Self-Care Summer: 11/100
Today was a good mix of things I wanted to do and things I needed to do. The first of these was washing my hair. I am a wash-n-go girlie because quite frankly being natural has taught me not to spend hours and hours on a hairstyle. If I’m not straightening my hair it’ll be in a fluffy ‘fro or wet n’ curly like Soul Glo.
I never did learn to braid or do really good flat twists. A twist out never gives me that regal voluminous look that it gives everyone else. Whenever I have attempted those styles I look exactly Frederick Douglass or Prince.
Pattern Beauty
Sometimes self-care is putting a little effort into your appearance. I certainly feel better when I’m not wearing a cap. I love my curls and my hair in general. Do I always like doing my hair? I can’t say that I do. At one point I was tossing around the idea of getting sisterlocs. Once my hair grows out a bit more I may revisit that idea.
Sisterlocs is an investment. They are an expensive install so I want to be sure about them before getting in anyone’s chair.
I’m happy with how this wash-n-go turned out. It’s a little lopsided but once it dries I can stretch it out. Me and these curls went to a Suspend 1.5 class at the pilates studio. I have to say that I might be giving this class a break for a while. Class didn’t challenge me at all. Maybe I’m getting stronger?
As a former instructor, I completely understand how hard it is to teach to 12 different fitness levels but as a paying customer I want a good strong workout that matches the description of the class every time.
At least my outfit was cute though.
Express Activewear Tank Top (old), Aurola Leggings (Amazon), Nike Sports Bra (The Indy), Tavi Grip Socks
One thing about pilates is that even if class isn’t what I hoped it would be the cool down is always the stretch that these legs need. I don’t always stretch as much as I should so the end of class “legs in straps” hits for me every time. I feel so loose and limber afterwards.
The weather here has been so rainy. The bright side to that is we’ve had cooler weather that has made for the best evening walks. I have been walking with my husband these past few days. It’s nice to walk and talk with him. After today’s walk he politely informed me that he’ll need to take a few days to recover from these walks. Apparently, I walk extremely fast.
Bless his heart. Sometimes I forget his feet are not like mine.
So glad I was able to do all the things I wanted today. Tomorrow I have to take my daughter to an appointment but I’m hoping to squeeze some time in for myself. Sometimes self-care is literally a “squeeze it in” kind of thing and I’m okay with that.
See you tomorrow! 🖤✨
