calling on curls!

awhile ago, i mentioned i had thought about a "week of beauty". well, i'm to busy to make it a whole week. i'm not sure i've ever posted 5/7 days in a week on here, so why start now? hahaha

well, last week i shared that my natural curls were absolutely loving the ridiculous humidity here in sweet home alabama (roll tide,roll! - sorry can't help myself!)! i promise to all of you curly headed folks - i'm not lying either!

i'm in love. finally.

well, my curls are in love actually. and the big reveal of the best thing to happen to this used -to- be fro???

it's simply a product called Deva Curl

 

here's some of the products that have saved my hair, recent photos of me and the curls, and my worries about what my hair is doing during the day/humidity/rain/etc etc etc .....

 

 

just a little preview here.

i have found that i love their low poo cleanser over their no poo cleanser. although, sometimes i  use the no poo as a deep cleanser.

the one that won my heart and curls over .... one Condition. it's more than amazing. it doesn't weigh down the curls, make them to soft, or make them frizz more like other conditioners have done in the past.

my styling products have decreased to one, oh for all the money i've spent of mine and my mother's for that matter, what i would've done with that if i'd only met this AnGell years ago ...

AnGell

i just got me some of this B'Leave In leave in conditioner. usually, i would run as fast as i could from a leave in conditioner! oh the added weight to the curls! this product is different, or hopefully so. i'll start using it tomorrow (i forgot i had it this morning when i was styling my hair - and it's my day off, so that's always my "testing" day).

and, then there's this product ...Mister Right. and just like everything else i think is "mr right", failed me. ok, i'm really only kidding there, but not about the product. it just doesn't "do" it for me or the curls. so it's safely in the back of the product basket at home. let me add here,though, the owner of the salon got a body wave right before Easter, and she loves this product!

and here's the best part of DevaCurl. yes, they have a way in which they think is the best, but they want you to deva the best way for you! just like me vs bev with the mister right. it doesn't work well for me, but it does her. i have naturally curly hair, she has permed hair.

anyways, those are my curly thoughts and loves. i'm sure this was super duper boring for anyone with straight hair, or maybe just in general, but hey! it's my love and passion!

i do have some makeup tips, and even something for you straight hair folks (and as we say here in bama, "bless you little hearts!")! because, yes these curls go straight and i H-A-T-E hate it after awhile!

happy hump day!

Love,

curly busy B

hello alabama summer!

hello to all of you beautiful people too! wow! i remember the summer time as a child. man! childhood is kind of wasted,somewhat,on childhood! i would LOVE to have a few weeks off - no worries of how my bills will be paid, how my wonderful clients would feel about my absence, or what i would do. would it be ok to do the things i did back when i was a kid? probably not so much. for one, my sibs and liz are grown up too, and i don't think we could get by with playing on the "dirt road" or hide-and-go-seek in the dark at night.

even though the twins are eight,yes i said eight, months old now, i have got the pleasure of showing them "lightening bugs". oh! i used to love to catch them, put 'em in jars in my room, and then would come morning. some hard lessons there. bugs live outside for a reason!

and when i was a kid there was one thing bama summers always had that this curly headed thing always hated until now ...

humidity! wow! it's seriously has rained at home or work every.single.day.this. month! sheesh! however, the curls are L-O-V-I-N-G it! i'm in shock i think!never eva have i liked,enjoyed, or loved the humidity! i'm thinking it has something to do with the curl,good hair day,life saving products i was introduced to a few months ago!

remember when i said i would have like a week of beauty? well, i did ...click here. well, hopefully next week!not that i think i have enough beauty tips to last a week,but as much as i dont do blog now, i'll be ok there!

hope you're enjoying some summertime fun! i need a pool, a tan, and some down time!

Busy B

just call me ... busy b

hey there,again! the last few posts i've been signing out as "busy b". well, just as soon as i take the time to figure out a cute little signature, that's how i'll end things. why "busy b"? umm, hello? have we met,yet? yeah - now you caught on! because i'm pretty busy. for the last several weeks, it's been the norm for me to have 1-3 nights at home. and this is why i'm not wasting my money on rent! nothing against renters here, but it just makes total sense in all areas of my life to live at home and get my feet planted on solid ground!

what's got me so busy or had me so busy? well ... let's just bullet these things, and maybe one i'll come back and tell you a little bit about these events ...

• my 25th birthday! hello, new age category! wow-zer! and all the little celebrations to go along with that!
• work,work and work. somehow,even on slower weeks there, it still takes up most of my time. that's ok, keep it coming!!!!
• church - letmetellyou! we're one busy group of baptists! since the new calendar year (not just church year)we've had/done:fed 4 families that had deaths, easter musical, ladies retreat,5 baby showers since the end of Feb-mid may. 1 bridal(may), regular services, started building a family life center, and that's all things as of mid may!
• GA class - i teach the girls in action class at my church. i love love love love my girls i get each wednesday night! i love their families too! i keep them busy, and they keep me on my toes! we had a coronation service for them last night,followed by a reception. it was a LOT of planning on my part, and doing, but it was beautiful, wonderful and such a blessing! oh the joy they bring me! 
• family - sister is having a BOY in like 15 weeks! wow! aunt britt is in full on planning mode! invitations are all planned out and will be ordered hopefully early next week. the baby shower planning is in full swing too! woowee, this is fun! the twin nephews are so much fun! they're big babies too! d is 20 lbs and l is 18 lbs! they have the sweetest personalities too! i've seriously never known a love like this ... they've already taught me so much and haven't even spoke my name :)
• friends - liz is back next door to me, and that's been fun. one night, we hung out late on her patio and just vented and griped, laughed and joked, and almost fell asleep! if i was a drinking girl, it would've been a cosmo or wine night like in the movies/tv. kel is back at college, but that's ok. i think we communicate more when there's distance. hopefully, we'll get some time to see each other this summer between her working there and me working/church here. i do miss her not being here on wednesdays ( i got really spoiled to that a few summers ago), but that's not ever going to be reality, and that's ok. she is truly my best friend. also, i've realized that there were once some friends who were my best friends and now i just call them friends. i never see or hear from them. really,folks?! in a world with so many communication areas, you can't pick one?! my thought on this ... people do exactly what they want to do ... you can (and they know this) call,text,email,or even email me on facebook. case and point - birthday came and i got a "happy bday" on my fb wall. really?! well, no offense to any of my fb family/friends, but over 100 other "friends" did the same thing and your's blended in there. just saying/venting ....
• trials/blessings - there seems to be SO much going on right now. somethings i can't talk about at all, to anyone but God. some i can. some i don't want to. some i'm not putting out on the WWW. i know with God all things are possible, and it's ALL  in HIS time and will. now if HE would hurry up, or at least let me have a hint of how this chapter of my life is going to end .... i know,i know! that's not how it works!
• oh, upcoming things at church!!!! --- i'm starting "new" with GA's, which is taking time to plan, this weekend we have a men's banquet. mostly the women of our church have been busy, so this is a fun night to serve the men.  VBS is coming up and it's a cowboy theme! which is the theme of something else, right sister? ; ) oh! and sunday night we have a bridal shower! oh joy,joy????
• last but not least - i have some bridal and baby showers coming up for some really awesome friends of mine! i can't wait! i am so happy for these girls and their families! : )

so for now, that's my life in a wrap. that's what's new with me (every one's clients - not just mine - have been asking me 'what's new with you?' ummm, well nothing outstanding ....and that question is on my nerves!)! what's new with you?

Busy B

sometimes

sometimes, i just don't know what to do.

sometimes, i just don't know what to say.

sometimes, i just don't know how to do it.

sometimes, i just don't know why i'm having to even worry about it.

sometimes, i just cry.

sometimes, i feel like i'm in a battle and right in the middle of it all.

sometimes, i wonder if my life will ever be "normal" again.

sometimes, i wonder if i'll ever get to live my life for me.

sometimes, i wonder if it'll ever be my turn - getting my own home, bridal showers/teas, baby shower(s) etc

sometimes, i just want to yell.

sometimes, i want to laugh instead.

sometimes, i just want to take a beach vacation by myself.

sometimes, i wished i lived away from those i love the most.

sometimes, i wondered if those i love, love me even half as much as i love them.

sometimes, i wonder if those that i love the most, ever realize they are 98% of the hurt i feel.

sometimes, i wonder the "sometimes"

but through all the "sometimes", i'm reminded that, though satan gives me those moments, he doesn't get me.
he can try to take away my family, friends, work/clients, money and so much more. but he doesn't get to. God created me. God loves me. God sent His Son to die on the cross for me and my sins so that i can live forever with Him in Heaven. God lets me run to Him when i don't know what to do.

this video is a song that i heard for the first time on this year's Women of Joy conference ...

charles billingsley



~~~ Busy B

history of today

sorry i've been so absent! i said i was going to do better, but apparently i lied! it's been busy busy around here! i've even celebrated another year. but today is a special day!

33 years ago today my parents got married. very quickly actually. her dad,step mom, sister and her family, as well as the rest of my mom's large family found out she got married an hour later at her high school graduation. *** side note here : my rents would have just about killed  me if i'd got married 7 years ago an hour or two before graduating high school! ***

so happy anniversary to my wonderful parents!

they have taught me so many things! i love to sit back and watch them. it hasn't been easy. there have been fights, laughs, sad tears, happy tears, and through it all, and i do mean ALL, they are still together.

how? through everything they've been through, how are they still together? by faith in their Savior!


another side note here: 12 years ago today sister graduated high school, 9 years ago last saturday on my bday my brother graduated high school, and tomorrow will mark my 7th year mark of being a high school graduate! i can NOT believe it's been seven years! sheesh!

Busy B

i admit

i lied to you all last week, and i do ask for your forgiveness! when i've had a chance to sit down at a computer, my mind has taken me to finding the perfect baby shower invitation for my sister. she deserves the very best, and i hope i can help in giving it to her! my mind has been rolling and planning!

this coming sunday at church, we will have our fifth, yes i said fifth, baby shower since the end of february. now, i don't know how other churches do their showers for moms-to-be and brides-to-be, but letmetellyou .... we spend a whole entire afternoon setting up and decorating! it takes usually 3-4 hours to set up and about 30 minutes to tear it all down.

don't get me wrong, i love showers,babies,and weddings and all the festivities around those times, but i'm tired. we've even had a bridal shower thrown in there too. we won't have another shower until the second sunday night in june, and it's a bridal shower. so going from baby to bridal has been refreshing. now, grant it. we don't rent fancy tablecloths and go out and buy fancy centerpieces. we also don't use those paper/tissue paper ones either. we try to use what we have, and make it special for each person. it's never the same way twice!

i'm trying to decided who's most excited about sis's baby boy - me or her? or rather, who's the most excited about her shower that's not until the first of august? i'm thinking i'm the definite there! and today, i think i might possibly have found the perfect invitation! it's a little pricey, so i might have to keep digging, but dang it's cute!

no, my sister has not picked out a theme or registered yet, i'm just almost bored and i know i have lots to do in june,and this can be done now. i'm trying not to be a procrastinator and use trying to use my time wisely. man it's not easy!

heaven help the day, if that day should come, that God sends me "him" and we get married - because oh,the fun planning there!, and then to be blessed enough to be a parent!

enough boredom about showers ....

i have some ideas floating around in my head about beauty products - hair,skin and makeup - and maybe some answers to some questions. maybe soon, i'll have a week of beauty here ...

Britt

i know,i know ...

it's been a LONG time since you fabulous folks have heard from me!

i'm alive, i'm healthy, i'm content, and i'm busy. busy. busy. but hey, that's how i chose the name after all,right?! yes, and it fits me perfectly.

i've had so many posts in my head, which may  make me seem like a crazy blogger or something, but really it's great therapy for me. and even though i'm not a real therapist, i feel like one at my job. and that's perfectly fine with me. i call those client conversations life lessons. take from them and learn!

lately, i've been asked, "so what's new with you?" well ... i don't want to bore you with details,but nothing really with just me. i have lots of friends having babies, a few having weddings, church is busy, work is steady-super busy. before i knew it april had come and gone, and man oh man! i need a few days of it back!

but here's one super exciting piece of news (i had forgotten i hadn't shared, neither has sister, until heather reminded me today while i was giving her a new "do")

I'M GETTING A NEPHEW!!!!!!

i'm super excited! already had made some baby shower plans, but now i'm ready for more! someone asked me was i upset he's not a girl. really???? first of all, no. every child is a gift from God, no matter the situation. second of all, if i was .... which i was so hoping for a boy anyways and was afraid i was going to hurt sister's feelings by saying so.... what good would it do to be upset? i can't change the baby's gender. sheesh people ....

anyways ... i promise! i'll be back soon! i have some new things i would like to share ....

meanwhile, will you join me in prayer for those in fabulous nashville; albertville,al; and mississippi. i have been through two tornadoes in my life with nothing lost or damaged. i have never lived in a flood - i can't imagine ...

Excited and busy,
Britt