Who needs Curl and Life goals anyway….

My first year as a SheaMoisture Brand Ambassador meeting CEO Rich Dennis

Oh, you thought I was going to say Saturday’s are for sleeping in, or better yet morning cartoons?! Not in the life of a mom-preneur trying to make her mark in this curly girl industry! Saturday’s are for networking events, photoshoots, hair shows, supporting my curlfriends, batch blogging (which I’m currently doing now), hair appointments, vlogging, editing said vlog, learning and growing!   Because my weekday’s are for wife-ing, mom-ing, and overall adult-ing my Saturday’s are for all things Cocoabrowncurlsxo! There are times I try to cram a week’s worth of brand focused items into a measly 12 hours. 12 hours is NOTHING when you’re “up against” other content creators who are able to dedicate their lives to this passion. (I use ‘up against’ loosely. I’m in my own lane! Let’s save that conversation for another blog another day!) One positive about living in Atlanta is there are always TONS of events to do in the city on a Saturday all.year.long. Fortunately for me, I’ve never been the type of girl that needs a date to anything so I tend to show up alone to random events that catch my attention and I get the opportunity to meet new men and women who share similar interests. If you’ve never tried this I promise, you are certainly missing out! Don’t let riding solo keep you from the blessing that is networking! Part of being a content creator is the ability to step outside of my shell and engage with others. I push my own limits every time I stand alone in a room and walk out with a few more friends, a few more followers, and a few more invites to a social event I wasn’t aware of. Trust me, TRY IT! I end my Saturday’s in my office sending follow up messages to those I’ve connected with, going Live on my social media platforms to talk about my day, ensuring I’ve hit ‘follow back’ to those who I have met and followed me throughout the day, and uploading any video footage I’ve taken to my computer to prep for editing and posting. I lay in my bed Saturday night’s exhausted but totally fulfilled because I’ve spent the day in a space that truly sets my soul on fire in the best way!

Love catching up with Mecca Gamble of Mecca Gamble Photography

Monifa Coffee of Txture Mag and I on set of Sister Circle Live

My sit-down interview with model Cairo

Sunday’s are for hair. Lot’s and lot’s of hair…

For someone who loves naturally curly hair as much as I do, I have to be honest when I say I really dread the weekly process of maintaining curly hair. For me it’s a little more involved, as not only do I have to maintain my own hair, but have you seen my twins?! I mean GEEZ! This process is NOT for the faint at heart or for anyone who struggles with repetition or detangling! It feels as though from sun up to sun down I am elbows deep in deep conditioner and aroma pleasing curl stylers. My Sunday hair sessions actually start late Saturday nights. What I failed to previously mention is that after I wash the day away on Saturday nights I also wash and deep condition my own hair in an effort to get a head start on Sunday’s madness. After detangling and applying my favorite deep conditioner, I put on my shower cap and wrap my hair in my Turbie Twist prior to going to bed. Although deep conditioning overnight isn’t

Photocredit: Kayla Madonna of Madonna Studios in Atlanta,

necessary, it’s a way for me to get ahead of my Sunday! I wake up Sunday Mornings and get right to work on the twins. Typically Ayva is first. To get a glimpse of her washday, check out our Mom and Daughter wash day using Deva Curl products here! Once Ayva is completed and settled under the dryer I get started on Ayson. I’ve said before that his hair is a detangling DREAM! A little bit of conditioner and water combination and his tangles just melt away. The struggle with Ayson is he dislikes anyone touching his hair which can make for a complicated hour of arguing and bargaining. Check out the process here! Once everyone is deep conditioned, dried and styled I typically end my Sunday’s trying to catch my breath and prepare for the upcoming week. I get a head start on my content calendar and go through pictures I’ve snapped from the weekend that I want to post and work on my captions.

Now that you’ve been given a glimpse into a typical weekend, what do you think?! Did I obtain curl AND life goals? What or who was left out? Could you consider this scenario a success? Where was the self care? When did I mention spending the much needed in person girlfriend time? Did I even have a moment to spend with my parents, or better yet a date night with my husband? These are things that I typically get accomplish during my weekday so I guess it’s all in a weekend’s work. Although not every weekend goes as designed this is a pretty typical weekend for me. I would say yes, YES I have been able to achieve curl and life goals in one weekend because I have an understanding that even accomplishing one or two things on my never ending list is an accomplishment for me. The fact that I can work hard and define my own happiness IS curl and life goals. The fact that after a successful Sunday washday my family and I get stopped in the grocery store by numerous strangers wanting tips on what products we use is a curl and life goal success story in itself. I have the love and support of my family along with a growing passion inside of me that allows me to connect with absolute strangers! Cheers to defining my own curl and life goals, as it’s all in a weekend’s worth of work.

-Xo