You Know You're Natural When...

YOU KNOW YOU'RE NATURAL WHEN....

You are constantly reading the ingredients on the back of products before you buy them...

You have picks sitting around the house instead of combs...

You wear big earrings with the makeup to match...

You stay on youtube looking for new tips...

You join every natural hair group there is to possibly join on facebook...

YOU KNOW YOU'RE NATURAL WHEN....

Your grandma or mom says she wants to strap you down and grab the hot comb...

You can get up jump in the shower, wash your hair, and go...(when it's short)

You can put the smallest amount of gel on your hair and it start to curl up...

You go in Walmart and go straight to the hair products and forget everything else you needed...

You surf the web looking at the expensive products (ie, Miss Jessie, Carol's Daughter etc.) then say it's too much $$$...

You go out in public and people want to touch your hair to see how it feel...

You have more conditioner than you do shampoo...

You make your own hair products using stuff straight out the kitchen...

Ashlee... The Updated Version

WHEN LIFE EXPERIENCES TEACH, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO LEARN...

LIFE WILL KNOCK YOU DOWN, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU STAY DOWN OR GET BACK UP....
I'm young but have been through storms and back. I won't say hell and back because I don't plan on going there at all.

Changes have came along in my life from the beginning of my blog til now, just thought I'd give my readers a little update...

Pain was added to my life so people were dropped from my life.....
Everything happens for a reason.

When certain people were dropped from my life, relief was added to my life.....
Everything happens for a reason.

When relief was added to my life, negativity was dropped from my life.....
Everything happens for a reason.

When negativity was dropped from my life, a peace of mind was added to my life.....
Everything happens for a reason.

I have a job where I work with clients who have everyday problems. In the process, I sometimes stop and think about my own life. I now work on me more. I don't care what people think/say about me because I've learned to live for me. One way to know that you're not really living for yourself is always caring about what others think. That's a big No No over this way. You either accept me or don't deal with me. I think my skin is a little tougher and it's okay because I needed to be a little harder... If you don't present yourself like a strong rock, people will treat you like some cheap dirt.

You have 1 life to live so live it for you!!!

So uhmmm I guess this is a newer intro of me....Ashlee....

I miss my bloggin and I'm ready to get back on it =)

Hair and Moisture

Many black women have problems with dry hair and keeping it moisturized. Lack of moisture can cause breakage for all hair types. Since I've been natural, I discovered one good way to keep the hair moist. This is for relaxed and natural hair though....Glycerin mix... I learned about it by watching youtube and had to try it because I think I have the most coarse hair type there is. It worked real good and a couple of my friends love it too. It's basically mixing pure glycerin and water together in a spray bottle to spray on your hair. If you're not familiar with glycerin, it's an absorbent; it absorbs water from the air and basically keeps the hair moist all day. Glycerin is odorless and colorless. If you find glycerin with smell or color then something has been added. Glycerin is pure. Many of the ladies on youtube use vegetable glycerin but I use pure glycerin which works just fine for me. If you have a favorite oil that you like (jojoba, coconut, tea tree, african, carrot, etc), go ahead and add it to the glycerin and water but only do a few drops, you don't want to make it too oily. If you want to look for the glycerin, it will say it's for the skin so it'll be in the skin protectant section of CVS, Rite Aid, or mainly any drug store.