Uh Oh!!

OK so isn't this transitioning thing supposed to be fun?.....not so much for me. I feel like I look terrible. I went to the mall the other day and felt like all eyes were on me because I looked a HOT MESS, not because my hair was cute like in the past. I noticed about 3 beautiful heads of locks and they were looking at me too; I could only imagine what they were thinking. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not one to care much about what others think of me but I do care very much about how I feel about myself. When I transitioned from permed hair to natural hair and then to locks, it didn't seem as bad but this is HARD!!! I guess patience is the key. Not sure if I am ready to relearn this lesson. Still loving the growth though, I have never seen so much growth so fast on my head.


Lock on wit yo bad self!
HN

New Growth

Hello All,
Just wanted to let you all see what has been going on with my hair. The two strand twists have only been in for a few weeks and my hair has grown a complete afro around them. The thinning area is totally grown in. Although the growth is AMAZING, there are many dislikes for the transitioning phase. I don't like the flakes that the Organic Root Stimulator left after a few days, I don't like the unkept look of transitioning, and don't like that I can't wash or at least rinse my hair as much. I did start to sew the locks together but it takes so long that I have only completed about 25 out of about 108 locks. I suppose I will just do a little at a time until the are all complete.

Until next time,
Lock on wit yo bad self!

My New Journey

Hello again,

Sooo....certainly you all weren't thinking that I cut all my hair off were you? Well, I haven't; but I did however combine my locks taking them from Sisterlocks to traditional locks. On June 14, I 2-strand twisted the locks together securing them with black rubber bands just to see if this was an option for me while I did my research on YouTube. I have always considered combining anyway but what better time than now. Immediately a mini afro started growing in the parts and I felt confident that this was going to work out well. I wore the 2-strand twists until yesterday (June 19) when I did my routine weekend wash, added some infusion moisture therapy and repair after washing, moisturized with my usual Jojoba/peppermint oil concoction, and officially twisted my roots for the first time using Organic Root Stimulator lock and twist gel. I would have rather used aloe vera gel which I hear so many ranting about but didn't know where the whole foods store is in Raleigh, NC (which is my new home town as of July of last year). I sat under the dryer under the cool setting for about 20 minutes and let the hair air dry the rest of the way. I went to bed last night with a satin scarf on my head and slept on a satin pillow case. When I woke up this morning, the hair was still neat and tidy. I did not do my usual spritzing but my scalp and hair still felt moisturized. The black rubber bands remain on the ends for now but I plan on sewing each lock some time next weekend so that the rubber bands can come off because I hate the look of them.

Results:
-I lost about 2-3 inches of length from combining
-My hair feels clean and fresh
-My scalp feels refreshed already
-The hair already looks and feels thicker as the mini afro was able to be
incorporated into the new traditional locks
-The parting is uneven and the size varies but they still look great to me
-A new lock journey begins...YAY!

The pictures are of the crown of my head after combining, the front view after combining, and an up close view of one lock with rubber band on the end.

Please leave comments as this is totally new for me and I will be learning as I go

Lock on wit yo bad self!
HN

3 Years Locked

Wow...Can't believe it has been a whole 3 years since I locked my hair. I never thought I would make it this far. As I told you all in my last post that with three years comes change for me. The change took a lot of thought because I have become very attached to my hair over the past three years....but.....I decided it was time to do away with the sister locks so they are now gone:( I thought I would miss them but I believe this change is for the best as my hair was starting to thin in the crown. For a girl who already has thin hair, this was hard to look at everyday. This area has always been a problem and stress area for me as a child and as an adult with a perm. I hope you all aren't too disappointed but it had to be done. I will however continue blogging about my new and exciting hair journey and I hope that you all will continue to follow and support. I took pictures of the thinning area. I think that the sisterlocks simply put too much tension on this weak area over time and I was tired of continuously trying to cover it up.


I will post pictures soon of the changed me, although I love it, I am still trying to get used to it.

Lock on wit yo bad self!
HN

Chang Is Comin

Hello All,

So my 3 year anniversary with locks is quickly (June 20) approching and I am planning a BIG change for the occassion. The past three years have been wonderful and I am so glad that I made the decission to not only go natural but to lock my hair. This has become the new me for sure. Still loving my locks but I think its time to spice it up a bit. Stay tuned to see the big surprise. I'm soooo excited!!!! I hope you all are too.

Until next time,
Lock on wit yo bad self!