Professionalism and Natural Hair & Creation #3

Hello! So today was busy busy busy. I was in the middle of two strand twisting my hair when my friend tells me she's headed to use her discount for the last time at the clothing store Mandee. Of course I had to go with her and make use of her discount! Mind you I am jobless and ultra poor right now but I also lost like 10 pounds and none of my interview clothing fits. So I figure perfect opportunity to see if they have any cheap options. I only bought two things. One of which is a little too tight to wear to an interview and the other which is just not meant to be seen. So that was a fail! BUT it did make me think about how much I despise suits and business wear! This leads me to a social commentary topic!

"Feeling Professional" When Rocking Your Natural Hair

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Now, just to be clear, I disliked suits and things before I went natural, but now I dislike them even more because now I feel like my hair feels somewhat wild and unprofessional next to the tailored clothing! Is it just me? I love my natural hair and I actually like wearing it a little bit crazy and wild. I think it suits me, but what is acceptable everyday isn't necessarily acceptable for interviews right? I don't know. Someone help me out! So over the next few days I will collect some photos of hairstyles that I like and that I personally think (or at least wish) would work for interviewing! Hope I find something cute!

Ok so now for Creation Number 3!

This might have to be a two parter! It's my friend's birthday today (We'll call him Mr. Clarke Sterling, under his instruction :-) ) I originally wanted to create an 18 by 24 canvas painting for him. He doesn't have anything in his room and I thought it would be nice. He's a man's man so I decided to keep it simple with black and white and was inspired earlier today by Beyonce's video for Video Phone. Love Beyonce! Below is the specific look and link to the video!

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So the painting never happened! What did happen was the creation of a birthday card! lol I ended up sketching different ideas in my notebook for the painting and as each idea lined up side by side I saw it created its own kind of artwork and I decided to continue and make it into a birthday card!! Oh, on top of that, I was using Mr. Clarke Sterling's camera and it died. I don't have the cord to charge it but i managed to get these photos! (Not exactly what i wanted for my creation, even though it is cute, but this project will hopefully be continued ;-) )