Hair care, Healthy Hair Journey, Lifestyle, My hair journey, Online presence

Get to know me

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get to know me
1 my name is Emelia, but my nickname is Eems
2 Most people don’t know this but my nickname in high school was Amy
3 I was born and still live in the Netherlands, South Holland
4 I am a 80’s baby, born in September 1987
5 My love for hair goes deep. I can talk about hair all day. Giving tips and helping others give me pure joy

6 I started my own hair journey in 2011 after I destroyed my hair. Relaxing & using bleach on my hair was not a great combination
7 I have been relaxing my hair since elementary school. I don’t know how my natural hair looks like
8 Taking care of my hair is a way of self-care for me. When my hair looks good, I feel good.
9 During my hair journey I have had some up & downs, but it never discourage me to take care of my hair
10 Beside my IG page I have a blog where I share my hair care journey, self-development and mindful lifestyle with God in the center of my life

11 How can I forget to mention this, I’m Ghanaian and the oldest of three siblings
12 Because I am the oldest I had to figure everything out on my own.
13 My favourite hair care routine is deep conditioning.
14 I’m a product junkie. I like to try out new hair and skin care products
15 but one product that for ever will be in my routine is ORS Replenishing Conditioner

 

16 I am a ambivert, but I cling more to the introvert side. Love to socialize, but I enjoy my alone time way more
17 I work fulltime as a recruiter, but also braid hair on the side
18 my positive trait is that I am a natural cheerleader. I love to see others wins
19 my toxtic trait is that I don’t always speak up when I really need to
20 I have a personal page IG @eemsdiary where I share more of myself

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 Sometimes I think about going natural so that I can colour my hair red again. I miss my red hair
22 This year I want to do more different type of hairstyles, like roller set/blowout and maybe even weaves
23 my hair goal for this year is to have even full armpit length. At the moment my nape area need some extra TLC
24 Overall hair goal is to have healthy fabulous hair.

Thank you for following my blog. I appreciate it very much.

Share in the comments what type of content you want to see more this year.

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Self care

5 ways to level up your self-care journey

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Self-care is all about bringing out your best self. It’s all about being the woman that YOU want to be. The woman that God designed YOU to be. As you are reading this, you may be thinking “I am not the woman that I desired to be”. Let me first say, life is a journey and it’s okay that you still need to work on YOU. Do not be too hard on yourself, but rather focus on the work that needs to be done. That’s why I am sharing 5 self-care activities that will surely level-up your self-care journey.

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Lifestyle, Self care

5 affordable face wash for combination skin

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The moment I realized that a face wash is key for a healthy skin, I make sure I use products that my combination skin will love.

There are a lot of different type of face washes on the market. So finding a face wash for combination skin can sometimes be a struggle especially when it comes to how much a product can cost.

As a product junkie I don’t mind spending money, but sometimes I need to check myself when it comes to spending.

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My life journey, Self care

My top 5 self-care routines!

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Today is Sunday 8th! That means we survived the first week of 2023. I know we are 8 days in, but I still want to say,

happy blessed new year to you!

The year 2022 went by quick, but that is something I have been saying the past year. Blink a few times and before you know it, we are screaming happy new year.

We have entered a new year, and thinking back on it, I really wanted to share my lessons from 2022. As I was thinking, it was hard for me to write some points.

To be honest, the year 2022 wasn’t an easy one for me. Dealing with family stuff got me disorientated. Because of that, 2022 was the year I struggled to keep up with my self-care, but I had some key routines that kept me good and in peace.

Instead of sharing my lessons, I’m sharing my top 5 self-care routines that got me through the year.

Top 5 self-care routines

+ have some quiet moments
Sitting in my living room in silence brings calmness to my mind. I put on some candles, get comfortable on the couch and just be in the moment. It’s a simple way to let the thoughts in your mind flow and embrace the stillness.

+ open talks with God
When I say open talk, I’m not talking about praying. Don’t get me wrong, praying is a form of talking to God. But with this talk I’m having a friend like talk. You know how you be talking to a girlfriend, yes that type of talk.

In the moment I’m talking about my emotions or situations that have taken place.

+ write in my journal
My journal is my bestie! The one place I can be 100% honest and transparent with myself. Although I haven’t always been active when it comes to writing in my journal, the moments that I did was a relieve for me.

+ go on solo dates
Taking myself on dates is a way for me to treat myself and also a great way to be out the house.

+ relaxing Friday nights
I have been intentional with my Friday nights. This is the day I enjoy my evening and just relax, without feeling guilty. Order some food or make a delicious meal and just enjoy the night watching a movie or binge on a Netflix serie.

This are some of my self-care routine activities. Last year has thought me that it’s necessary to feed myself with things that will bring me happiness, but more important, gives me the space to unwind.

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Finance

She ain’t got no money in the bank!

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There I was all happy about my new chapter. Getting my own place back in 2016 was one of the things that was on my prayer list. Finally my own place, just for me. I was ready for that chapter to happen. Learning how to be more responsible and be fully responsible for taking care of my finances. Well let me tell you, the finance part really slapped me in the face.

“From good to bad”

Having my own place was really a blessing and now living on my own for 5 years, I can really say it was necessary for my personal growth, but I also had my struggles especially when it came to my finances. Although I had saved some money, I didn’t had enough to do what I wanted to do and that’s how my money problems started.

Looking back I really gave myself the pressure to decorate everything at once and also having the fear that I wouldn’t make it on my own, didn’t make things easier. I didn’t wanted to be that girl that after a period of time I needed to return back to my parents place, because I couldn’t do it on my own. The shame in my head if that would have happend.

“Finance problems”

Never in a million years would I have thought that I would have a finance problems. Me, Eems, the girl that is so responsible. The girl that always paid here bills on time and sometimes even one month ahead. Well, now I was the girl that was strategic planning which bill to pay first. It was so bad, that before I knew I was in debt. Yes, debt! Maxed out my credit card, my bank account in red and even loaned money, just to make ends meet.

I hear some of you asking “what caused for you to really have money problems like that?”

  1. Not taking my time with decorating. It’s not necessary to do everything at once. I was racing with myself, because I wanted everything to be perfect.
  2. A big amount of money savings was in someone else possession. I was calculating that amount in my spending, but at the end of the day never received my money. Now I had to cover my over spending with money I didn’t have.
  3. My salary needed an upgrade. It was manageable to pay the bills and do errands, but because of my debt there was no room for other stuff.

Everything was getting too much and it affected me in different ways. I was emotional going through it and lost a lot of weight.

My blessing turned in a nightmare and I could only blame myself for it. It was time to put by big girl panties on and fix this money situation. That’s how my finance journey started and I’m going to share more about the journey with you.

My Life Journey Diary, Eems

 

art by @4everestherr “Estherr La Main D’or”

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