Health & Wellness by Lexa's Journal

My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou

Category: Hair Natural

My natural journey, hair care, and inspiration.

  • Two and half years have passed since I started my natural hair journey. As I look back, I am amazed at the progress of my hair growth; never has my hair grown with such consistency and without breakage. Yesterday while sorting through family pictures, I came across a few pictures of me. In the spirit…

  • Santa surprised me with these gorgeous Barbie’s for Christmas!   A few weeks ago I saw these lovelies online and shared the beautiful images with hubby.  Like magic, the dolls appeared under the Christmas tree. As a little brown girl born in the 60’s, I seldom saw black dolls lining the shelves of Jamesway, Bradlees, or…

  • “There comes a time when you have to stand up and shout: This is me damn it! I look the way I look, think the way I think, feel the way I feel, love the way I love!  I am a whole complex package.  Take me…or leave me.  Accept me – or walk away!  Do…

  • Chance meeting or not?

    I love traveling.  Meeting new folks, acquiring different perspectives about people, places, cultures, and simply learning about the unknowns. The opportunities feed my wish to learn.  The same manner that people share with me, I like to do the same. I am convinced and believe in destiny. The older I become, the more I understand that there is no…

  • Run? Write? Read? Clean? Cook? Laundry? Grocery shop?  Work out?   So many tasks.  So little time.  Regardless of which tasks I choose, something will linger around on my to-do list for longer than it should, a reality that I can live with.    Excluding my recent post that I made in error, it’s been over 30 days since my…

  • Nearly a year and half ago, my natural hair journey began. As life goes, the plan to go natural was unexpected and was not part of my immediate plan. I was in the company of a natural beauty and could not keep my eyes off of her lovely locks. They were gorgeous and flowed unlike…