Big Chop

So, August 30, 2013, I finally did the BIG CHOP.  WOW!!!  It was....it was.....I'm depressed.  I sat there and watched my stylist cut out all of the perm in my hair.  While I wanted to cry, I held back the tears and just watched as 32 years of perming, straightening, curling, flat ironing, blow drying....get cut out and fall to the floor.  I've had a perm since I was 11.  This has been my life.  My hair has been a BIG part of my life.  I LOVE HAIR!!  I love doing new things with my hair.  From a weave, to braids, to a wig, to curly, to straight, I love it all.  And now....I'm just trying to find a way to style my TWA (Teeny Weeny Afro).  And I have yet to figure this out.  I know that this journey will take time and patience - the one thing that I am lacking in.  I'm clear that this part of my journey is to really work on me in the area of patience.  But dang if I didn't wish we could work on another area right now because my hair looking crazy requires way more than patience.

Ok, so I will stop complaining.  Let me talk about the positive aspects of my BIG CHOP.  I no longer have to deal with 2 different textures in my hair.  Boy was I looking like Ronald McDonald when I had two textures.  I now can see my curl patterns in my hair.  And I must say, I thought my hair was much more curlier than it is.  Let's get real, I thought my was going to look like taco meat.  LOL...But it doesn't.  It's actually not as tight as I thought.  So this getting to know my hair is quite interesting, and I'm excited to see what I can really do with my hair, and what other changes it will go through.

So please stay with me on this journey.  I'm thankful for all of the encouragement I've been getting.  I'm in two hair groups on Facebook, and these ladies have all of the expertise.  Plus I subscribe to many YouTube video naturalistas who give great advice.  Plus...my friends....they are truly encouraging.

Stay tuned for more to come on this journey.

~Hair love

My New Look

Hey there,
I am starting a new blog because somehow my other one got deleted.  No worries, there's always something to talk about, especially when it comes to my hair.

So if you didn't know, I am on my hair journey.  I started transitioning in January 2013.  That was my last perm.  It's been 7 months and I do have a great deal of hair growth.  Since January I've been wearing weaves and braids.  The braids pull out my edges, so I can't really wear them for longer than a few weeks.  It's just not worth the time to only keep them for a few weeks.  So I don't know how many more times I will put in braids.

It is now July 30th and I started wearing my hair out.  I took my last weave out on Friday July 26th.  My stylist, Dajuan, took out the weave, washed, conditioned and flat twisted my hair.  When she was done, I was thinking, I can't go and get me any yogurt.  I have to go straight home and stay inside.  I look ridiculous.  See my pictures below.  So I stayed at home and let my hair air dry.

The next day I woke up and got dressed and took my hair down.  I was pleasantly surprised.  I felt rather free to see my "natural" hair without perm.  I've had a perm since I was in the 5th grade.  It's been over 30 years.  So I'm getting used to MY own hair.  I do still have a great deal of perm on top, but the back is ALL ME!!

There is a lot work required to being natural.  I'm having to get used to twisting my hair each night.  But each morning when I wake up and do my hair, it's always a surprise to see what my hair is going to do.  It's really doing it's own thing right now, so I have to submit and just let it.  But when it grows, I'm taking charge.  LOL....  Until then....each day will be a new surprise and I will embrace it.  It just feels good to be able to scratch my own scalp and play in my hair.

Now I'm going to figure out how to make it grow quickly.  If you have any suggestions....hit me up.  I'm OPEN!!!

Hair Love~