The Finishline!

I did it! I finally finished braiding my hair in micro-braids early this morning. It took my five days and I don't know how many hours. I'm happy with the final results. My fingers are kind of stuck in a claw form from all the braiding. Plus, there is hair everywhere in the house. Dylan has a fit when it gets on him. What a silly goose. I'm really proud of myself because I wanted to do this a long time ago but didn't think I could do it with the kids around. It was much harder, but still doable. I kept Dylan out of my hair by turning on PBS. Devin...he was another issue. He kept getting into everything: the computer, VCR, XBox, the hair, had to nurse and be cuddled. I tell you, sometime it felt like he was trying to work against me.


I already feel better about myself. I'm not saying that my self worth is in my hair, but when you feel good about your outside appearance, it changes how you feel on the inside and is reflected outwardly. I no longer have to pull my hair back into a weak, short ponytail with pieces sticking out everywhere. I can wake up, get dressed and go without having to stress about how my hair looks. This just gives me more confidence because I wasn't taking care of my hair or keeping it healthy. Half the time I looked a mess. Now that I've braided my hair it's time to make other changes. I just need to clean out my closet of all the old clothes that don't fit and go on a shopping spree! Yeah right.


By just focusing on my hair I let everything else go. My semi-messy house is now a complete mess again. I've gotta clean up today. Tomorrow, I'm turning the TVs off and taking the kids to the park early in the morning before it gets too hot. We might even go to Barnes and Noble to play with the trains. We're going to do something fun because they've been inside for day (other than Dylan going to church). Maybe we'll go to Stevi B's Pizza as a special treat. I'm just going to try to give them a fun day. We all deserve it.

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