The Domestic Monastery

A Complex Situation

Dominica — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:19:21 +0000

Our house burned down in the Bastrop County Complex fires that began on September 4, 2011. We have been grateful and blessed with the support of many donations, prayers, and gifts. I wanted to share/document a TV interview. The Today Show, Walmart, and our local Heart of the Pines Volunteer Fire Department surprised our family along with two others. They showered us with many gifts.

Christmas Surprise

Local Coverage of Surprise

Filed under: television, video Tagged: Bastrop, Christmas, fire, interview, video

Stage 2 Frizz

Dominica — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:25:00 +0000

You’ve heard about the dreaded teenage stage (pun intended). Well, I’m in it; at least my hair is in it. It isn’t so bad, if you know what to expect, and you remind yourself that this is just a stage that will pass. I have a LOT of frizz. It’s not that big of a deal, because I used to wear my hair loose and natural. ALL of my hair was frizz then! I have also tried a few styles to keep from getting bored. The pictures are posted in order so you can see the progression of growth. The one below was taken when my hair was close to needing a retightening.

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Going Out

Dominica — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:01:00 +0000

I have to admit that ever since I’ve cut off the relaxed ends, I have gotten a bit lazy about styling my locks. I love wash and go, wake up and go hair. I primarily wear it “wild and free” now. It is growing a bit longer, therefore it doesn’t stand up quite as much. However, over the Christmas holidays we were invited to a party, and I had an occasion to get dressed up. Here are some photos:

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Styling Blahs….

Dominica — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000

One of the things about short hair, is that I haven’t figured out much to do with it. I enjoy wearing my hair pretty much “wild”, but for fun I tried to tame it. Here are the pictures:

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Head Coverings

Dominica — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:41:00 +0000

We cover our hair at church, and I have quite a few scarves. One of the things that I didn’t anticipate about having locks, is that several of my head coverings would fit differently. The locks tend to add bulk and the scarves are no longer flat on my head. A few of my hats no longer fit. I tend to wear “regular” scarves, I wanted something new and fun for my locks. Thanks to Youtube, I was able to figure out how to wear it. I ordered this from Wisdom Born Creations.

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