Newsflash !

SimplyCare is now linked !! Look right below the header and you will find links to all sorts of great information. Now, please remember that I just made these pages. They are a work in progress ! I would be oh so happy if you would just bear with me !

I noticed that these new pages received some traffic and I didn't want to put off viewers by not having any content up. I have added a little bit of quick info on some of the pages.

As always, thanks for taking the time out to view my blog ! I hope everyone had a fantabulous weekend !

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Pardon the Dust !

Quickie Post,

You might have noticed that I am making some slight changes and additions to the blog ! Everything will still be up and running though. I am working on new pages and new ideas which I will blog about for your reading pleasure !

If you have any feedback, comments or anything, don't hesitate to leave a comment. I would love to hear from you !

Take care ! :0)

Happy Thanksgiving !

Hello readers !!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving ! I am so thankful for my family, friends, and my love; but most of all I am thankful for all of you who take the time out to read this blog, have subscribed, and have left encouraging comments! Thank you all so much ! I appreciate each and every one of you.

Gobble Gobble y'all !! 

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All About Moisture !

So my pretty widdle naps had been neglected and were just CRYING out for some lovin’ AKA moisture. ..

I realized a week or so back that I had been heavy on the protein treatments, not that I have protein overload or anything because usually there some type of moisture somewhere in there, but , I digress….

Usually in a “normal” hair regimen one will rotate protein and moisture treatments from month to month or week to week depending upon how often you deep condition. As an avid follower of “do what your hair needs” regimen I decided to do an ALL ABOUT MOISTURE treatment and it was utterly UH-mazing ! : )

Deepest Fears

Have you ever had an idea so great, so amazing that you don’t want to share it ? 


For many reasons, but the  largest, darkest, cloud hovering over your head is the fear of not being able to make it come to fruition ? That you might fail in the process ? That people will judge you because you gave them a great idea or product or whatever the case may be but you just aren’t able to deliver ? It’s pretty scary, and that thought alone can stop someone in their tracks from not pushing forward.

I bring this up for two reasons; the first being that the whole SimplyCare business is such a great idea and I’m so passionate about it. I am also fearful that maybe I won’t make it or maybe I won’t be able to deliver what I may say I intend to deliver...  This is a huge journey that I’m on in a flooded market. It brings me back to a couple of years ago when I was just mixing things up in my kitchen and had fleeting thoughts of marketing products. Yes people told me I should, encouraged me and all that, but I just wouldn’t take that next step. I wish I would've because there was less on the market then and it would have been easier. Clearly God is aware that I can stand the challenge...


Reading and writing this word fail. Ugh..  Fail, Failing, its such an icky word.  

Please Accept My Apologies : 0 )

HELLOOOOOOOOO Everybody ! 

First off, I would like to apologize for not posting for a whole entire week ! Shame on me ! Shame.Shame.Shame. 

Now, where to started to get you all up to speed........ *taps chin* hmm.

Okay, first things first,

 I would like to say yell “THANK YOU” to my newest followers ! I appreciate it so much, you have no idea !  : )  Also, we are now up to 547 total blog views ! It’s incredible, and in less than two months ! So, thank you again, to my new subbies and to all my viewers ! [ I hope those viewing do choose to subscribe as well though. ;) ] As a result, I think it is high time that I put Google Analytics to use !  It will show me  insights into my website traffic and marketing effectiveness.

Next up are the business side of things;  I have located a couple of located Small Business Association branches, and I plan on paying them a visit. I don’t know why I didn’t think to find a SBA branch near me sooner… SBA also has some online courses and certifications as well, which is OH SO exciting. Lol. I have already taken one *pats self on the back* Yay Me ! So there is one more site that will be added to my weekly stalking  learning list.  I was doing some random twitter searching during this week and I found new folks to follow with a lot of great information on small business, blogging, marketing, etc. I also found some great books that I will be hunting down on Amazon preeeetttyyy soon!

On to the hair side( but if you want to be technical, it’s all about hair. Lol ).

I recently purchased a BOATLOAD of new toys, trinkets, and goodies for mixing and such. I might have possibly went a little overboard. We will see when I do my Haul Blog Post. As of right now, the verdict isn’t in.  Speaking of hair ingredients, I have been putting my mixtures to use and I must say although, one of the ingredients I might be leaving out the next time, so far the results have pleased me. Plus I have gotten positive feedback from the 3-4 people who have tested them out.  I will be making another batch though, with different ingredients, and to serve different purposes. I am pretty positive that this batch will come out even better than the last. Oh, before I forget, I am not so sure if I am a strong lover of Eucalyptus, it is a pretty strong smell ! Possibly in smaller doses I could be a fan though. We shall see !

As for my hair, I finally put my lovely kinky curlies in mini-twists and I LOVE THEM ! They came out so well and I was surprised with the length. I wasn’t aware my hair had grown that much! I still trimmed the ends though, because I have a problem with split ends and Single Strand Knots. Death to SSK’s !!! Ugh, they are the BANE of my existence. I tweeted my mini twists btw, are you following _SimplyCare_ ? 

Go ahead and make that move ! : )  I always tweet when there are new blog posts, random moments in my life and the life of SimplyCare, and  #naturalhair chats too ! Which are Wednesday and Thursday ! It's a quick and easy way to stay up to date with SimplyCare's progress !!

Well, I think you are all up to speed now !  I can assure you that I will not go this long without posting!

Any new news from my readers ? I would love to hear about it !

Mixing Products and It Feels So Good !

Lol, btw the title is sung to the tune of  'Reunited' by Peaches and Herb... Hahahah

That is how I feel after tonight, I had a chance to put in some work in the kitchen and I just feel all light, fluffy, and happy.

Also, my hair feels as soft and as smooth as a baby's butt. Butt ( haha) more on that in a paragraph or so.

I have come up with two different gels with different products folded into the base of the gel. One mixture of gel yielded a light, thicker, smooth consistency. I took two sections of hair and I braided and twisted it with Mixture A. The braid is very smooth with little fly-a-ways with a curly end and the twist is tight, and fluffy. Mixture A has seemed to stretch the twist also.
     The second mixture, Mixture B is a darker, thin, liquid-y consistency that might better suit as a spray or foam wrap. I braided and twisted two more sections with Mixture B.  The braid is also smooth with little fly-a-ways but the end gave way to an 'L' shape( which my hair often does, it's crazy like that). The twisted section is loose, fluffy and shrunken, and curled up at the end.

I am going to take both out and see how the braid/twist out looks, feels, and how much definition each Mixture gave me. So, stay close by to see the results !

It's so exciting coming up with and testing new products ! Yay.

Now on the the "babys butt" hair.....lol. I deep conditioned with a mix of Coconut Milk, Mayo, Egg, Vitamin E, Banana, and Sweet Almond Oil. I left it on my hair for about an hour, then I rinsed it out and followed up with  a Chamomile Black Tea rinse.



Lawdamercy, my scalp feels amazing, hair is butter soft.... mmmph ! Pictures down below. No pics of finished hair yet because I am getting ready to put mini twists in. Hence all the prepping.

PLUS Thank you to ALL OF MY SUBSCRIBERS & VIEWERS ! I can't believe I have over 500 views and this blog has only been live for 1 month !!! : )

30 Days of Blogging

Well Folks, I did it ! 30 days of blogging ! This was a really fun way to become a more regular blogger ! I might just do another one, just to stay on task !

Anywho, if you happen to be the 500th viewer of the blog, please leave a comment and tweet me ! @_simplycare_ I would love to know : )

WOW !

Almost 500 page views ! This blog has only been online for a month! Thats great, I wish I could get my subscriber and follower count higher. I'm working on it though. At least I know people view it, now the trick is to get those viewers  to subscribe !

I had a great time at the Small Business Seminar ! I learned a lot and I'm glad I had the opportunity to go. Now I'm hanging out with my family : )

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend !

Goals for the Weekend

Hello all,

I just wanted to share my goal list for the weekend ! After attending the Small Business Seminar, I hope to have a better business plan, mission statement, and plan of action for both Simply Care and for Smartist Logic Artistry.  I want to better understand the inner workings of running a business, how to stay on task, within budget and reaching milestones that I set for myself.  Along with that, understanding how to attract potential customers to my product. I really just want this to be such much information that I come back with a hand cramp. LOL. I want to come back reassured and more positive in myself and believing that I can do this. I also hope to network a little bit and possibly gain a mentor or at the very least someone else to to be able to speak with.

I may not have time to put together everything that I wanted but at least I have a few notes.

Now on to the less serious side of the goal list, I plan on coming back with a mixer, coffeepot, food processor, possibly a few ingredients, and a batch of twist and braid creme.

WHEW... Do you think I can do it ???

Happy November !

Happy November everyone ! : )

#TribeThursdays starts in a few minutes, but it will probably  have started by the time this is posted ! Will you be participating ? _SimplyCare_ will be chatting via tweetchat and I hope to see you there !

This week has flew past for me, and I have barely gotten any sleep. I'm pretty sure it's catching up with me now, plus I think I ate some bad food. The beau and I felt kind of odd today. Hopefully it's just because our SleepBank (as my Mother calls it) is overdrawn. lol.

I also think I have nailed down the few product samples that I want to include in my Holiday Sample Package ! YITADEEEEEE

'tis all for now : ) Short, simple and sweet : )

WHEW !!!

Well, Homecoming Weekend was a success ! Clearly that is obvious by missing 3 days of blogging.

I had a great time and once I can figure out who took photos of my hairstyle I will post them ! : )

In SimplyCare News, I will be attending a Small Business Seminar this weekend with my Beau, and I am so excited to learn new things : ) I really can't wait.  I also found some great design inspiration for my letter head and comp slip ! Plus I found inspiration for to FINALLY finish the website design for MEA Piano Studio.

Anywho, to get ready for the Small Business Seminar, I want to try to put together a packet of information about my businesses, so that I can just write notes down and ask pertinent questions. We shall see how that goes though, this week is slipping by fast.

I have a lot of freelance projects that need to get wrapped up before the end of November, so this will be a busy month ! I intend to stay on top of everything !

Oh, and before I forget, I plan on buying some products this weekend !!!!! Yay, I can't wait to mix some goodies up : )