November '13 Length Check

One Year Post Big Chop

Wow! The November length check has rolled around so quickly! Seems like just yesterday I was doing the October check. Let's jump in!

October 2 = 87 weeks natural (~1 year 9 months),

46 weeks since the BC (~11.5 months)

December 6 = 96 weeks natural (~1 year, 11 months)

55 weeks since the BC (~1 YEAR!!)

2. Transitions/Big Chop

Some of my transition hair styles (on the top row)...there were soo many, but I could only choose a few!

On the second row there is 1. My night before the big chop pic (It had been straightened), 2. All my relaxed ends on the floor, and 3. My post big chop hairstyle (you can see the excitement in my face)

 

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Last Dilemma Tuesday

This past Tuesday was Dilemma Tuesday. Although that's what I've decided to name my salon days, this Tuesday wasn't actually a dilemma for me. I already knew what I needed to do!! It was definitely time for a trim. I hadn't had my hair trimmed since my big chop in November! As I discussed here, my ends were in desperate need of a trim.

Here's my hair before the salon:

 Here is my straightened hair, pre-cut:

Here's my hair post cut:

And here's a comparison shot. My hair the first time it was straightened in January (for my Naturalversary) and my hair now (at the end of March):

When I first looked at my hair, I thought it hadn't grown much. All this hair just seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Like one day, I fluffed my afro out and it was a lot larger than usual. And only after doing a comparison shot of my straightened hair, I realized it had grown extremely quickly in just two months. The girls at the salon give me a hard time because I always tell them I'm ready for some hang time...lol. When I saw this, it doesn't mean that I don't really think my hair is growing, I just have personal goals for my natural hair, and that's the day I'm waiting for. :-)

So, I'm very excited to see what my hair will look like by the summer!

What do you think?

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My First Year Natural

Do You Know What Today Is? It's My Naturalversary!

On January 30, 2012, I was sitting in the salon getting a relaxer and some fresh color put into my hair. A few weeks later, I decided I wanted to give this natural thing a try. My hair story is not much different from other stories, but since it's my Naturalversary, I'll share it.

Historically speaking, I've never had too many problems with my hair; it's been long and healthy MOST of my life. I can't remember being natural as a kid. I have a hand full of pictures, but my hair was always braided or in ponytails, so I don't know what my natural hair looks like at all.