ASHEVILLE IDIOTAROD and FLASH MOB!!!

Today I participated in a most fun event called the "Asheville Idiotarod" (http://www.raceforawesomeness.com/). It is basically a fun event modeled after the Iditarod (epic trail sled dog race, http://www.iditarod.com/), where a team of participants push a shopping cart while running a 5k.

Participants wear crazy outfits and have to go throw obstacles as well as complete community service projects on the 5k course, ultimately all in the name of charity. All proceeds (entry fees) and sponsorships went to support the Manna Food Bank. After the race, there was an impromptu "Thriller" flash mob! Although I didn't participate in the race, I did participate in the flash mob and it was AWESOME!

West Coast Swing

So I'm really into dancing/ballroom and West Coast Swing (WCS) is one of my faves!

(for those not familiar with it, check out this video of Ben Morris and Jessica Cox (btw Ben is soooo great! he has such a swagger and looks so smooth and cool)

That being said, at Bosco's Sports Bar (now known as Throttles) in Arden, they are offering FREE West Coast Swing Lessons! I attended the lesson this past Monday and rest assured, these people know what they are doing!

The class is taught by Roger Carr and partner and they provide an hour lesson of basics followed by a more advanced lesson (for the more advanced dancers) and then there is a social dance following the lessons!

The teacher is a great WCS dancer and is very clear and concise with his direction!

I had a wonderful time and definitely plan on attending for future Monday's to come and hope to see some of those who may read this there as well!

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HAIR!

So hair has been a hot topic lately amongst women of color. A lot of women are deciding to go natural which refers to wearing your hair in its natural state (curly, kinky, fro, etc.) vs. traditional methods of hair care amongst women of color such as relaxers and other chemical methods of styling the hair.

I too have decided to go NATURAL! In the past, I have tex-laxed my hair (which is relaxing hair by mixing a base such as oil or conditioner with the relaxer so that hair will not be overprocessed). Currently I am in the transitioning phase (transitioning refers to making the transition from relaxed hair to natural hair without chopping all of the chemically processed hair off) and it has been about 8 months since I texlaxed my hair. I have been having a very frustrating time transitioning because the two different textures of hair (my natural hair and the chemically processed hair) require very different methods of care. To deal with transition and to make it easier on me, I am thinking about getting a braided protective style of some sort. Here are some I'm considering (Senegalese Twists):

(none of the above photos are my property, I just found them on the internet and thought the hairstyles looked nice)