Tamara from Tamara Like Camera, Tiffany from Mrs. Tee Love Life Laughter, Christy from Uplifting Families, Stacey from This Momma’s Ramblings and Echo from The Mad Mommy.
I am so excited that Echo of The Mad Mommy wanted to do this with me! I’m answering 10 questions that she sent over so be sure to swing on by her “place” and tell her I said hey!
1. How did you come up with the name of your blog? I kept doing a play on words and knew that I wanted to incorporate the word coily (my hair texture) in there some kind of way and then I thought of Goldilocks and Coilylocks was born!
2. How long have you been blogging? I started my blog almost 8 years ago with one pitiful post and thought this is the dumbest thing and who the heck is gonna read it! Then 3 years ago when I went natural I wanted to find an outlet for that and share the hair journey of my then almost 10-year-old daughter and myself.
3. Please, introduce us to Sybil! Sybil is my bi-polar, multiple personalities (textures) hair! It was until I stopped relaxing my hair did I realize I had 3 different textures. And do you all remember Sally Fields in the movie Sybil? Well that’s my hair! LOL
4. What is your go-to natural hair taming trick? Moisture, moisture, moisture! Did I mention moisture? One of the big things curly girls deal with is dryness and this Winter has not been nice to us at all. I make sure to always drink plenty of water and I use the LOC method to help tame Sybil. The LOC Method is the order in which you use your products on your hair. It states that you use a leave in conditioner, an oil and moisturizing cream styling product.
5. When did you get into nail art? I started REALLY getting into it about 2 years ago. I use to always get acrylics with airbrush designs when I was in college…OMG do you all remember those?!?! I’ve always had really weak nails and I wanted to take the time to strengthen my nails on my own. After I did that I started to buy nail polish and then led to my current stash of more than 150 bottles!
6. Show us your 3 favorite manicures that you have done!
7. What is your favorite thing to do with your girls? Since they are 12 (going on 40) and 5 it’s totally different for each one. With my oldest just spending time with us 2 is the best. We’ll go to Starbucks or walk around the mall and she won’t have her phone stuck to her face. And with my 5yo it’s gotta be making up dance moves or going outside to play (which it’s been WAY too cold to do lately).
8. What is one thing you want your girls to know as they grow? That they are beautiful and smart and that I’m always here for them no matter what!
9. I know you love wine! What is your favorite wine and what glass do you drink it out of the most?
Oh wow that’s a hard one! Currently I’m loving just about anything that is red and not too dry! I started off being more of a sweet wine lover but my palette has matured a bit and I love Merlot which is delicious with steak! Now as far as a glass, pretty much any one that is clean! #dontjudgeme
10. Ten Favorites:
Movie: It’s a tie between Friday and Office Space! I LOVE comedies!
TV Show: Currently House of Cards which starts back today!!!
Place you have traveled to: Ocho Rios, Jamaica!
Article of clothing you own: My Middle TN State University (MTSU) sweatshirt! I have it for 16 years and it still looks good!
Color: baby blue
Comfort Food: my dad’s mac-n-cheese
Animal: french bull-dog – I really really want one!
Blogging Perk: getting paid to talk about products I love #winning
TV Couple ever: I love the Hecks on The Middle!
Room in your house: the living room where I can binge watch all my DVR’d or Netflix shows 😀
Be sure to check out their Facebook page “AskAwayFriday” for a great place to meet up and send out a #BuddyRequest if you need a partner to swap with!
Thank you so much for swapping with me, Alisha! I love all of your answers! I just love the fact that your hair is Sybil and I completely understand why! I love comedies too! Friday and Office Space are great ones! Oh man, my sister – in – law used to get the super long acrylics with airbrushed designs! I always thought they looked like claws! Your natural manis are so awesome though! I love seeing your nail art! Thanks for letting us get to know you better!
Echo I had so much fun! I never did get the super long acrylics…not that “practical” LOL!!! Can’t wait to participate again!
What an amazing swap! I love the name of your blog! Love the fun nails! I love all things fun and funky. I like a brand of wine called Electra and they have it in both red and white…sweet but not overly sweet. So wonderful having you join us and hope you have an amazing weekend!
Thanks Stacey! And I’ll def have to try out that wine!
Wow, your manicures are amazing! And I love how you came up with your blog name.
Welcome to Ask Away Friday! I look forward to seeing if you get that bulldog!
Tamara I’m semi obsessed with my manis and we’re halfway to convincing hubby to get the dog for the fam…LOL
Great read! I like how you came up with your blog name. I like doing nail art too but its so hard to sit still and wait for them to dry and make the right hand look as good as the left lol 🙂
I always paint my nails while working on a blog post…LOL And I def have to use my fav quick dry polish by Salley Hansen in the red bottle. My nails would be forever jacked up if I didn’t haha
This sounds like a really fun blogging event. I’d love to join in some time if possible. Thanks for sharing.
Its so much fun and a much easier way to share more about me since I can’t ever think of anything good…LOL
Your nail art collection looks amazing! I hate to admit that I can never do a proper manicure on myself, I end up with bloodied cuticles and polish that look like a 3-year-old did them. Haha.
I used to have Sybil hair but now it is still a little wavy but thinning!! At least I still have hair.
My crown is the finest part of my hair and def more curl/wave than coil there, so I feel ya!
I absolutely love your nail art! You’re so talented! I almost never paint my nails because I just don’t have the patience for it. I can’t imagine creating some of those amazing designs you do.
Coily Locks is so cool! I just realized when you mentioned Goldielocks – they do rhyme. University shirts or jackets never get old! It’s fun getting to know you more Alisha, welcome to AAF! 🙂
Hi Rea! Thanks for the welcome and it’s been a blast getting to know you all as well!
What a fun swap! The nails look adorable. I cannot for the life of me do my own nails, especially my right hand…haha
Thats fu my about her alter ego hair. Mine is permed and short right now because it tends to be really limp and lifeless. I like it this way much better.
I enjoy getting a sneak peak into other blogger’s lives! Seems like we have quite a few similarities.
Looks interesting! I will be sharing this to my wife The name ” Ask Away Friday ” is interesting.
Thanks and hope she tries out Ask Away Friday!
You are SO good at nail art, so cute !!! 🙂
Thanks! I still have a lot I want to learn with nail art but it’s so much fun experimenting.
Thanks for sharing! I love learning about other bloggers and the part about Sybil made me laugh.
Sybil is really crazy…hope she didn’t hear that LOL!
This looks like it was so much fun! I would love to do something like this again, I did a mug swap once and it was a lot of fun!
I’m def hooked on it now Carolyn. It’s so much fun and love getting to let people take a more personal look at me.
I love reading these posts, do much fun. I can’t drink red wine, unless I want to fall asleep. There are so many people excited for House of cards Season three, we just started the 1st season. I personally can’t wait for Orange is the NEW black.
Welcome to AAF! I love your blog, our templates are similar but you have some really amazing features! I am so glad you joined in to AAF! It had been a while since I participated but I have met my closest blogging buddies via the link-up! WELCOME!
THank you! I’ve had so much fun sharing and getting to know others with AAF!
Ask away Friday is a great idea! Thanks for sharing a little about yourself! Very neat.
Thanks and it’s such a good way when you get in a writing rut too! 😉
This is such a great idea and I love the nail art. I always enjoy learning about others. Thanks for sharing.
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