12 week Loc Update!

Before the locs

Day 1

Week 3

Week 6

Week 9

Week 12

My Loc Journey <<<<Check out my youtube!

Hey guys! I figured its been a while since I updated my blog with how my locs are doing. I am still in the game and absolutely LOVING it. Today makes 12 weeks and on the 19th I will be exactly 3 months in. You can see from my pictures my hair has gone through some serious changes. Those smooth twist from day 1 are long gone lol.  I still have some 2 strand twist pattern in some areas where my hair is finer but most of the back is disappeared and I have tons of budding everywhere! I have only done 1 retwist and that is pictured in my 3 week mark. I did the retwist because I was being overwhelmed by the frizz and to just be real going from being obsessed with my hair and always having my hand in it to just letting it do its thing I got kind of bored and felt the need to do something so I retwisted.  I almost immediately regretted it because then I got the scalpy look and it thinned my locs out a lot. I am on a semi-free form loc journey which means I will do no retwist or they will be very far and few in between. I am hoping to not have to ever retwist again but I am just going to listen to my hair and do what it tells me to do. For now I just separate them everyday and that's enough to prevent them from all meshing together. I like the look of free form locs but that is not for me at this point in my life. I am loving how simple my life has become since I locked my hair up. All I do is shampoo once or twice a week with Dr. Bronners peppermint shampoo, oil daily w castor or coconut oil, and keep them separated. When I was a loose natural I had so many hair products it was ridiculous. Every week I was rushing to buy some more shea moisture or whatever products I thought I needed to achieve the "perfect" twistout.  I look back and I was doing wayyyy too much.  I couldn't even leave the house without prepping my hair hours in advance.  Knowing that I can now walk out the door in 15 minutes is priceless!

This journey for me is about so much more than just hair.  Everyone is different but for me this journey is about learning and accepting myself in my most raw form. Learning patience, letting go, and trusting the process.  Of course I cant wait for my locs to mature and I know the way it looks physically will make me happy but seeing myself transform week by week, month by month, I learn so much more about myself.  I am more than my hair.  I am more than an image. I have been living a pretty free lifestyle for the past few years and freeing myself from the hours of work and money I put into maintaining my loose natural hair has given me motivation to focus more on other things that I often put on the back burner.  I am putting my energy into things that matter. We live in a world where women are often made to feel like they need things like hair, makeup, clothes, and model type bodies to be complete. When you learn to truly accept yourself with out all the bullshit the world tells you that you need in order to be seen as attractive you reach a dangerous new level of freedom.  My locs may still be in the "ugly stage" in many peoples eyes, I don't do the beat face trend or any of the other silly shit that the world wants us to put our focus on but I feel more beautiful than I have ever felt in all my life. 

This journey has taught me self acceptance on a whole new level and I am very much so spiritually connected to my locs. They remind me of plants and nature, watching them grow and transform, watering them daily.  No one thinks anything of the tiny sprouts but everyone will enjoy the harvest. We are no different than anything else growing in nature.

Thank for following my journey and make sure to head over to my youtube channel for more frequent updates and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe.  My 3 month update will be up soon! My Loc Journey

Loaded Nachos

Who doesn't love a huge plate of nachos loaded with all the goods? Nobody! I'm gonna show you guys a much healthier alternative to traditional nachos that are still packed with flavor and wont make you feel like your missing anything!

Ingredients:

Tortilla chips

Vegan Queso Queso recipe

lentils

pinto beans

onion

green onion

tomato

lettuce

jalapenos

salsa

taco seasoning

Directions:

1. Look back to my mac and cheese recipe to blend up the queso needed for this recipe.Queso recie

2. In a large sauce pan cook lentils with taco seasoning packet (make sure its vegan the do slip milk in certain brands)

3. Smash cooked pinto beans up to make refried beans or you can purchase a can

4. Layer the chips with queso, beans, and lentils. Make 2 layers like this.

5. Place nachos in the oven and bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes.

6. Top with diced onion, green onion, tomato, lettuce, jalapeno, and salsa.

Load these nachos up anyway you like them! If you really wanna do it up throw some meatless crumbles in there as well! You can also load up tacos or burritos with the same ingredients. Great recipe to use if you are entertaining non vegans they will leave thinking vegans only eat grass!

~Peace begins with your plate~

Tofu and Potato Scramble

This is a great meal for any one looking for something to replace their typical egg breakfast. It is full of protein and will fill you up with out having to consume chicken menstruation! Its very simple and you can adjust ingredients to your liking.

Ingredients:

1 pack of extra firm tofu

1 medium to large potato

1/2 of a red pepper

1/2 of a green pepper

mushrooms

onion

salt and pepper

turmeric

onion powder

mustard

paprika

daiya cheddar cheese shreds (optional)

Directions:

1. Dice up peppers, onion, and mushroom and set to the side.

2. Drain tofu and press water out with paper towels.

3. Dice potato and saute in a large frying pan for about 5 minutes with a couple teaspoons of water.

4. Using your hands crumble the tofu up so it looks like real scrambled eggs and put in the pan to cook with the eggs for another 5 minutes on medium high heat.

5. Add the rest of the veggies and continue cooking until veggies are sautéed completely.

6. Add seasonings to your liking but only use a dash of turmeric because its mostly there for coloring.

7. Add 1 teaspoon of mustard and continue mixing. This is optional for color as well.

8. Add a handful of daiya shreds and stir in until they are melted.

9. Serve and enjoy!

This tofu scramble tastes so much like real scrambled eggs its insane! The only difference is this recipe is 100% cruelty free! You can serve this over toast, wrapped in a tortilla like pictured above, or served with vegan sausage and waffles. There are several ways to adjust this recipe. I hope you give this recipe a try and make sure to lmk if you do by tagging me on Instagram @veganhigh

*Peace begins with your plate*