Words I Needed

Philippians 4:6-7

"Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus."
 
And
 
Isaiah 41:10
 
These are the meaningful words I came across yesterday at The Pless Play! Nothing is a coincidence for me.

CURLYNIKKI!

OMG I just got hip to Curly Nikki and I like her style! She offers great hair tips and DIY home treatment ideas for the au naturalle hair type, think curly-fros, twists, and braids.

At the House of Rush beauty launch in London,
Noisettes’ singer Shingai Shoniwa
swept her natural coils to one side,
topping the look with a jaunty fascinator.

Alicia Nicole Walton, the writer and psychotherapist, can be found giving advice on multiple websites:

1. Her natural hair care blog, http://www.curlynikki.com/ 
2. Thursdays at Essence in the Hair category.
3. Huffingtonpost.com  in Black Voices.

I'm a new naturalista! Yes, I've been relaxer free for almost a year honey! I would say I'm just about at 70% natural. Meaning, you may have a natural look but that doesn't mean all of the products it took to get that look were 100% organic. That would be an pretty accurate assessment of my whole lifestyle right now too because it is not totally holistic. Holistic to me is on a completely different level. Let's face it! If I were to give birth for a second time, then I would so get an epidural again! I just know I want to incorporate some healthier ways into my daily life. I definitely use 100% organic hair treatments on my daughter though. Especially, because she is a curly girly and at two years old African-American hair can get out of control, plus, she has eczema! Right when I was just about to give up on the maintenance of my own natural hair, I stumbled upon Curly Nikki's website through googling the subject of her latest article on Essence  for "benefits of henna gloss for natural hair". Ironically, I found this encouraging post on her blog.

At the Inspiration Awards for Women,
Kim Coles added a sparkly accessory to her
 short, springy natural curls.

Versatile Blogger Award

RetroFlirt has been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award by Kat and Mel of Two Moms a Little Time and a Keyboard! This is RetroFlirt's first blog award, so yeah, it is a big deal!

Thank you to Two Moms a Little Time and a Keyboard!

Recipients of this award are asked to:

1. Thank the person that nominated their blog for the award with a back link to them.
2. List 7 things about themselves.
3. Award 15 newly discovered blogs with the award and notify them of the award.

7 interesting facts about me:

1. I've attended an exclusive Native American Sunrise Dance ritual at the Wind River Indian Reservation, WY. The Shaman pray and sing while dancers dance to the beat of drummers until the sun comes up.
2. I've camped out at Yellowstone Park for two days with buffalo and bears freely roaming around. 
3. I touched a stingray last year on my daughter 2nd birthday. 
4. I used to be in the school choir in elementary school.
5. I've been appreciating the realm of homemade, handmade, and organic goodness since last year.
6. LOL I think I may have a wee teeny tiny form of extrasensory perception (esp) but it doesn't work on command! Which kinda runs in the family from my Great Great Grandmother (who is Native American).
7. I'm totally obsessed with my blog! And I probably would not still be using Facebook had it not been for the existence of my fan page!

15 blogs I am awarding with the Versatile Blogger Award are:

• http://melisasource.com/ 
• http://woodntyaknowit.blogspot.com/
• http://life-reflexions.blogspot.com/
• http://madeinusachallenge.com/
• http://imperishablybeautiful.blogspot.com/
• http://mscomposure.blogspot.com/ 
• http://beatnikki.blogspot.com/
• http://www.newlywednichole.com/
• http://tattoosandlace.blogspot.com/
• http://www.queensnycmom.com/
• http://wegotkidz.com/
• http://pampersandpumps.blogspot.com/
• http://realmomsofoc.blogspot.com/
• http://sciencesosexy.blogspot.com/
• http://diaryofasnuggleslut.blogspot.com/