Toni & Guy *Urban Academy* -Orientation

It's finally here! November 2nd I start my journey at Toni & Guy hairdressing academy...I am extremely upset because I wanted to do the makeup course only. But unfortunately fin. Aid doesn't cover it, so I ended up having to do the whole cosmetology program AND can't start messing with makeup until effin JUNE ugh. I am definitely not wanting to do hair but it's whatever I suppose. Yesterday I had my orientation, it went well. Lots of information and resources to ensure success...although if you are the type that gets sick, so sick that your almost unable to lift a finger (me), your going to need serious discipline to make it there. I can already tell that dedicting my life to school for 10 months straight, 5 days a week is going to be difficult. Basically if you miss a day, or three...not only do you have to start all over again, you also have to pay 20 bucks an hour. I hope and pray that I can make it through because lord knows I am not trying to pay the federal government back 18k because I dropped out. Nor am I trying to pay them more money to start over and re-learn. STRESS! And NO LIFE..... for 10 months...wish me luck!

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HEY!!!
THE LAST BLOG I HAD GOT SHUT DOWN! PURE BULLSHIT! LAST TIME I BLOGGED ABOUT FOOD AND RECIPES...THIS TIME, I WAS THINKING ABOUT BLOGGING ABOUT THE NEW FOUND DIVA IN ME! ;)

I'VE ALWAYS DRESSED UP, BUT I DRESS FOR THE OCCASION..IF I'M GOING OUT DINNER - CLUB I DRESS UP! HAIR, MAKE-UP, HEELS, DRESS/DRESSY ATTIRE AND ALL THAT EXTRA SHIT... IF I'M GOING TO A GAME-MOVIES I DRESS DOWN! SNEAKERS, JEANS, T-SHIRT/TANK, MINIMAL MAKE-UP AND A PONYTAIL, NO EXTRA SHIT.

LATELY, I'VE BEEN DRESSING UP! WORK, GAMES ETC.... MY NEW ATTITUDE DRESS AS IF EVERYDAY WERE A FASHION SHOW! AHH, BUT WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH ALL THOSE SNEAKERS??? WEAR THEM DUH! LOL THERE IS STILL A LITTLE SNEAKER HEAD LIVING INSIDE ME, AND SHE WILL NEVER DIE! WHAT KIND OF PERSON DOESN'T WEAR SNEAKERS? HA! YOU CAN STILL BE A DIVA AND WEAR SNEAKERS! REMEMBER THIS! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WEAR, ITS HOW YOU ROCK IT! *ROCKI* TRUST ME!!

THE NEWEST FORM OF DIVA THAT IS TRYING TO ENTER ME IS "THE NATURAL HAIR DIVA." I CURRENTLY DO NOT WEAR WIGS/EXTENSIONS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, I JUST USED A STRAIGHTENER SO MUCH IN 2009 THAT MY HAIR HAS LITTLE TO NO CURL UNLESS I USE MOUSSE, GEL AND CURL SPRY =( I MISS IT!

THERE ARE TWO METHODS TO CHOOSE FROM WHEN GOING NATURAL! WHEN CHOOSING YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO GO THE MORE DRAMATIC OR THE LESS DRAMATIC WAY..... THE MORE DRAMATIC WAY TO GO WOULD BE DOING "THE BIG CHOP" MEANING SHAVING YOUR HEAD BALD. *BITES FINGER NAILS* ALTHOUGH I HAVE FOUND MYSELF TO BE A BIT ON THE DRAMATIC DIVA SIDE LATELY (BIG HAIR/ DRAMATIC MAKEUP) I'M NOT SO SURE HOW I WOULD LOOK WITH A BALD HEAD.

THE SECOND LESS DRAMATIC METHOD IS "TRANSITIONING" MEANING YOUR GOING FROM A PERMED OR HEAT DAMAGED/STRAIGHTENED STATE TO A NEW NATURAL STATE. WITH THIS METHOD, WHEN YOU HAVE NEW GROWTH YOUR HAIR WILL HAVE TWO DIFFERENT TEXTURES CURLY- STRAIGHT....SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT LIKE THIS LOOK...AND MAY MASK IT BY USING A CURLING IRON OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF HEAT SOURCE, WHICH IS A BAD IDEA. AS MORE NEW GROWTH COMES IN THE MORE HEAT WILL HAVE TO BE APPLIED THEN YOUR BACK WHERE YOU STARTED. IF YOUR GOING TO GO THIS ROUTE I WOULD SUGGEST USING GELS OR SOME TYPE OF HAIR LOTION OR POMADE TO MASK THE NEW GROWTH UNTIL IT IS LONG ENOUGH TO TRIM THE STRAIGHT ENDS OFF...?

I AM DEFINITELY NOT A NATURAL HAIR EXPERT, BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH. I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO RESEARCH METHODS AND NATURAL HAIR CARE PRODUCTS AS THIS IS A HUGE DECISION! I AM LEANING MORE TOWARD "THE BIG CHOP" METHOD ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IF I'M NOT LIKING HOW LONG THE NEW GROWTH IS TAKING I MAY START USING MY FLAT IRON AGAIN. WITH "THE BIG CHOP" METHOD THERE WILL BE NO HAIR TO F**K WITH AND I WILL JUST HAVE TO LEAVE IT BE! AND, THERE ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT WIGS YOU CAN PLAY WITH WHILE YOUR WAITING FOR SOME GROWTH! =)

MAYBE SOMEONE OUT THERE CAN HELP ME WITH MY DECISION, OR OFFER ADVICE/ STORIES/ THOUGHTS ABOUT NATURAL HAIR AND WHICH METHOD TO USE!

THANKS FOR READING!

MS. ROYSTON