As long as feedback is constructive, both the positive and negative kind can be helpful. As a self-taught artist, it is, in my experience, more helpful to know what I suck at than how great I am. The former generally lets you know where to focus your efforts and the latter is mostly useful as encouragement. We’ll talk about both.
Dear Newly Natural Me,
You may have gotten the impression that search and destroy trims have women out here going cross-eyed examining every single strand of hair on their head for five minutes each. I’m happy to report from the future that has not been my experience.
Practicing with purpose helps you get better at the things you care about, while keeping you from being overwhelmed with comparison. It’s about having a firm grasp of what you want to do, why you want to do it, and how well you are equipped to do it, so that you can get the most out of your practices.
I love the versatility of natural hair–short one day and long the next, laid and swinging or voluminous and attention-grabbing. One way I’ve learned to harness that versatility is by learning how to control that volume. Keep reading to see how!
Dear Newly Natural Me,
I’m not sure why you thought you could do without the O, after all you’ve read about the LOC method, but you need to find some and put it on your head, ASAP.
Of course there is no single correct way to study, but the tips below will help in your efforts to develop where you lack, stay within scope of your goals, research with efficiency, and reinforce what you learn.
First of all…congratulations on making the decision to go natural! 👏🏽 Going natural isn’t an easy task and comes with many challenges. Nevertheless, going natural is so worth it for the overall health of your hair. Not to mention that being natural has a way of helping to renovate a deep level of […]
Go read the rest of this excellent article via 10 Tips To Help Transition From Relaxed to Natural —
Dear Newly Natural Me,
How does 7 to 10 days between washes become 2 weeks? Girl. Let’s not repeat that fiasco. Bad habits are easy to fall into and hard to break. Laziness is a prime example.
This week’s throwback is to one of my very first blogger awards! Since then, my art has become my main pursuit and my music has become a welcome hobby. ¡Todavía estoy aprendo español!
Three Things About Me:
- I hate bananas–the cold mushy texture, the afterthought of a flavor. I rebuke it. Give me fried plantain any day! I can’t remember ever liking bananas, but I do remember many a standoff as a child refusing to eat my “fruits”.
- I’m an aspiring music producer. I’ve had an on-again off-again love affair with the piano since preschool. Today, I’m pursuing a career in music production.
- “I’m currently learning Spanish”…has been a perennial saying of mine for the past two years.
Read more via Mystery Blogger Award
Google Plus is dead and my current leave-in conditioner is Creme of Nature Moisture Recovery Leave-in Milk. Time’s have changed since this natural hair tag!
I’ve been tagged! *runs around in circles freaking out* Shout out to Yeka over at MyYeka for creating the tag and for nominating me. Thank you, lady! Y’all check out her site. Keep reading for my answers.
