Our Big Move

Well folks, this Cali girl is moving on up, yep she is moving on up to Oregon!!!! 

I am a bit nervous but on Friday, September 16th we are gonna be in our apartment in Salem, Oregon. I am excited. I was born and raised in California. It's gonna be a big change for me but I think it will be a good one.

So far it has been hectic, tomorrow we are getting the moving truck and will start to load our stuff up. We have already packed the downstairs bathroom and part of the kitchen. We are doing a bunch of down sizing so that we are sure to make everything fit in our new place.

We went today and picked up the immunization records for the kids and got a certified copy of Mila's birth certificate so that we have one for each of us. I have gotten all my meds (still need to get the one's I need to pay out of pocket) and asked about Dr's up in Salem and how to get our records sent up when we finally get a Dr.

I think that this move will be good for us, we will be about 60 miles from the coast and the kids love the ocean so that is gonna be great. I love the snow and the cooler weather so that is good for me and Tyler loves that there are jobs up there for what he does. I love that it's a crunchy town and my tattooed, pierced and dready self will fit in there. 

I just can't wait, I can't believe we are leaving California though, I never thought I would leave here. I thought for sure I would be here forever but the heat has gotten to me so bad and with not being able to get jobs here we feel it is time to move on. 

So wish us luck in our venture and I will be sure to post an update when we get there and add some pictures of our journey and new place.

Learning To Make Dresses

So Mila's first Birthday is on the 7th and I needed something to get her. We are low on cash and trying to be the crafty mama I am I figured we could use a doll that was in the shed and give her some  new clothes. I was looking around online for an easy cheap doll dress when I came across this tutorial on how to make a bandanna dress.

Our Walmart has bandanna's for $1.00 so I figured why not, I can at least give it a try so I decided to make matching outfits for my daughter and her new baby doll. I spent $3.00 on the bandanna's and got some ribbon in the clearance section for $1.00. I started with my daughter's dress and all in all it took me about 20 minutes or so to finish. The doll dress was a little longer cause I had to cut the bandanna's down a bit because, let's face it, dolly's are not as wide as little girls LOL

So for a total of $3.20 or so with the ribbon that was used I have a brand new Birthday Dress and a little dress for my daughter's first dolly. I do have to say I am happy and that hopefully she loves her dolly as much as I use to love my dolly's. I will be sure to post some pictures of her in her dress on her birthday and some of her playing with her dolly.

This Crunchy Mama Is Going Dready

Yep, that be me...my hair that is. I have decided to do what I have wanted to do since I was 13 years old. I have decided to dread my hair. This has been something I have always wanted to do but in all reality I had no clue how to do it. I looked around the stores and even asked in salons but back then no one really had any advice.

I then met my ex and he was like "Oh hell no, those are dirty and nasty and your not doing that". Well now I can do what I want so I am going for it. I have met with some resistance though but I figured I would. I can not even begin to tell you how many people have told me they smell, they are dirty and you can't clean them. Well ya they may smell on some but if your taking care of your hair like a normal person and doing what you need then there should be no smell other than clean hair. They are not dirty cause let's face it, dirty hair does not dread well. It needs to be free of oils so that it can tighten up. 

I am using the Natural/Neglect method but neglect is not really the right word cause I am making sure they are doing what they need to be doing. I wash my hair about 4 times a week with a Baking Soda mixture then rinse it with Apple Cider Vinegar and it leaves it squeaky clean and smelling wonderful. I also have to make sure that any big matting is dealt with. You have to rip the mat's up in to the size of dread's you want so you don't get one huge mat in your hair.

I have so far ripped about 6 dreads under the back of my hair and I have placed wooden beads to keep them from joining together again. I have to say that I love how my hair looks right now, all wild and unkempt. It's a mess but I know it's a clean and orderly mess so it makes me happier. I can't wait to be able to update you that I have dreads locking up and getting tighter, I can't wait to be able to see some real progress.