I Finally Met NaturalistOne At Her 40th Birthday Party!!!

The picture, above, is of me and NaturalistOne (Tammy) at her 40th birthday party. I was out and about Chicago earlier in the day celebrating my birthday and stopped by her party to help her celebrate also. It was a pleasure meeting her and her family last night. The party was fun...the music, food, and atmosphere were great!!!

I hope to meet more ladies of the Locked Down In Chi-Town Sisterlocks group...NaturalistOne is a member of the group. Thank you for inviting me to your party, Tammy!!!

Today Is My 34th Birthday and 1 Month Being Sisterlocked

Today is my 34th birthday...time sure does fly!!!! Today is also 1 month, exactly, since I've been Sisterlocked!!! I didn't do much today, but go to work, come home, and pamper myself. I will leave the celebrating until the weekend when I will be out and about Chicago celebrating. I will even be stopping by NaturalistOne's birthday party so that we can celebrate our birthdays together. That should be fun because I will be meeting her for the first time!!! My dear husband and son plan to take me out for dinner Sunday after church.

I had my follow-up appointment with my consultant this past Sunday, at which time she re-tightened my hair and re-installed two rows of locks in the nape area. She asked if I was wearing anything back there that would disturb my locks and I told her the first week I wore a head wrap. She told me, more than likely, that contributed to the slippage/unraveling. She advised no more head wraps, but I can wear headbands that only go around the tops and sides of my hair. I believe the way I banded the nape area may have contributed to this also. You see..before Sisterlocks, I wore my hair in a style that was tapered and shaved off back there. So...that part of my hair is the shortest. Has anyone experienced this and could give me advice on banding those small locks in the nape area when washing? My consultant told me to band each individual lock in the nape area when banding and washing. She even said maybe I should keep the bands on the locks after washing.

Above are pictures I took of my 1 month old Sisterlocks. I love my Sisterlocks!!!

I Have Been Tagged!!!!

I have been tagged!!! Oh my...this is my very first time being tagged, so bear with me as I do this....hopefully the correct way. But, first, I must let you know about the rules. Here goes:


* Link the person who tagged you. Nappy By Nature
* Post the rules on your blog.
* Share 6 non-important habits or quirks about yourself.
* Tag 6 random people by posting links to their blogs.

1. I am a stickler for keeping closet doors and cabinets closed at all times. It bothers me to see them left open. I would probably proceed to close your closets and cabinets, if I were at your house...LOL.

2. I love fast cars...and I love NASCAR racing! There aren't many Black NASCAR fans out there, however, I'm one of the few. To add to this...when I drive alone, I am somewhat of a speed racer. When passengers occupy my vehicle, I keep myself tamed and obey the speed limit.

3. I am a purse, shoe, and sterling silver freak...LOL. I will continue to buy these items knowing I have enough. Lord help me...I've been trying hard to work on this one.

4. I don't really care for cooking too much, but LOVE to do laundry. I even find enjoyment in spending an entire day just doing laundry...washing, folding, and ironing clothes. I love for my clothes to smell good and will spend a considerable amount of time in the aisle with detergents at Walmart...doing smell tests.

5. I hate to wear my glasses. I wear contacts the majority of the time. When I do give my eyes a break from contacts and wear my glasses, I will ALWAYS sleep with them on. Now, I know what you want to ask...what the heck do you need to sleep with glasses on when your eyes will be closed while sleeping? LOL...I don't really know why I do this, but I do....it's a habit. If I could shower with my glasses on, without them steaming up, I would probably wear them in the shower also...LOL.

6. You would never think that I enjoy working on cars, from time to time, mainly preventive maintenance and minor things such as brakes, rotating tires, tune-ups, etc. I'm a DIYer!!! Why pay someone to do something that I can do myself??? My dad is a mechanic and taught me the basic maintenance and minor repairs on cars. Boy, do I thank my dad for this!


Ok...your turn!!! The following people have been tagged:

1. Brown ButtahFly
2. Locsuluv
3. NaturalistOne
4. Cluizel
5. Carmen
6. Chocolata

Local Chicago Sisterlocks Group, "Locked Down In Chi-Town", Has Been Created!!!

Visit Locked Down In Chi-Town

I am pleased to announce that I've finally launched our local Chicago Sisterlocks social group, Locked Down In Chi-Town! We will be having a gathering soon and I look forward to meeting my Chicagoland Sisterlockers. If you live in the Chicagoland Area (Chicago, Suburbs, NW Indiana) or you're a Chicago local interested in getting Sisterlocks, feel free to come join us by clicking the group badge picture above. Chicago Sisterlockers come together for friendship, support and fun!!!

My 2 Week Old Sisterlocks

Yes...I am back once again to give you a 2 week update on my Sisterlocks! I know I just posted a 1 week update last week, but I'm just loving this journey and felt like posting an update this week. I've posted 2 week pictures in my Fotki Album. Check out, below, the new feature I will be utilizing on my blog from now on, Snapvine's Talking Photos. I think this feature is neat...it let's me post a picture and add my voice to describe the picture. Great!!! Click on the play button below the picture to hear what I have to say. Ohhh...so lovin' my Sisterlocks!!!!

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