Pressing Issues......

This weekend was very interesting.

True to form, when I got home on Friday I began the daunting task of taking out my sew- in. After scrubbing my scalp like a maniac and deep conditioning with a mixture of coconut milk and honey, my hair was like butter and IT HAS GROWN!!!!! When I got my first sew-in in February, my hair was mid neck….it now sits on the lower part of my neck. So, what do I do Saturday when I get to work at the shop????? Devise a master plan to press it (raise your hand if you can see where this is going). So, I blow dried it with the Conair Yellowbird ( I LOVE THIS DRYER….on other people’s heads…) then I pressed it using the CHI iron and Dudley’s Crème Press. Oh honey, it was long, thick, and blowing in the wind. Fast forward to Monday. It was raining and my hair looked a mess about 5 minutes after I stepped out the door. So, when I got home I got in the shower and washed my hair…..when I got out……I almost fainted…..why? A piece of my hair had lost some of its curl. I wanted to cry…..but I pressed on and braided up my damp hair and this morning? FIERCE BRAID OUT!!!!! I love and missed my natural hair, so for the duration, I will not be doing ANYTHING to alter the state of my hair.

Saturday, I went to work early at the shop and then I went home and made some steamed crab legs and had a “beverage” then I called it an early night because I had to go to church in the morning.

Sunday, I got up early, got dressed and went to church with my mom and Miss Beasley. Yeah, I am gonna need a new church home. I would get into all of the drama of “The Branch” but I am just going to leave that alone. When I got home, I threw down in the kitchen (I am trying to bring Sunday dinner back). I made a baked whole chicken, black-eyed peas with okra; cornbread and drum roll…….collards! I added the drum roll because I have never cooked greens before and I was afraid I was going to mess them up, but I did alright. I am slowly building my cooking skills and adding little recipes to my repertoire. I think I may try a banana pudding this Sunday. We’ll see.

On a serious note, I have been trying to find my mode again. Since the whole purpose of this blog is to celebrate my emancipation (singleness) I am going to share some new things going on. First and foremost, I joined Weight Watcher at Work. I am excited to be back on the WW wagon and this time I hope to make PERMENANT changes in regards to my eating habits. The next thing is I have started hitting the gym at least three days a week. I just put some good music on my MP3 and I am starting out gradually. Each day I do 30 minutes on the elliptical machine followed by 30 minutes of targeted weight training and 30 minutes on the treadmill. This whole thing isn’t about losing weight it is just about feeling better and not sitting in the house watching Judge Joe Brown. The next upgrade is to my spiritual life. I am not going to get into all the details here, but let’s just say after the dissolution of my engagement, I backslid….and last night I prayed that God would reach way down and wrap me up. This morning when I woke up I felt new and engergized. And for the first time in a month, I felt peace and joy. My advice, don’t EVER lose your joy and peace. For a few weeks, I could not get happy about anything. And I discovered why. I had lost my joy that I have in Christ. I NEEDED the Holy Spirit like nobody’s business! And I got it! So I refuse to be depressed, sad, lonely, etc. because I am a child of God! Be Blessed!