Mizani and KeraCare Now At Wal-Mart

At one of my many (and random) trips to Wally World, I noticed something. I had ventured down the 'Ethnic Hair Care' aisle on a whim....just to see what is out there and I spotted them amidst the madness...KeraCare and Mizani. Yes! I know right? KeraCare, Mizani, and it isn't in the salon part of Wal-Mart. I've been dying to try the Kerafuse (somehow, I have managed to indirectly have a mostly Mizani regimen...don't ask me why or how) and now is the perfect time to try it!

Anyway....just FYI.

If Only They Had This When I Was Growing Up....

Just wanted to share this cute Sesame Street vid. If I had kids (esp a daughter), this is the kind of message that I would want her to get while watching Sesame Street.

Time for Something New....Time for Something Different

I was sitting in my apartment last night, playing in my hair. I had relaxed it on Friday ( 1 week ahead of schedule) and was loving the length. However, I felt like something was missing. Like it was lacking a little....oomph.

Did I want to color it? Nah. I wanted to cut it. But....I've been working so long and so hard for the length I have now, I couldn't bear to part with it. So want did I want to do to my hair? BANGS!!! I want BANGS!!

Now mind you, I have always done the little side swoop thing so getting bangs is stepping out of the box for me. Anyway, today after church, I went to Head Start Hair Care and got my bangs for the grand total of.....$7.00.

Check 'em out:




They make me feel a little more grown...more vampy.....more something. So far I am loving them!!

The Late DJ STEVIE FLY (CCS Host, 2005 - 2009)

DJ STEVIE FLY ~ Caribbean Connexion Show 2005 - 2009

DJ Stevie Fly sadly passed away Wednesday 14th October 2009

It is very difficult, to encapsulate the positive impact DJ Stevie Fly had upon people of all generations and communities.

Stevie brought and left a legacy of passion, determination, encouragement through entertainment education, personal and community awareness.

Although a sad loss, I'm sure he would be proud to know that from his great efforts his positive work will continue - through all of us...

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Stevie posessed a wealth of experience and had been with Allfm, since its beginning.

'The Late' DJ STEVIE FLY was the voice and host of the station's popular...

'CARIBBEAN CONNEXION SHOW', broadcast every week on a Saturday afternoon on ALLFM .

Stevie posessed a wealth of experience and had been with Allfm 96.9’s since the beginning.

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In 2002 Stevie was Joint Station Manager along with Chris Sumner, at Moss Side and Hulme FM.

Stevie said “The trouble-free operation of the station itself was proof that the stereotype of Moss Side, as a place so dangerous you can't walk down the street was totally baseless”.

Moss Side and Hulme FM kicked off with a two-day public broadcast from the Zion Arts Centre in January 2002.

Stevie said. "To give the residents a sense that it was their station, we put it where they couldn't miss it and where they could easily walk in off the street, bring a record down and introduce it and dedicate it to somebody."

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2003 was a busy year for Stevie with him facilitating, Hulme FM, in January and then Moss Side FM during April, before coming together again for a grand three-week broadcast at the end of the year.

The idea was, this would give them the know-how to secure them a full-time licence through their application in November 2004.

Stevie had been involved, even pivotal in numerous other Community broadcast project in South Central Manchester;

Radio Longsight | Carnival fm | Trafford Community Radio | Marley fm |

Peacefm 90.1 (which launched August 2009)
...just to name a few, in fact you would be hard pressed to name a station or broadcast project in the area that he had not been involved with.

Stevie was a true pioneer of community broadcasting and a real champion for the empowerment of the people, through not only his words but also through his deeds, he sought to work with disadvantaged communities to enable then to use community radio to tackle disadvantage.

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Many people worry about the mounting problems of the world and as a result become more fearful of the future, Stevie Fly, made up his mind to get up and do something about it, not just for himself but for all those who's life he touched and especially, his family...

He was Stevie Fly, to listeners, Lloydie, to some but to his family he was Steadford, Dad or Grandad...

'Seadford Leiba' (born: 1st May,1948 Passed: 14th October, 2009)

He is survived by....

His two daughters Barbara and Beverley Leiba

grand daughters Taye and Emeche and

his partner Dorrett.....

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Stevie’s music taste include: - Reggae / Soul / R’n’B / Jazz / Calypso / Salsa

"Music is my life... without music there is no life”

...SO PLAY ON, DJ 'STEVIE FLY', PLAY ON!!!

R.I.P. Stevie Fly – gone but never forgotten.


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STEVIE + CCS TEAM 2005-2009

I Guess It's True What They Say.....

Happy Friday everyone!

I have a little free time before class so I figure I'd stop by with my musing of the day. Ever since I've hit APL and I have folks falling over themselves about my hair, I just feel like my hair isn't very long. I know---crazy right? Before I hit this hair length, I thought APL was long and couldn't wait to reach that length. In fact, I thought folks were crazy for thinking that their BSL hair wasn't that long. I guess I now understand how some folks can get hair anorexia. I figure it has a lot to do with me always being in my hair and watching its growth. Perhaps it's so easy to get caught up in the care and maintenance of your hair that it is difficult to see the progress that you have made. I dunno. Just a thought.


Anyway, on the hair front, I have been bunning a lot. Nothing major. I'll probably straighten my hair again this weekend and wear it out for this weekend only then go back to bunning. I'm definitely gonna have to do a good protein DC in preparation for that. I'm so glad that I can enjoy my hair a little bit more :)

Oh and here's a shot of me from earlier this week (Tuesday I think) and my attempt at a side bun lol

Look of the Day (10/4/2010): Looped Bun

So I notice that I talk about protective styling all the time but I rarely (if ever) post the protective styles I wear on a day to day basis. I figure I should get on the ball with that. I realize that I have folks who read the blog who may be at a standstill with protective styling.

Anyway, since I straightened my hair Friday, my hair is straight. I wore it out Saturday and that was a wrap for that. I play in my hair too much to keep it out all the time and even though I have reached APL, I'm not full APL. I would like to get there by December and me getting a big head about my hair now will only result in a setback.

Today, my hair is in a fairly simple style because I woke up late (that darn snooze button!!) and had to get out of apartment as quickly as possible. All I did was gather my hair into a ponytail, loop it around and secure it with bobby pins. That's it. Took all of 5min.

Here are a couple of shots:







Very simple, very chic in less than 5 minutes. Hopefully I'll wake up early enough tomorrow to do something with a lil more oomph.

I MADE IT!!!

At last! I have reached glorious APL!!!! I am so thrilled!

Since the weather here in B'ham has cooled down (finally), I decided that I would straighten my hair out and wear it out for a few days this week (just a few days....I play in my hair entirely too much when my hair is out). I wound up doing a length check and found that my hair is here:




Now remember that at the end of July, my hair was here:



Can you believe it!?! Now granted, it isn't a full APL so I'll probably continue with the continuous protective styling until December. Anyway, just for general knowledge, it took me about 6 months to get here from SL and that is with constant protective styling. It feels so good to be reaching my length goals. I got so many compliments on my hair today (and a lot of questions on if my hair is real or not-smh). Anyway, tell me what you think!