Live the life you love: November 2014

Saturday 29 November 2014

Colouring My Hair Before Starting My Dreadlock Journey

Colouring my hair in preparation for my deadlocks
I am so excited, in preparation to dreading my hair I decided to undergo a colour change...... I wanted my hair bright red and unfortunately I did not do a lot of research in relation to colouring locks. This will be discussed as the my Journey continues.....

I would love to share with you a couple of short video's leading up to my Dreading Process.....

Before and After my colour prior to Dreading my hair

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Friday 28 November 2014

Dreadlocks and Frequently asked questions - Pros and cons with Leisa

Frequently Asked Questions - Pros and Cons

So the question is are deadlocks for you???? Sure they are! If you are thinking about getting dreads, this video maybe very helpful for you. I recently posted a blog with written frequently asked questions and thought it would be very useful to follow this up with this video.

Good luck with your Journey..... Be sure to like, comment and share. Ask as many questions as you like prior to starting you journey..... I have listed on my previous blog some great people to follow "Click Here"

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Dreadlock Journey Introduction - Hey Guys I am Crazy Leisa

Before we get started on my Dread lock Journey this is a little about Me...... Why I got started and things I thought about prior to dreading.

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Thursday 20 November 2014

Dreadlock Competition #dreadfreedom to be featured - The crazier the better

Dreadlock Competition

Let's have fun this Christmas

All of you amazing Deadheads out there, this is for you. If you would like to have fun this Christmas by sharing your deadlocks pictures and message with the world then you can go into the competition to win your very own personalised Video for Christmas. This will include 15 to 20 pictures and some personalised wording from yourself. See below video as an example of the quality you will get.

A great sentimental gift for those you love.

All you need to do is submit your photo and message to #dreadfreedom on Instagram to be featured, if your locks and message are featured (not all will be featured) on my home page Dreadlockfreedom it will then be based upon how many likes you get as to who wins.

The more creative the better..... Not only your locks but message.

This competition will close 5th December in order to give me time to get your video done. I look forward to seeing some amazing creations

I would love to hear from you....

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Monday 17 November 2014

Yummy breakfast - fit for a king

Breakfast is considered an important meal because it breaks the overnight fasting period, replenishes your supply of glucose and provides other essential nutrients to keep your energy levels up throughout the day.

Glucose

Glucose is the body’s energy source. It is broken down and absorbed from the carbohydrates you eat. In the morning, after you have gone without food for as long as 12 hours, your glycogen stores are low. Glycogen is the glucose that has been stored in your muscle tissue and liver where it is released slowly overnight to keep your blood sugar levels stable.

Once all of the energy from the glycogen stores is used up, your body starts to break down fatty acids to produce the energy it needs. Without carbohydrate, fatty acids are only partially oxidised, which can cause reduced energy levels. Eating breakfast restores your glycogen stores and boosts your energy levels, as well as your metabolism for the day.

Top 10 Dreadlock questions and Answers

My Top 10 Dreadlock Questions and Answers

1. What are the Pros and Cons?

Pros
They look awesome
Great Conversational Piece
They can be spiritual
Easy Maintenance
Neat and Tidy
Fun
Clean
Colourful
No more brushing hair
Colour and funk them up

Cons
Hair Shrinks
Need Patience
Itchy Scalp for some
What people think (stereo type) "the herd"

2. Can I do the Dreads myself?

You sure can

3. Can you have Dreadlocks on very fine thin hair?

You sure can - I have super fine hair and managed ok. They are awesome

4. Can I wash Dreads?

I would recommend washing, it helps with the locking process

5. How do you maintain Dreads?

Palm Roll
Crotchet
Natural - leave and do nothing
Root Rub

6. How acceptable are Dreads in the work Place?

People are more open in today's society - Keep your dreads neat and tidy and you will be fine

7. Asked around about Dreadlock forums and communities?

Here are a list of good ones that I found
Facebook links:
https://www.facebook.com/lazydreads?hc_location=timeline
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dreadlocks/
https://www.facebook.com/dreadstuff.seienstyle?fref=nf
https://www.facebook.com/groups/813837275345184/ for a group of age 30 plus females

8. What Methods are there to start dreadlocks?

Twist and Rip
Backcombing
Natural
Crotchet

9. Can you colour Deadlocks ?

You sure can, I colour mine every 3 to 4 weeks

10. How long should my hair be and will there be shrinkage

This really depends upon what you want. Just remember that there can be a lot of shrinkage depending upon the method you use.

Recommended youtube sites to follow for great dreadlock information:

Leisa Timms
Lazy Dreads
Astrid
Elise Buch

Keep posted for more links to come

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Sunday 16 November 2014

The First Question I had; Are Dreadlocks For me? I really want Dreadlocks

Are Dreadlocks for me?

So, the very first question I had for years was; Are Dreadlocks for me? Since I can remember all I ever wanted was Deadlocks but I never took my want any further as I always believed that they would be unacceptable in a corporate work environment. I was worried about what others would think.

I work in Finance and Accounting Fulltime and Part Time as a Gym Instructor / PT trainer.

Once I got over the stepping stones of what I thought others would think, I started my research.

The first thing I started to do was ask a lot of questions.

My Top 10 Dreadlock Questions

1. What are the Pros and Cons?
2. Can I do the Dreads myself?
3. Can you have Dreadlocks on very fine thin hair?
4. Can I wash Dreads?
5. How do you maintain Dreads?
6. How acceptable are Dreads in the work Place?
7. Asked around about Dreadlock forums and communities?
8. What Methods are there to start dreadlocks?
9. Can you colour Deadlocks ?
10. How long should my hair be and will there be shrinkage

I Googled Dreadlocks and started following people on blogs, YouTube and Instagram

For 3 months I went on a Journey to make sure that Dreadlocks were the right thing for me.

What I will be sharing with you is my very own journey, my next post will include the answer to all of these questions.

Here are a couple of photos below of my hair prior to deadlocks.

2 weeks prior to Dreading