To be found faithful!

Matt 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

1Cor 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

This has got to be the thing that internally conflicts me the most. Not that I don’t understand what being faithful is but it’s that it is not as easy it looks. Okay, so what is so conflicting? Well, I can be very capricious (given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior), my mood and desires and basically everything changes every so often. I hate routines and being in the same setting for so long bores me tremendously. According to the Google online dictionary; faithful means loyal, constant, and steadfast. Synonyms include true, devoted, true-blue, unswerving, staunch, steadfast, dedicated, committed.

Not long ago, I went for a service and I heard this lady pour her heart out about all that her ‘small’ ministry (according to her words) has been able to accomplish over the years. She said that it only took integrity and being faithful. (Trust me it’s some great accomplishments). 

So, I need to commit to the things that are important, especially God this year, I want to have a constant with Him, also to the gifts and talents He has given me. In as much as I get confused when it comes to what I really want, I need to be faithful in what I have. Thank God that the year has been themed ‘exceeding grace’ so I pray for a lot of that.

And that is my resolution, not just 2014 but the rest of my life. To be found faithful, no excuses.

Simple braids updo

What you will need:

2 Rubber bands or hair bands
Braided hair(of course)
Mirror

For the detailed info, please watch the video below...

Bantu knot out tutorial

What you will need:

• a spray bottle
• an afro comb
• hair oil to set your knots (i use Mango and lime by Rasta when my hair is dry or Jabu molding cream when my hair is wet)
• and a mirror(quite obvious)

Since I'm not so good at describing how to do something... please watch the video below

Over plucked eyebrows

Over plucked eyebrows are just clownish and there is no polite way of saying that. And the last time they ‘trended’ was in the 90s.Eyebrows play a great role in framing your face. They can make your features too small or too large. When over done they either permanently give you an angry or a surprised face.

The worst form of over plucked eyebrows is when one shaves off everything and draws back a thin
semi circle with a pencil that’s either too dark or too light(sharpies or chola eyebrows). Other eyebrow disasters include mismatched eyebrows(of course we know that no two eyebrows are equal) or patchy eyebrows.

I remember the first time I made my eyebrows, I got carried away with the razor and for a while I had to walk around ‘incision marks’. After swearing off razors, I opted for shaving cream instead and ended up with an equally embarrassing situation. Though the shape came out well if I do say so myself, my brows were left in patches. I think I should add that I didn’t know how to fill in brows.
It is important to get the shape best suited for your brows. Also, know the density of your eyebrows. There are people who don’t necessarily have thin eyebrows but the hairs are thin and light in colour which makes them look barely there. It is still important to shape those eyebrows and fill them in with a brow pencil or powder.

Your face shape and the eye brow shape

Please note:
> to regrow your eyebrows, throw away the razors
and the tweezers
> if your afraid of how messy your growing eyebrows will look, sport a fringe for a while (usually 3 to 8 weeks or even more depending on how fast/slow your hair grows)
> let nature take it’s course
> once they grow back, go to a professional to have them threaded/tweezed but most importantly SHAPED. You can maintain the shape at home with your tweezer
> if you’re sceptical about the person you want to do your eyebrows, look at the outcome of the people walking out of his/her salon(funny how most
of them are guys)
> if your eyebrows are thin/barely there (naturally), get them shaped and learn how to fill them in.
> if you insist on doing it yourself (DIY), know the shape of your face and what type of brow suits you. You can refer to the picture below, or watch the videos on the links provided below.
> remember thick brows are trending
Jossie JTT

Older woman's clothes

A certain friend of mine had a really bad morning. She was going to work and this was the day she thought to get to work just on time, like 8.ooam-on-the-dot- on time. It was all working well until 2 minutes to eight when like they say all hell broke loose! A very huge lorry at a very reasonable speed not speeding mark you, sunk into a pothole (oh snap, forgot to mention it had rained) and made
a very beautiful graffiti piece on her outfit…and that was the beginning of a very frustrating day.

 I won’t mention all excruciating details of what she had to go through but let’s just say she spent all day in someone else’s spare clothes…an older woman’s spare clothes ,picture that. Going back home was out of the question, y’all understand those days with deadlines, that was one of them.

All I am saying is if she had spare clothes in her own bag or somewhere in her drawer, the situation would have been better. So I learnt to always to keep a set of clothes in the office, from her experience of course just to be safe. Most people remember the nitty gritties like makeup, shoes, sweaters but never a whole outfit, try it, it might save you or someone else someday. Those ‘IDP’ bags should be put to good use this time around don’t you think!

Some of you might have caught it, others not, so here it is, that certain friend of mine doesn’t
exist, it was all me…:-)  Fay JTT