Happy Memorial Day

Toodles

I need to purge some emotions...just ignore me. I'll be back to hair soon.

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Say what now???

McSteamy is working...with no leaking! What in the world?? I didn't do anything differently. I filled the tank, partially - because I was afraid of the water streaming out again. I set the timer for 30 minutes...and no leaking. So I immediately tested this again...same result. So then I filled the tank completely and set the timer for an hour. No leaking! Yippee!!

Now y'all, I don't know what's going on here because I sincerely have not done a thing differently. However, I will say that I'm happy, THRILLED in fact! I still haven't had my first steam treatment yet, I've been too busy "testing" things out. Now that all things appear to be in order, I have planned to steam both my and my daughter's hair on Friday night. I will be taking pictures during this process and will write a review for you all. Yayyy! I'm suuuuuper excited!

On a side note, I'd like to give kudos to Salons R Us for their GREAT customer service. I messaged them via their website today because (as I mentioned in my last post) my waste water bottle was crushed and all dented up. I quickly received a response from Michele, informing me that they are shipping a new one out immediately. I offered to email the pictures, but she didn't express a need for them. Great customer service and I love the promptness with which she replied to my concerns. I will DEFINITELY purchase from them again and am encouraging all I know to purchase from them as well!! Great customer service is so hard to come by these days, so when I am fortunate enough to have such an experience I'm certain to pass on the news.

I highly recommend the purchase of this item through Salons R Us. Shipping is free anywhere in the continental United States. Additionally, I used the $10 off "exoticmommies" discount code [Check out her blog if you haven't already!]



Toodles!

The thrill is gone. :/

As a test run, I turned McSteamy on after the set up and all seemed fine. Last night around 10:30 (yes, 10:30pm lol) I decided I couldn't wait any longer and NEEDED to steam my hair. I co-washed, slathered conditioner in my hair and turned on my steamer. What happened? Water started leaking from it. :/ I was NOT pleased.

*rewind* Upon unboxing McSteamy, I noticed that the waste water cup/ bottle was crushed. After "inflating" it I saw that the crushing of it had left indentations in the bottle that I feared would lead to leakage, but decided to wait before calling Salons R Us. However, this leaking was coming from the machine itself and not my crushed, yet revived bottle. *sigh*

So needless to say, I was up til all hours of the night TRYING to fix this thing...to no avail. I was busy at work today and was unable to call, but I plan to do so on tomorrow. I'm extremely sad, disappointed and upset. I was so looking forward to my first steam treatment. This is my anniversary gift and now...a let down. *pouts* YES, I am pouting!

Well...I'll keep you posted on how things go.



Toodles!

Today is my anniversary!!! And to celebrate....

.... hair pictures to follow soon! :<)



Toodles...be blessed!

No, I didn't forget you all

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I've been going through some things lately and was really down and out of sorts, but God is good and I'm so grateful. Sometimes it feels like everything that can go wrong, does. I'll be getting back to discussing my hair and that journey soon. However, I've shared with you all before, that this path I'm traveling encompasses more than my hair. It has become a spiritual journey on many levels.

At any rate, I came here today to share this song with you. It has helped me through...hopefully it will be a blessing to one of you who may be in need of encouragement.




Toodles! ...Be blessed

Where's Waldo...er umm, OMJ?

I know that subscribing to my blog must feel like an adventure in "Where's Waldo?" and I sincerely apologize to each of you. Upon my return I've found the addition of many more ladies and gentlemen that are following my journey and it humbles me greatly to know that so many of you care about my little piece of the world. I started this blog as a means of documenting my natural hair experience and decided to open it up to "the world." So I'm going to start doing better about this. Now that I have gotten over the flu, been rehabilitated from a dislocated knee and nursed my daughter back to health from her broken wrist (whew!) I'm ready to settle back into my natural haven here at As Natural as Sunshine.


I am happy, THRILLED in fact, to report that I am still in love with my natural journey. Oct. 24, 2009 will be my 5 month anniversary and my only regret (sincerely) is not doing this sooner. I know people say that all the time, but I truly mean it.

Ok, now for As Natural as Sunshine....I intend to blog at least once a week from here on out. As soon as I get my camera settings correct I'll post some pictures as well.

Thank you all for following my journey, for all the encouragement and kind words. It means the world to me.

Toodles!