"Almost" No Heat Month Challenge

Hey you guys! For the month of March I am going to be doing a hair challenge! I'm a little nervous about this because it's new to me, but I am only going to be using heat on my hair on the days that I wash my hair (if that, even). For those of you that know me and know my hair, You've seen the damage and you've seen my struggle with my hair has well.

You might be thinking, a month without heat? That shouldn't be too hard. Well, then you don't know my hair. Because I am mixed (Itailan and black) my hair is a hot mess on it's own. I NEED the heat in order to tame it. Or NEEDED it, at least. When I say hot mess, I mean I look like Simba after a fight. My hair is wavy, straight and super Curly Sue curly all on ONE strand of hair! And no, this is NOT from heat, but simply the texture of my hair. It changes about every 7 years. You don't have the same hair type you did when you were a baby do you?

Or on the reverse side, you may be thinking, "Megan, are you crazy?! your hair is going to look terrible, you better put some heat on it or I will disown you." PLEASE don't disown me though. I need to do this, for ME.

Now, this month is not going to be just about no heat. It's also going to be about taking better care of my hair. It's not that I don't take care of my hair, but I can always take better care of it. I can't wash my hair everyday, because first, it's not good to wash your hair everyday, you remove all of the natural oils your scalp produces. Resulting in dry damaged brittle hair. )Unless of course you have an overly oil scalp, then you NEED to wash it every day)

Second, my hair CRAVES moisture (Ugh! I hate that word, I can't believe I just used it!) And washing it all the time, doesn't allow for moisture to stay in my hair. I know what you're thinking.. how is that possible. water is the epitomy of moisture. My hair texture however, does not do well with water moisture. Because when it dries, it's dry and damaged and brittle. AKA, there's ZERO moisture in it. Below is a list of products I will be using in my hair:

1. Suave Naturals Shampoo, Daily Clarifying*
2. Garnier Fructis Fall Fight Shampoo*
3. Aussie 3 minute miracle*
4. Garnier Fructis Fall Fight Conditioner*
5. TRESemme Heat Protector*
6. TRESemme Split Remedy LeaveIn Conditioning Spray*
7.  Garnier Fructis Fall Fight Spray*
8. Coconut Oil* (As a weekly conditioning treatment and as a daily styling product)

In addition to those Products, I will also be doing the following:
1. Taking Biotin supplements daily
2. Trimming my hair once a week
3. Drinking at LEAST 100oz of water

I will keep you updated on my thoughts, feelings and progress with this challenge. I am excited for this challenge and can't wait to see how long my hair grows in the next month. Would you be able to go a whole month with using barely any heat on your hair? Do you think I'm going to make it? Let me know your thoughts!


XoXo,
Meg

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Makeup Cleanout!

Hey you guys! If you've been following my blog this month, you know that one of my main goals for 2014 is to be healthier by living clean. Every week I will be working towards this goal little by little. Not only will I be physically cleaning my life, but also mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I'm getting rid of all the crap in my life!

Today, I worked on a physical goal. I cleaned out my Makeup Collection. (GASP!!) I don't have much makeup, but I had noticed that I had makeup in my drawers that I wasn't using or even worse, that I had used up and the empty container was just chillin' there. Oh heck no!

Carbonation Back Slide

       Hey you guys! So today I have a confession.. In the past week I have had 3 Cokes! And I'm working on my FOURTH!! What the heck is wrong with me?! Before you start judging and get upset that I have 'fallen off the bandwagon' let me explain.

Food Poisoning Sucks!

Hey you guys!

       On Tuesdays, I'm going to bringing you tip and tricks and other 'T' words! Today, is Tip Tuesday!

       Today's Tip is about.... Carrots. (did you think it was going to be a 'T' word?) Organic carrots to be more specific. Last Thursday, I brought some carrots in my lunch. After lunch, I felt fine. And as the afternoon progressed.. everything seemed normal.

       Well then as we were sitting in the car waiting for a co-worker to come out, my stomach started hurting, my head started throbbing and I could barely keep my eyes open. By the time I got home I thought I was going to collapse. I took Joey out and then came back in and laid on the sofa and turned on the T.V. (No matter how sick I feel, nothing is going to get in between Grey's Anatomy and me!)

Fitness Goals

       Hey guys! My posts on Wednesdays are going to be fitness related. (Workout Wednesdays) Not all posts will be about workouts, but they will be about my fitness goals, my progress on my fitness journey as well as recipes and equipment that I am loving and using.

Ins and Outs of 24

      Since today is the eve of my 25th (YIKES!) Birthday, I thought I'd make today's post about the Ins and Outs of 24.

Carbonation Free for 4 Months!

      On March 12, 2013 I put the bottle down and had my last sip of carbonated beverage. It had originally started as a pact with a co-worker and friend. We were each buying at least one soda per day at work. And at $1.25 per bottle, that's $6.25 per week just on soda! Now, I was able to swallow the cost of soda per week because I needed it. I was addicted. If I didn't have at least one soda per day, I was miserable to be around. I was tired and sluggish and if I closed my eyes long enough, I could probably have fallen asleep sitting up at my desk. Not cool.