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The Ultimate Blog Party is Kicking Off Today

by Tyrika on April 9, 2010

Welcome back!

Really! No exaggeration! The ULTIMATE!
Ultimate Blog Party 2010

Yes, ultimate is a pretty strong word, but just hear me out here.  The Ultimate Blog Party is one of the biggest blogger connection celebrations on the net.  Hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom, this extravagant week long event is intended to celebrate life, love, and the abundance of relationships that are waiting be made with someone as close as next door or as far as the other side of the world. Giveaways are being hosted by well over 100 bloggers and businesses (of course including yours truly)  as a prat of the celebration.  This is an opportunity to connect, grow and share with other moms, bloggers, and if you so choose, businesses..oh and did I mention the giveaways.

For those of who who already know me and Love me, skip down to the bottom of the page to see where I’ll be and when, then head on over and register for a giveaway or 100.  For those of you visiting for the first time from the party itself: Hiiiiii *waving frantically* I’m  really glad you dropped in.  Get comfortable, kick your shoes off and hang out for a bit.

As the jill of all trades behind mainelement: love, I Love having new readers to enlighten about the natural bath and beauty world and how you can, should, and MUST take time to pamper yourself: Spa at Home!.  A bit about me: I’m a newlywed, recently married my best friend of 12 years and the Love of my life.  I have a 10 year old son and a 12 year old daughter who have everything and nothing an common…entertaining to put it mildly.  A native New Yorker (upstate, NOT NYC), my heart lives in Atlanta, but my wallet likes our home here in Houston.  I’m an introverted extrovert which in laymens terms mean I’m rather social, yet more of a listener than a talker unless I have something to say, then I can talk you to death. I’m also a massage therapist in training (yes my husband is behind me 200% on this for his own very selfish reasons)

Let’s see, three quick things I insist you know right now:

I’ll be on the party chat tonight at 9PM EST on the 5 Minutes for Mom site and you are more than welcomed to come join in the fun.  I will likely be on the Twitter chat on Monday at 10 PM EST as well because I have this off and on addiction to Twitter so I likely won’t be able to help myself.

Be sure you visit the bloggers and prizes throughout the week and make sure you get in on the fun.  You never know what you’ll win.  Be on the look out for a few more party posts from me over the next week.  I’ll have some recipes, some trivia, and and maybe even a giveaway of my own here.


***Update: since I would like to win a thing or two myself from the party, let me add my list of desired treats (in order of desire): US101, USC8, USC35,  US31, US39, US70

Leave a comment below and say hi, and if there’s anything you want to know or would like me to blog about in the world of natural bath and beauty, aromatherapy, personal care ingredients or just how to pamper yourself at home on your time let me know!

Love and blessings to all!

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My First Etsy Treasury Feature

by Tyrika on March 9, 2010

It’s an honor and a blessing to be included in this beautiful treasury of luxurious, pampering products by Lisa of Blossoming Tree Body Care She’s put together a collection of treats from the Etsy Artists of Color for your spa at home experience, than include candles, soaps, hair serum, and le’ amour bath oil.  You want to take a look at this collection and find a treasure to treat yourself to.

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Love and blessings!

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‘Fro’ed out on Great Day Houston

by Tyrika on August 7, 2009

From left to right: Tyrika, Taleebah, Debra Duncan, Irozenell
On the set of Great Day Houston – From left to right: Tyrika, Taleebah, Debra Duncan, Irozenell

No one was more surprised than I when I arrived at the KHOU studios this morning to attend a taping of Great Day Houston and found myself on camera!  As an assistant organizer to the Nappy Love Houston meet up group, we’d previously attended a taping and met the host Debra Duncan, who also wears her hair natural, and our group had been requested to come be a party of her audience for her vintage style show today.  You know…big 70’s fro meets 2009 fashion.  Sounded like fun and we were thrilled to have been requested by Debra!

As the two other ladies from the group and I arrived at the studio, one of the producers met us at the door, informing us that one of us was to model our hair on the show.  My fellow nappy sisters quickly appointed me before I could speak up and I was whisked off to hair and makeup.  I must say Clemente Javier from Michalyndon’s salon made my hair look fabulous.  I’d never styled my hair this way before and he and Ryan Chase, the makeup artist, made me look and feel like a diva.

Though my moment in the spotlight was brief (click here for the clip), it was a lot of fun and an awesome experience.  Wearing my hair natural is more than just about beating the Houston heat, or even the overall easier maintenance.  Wearing my hair natural is a way of life; it’s a lifestyle of health and caring for my body for years to come.  Taking care of my hair and skin in a way that requires more thought, effort, and research is worthwhile to me because I have control over what does and doesn’t go into my body.  I challenge everyone to take a moment and read the labels on your hair and skin care and really and truly take a look at the ingredients.  If you don’t know what they are, you should wonder why?

Love and blessings to you all!



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