when I was 300+ lbs. Ive been smaller 170 ish and gained my way back to 280lbs+. I've been through ups and downs and I must say this time my mind is in the right space. I love my body now Im beautiful and very healthy with no sickness etc but I want to be healthier. I see a vision for myself. I see myself getting married having kids one day running around with them being an active parent. I want to be a better me. Health and fitness outside of inner wellness and  healing is the right way to go for my life right now. I use to lose weight for all the wrong reason in return is the reason I gained it all right back. I give this advice ALWAYS do things in your life for YOU. Never lose weight to fit this ideal image that the world displays to us. Everyone isn't gonna be a size 2 or 22. I don't want to be a size 2 but I do believe in being happy. Be happy with the true you and go into a weight loss journey being realistic with yourself. Make sure your mental is taking care of first before commiting yourself to anything in your life. Without the mind you are nothing more than a zombie. Prepare yourself set up meal plans and workout schedules to fit your life and try to be as healthy as your life allows. Im gonna do my best Im in no rush to drop pounds and I'm just gonna take my time and see how it goes. I have a goal of 80lbs at the most. Wish me luck. :)

EVENT SINGLE TALK

This event will be held Saturday February 22, 2014 at 10 AM at 7550 Shelby Drive in Memphis, Tn. It is encouraged that all people weither be single, divorced, separated etc attend this event for modivational encouragment, advice, etc. Join Dr.Sid and Mrs. Vivian Brown this Saturday for this must have conversation with the masses. 

BIRTHDAY FREEBIES

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With my birthday just a week away  (Feb 25) I did some research online about getting free things on your bday but never knew so many companies give things away. I'm gonna check out some of these place located her in Memphis, TN and have myself a very special bday next week. Can you say free icecream!!!

Restaurant	Freebie
Abuelo's	Free dessert.
Acapulco	Free entree.
Amato's Sandwich Shop	Free large Amato's original 9" cheese pizza or a cheese pazzo bread.
Applebee's	Free birthday dessert with the purchase of an entree.
Arby's	Free 12oz. milkshake with any purchase.
Atlanta Bread Company	Free cookie.
Au Bon Pain	Free sandwich or salad.
Auntie Anne's Pretzels	Free BOGO coupon for any pretzel item.
Bakers Square	Free slice of pie with any adult entree purchase.
Baskin Robbins	Free 2.5 oz scoop of ice cream or a swirl of soft serve.
Beef 'O' Brady's	Free dessert with the purchase of any entree.
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream	You become a Chunk Spelunker and get a free scoop of ice cream plus $3 off an ice cream cake!
Benihana's Japanese Restaurant	$30 gift certificate.
bd's Mongolian Grill	Free stir-fry meal.
Biggby Coffee	A snail mailed coupon for a free beverage.
BJ's Restaurants	Free Pizookie dessert (otherwise known as a delicious dessert).
Black Angus Steakhouse	Free BOGO steak dinner, up to $19.99.
Black Dear Diner	Free dessert with any food purchase.
Boston Market	Free individual dessert with purchase of any create your plate meal.
Boston's The Gourmet Pizza	Free flatbread.
Bonanza Steakhouse	BOGO coupon for one free steak or buffet.
Brio Tuscan Grille	Free filet and crab shrimp cake.
Bruegger's	Free bagel with cream cheese with the purchase of a drink.
Bruster's	Free BOGO coupon for a waffle cone.
Buca di Beppo	Free small appetizer for groups up to 5. Free large appetizer for groups of 6 or more.
Buffalo Wild Wings	Free dessert.
Captain D's	Your choice of a 2 piece fish dinner, fish & shrimp dinner, or season tilapia dinner.
Caribou Coffee	Free medium drink.
Carrabba’s Italian Grill	Free dessert with purchase of an entree.
Carrows	Free dessert.
Chevys	Free entree.
Chili's	Free brownie sundae.
Cinnabon	Free mochalatta chill
Coldstone Creamery	Free BOGO coupon for a Coldstone Creation.
Country Buffet	$3 off a regular adult dinner.
Country Kitchen	Free dinner entree up to $8 in value with valid ID.
Culver's	Free one-scoop sundae.
Dairy Queen	One BOGO coupon for a free mini, small, or medium blizzard.
Daphne's Greek Cafe	$5 loaded onto your Pita Points Rewards Club card.
Del Taco	Free premium milkshake.
Denny's	Free Grand Slam breakfast.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit	BOGO coupon for one free BBQ sandwich.
Dippin' Dots	Free small cup of Dippin' Dots.
Don Pablos	$10 gift certificate.
Einstein Bros Bagels	Free breakfast sandwich when you buy any drink.
El Chicos	Free fried ice cream.
El Torito	Free entree.
Famous Dave's Barbeque	Free dessert with the purchase of an entree.
Fazoli's	Free dessert.
Firehouse Subs	Free medium celebratory sub with valid ID.
Flat Top Grill	Free stir fry, however they're planning on changing this to a $5 off coupon.
Fox and Hound	Free BOGO coupon for any entree.
Friendly's	Free single cone with any Friendly's purchase.
Fuddruckers	Free 1/3 lb. burger with the purchase of another Fudd’s entree.
Genghis Grill	Free birthday bowl.
Glory Days Grill	Free Oreo sliders.
Gold Star Chili	Free meal.
Gordon Biersch	Free BOGO coupon for an entree.
Great American Cookies	Free cookie cake slice with the purchase of a regular soda. Because nothing goes with a cookie like sugar water.
Hometown Buffet	Free BOGO adult dinner buffet.
HoneyBaked Ham	Free sandwich
Hooters	10 free wings.
Houlihan's	Free menu item up to $15.
HuHot Mongolian Grill	(What the heck is with all these Mongolian grills?) Free grill meal.
IHOP	Free Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity breakfast. In English, that means two eggs, 2 bacon strips, 2 sausage links, and two pancakes.
Jack in the Box	Free dessert with a valid ID and the printable coupon.
Jamba Juice	One sixteen size smoothie for $2.
Jason's Deli	$5 off any item.
Jersey Mike's	Free regular sub and 22 oz. fountain drink.
Joe's Crab Shack	Free appetizer.
Johnny Rockets	Free hamburger with the purchase of any entree and drink. So basically a BOGO.
Juice It Up	Free BOGO 24 oz. smoothie.
Keg Steakhouse and Bar	Free 10 oz. Prime Rib classic dinner and caesar salad for US visitors only and you must sign up a month in advance.
Keva Juice	Free 24 oz. regular blend smoothie.
Krispy Kreme	Free doughnut of your choice and a free small coffee or fountain drink.
la Madeleine	Free pastry.
Logan's Roadhouse	Free Nutter Butter Fudgeslide with any entree purchase. I have no idea what this is but it sounds spectacular.
LongHorn Steakhouse	A delicious free dessert.
Maggianos	Coupon for $10 off any check of $30 or more.
Maggie Moo's	Free ice cream cone.
Marble Slab Creamery	Free ice cream cone.
Marie Callenders	$5 coupon and a free slice of pie.
McAlister's Deli	$5 coupon. I'm starting to see a pattern here.
Memphis BBQ	Free entree up to $20.
Mimis Cafe	Free entree up to $10 value with any $20 check.
Moe's Southwest Grill	One free entree (excluding fajitas) as well as free chips and salsa.
Ninety Nine	Free dessert
Noodles & Company	Free bowl of soup.
Not Your Average Joe's	Free entree and dessert.
O'Charley's	$5 coupon with any $20 food purchase.
Old Country Buffet	Free BOGO adult dinner buffet.
Olive Garden	Nwonknu
On The Border	Free dip trio or brownie sundae.
Orange Julius	Free BOGO 20 oz. Julius or premium fruit smoothie.
Panera Bread	A mysterious offer loaded onto your loyalty card.
Papa Murphy's	Free cookie dough with the purchase of any pizza.
Planet Smoothie	Free small smoothie.
Ponderosa	Free steak dinner
Qdoba Mexican Grill	BOGO free entree coupon.
Red Lobster	$5 off two adult entrees.
Red Robin	Free Gourmet Burger if you pick up a Red Royalty Card at your local restaurant and then register it online.
Rita's Italian Ice	Free regular Italian Ice.
Romanos Macaroni Grill	Free slice of chocolate cake.
Rubio's	Free meal up to $7.
Ruby Tuesday	Free blondie for one or two gourmet cupcakes.
Ryan's	Free BOGO adult dinner buffet.
Schlotzsky's	Free small sandwich or 8" pizza.
Sharis Restaurant	Free slice of pie.
Smokey Bones	Free slice of cake.
Smoothie King	BOGO coupon for a free 20 oz. smoothie.
Sonic	Free regular creamslush, medium tator tots, or medium drink!
Souper Salad	Free lunch or dinner buffet.
Spaghetti Warehouse	Free spaghetti entree and spumoni sundae.
Spicy Pickle	Free entree.
Starbucks	Free handcrafted beverage
Steak 'n Shake	Free Double Steakburger with Cheese 'n Fries.
Sticky Fingers	This might be my favorite offer yet. You get a free half-slab of ribs or any other menu item priced up to $15.99 with the purchase of a second entree of $6.99 or more.
Taco Bueno	Free cheesecake chimichangas with the purchase of any entree.
Taco Cabana	Free flauta plate, which includes 3 chicken flautas with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and 2 fresh flour tortillas.
Taco Del Mar	Make a guess! We can't get confirmation on this.
Taco John's	Free cini-sopapilla bites. I've never had these before, but if they’re as delicious as they are hard to spell, I’m excited.
TCBY	Free small cup of frozen yogurt and $3 off a cake or pie.
Ted's Montana Grill	Free cookie and ice cream dessert.
Texas De Brazil	Free BOGO coupon for a dinner.
Texas Roadhouse	Free appetizer or sidekick of ribs.
T.G.I. Friday's	Free dessert with the purchase of an entree.
Tony Roma's	Free entree up to $15.99.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe	Free smoothie.
Waffle House	Free waffle.
Wendy's	$1 off any premium combo.
Which Wich	Free regular Wich (AKA sandwich).
Wienerschnitzel	One free corndog.
Wingstop	Free large fresh cut seasoned fries.
Zaxby's	Free nibbler and free meal deal.
Zoes Kitchen	Free BOGO coupon for an entree.
Z' Tejas	$10 coupon.
Retail Freebies
American Eagle	Coupon for 15% off.
Aveda	Free gift up to $24 in value.
Barnes & Noble	Children get a free cupcake or cookie at their cafe. Children at heart get nothing.
Columbia Sportswear	Coupon for 20% off.
Cost Plus World Market	10% coupon on gourmet food & non-alcoholic beverages.
CVS	Coupon for $3 off next purchase.
Hallmark
Hot Topic	$5 off coupon on a purchase of $30.
Kmart	Children get $5.00 Birthday Bucks, a crown, happy birthday certificate, and Fun Pack with surprise goodies!
Old Navy	$10 off coupon on a purchase of $50.
Proctor & Gamble
Sephora	Changes yearly. 2014 contains makeup, lipstick, a mini mascara.
The Children's Place	Coupon for 15% off.
Toys R Us	They claim you'll get coupons, but I never received anything.
Entertainment Freebies
AMF Bowling	Free bowling.
Baltimore Orioles	1 free ticket to a non-prime game.
Brunswick Bowling	Two free games of bowling.
Chuck E. Cheese's	100 free tokens.
Dave & Buster's
Disney Movie Rewards	100 bonus Disney Movie Reward points.
Harkins Movie Theaters	Present your ID at the box office and get a free medium sized popcorn on your birthday.
Medieval Times	Free BOGO admission coupon.
Swagbucks	50 free Swagbucks.
Various Strip Clubs	Free lap dances (Don't ask me how I know this!)