Within/Without

One of my goals with my clothing is to reduce the amount of clothes that I have by 1/3rd. this weekend I am swapping out summer clothes for winter ones (I really should only have a single wardrobe, since GA has a temperate climate), and I did not need to forcibly close the trunk. Actually there is room in the said trunk. Amazing. I have not had room in my trunks in over 10 years. And the thing that truly surprises me is that I don't feel like I'm 'poor'. I didn't grow up with a lot of my own clothes. I went to Catholic school and had to wear a uniform. The only other clothes I had were 4 dress for church (2 summer, 2 winter) and a pair of jeans and a few sweat shirts. I shared my closet with my mother and she had the chest of drawers in my room. We weren't poor, far from it. But my practical mother could not fathom why I would need more clothing than that. I never had appropriate clothing for any activity outside of school and church. I used to go to an after sc...

For some unkown reason, I have been suffering (and suffering is the correct word) from soreness in my breasts. I have no idea why they hurt, but they do. There is also some priapism happening here. I am hoping (that's all I can do at this juncture) that I am not beginning to hit the change of life. I started early so it stands to reason that I will end early. Though my mother was 50 when she hit change... I think. Hard to tell with her. But I digress. I will worry about the cause later (next month), right now I need to concern myself with relief. I came across this concept earlier this year. And thought it crazy. But yesterday, I was desparate and searching the internet for a home remedy that would not cause additional sytemic problems and I found it again. Cabbage leaves are supposed to relieve sore breast-esis. Well. I took myself to Kroger and bought a clean looking cabbage, went home, and stuffed my bra with a few leaves on each side. Low and behold.... I woke this...

Not really, but my locs are tripping. I can't figure out whats going on with them. They look white. And no they aren't graying for all you smartasses out there. Though there is some gray. They look chalky or dusty. I noticed them doing that awhile back. I rinsed them with vineager. That used to work when my scalp got all ajedie when I was un-loced. But it didn't work this time. If anything, it looks like it made it worse. Folks not getting why Im concerned. I wear my head covered so what does it matter if my locs look a bit crazy. Ummmm..... No! I ain't NEVER busted, I ain't 'bout to start now. Besides if that was the case then why bother having hair under the wrap at all. I've tried everything that I can think of. So I'm starting afresh. I'm gonna give myself a hot oil treatment, wash my hair with the white folks clarifying shampoo and do a watery conditioner. Heavy conditioning like I used to makes my hair enirely too heavy and limp. I ain't re...