Hello my name is Valencia but you can call me V. After years of damaging my hair, I knew there had to be a better way. So I decided to take the path to go natual and lock up. I was Sisterlcoked from June 2006 until Sept 2010 (4yrs). In which during that time I truly enjoyed my hair freedom. Unfortunately my journey had to come to end due to post partum hair loss. I have recently started a new journey this past September, and looking forward to all the ups and downs. As a new Sisterlocks™ Consultant I want to give women and men that same freedom.



Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Overreacting?

Okay since my last post, I've had some time to think. I'm thinking that I'm overreacting and that I just need to chill out. My emotions change everyday. One day I'm all about starting over and the next day I'm all about keeping my hair, to just try to make the best out of the situation. Maybe if I take some updated pics of my hair I will realize how much I love my hair and notice all the good things about it. I keep trying to tell myself that if I start over who's to say that I not run into the same type of problems? Anyhow I will try to continue to hang in there, As my mind constantly changes only the Lord knows what I'll end up doing.


Small Updates,
FamilyThe kids are getting bigger. Me and Hubby celebrated our 4 year anniversary recently. I love that man! He is so patient with me. I thank God for allowing us to be apart of each other's lives. He has been my best friend since 96 (12years) When I first met him, (in high school) I had dreams of us being together, getting married, and having kids. Never did I think they would come true, (several years later) but I'm glad they did. See what being persistent and patience can get you? lol. Anyhow DH still has his locks I think it is going on 3 or 4 months now. He has been talking about cutting them ( why doesn't that surprise me?) for the last two months. The reason why is because he says they are starting to look bad, however every time I go to re tighten his hair he doesn't want me to, he doesn't have the patience for it, so whose fault is that? Anyhow hopefully he will hang in there.
Weight Loss I'm down 22 pounds which where VERY HARD to come by. Since I have been so busy lately I haven't been exercising so I've been trying to watch what I eat.
Vegetarian It will be a year on August 1st since I've been a vegetarian, I was hoping by the end of the year that I will become vegan and omit all dairy/egg products all together. However I might start sooner on August 1st as well, (just sounds right). How will I part without cheese? ( That's my weakness) I'm sure I can do it, if I can just up and stop eating meat cold turkey, I'm sure I can do the same with cheese.
School I don't know if I told you all but I finally made it back to school. I'm going for my Bachelor's in Nursing. Although I have an associates in Nursing, I want to keep my options open for other things when the time comes. I would like to either go for the Nurse Anesthetist or Nurse Practitioner specializing in Cardiovascular. Still undecided but I will make up my mind when the time comes. I'm currently doing school online which is a challenge but being a full time mother, and working full time, doing school online is very convenient. I made an A in my first class and hope to make A's all the way through, we will see.Because those online classes are no joke, you really have to discipline yourself to do your work. I'm also taking up a critical care class that my job has sent me too, so as you can see I've been very very busy. Keeping up with blogs has been hard but I am trying.

Hope all is well with you all take care and until next time much love!

12 comments:

S0uthernGirl said...

Hey girlie, first of all congratulations on your anniversary! And the kids are getting big... Miss Justice looks like a big girl :)

I'm glad to see that you've decided to keep your locks (for now). If you change your mind again, maybe you can consider just combining the front and/or your edges or having them redone in a larger size (like the ones in the back) so that the rootbed will be stronger. I'm at the point where I'm getting less and less interested in preserving all of my parts, especially in areas where I rarely part my hair. So, I have a couple of locks that I'm monitoring for another month or so.

And ala Black Russian my comment is getting extremely long :) But I have one more thing to say lol. I just went running this evening after about a month and a half (I'll blog about that later) and I have my first 5K at the end of September. I'd love to do the half marathon in March but the $120 entry fee is giving my unemployed self a bit of sticker shock. Hopefully there will still be slots available when I am once again gainfully employed. But if you sign up for it let me know.

ja stu sisterlock journey said...

I get the feeling all the time aout cutting off my locks and going back to my twa,but I ll see how that goes.

You and your family seem very happy.
God bless

Meikmeika said...

Happy Anniversary!!!!!! 4 Years sounds divine!!! Your kids are such cuties!

Great job on the weight loss! Even though it may have taken some time to come off and it was a big struggle, it is more likely to stay gone. Keep up the good work.

Going vegan by August 1st or next year....phew... You've done wonderfully with your vegetarian diet and I applaud you for that. If you have any questions or need any tips or recipes, just let me know. I can understand the cheese issue cause it's one of the vegan foods that is hard to substitute. YOU CAN DO IT!!

Lando's mom is a Nurse Anesthetist and she is in love with her job. Online courses are the hardest, you don't have the teacher in front of you for motivation and you're making your own time to do everything.

You Go Girl!!!!!!! You are definitely a Super Woman!!!

GIgirl said...

I wanna be like you when I grow up!! You are doing so well, you are truly blessed.

V said...

sOutherngirl
Thanks for the comments, for now I will sit tight and hope for the best and as for the race, I had no idea of the amount and sorry if I was being inconsiderate I do understand.

ja stu
Thanks for the nice comments

meikmeika
Thanks for the comments. Well I already messed up on the first day I had milk so I might push it to September who nose. I know I can do I just have to get my mind ready and don't worry you are the first person on my list to talk to about vegan/vegetarian ideas, thanks.

gigirl
girl you are so silly thanks, I'll take that as a compliment.

S0uthernGirl said...

Girl, it wasn't inconsiderate at all. Hopefully I'll get a fabulous job soon and will be able to sign up :)

Shawna said...

Hey Pretty lady Congrats on the Anniversary!!! And you should do whatever is going to give you peace with your hair! I am so happy I did not have a problem starting over and over and over etc... I am very happy now with the size the look and the amount of Locks I have 128 to be exact:0)
I wish you the best of Luck and Blessings whatever your decision! Oh by the way I am tagging you! Go to my page for the rules and specifics! Be Blessed!!!

Naturally Sophia said...

So many Congrats are in order! How many blessings you have !!! Happy Anniversary! Congrats on the healthy lifestyle and weight loss. The kids are beautiful and healthy. Congrats on going back to school. Wonderful Things Happening!

Continued Blessings,
Sophia, Naturally

Jena Evans said...

Congratulations on all your accomplishments and goals... Keep up the good work. Blogging does slow down when life picks up... sending good thoughts your way~

Blessings~

V said...

Shawna
Thanks for stopping by, I think I am going to hang in there afterall. It seems like every moment I change my mind but I really do love my locks besides the few problems.

Natural Sophia
Thanks girl, so much is going on and I'm barely keeping up. Take Care

Jena Evans
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comments

The knotty Truth said...

awesome goals you got me thinking! fam looks great. keep it lockd

V said...

Cheleski

Thanks

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