MY SECOND BLOG AWARD: LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD

My 2nd Blog Award: The Liebster Blog Award

    I am fairly new to blogging, I have been blogging for six months now and I love it. Even though I only have like 40 subscribers I appreciate each and every one of them. I take pride in my blog and thank my loyal readers and subscribers. Since I only have a few followers I feel very honored when one of them give me recognition through comments or Awards. Getting awarded the  Liebster award inspires me to keep posting, keep growing, keep sharing and keep going. Thank you so much DoNaH of http://mnemonicreveries.blogspot.com

  

1. Purpose in Life

To be a good mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and the best Doctor I can be. Healthy, wealthy, happy and successful. To please my most high and do all things he approves of.

2. Things that Make me Happy

Nehemiah!!! That is my 1 year old baby boy. My only child. He makes me feel honored and blessed to be a mother all day everyday Just being in his presence keeps me in a good mood. I love my poop a doop :)

Oh then there is shopping, money, vacations, hanging with friends,and family and my new found love Blogging

3. When and Why I Started blogging

I started blogging June 2012. Why? Because I ran across a few blogs doing a internet search and I though wow this is a good idea. A lot of the blogs I like were for small women. I figured I am plus sized and fashionable maybe I can put my self and display and help someone else out.

4. Favorite pastime

Blogging, and learning new make up, hair and nail tutorials on YouTube. And anything that has to do with my son

5. My addictions

Nehemiah, Shopping, my hair, make up, nails, shoes, Nehemiah, finding new ways to make money and get free stuff, Nehemiah, and Now getting healthy

6. One thing I'd Like to Change in Myself

My weight

7. Love or Money

Money lol does that sound bad?

8. Birthday and Sign

March 8 and I am a Pisces

9. My Best Feature according to Me

People say my smile. I think it is my light brown eyes and  baby doll lips. Those who know me personally will tell you that I am genuinely sweet. I love helping others

10. A Secret about mysyelf

Hey this is a trick, If I told you then it wouldn't be a secret lol

So that's about me. I'm passing this award to these lovely bloggers:

1.Ohh let me see

2.Kita chan babii

3. Plus size savy

4.Lay marie

5. Ju Ju Monee

6. Kurvayshus.b.

7. Lashes and Stilettos

8. Rock me Fabulous

9. Kelly monroe

10. Curvy Birdie

Award Rules:

1. You must answer 10 questions set to you by the blogger. 

2. You must pass on the award to 10 deserving upcoming bloggers who have less than 300 followers

3. Create 10 questions for the bloggers you tagged. (I prefer using the same questions as above)

4. These lucky bloggers must be told 

HEALTHY HAIR JOURNEY

Hello Dolls and Dudes,

So yup you guessed it I have jumped on this healthy hair bandwagon or HHJ that is what they call it in the hair world. I have been doing light research since about September. I have been debating or whether or not I want to embark on this HHJ natural or do it but continue to relax my hair. I think I am going to do it relaxed. I have been finding many many woman with long healthy relaxed hair during my research. This research have broken two myths.

Myth 1. Black women can not grow long hair

             - BUSTED we can too!

Myth 2. Relaxed hair is too unhealthy to grow

                                            - WRONG relaxed hair is more delicate due to the chemicals but with TLC it too can grow!

I am no hair stylist nor am I any good with doing my own hair. So what I think I am going to do is start this hair journey continuing my relaxers and once I get a great regimen. I may attempt to finish it natural.... I don't know maybe lol. All I know is when I was pregnant 2011, I went natural for a year and saw tremendous growth. All I wore was sew ins and I washed my hair in between the sew ins. I did not deep condition, or take special care of my hair at all and it grew. Since 2011 my hair has broken off a lot. I do not have a length yet in mind my first objective it to obtain healthy hair. I think I can repair what I have left and try to nurse it back to health before I even think about a BIG CHOP. The diagram below ( Copied from thehairvolution.wordpress.com great hair blog by the way) Shows the milestone lengths and the hair world lingo.

Now I washed and deep conditioned my hair yesterday. I am currently between neck length NL and shoulder Length SL. Sorry I forgot to take pictures of the steps I took but the next time I wash my hair (next Friday) I will take pictures. After I clip my split ends I will more than likely be NL again. That is okay with me because it is pointless to hold on to thin, split ends. So far it is feeling good I used extra virgin olive oil EVOO and extra virgin coconut oil EVCO on my hair to seal in the moisture and my hair is amazingly soft.

First thing first I had to figure out what type of hair I had. My conclusion I have 4A(front) 4B(back) and 4C(middle/crown of my head) Yep that is right I have all three textures on my head.

Did y'all know it was not until recently that they added 4c to the charts it stopped at 4b? Ain't that bout a b****?

So far I have learned that sealing in moisture and deep conditioning, clipping ends and routine is key.

Some people find that co washing works while others still shampoo. It is all about what works for YOUR hair.

I still need to research seamless combs, essential oils, carrier oils etc.

I still have a lot of research to do but this it what makes this a journey. As I learn through trial and error I will update my progress and let you know what worked and what did not. I have to figure out what works for my hair, because what may work for someone else may not work for me. I am working out, eating more healthy, taking vitamins and drinking more water. I thought to myself why not start taking better care of my hair too.

So far I really like coconut oil on my hair. It is so good I will do a coconut oil post on its own.

I have heard that if mineral oil, or petroleum oil, or alcohol is in the ingredients that is a bad thing.

I know that Buns and other protective styles will play a key role on my journey.

Have you started, or are you on a healthy hair journey?

Are you Natural or Relaxed and Why?

xo Chante' xo

   

TAIA'S BIRTHDAY DINNER @ DO (DOUGH)

Chante' Rob and Taia

Chante' & Taia rocking red lipstick

In celebration of my friends 29th birthday we went to Do (dough) it is a fly digital lounge in the heart of Atlanta, and then to wet willies. Happy Birthday Taia, I had a blast!!!!

Dress: Michael Kors
Blazer: Forever 21
Shoes: Bakers

THRIFTED THURSDAY

Hi Dolls and Dudes,

Welcome to this segment of "Thrifted Thursday"

So recently I have been in love with thrifting. Here in Atlanta there are literally thousands of thrift shop and all of them are not good. However my mom, sister and I have found a really good one. The new stuff comes in on Thursdays and nothing is over $1.75. How you love that? They also have $0.25 days but nothing good is left by quarter day. I recently been watching tons of DIY clothing cutting videos and just been feeling really artistic and want to experiment with cutting and dying and bedazzling clothes so I figured let me find really good thrifted clothes to practice on, that way if I make a mistake it will be no big deal. Plus I love the thrill of finding hidden treasures.

I found some really good items and spent less than $5.00. I can not wait to show you some of the things I have done to the clothes and how I paired my thrifted clothing with clothes I already owned.

Do you go thrifting? Do You enjoy it? What is the best thrifted item you ever purchased?

NAILS OF THE WEEK: GLOW IN THE DARK NAILS

I was unable to capture a good picture of the nails glowing in the the dark so here is a day light shot. However they really did glow in the dark and brightly. I got this nail polish on my Florida vacation a few years back only I can not remember exactly where it is between Rue 21 and Claires. It was $3.99, I am leaning more towards Rue 21.

NEW YEARS EVE 2012

Hello Dolls and Dudes,

This post will not be about my fab Nye outfit because I didn't wear one. I stayed right at home with my family to bring in the new years. I was going to go to T.I Nye party but 1. I wanted to stay with my son and 2. I had to be to work 5am the next day. Then I was going to go to church but I didn't want to drive and I had a little alcohol so I didn't want to go tipsy either.... Since I was with the people I love the most I had a great time.

We made strawberry daiquiri

We fried hot wings

@ midnight we watched the ball and peach drop and toasted

sipped more daiquiri the baby tried but failed to get a sip lol

We ate delicious cup cakes

We did a little bit of fireworks

YAAAAHHHHH 2013

Had more cup cakes

The yummy cup cake cake.... Happy 2013

 HAPPY 2013 MY RESOLUTION? TO BE THE BEST CHANTE' I CAN BE!

SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND

I want to start my 2013 on a woman empowering note. I do not want to speak ill, put down, or be negative to other women not that I have in the past on a regular basis but, I just really want to up lift myself and other women in 2013. If you are 50 and do not hold a degree but you still wish to have one, girl go get it is yours and it is never too late. If you are 19 with four children, it is ok girl hold your head up and do what you have to do for you and your children. I just feel like we are all DIAMONDS. Some of us are already shining and some of us are diamonds in the rough. Either way be the best you that you can be. I love being sweet and really feminine, I love being prissy glitz and glam. I  have so many components to me that I have neglected in 2012 That I plan to no longer neglect. Lets be nice to each other this year and here on out. I can not speak for everybody but this is what I plan to do.

True beauty shines from the inside out so Shine Bright!

XO Chante' XO