Deep Condition

My normal routine is to deep condition on Saturday. This week I had to change to Friday because my family has plans for Saturday.

I washed my hair in the Suave Keratin Infusion shampoo. I washed with that because I wanted to have a light protein treatment but not in my deep conditioner. It smells really good and it gets my hair clean without it feeling dry. 

Then I mixed my deep conditioner. I mixed one cup of Aussie Moist, two tablespoons of Olive Oil, and one table spoon of Shea Butter. I put it all in the microwave and heated it up. I put it on my hair while it was warm. I put on the plastic cap and kept it on for one hour. I rinsed it out and sealed with olive oil. I let it air dry.

This is my deep condition routine.  I do this once per week. The products will change but the process remains the same. Thanks for coming to my blog. Purple bubbles of joy to everyone. Have a good day when ever this blog finds you.

Life Style Change

I feel comfortable talking about the changes I've made in my life style. A month ago I took chocolate out of my diet. I never thought I could live without chocolate. We have had a relationship for all of my life. I thought I was addicted, but it wasn't a bad addiction. I had to give it up for my health. The chocolate was hurting my stomach.

 I have a condition called diverticulitis. I have pockets in my large intestine that hold particles that cause infection. I have had half of my large intestine removed. This surgery was called a colon resection. The doctors removed the most damaged part of my large intestine and reconnected what was left to my small intestine. The doctors said that all of my intestine was damaged, but he only wanted to remove the worst part.

I was blessed that I didn't have to have a colostomy bag at any time during this process. That was four years ago now. I have since graduated from college with two degrees. I am teaching my favorite subject to my favorite groups of students, high school with exceptional needs. My life has been blessed.

I let my self go after surgery. I still had food restriction, I can't eat nuts, raw greens,  or pop corn. I could have all the chocolate I wanted as long as none of my restricted foods were in it. I gained weight. I went form 120, when I was really sick, to 157.6. I had to make changes. I also have an ulcer in what is left of my intestine. That is what was being hurt by eating chocolate.

I began by not eating chocolate. I have now  started juicing and that is my breakfast. I use frozen fruit, carrots, celery, apple, pear, cucumber, fat free yogurt, grape juice, and honey. I blend this all together in my Oster blender and drink it for breakfast. I have started walking 2 miles a day. It has been a week and my weight is now 154.6. The most important that I can remember is to be consistent. I can't go back to what I was before. I have to keep this life style going so that I can be the woman I want to be. I have to be a good healthy example for my kids, but especially my daughter.

Thanks for reading my blog. I hope I have inspired someone to make a life style choice for  health. I have inspired my son. We are on a challenge. Our goal in December 4th to see who losses the most weight. We are working out and eating better. I really believe in the saying: Each one reach one. I don't remember who said it first, but if I can reach someone and they reach someone else. The world will be better. Purple bubbles of joy to everyone who reads this blog post. Please check out my YouTube channel, lovepurplelivepink. I talk about natural hair, crafts, food, and more. Have a great day whenever this blog finds you.

Luster's S-curl Activator

I have been hearing about Lust's S-curl Activator for a very long time. I decided to try it last weekend. I purchased the small bottle form Dollar General store for $4.95. It was the 8oz size. I have been using it for two weeks now and I really love it. My hair has never been this moisturized.

I used it for the first time right after I co-washed my hair. I sprayed my hair, used coconut oil to seal and then used my style cream. I rolled my hair on foam rollers and let it air dry. The next day my hair was so soft and moist. I thought it was still wet. It stayed moist all day. I used it again every night for the rest of the week. I used it as the liquid in the LOC method. People have touched my hair because they have said it looks soft they wanted to see if it was as soft as it looked. It was softer than it looked. I really love this product.

This week I have not used it every night. I use it every other night. I am trying to stretch my bottle. I have two weeks until payday. I don't want to run out. This is the best moisturizer I have every used. I will go out and buy the bigger bottle. The DG does not have it, I think I will have to get it from Walmart or my local BSS.

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Straight Tald and ZTE Quartz 5.5 phone

I purchased the ZTE Quartz phone from Walmart for Straight Talk. I purchased this because it was a large phone, 5.5 inches. It was also on Verizon towers. I purchased the phone in December of 2014. I have been using this phone for two months. I really like the phone. I could not find a phone case for it in Walmart. I purchased one online from Amazon.

The phone is large but not obtrusive. I have seen other reviews of the phone and people said the volume was low. The speaker is on the back of the phone. I have not had a problem with the volume being low on this phone.

I have set the phone up for my personal needs. I have my calendar displayed. I have my note tab displayed. I also have my most frequently used contacts displayed on the screens. There are only five screens to use on this phone. I think that Galaxy has seven. I don't mind having fewer screens. This keeps me from having unused apps on my screens. I can go to these apps when I want to use them by hitting my app button.

Straight Talk service has also been great. I have not had a problem with calls being dropped unless I am in my classroom.  All of the teachers in my school have problems with some calls being lost or not getting good service. I don't think that has anything to do with Straight Talk. I had Verizon contract and had the same issues. When I'm out and about in town I have great service and signal. My data is only 3G. That is fine for me because I live in a rural area that I only had 3G most of the time when I was supposed to have 4G. I don't mind the slower processing time for 3G. The best part of Straight Talk is the price, it is cheaper than Verizon contract. I was paying a $40 access fee just to have a smartphone. Now I pay $45 for everything. That is great for me. I hope this has helped anyone who is considering buying a Straight Talk phone. Thanks for coming to my blog. Purple bubbles of blessings.

This is a review of the Microsoft Surface RT. I have had this tablet for the last three months. It is great. There are so many things that I can do on this tablet. It functions as a laptop and tablet. I have the lighted keyboard so I can type on my tablet. I use it to blog on my many blog spots. I have used one note constantly for notes at meetings and church. It is small enough to take it everywhere I go. I have purchased a stylus to use with it so that the screen will not get so many finger prints on it. It's the best purchase I've made.

I have not used it to record videos for my YT channel. I will do that soon. I know it will be great. I want a Windows Phone to link with my Surface. I really enjoy using the surface.

Bags

I purchased these two bags from Roses Department Store. Both bags together were $13. They are not a designer name. That's fine with me. I like the look and price of  the bags. The large bag can  hold a laptop. I will use the smaller bag as a wallet and small purse when I don't want to have a big bag. The small bag allows me to  be hands free.

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Weight Loss Journey

Today is  10/13/13. I weigh 154.6lbs, I'm 4ft 9inches tall. My waist is 37 and my hips are  44. I've started today by adjusting the amount of food I eat. I will cut my portions in half. I will get up 30 minutes  earlier to workout. I have a workout app on my Note 2. I hope to loose 2lbs a month. I will blog each month with a weigh in and measurement. This will increase my patience. I want to loose it fast but it will stay off if I loose it slowly. I just don't like the way I look. I can fix that. This goes along with my year long transition back to natural hair. I miss my thick hair.