The Buzz: Hair

Oh busy bees,

I can't even lie to you all. I didn't start my exercise plan yet. I did try out my treadmill at home and even though I felt great after a 45 min workout, I need to figure out a way to get variety. LOL. I know, I know! I can feel you all shaking your heads at me. I decided to manage my stress by getting my hair done. I recently tried this "Remy hair" that everyone has been raving about. I paid about $140 for two packs of the Goddess Remi (Yaki, 14 inches) and $250 to get it done (including a relaxer, etc). It was a heavy price to pay but it was WORTH it! Recently, the NY Times published an article about how hair extension theft is on the rise. I can see why people are anxious to get their hands on this hair. It looks AND feels good. It's probably the best investment I've ever made in regards to my hair and I will not be going back to anything else.

Now...my fellow interns I must warn you, don't go spending all your money. I waited FIVE months to do my hair and I have very kinky hair that breaks easily and mats up like carpet quickly. This isn't something I would recommend for us to do constantly because if you don't have the funds, YOU WILL BE BROKE. I'm not gonna sugar coat it, I'm definitely not spending money on anything I don't need for another month because my wallet took a hit for this. #thingsIhadfivemonthstothinkabout

I will be back with a video update though, probably giving my thoughts on the hair and hopefully an update on working out, in addition to other ways to manage stress.

Hello my fellow busy Bees! --

I wanted to let you all know again that Mocha's Buzz will officially become InternWeekly Online starting February 28th. Right now I'm just making the transition and changing layouts, widgets, HTML coding, etc. It's annoying but it must be done.

Ok back on topic! I've been doing an unpaid internship for about six months now and money is beyond tight. I've cut back on certain "necessities" and I would be lying if I said it's not taking a toll on my physical appearance. My family is from Africa and my hair gets kinky, nappy, puffy and down right UNMANAGEABLE! Today I did the unspeakable. I relaxed my own hair!

It was one of the scariest experiences ever because I thought I was going to burn my hair off and be bald for the rest of my life. It didn't help that my dad lacked faith in my ability to do my own hair. I've only seen someone relax my hair 2405832024957 times. *side eye*

I mustered up some faith and followed the instructions and PRESTO! My hair is looking ON POINT! Not to mention I usually have to pay about $90 to get a relaxer (includes $5 tip). But hello?! I'm on an #InternBudget honey and I paid $6 for my relaxer today. Needless to say, when desperate times call for desperate measures it's important to come up with viable solutions and reasonable alternatives to costly items. Not only does it prevent unreasonable spending but it definitely makes you realize you're capable of doing a lot of things you never thought of doing before.

-M.

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