Cinnamon Rolls

Hey,
Since I had my baby a lot if things have changed in my life. First off I can't eat any and everything that I want or buy stuff that's already made without reading its ingredient list. Why you may ask? The reason for this is that my baby is allergic to dairy,not eggs though, and she is exclusively breast fed. So a lot of my favorite foods (eggplant Parmesan) and desserts I have had to give up. Or so I thought until I started researching substitution online. I learned with baking I could substitute milk for soy/almond milk and butter for Crisco. Yay, I can have cookies and cakes again. Everyone who knows me, knows that I have a huge sweet tooth. So lately I have been baking like crazy. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, mini bunt cakes,etc. Then one day I craving a cinnamon roll. So I look up the recipe to see what all I needed. When I was glancing at the ingredients I became a little intimidated by the fact that you have to use yeast. I've never made raising dough before, but I wanted my cinnamon roll darn it. So I gathered my ingredients and started the beginnings of a great roll. Here's the pics below.

Locs?

Hey All,
For awhile I have been thinking about locking my hair. I've done my research on it many times. I've helped my friends with the grooming of their locs, although they call them dreads. Last year while I was pregnant, I came to dread to style my hair. My go to styles after my first trimester were two strand twists pinned in an Updo. I was tired of dealing with my thick kinky hair, I couldn't do wash n gos or braid/twist out that last more than three or four days. To add insult to injury I'm not a great hair stylist. I could go on and on about my hair. I really want a low maintenance hair style where I wouldn't have to wash and detangle then style, but also without having to cutting off my hair. Time is not in my side these days especially when i have a super active 7 month old, plus I will be going back to school this fall. I love the look of locs. I love how you could create many simple styles with locs and how I wouldn't have to worry about my hair becoming a twa when wet. Every time I wore yarn braids I would fall in love with the look of locs on me. Since talking with my loved ones and friends I'm still straddling the fence to do it or not do it. I believe I might just put in some two strand twists and decide from there. But that's enough of my ramblings. You guys have a good night. Much love and many blessings.😘

Kismet

(Some old pics of me with yarn braids)

Bunning

Hey All,
As you guys know I have a little one whose been keeping me on my toes. For awhile now she has been in this hair pulling/tugging phase, and she has such a strong grip it's a wonder how I have any hair left. So to save my hair I've been "bunning" it. This has been my go to protective style other than wearing my satin bonnet 24/7. My hair is very thick, so it's a struggle for me to use just ouchless hair bands. So to get my hair up into a ponytail, I have to use a leg from a pair of stockings or a scarf to gather my hair up. Then I smooth my ends outward and downward as though I making a sock bun. Once I shape it the way I want it to be I get a stretched head band,double loop it, and place it over my bun to secure it. If any of my ends are still showing, I just tuck them away. This style usually last my about 4-5 days.
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2nd Bantu knot out/ Happy Easter

Hey All,
Happy Belated Easter! I wanted to show you guys my hair style that I did on Easter. I did basically all the same steps I did the first time I did a Bantu knot of on semi straight hair. Except this time I used Crisco as a sealant and heat protectant. I hope you guys enjoy the pics. Thanks for stopping by.😘

Updo

Hey All,
It's been a minute since I posted anything. I've been running after a mobile baby,lol. My little one is now seven months and already pulling herself up and cruising along our furniture. So she keeping me busy. I tried to recreate MsVaughn red carpet natural updo but it was a fail in my opinion. (Pics are below)