The whole point of this site was supposed to be as a development site where I could test out new things without causing havoc with my "real" websites. What has actually happened is that I created the site and once in a blue moon, I use it to test out a plug in before I use it somewhere else. I am a massive fan of the phrase "Do as I say and not as I do" I strongly believe that if you want to get better at something that you need to practice until you get good at it. Unfortunately I tend to … [Read more...] about EXPERIMENTING
SUBURBAN AFRO POSTS
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ELECTRIC BLUE SUBURBAN AFRO
In the last few months I've had three very different hairstyles. I had my natural hair for a while and kept it for much longer than intended due to budgetary constraints. Having spent a couple of months with my shoulder length at a push afro I decided to make sure that the update was noticeably different so I went full pink hombre waist length mermaid braids. I was still on a budget so after a few whiney Facebook posts my sister took pity on me and did it for me. The fact that it took her … [Read more...] about MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ELECTRIC BLUE SUBURBAN AFRO
I WISH I HAD HAIR LIKE YOURS. MEMORIES OF TCB AND PLANNING MY NEXT HAIRDO
People often say to me that they wish they had hair like mine. I could finish this blog post with three words and an exclamation mark i.e. "No you don't!" but where's the fun in that? It's a fact of life that people always want things that they can't have and nothing illustrates this more than hair. Brunettes that want to be blondes, the curly haired girls that reach for the straighteners every morning and I don't know any woman my age that hasn't had at least one perm. As a child I wanted … [Read more...] about I WISH I HAD HAIR LIKE YOURS. MEMORIES OF TCB AND PLANNING MY NEXT HAIRDO
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS 2018
Sitting here in the period between Christmas and New Year, the place in time where I congratulate myself for pulling off miracles as the Christmas fairy and ask myself some serious questions about what my goals are for the year ahead. I stopped generating official resolutions and outrageous lists of improvements years ago and most of the goals amount to me being less of an idiot than I was the year before. Although there were, as always, things throughout the year that could have gone … [Read more...] about CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS 2018
USING MY AFRO TO ILLUSTRATE SUCCESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
If you know me offline, you'll be well aware that my hair changes on a regular basis. If you know me online then you'll probably know that I post a random selection of content on different platforms from time to time and that most of that content gets a minimal response. Most of the things I post get no response whatsoever (unless you count spam), nor should they, most of it isn't worth responding to. The majority of my posts aren't for any form of commercial gain so it doesn't matter, but from … [Read more...] about USING MY AFRO TO ILLUSTRATE SUCCESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
VILLAGE WEB COMPANY
Village Web Company is the name of my business. I primarily build websites for small local businesses but I also offer help with social media, digital marketing, SEO or anything that involves a computer. My customers vary a lot and I'm lucky enough to have built websites for shops, charities and even a junior football team. Being a small business I understand the pressures they're under and whenever I can, I try to steer them in the right direction and most of them take my advice - … [Read more...] about VILLAGE WEB COMPANY
WORTHYONTHEWEB
Although this website is dedicated to complaining about my hair, along with the occasional epiphany about actually having nothing to complain about, online I'm generally better known as WorthyOnTheWeb. I build websites for a living and SuburbanAfro was a project I started because I wanted to experiment with some WordPress themes and wanted a blog to play with. I have several personal websites and blogs dotted around the internet, most of which need to be updated including the WorthyOnTheWeb … [Read more...] about WORTHYONTHEWEB
I DON’T HAVE TO LOVE EVERY LAST INCH
For those of you in a hurry I'll condense this post into the following sentence: Disliking my hair doesn't mean that I don't love myself. For those of you with the time and inclination to indulge my ramblings here's the longer version: There are certain aspects of my physical being that I like and some that I don't. I also have certain physical aspects that I feel completely neutral about. As I've got older certain things have moved from one list to another, but despite disliking various … [Read more...] about I DON’T HAVE TO LOVE EVERY LAST INCH
FAREWELL, PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW – SAYING GOODBYE TO YOUR HAIR EXTENSIONS
No matter how happy you were, the day your stylist put them in, eventually you reach a stage where it's time to remove your hair extensions. If you are one of those well behaved types this will be at the appropriate time, as suggested by your hairdresser. Many of you will have taken a small detour via the delay zone and then there are some of you, whose hair extensions have been there so long that they've been taken hostage by your own hair! I'm not going to judge, you know who you are and I'm … [Read more...] about FAREWELL, PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW – SAYING GOODBYE TO YOUR HAIR EXTENSIONS
IT’S ANOTHER ME – MY SCARY BROWN DOLL
One of my most treasured possessions is a baby doll. By modern standards she's not the prettiest of dolls, but she means a lot to me because I've had her since I was very small. My doll is made of hard, dark brown plastic, her straight hair is molded into her mainly bald head and for some reason her eyes are orange and they close noisily when you lie her on her back. My children think she's scary and one in particular regards her as the sort of thing more at home in a horror film than a … [Read more...] about IT’S ANOTHER ME – MY SCARY BROWN DOLL