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2 009 has been a great year for the Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog. I found a common bond, friendship, humor, joy, understanding, and a gained a wealth of knowledge because of this blog. It is a joy chatting with you all and exchanging stories and opinions. I am very proud of not only myself, but of you all for being so honest and open with your own experiences, questions, excitement and love of being naturally beautiful. Here is to wishing you all a wonderful New Year. To remembering to be proud of our napps, curls, kinks, afro's, locs, twist, dreads, braids, cornrows and more. I hope your lives are filled with enrichment, family, friends and happiness. And here is to another successful, informative and fabulous year for the Naturally Beautiful Blog.

Hello everyone, I am taking a much needed couple of days off, and taking advantage of my holiday work break. Lots of Sleep , Exercise , Meditation & Self-reflection . I am thinking of you and this blog daily. I will be back before this week is over. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. Talk to you all soon! ~ Karen @ Naturally Beautiful Hair Blog ~

Merry Christmas everyone! ~ & Happy Holidays ~ For everyone that celebrated Hanukkah, I hope you had a wonderful celebration. And I also hope that everyone that celebrates Kwanzaa, will have a blessed celebration!!! - From Karen & Family

Another great find, from Theirry Baptiste on Facebook. Beautiful picture!

"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice." - Bethany Hamilton Although I love the sugar and spice of little girls, i still think this is a cool quote. How about we say that we encourage and love every aspect of a young girls personality. Strenght, creativity, love and beauty. - Karen :-)

This weeks naturally beauty is a young lady that goes by the name of namaste.nubian on myspace. She take great photos and has a very earthy/organic beauty about her.

I love this art work. These are actually six different drawings that I combined together for this post. I can not remember the artist name, but when I find it - I will update this post. I love it! Enjoy...

On December fourth, I ask everyone to write in and tell us what their alter egos would be, if they had the opportunity to do a photo shoot. To read all the entries, go to bracelet giveaway . There were some cool entries, and here are the winners: The prizes go to Honey & Nivia!! Whom ever, out of the two of you, emails me first (naturlhairbeauty@gmail.com), with their name, mailing address, and first choice of a bracelet design gets to choose the design they want. Thank you for entering the contest ladies. I wonder what my alter ego would be if I could do a photo shoot. Hmmm.... ;-).

As reported on Mane and Chic , the clothing Magazine Free People has been featuring a beautiful new model by the name of Jocelyn. To see the flip book, click here .

I love Barbara's (aka -Ms. Bar B) hair cut, and what a beautiful smile! Also, see a photo below of her and lovely daughter.

Dating Advice From Redbook: 4 Secrets to a Spectacular Relationship By dating editor Nicole Yorio for Redbook What do couples who describe their relationship as spectacular do differently than those who describe theirs as simply so-so? The differences are quite small, actually. "When we look at happy couples, we see that great partnerships are not the result of hours of hard work," says relationship researcher Terri L. Orbuch, Ph.D., who followed 373 couples for over 22 years as part of a marriage study funded by the National Institutes of Health. "It's small changes in behavior and attitude that can transform your relationship." In her new book, "5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great," Orbuch shares the steps you can take to a spectacular relationship. #1. Understand Each Other's Needs "The main reason marriages break up is not conflict, communication problems, or physical incompatibility," Orbuch says. "It's f...

Old sketch from 2008, titled "Wah's Loc's", inspired by professional model Wahidah Fowler. **Please do not use or copy my art work without my permission. If you would like to share this story or art on your blog or website, please email me at the above email address. Thanks!

These photos, with India Arie, catch my eye every time I see them. Just beautiful!