Transitioning in high school

This journey has been so amazing and the best almost-year I've ever had with my hair, but it has also been very stressful for me. I've had to balance school work, track, and making sure my hair looks presentable at all times. I've not always been successful, but I'm getting better the more I practice and experience. For example, this morning I took down a twist out that looked horrible by itself. I used to do twist outs all the time and or would come out so pretty and soft, but as I got more new.growth, they started to come out crazy-looking. I took a lost headband and wrapped it twice around my hair and pushed.back until I got a cute curly ponytail. Stuff like that happens all the time, and I've gotten better at "saving" a hairstyle than executing one. Lol but, I can't say I'm not excited for this school year to end and I can finally enjoy my natural hair. :)

Almost 11 months! :D

So I've not been very responsible with this blog but I'm going to step up my game and my youtube/fotki postings. I'm quickly coming to my year anniversary for transitioning, and I'm soooo excited!!! This has been an amazing journey so far. My urge to big chop is growing each day, but I'm thinking end of junior year would be ideal. It would give me the summer to learn how to work with my hair and I would have 18 months of growth under my belt. Remeber to check my fotki for hair styles and my youtube for vids!

Fotki

Ill be posting all my pics and im keeping a journal on fotki

Username: tsinuyasha125

nonono NO TWISTS!!

So, if there is one thing people learn fast from me, it's that I'm impatient and persistent. When I got the idea of twists in my hair,it stuck and I could barely contain myself from just going ahead and doing them in the middle of the week. So, Tuesday night, I did them,and because I was so anxious as to how they would look dry, I sat under the dryer and looked in the mirror..........smh smh SMH!!!! It looked horrible!well maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, I could have worked wiyhit, but it looked so stringy and gross and just... UNHEALTHY that I couldn't let my hair stay like that! So I took the twists down and did 5 big braids. The only good thing about those twists is that they made my roots wavy and helped blend them with my relaxed hair. My new growth, while still in the twists, looked full and plump, but then you would go down the rest of the hair and it was just rediculous. I will not be doing that anytime soon. Maybe kinky twists,but not with just my relaxed hair. I should have taken a pic, but all I could think about at that moment was how weird mu hair looked. XD

This weekend

So guys, I just bought this lock and twist gel and thought about doing two strand twists as a week long hairstyle. Since I night it sunday, the day after.i usually wash my hair, I'll just have to wait for until thursday, since I'm not going into work friday. ill post a picture if it comes out good. If I don't you guys know why. Lol I'll cowash on thursday and then so the twists and sit under the dryer. I feel pretty good about this, I did a few practice ones on dry hair and they held up good and were really soft. I can't wait to see how they end up! :D

New vids

Hey guys, by this evening I should have 3 new videos up. Make sure u look out for them :)

My youtube username is: TRSloveable

Almost 6 months!

Hi everyone, I havent posted as often as I would like to because my internet is down and I just got a new phone. I'm VERY excited about my half-year anniversary and I have to say that this is one puts the best things I could have done for myself. I'm loving seeing my new growth come in. I can barely keep my hands out of my hair nowadays, and im just getting more and more excited as time goes by. I'm setting my goal for 1 and 1\2 years or two years, but things can change. I know that I can hold out for as long as I want to. This mark is important to me not only because it shows how much time has give by, but also because it's proof to myself and.everyone else who told me to just give it up that this is something that I am confident and determined on doing. This it's just the beginning. :)

Bantu Knot Out Week

Hi everyone. This week I decided to stick to one specific style ans try to see how many days I can work with it without co-washing or the hairstyle looking completely crazy!! lol. The first day, I did a bump n the middle and slicked the sides back to create a kind of fro-haw look. Not my best look, but it worked. The next day I threw on a headband and pinned my hair into a ponytail. I didn't want to use rubber bands or crush my curls. The ponytail gave the illusion of it being longer and fuller. Tuesday night, I redid my bantu knots, about 8 of them in random places so parts won't be apparent, and mixed leave in with water and oil, and sprayed my scalp and hair. Wednesday, I parted my hair on the left side, and twisted the right hair all the way around and stopped an inch away from my ear. I twisted the other side to my ear and left the remaining curls to hang on my left shoulder. It is my favorite look, easy to accomplish, and I get lots of compliments from it. Today, I parted and twisted my hair again but this time i twisted both sides to my ear, and with the back I gathered it up and pinned it upward. I put a cute clip in it, and this can be a protective style to do when your curls get old.  Tomorrow is Friday, and I already decided to just put on a headband and put my hair in a bun. I will pre-poo that night with queen Helen's cholesterol and seal with oil overnight. I saw this on a sight, and wanted to try it out. Saturday I will wash, condition, deep condition, and do a straw set. Now, this will be my first straw set, and I'm really nervous!! It looks easy to do, but my hair is pretty thick, and I will need  A LOT of straws to get the job done. Oh!! I cut a little piece of my hair in the back. My curls are so soft and springy, and they shrink up a lot, but I an easily stretch them and comb through it. I am learning that I am already scissor-happy, and the challenge will not be retaining length, but keeping my hands out of my hair and chopping random sections because I like the curl :)I will put up a video tomorrow with pictures of the different styles and a quick update.

HI guys, just passing through, I haven't posted a blog or video in a while because school is so hectic now that there is only a month left and teachers are trying to cram as much stuff in as they can smh. lol But I did manage to upload an update video yesterday night. Some very good new that I wanted to share with everyone is that 1. I got a paying internship this summer (yay me!!) and 2. my mom seems to be getting on board with me transitioning. My 5 year mark is fast approaching, and the summer will soon be here. She is getting used to seeing my hair thick and curly around my edges and the nape. She expressed that the only things she was really worrying about was how I was going to wear my hair. Now that she sees I'm serious about this and are looking at Youtube videos and doing different hairstyles, she says she thinks I can make it to a year. My dream date to BC is the summer of 2013. It will be a fresh start and a great way to start off my senior year!! I'm very excited about this, and think it's the perfect date. New me, last year in high school. I'm thinking about getting kinky twists in the summer so I don't have to worry about doing my hair during the internship. I know I've brought up getting these a few times before with nothing to show for it, but getting someone to do it at a good price is hard to find nowadays. I like that the first 5 months of my transition has forced me to learn about my hair, how to do it, how to take care of it, what it likes. I have so many products I want to buy. OK, I'll wrap it up here, but thanks for reading and if you are new to my blog check out my Youtube channel!

Incredible!

I will never be able to show my appreciation to Kandee from Kandeelovesya.blogspot.com!!! She has gotten my name out there and I am finally talking to other people who get what I'm feeling and who are going through this with me. I hope that I won't disappoint anyone out there who is checking out my blog and my Youtube channel. I will be sure to post a video on Friday, or Saturday. Depends on which day I wash my hair. Wishing all of you the best, I will see you next time!

Still Straight :l

I have to keep this straight hair for the rest of the week, and I am already sick of it. Really. I feel my roots are curling up a bit because it's been hot lately and I've been sweating. I get excited when I feel them and look forward to the day I get to wash my hair and feel my curly roots again. I got a jar of Queen Helen's Cholesterol and will give it a try on wash day as a deep conditioner. I also got a henna packet that i will use at the end of the month as my protein treatment. I think protein once a month will suffice. I noticed that it is really easy for my hair to get dry, so I will focus more on moisture than protein. I want to go to walgreens to get this other deep conditioner and leave in, by I neither have the time nor money to do it just yet. I'll post the results of the Queen Helen deep condition soon! But not soon enough!! ughhh! Wash day, come quickly!!!!

MY POOR ROOTS!!!

Easter is coming up, yes, I understand this, but why do my roots have to die for Easter?!? My mom made me get my roots hot combed and pressed so my hair could be done for the holiday. I wanted to get kinky twists, but apparently my roots are the devil. :( for the first time in months I wrapped my hair. I'm able to run my fingers easily through my hair and touch my scalp. I hate this. So much heat was put on my poor natural hair. And I was even burned at the root a few times. Not good. I'm worried that my hair won't kink back up, that all my progress and work has been ruined. I'm angry with my mom because she's all happy about how my hair looks permed and the roots are laid down, but all I can think of is the horror I will feel if my hair doesn't curl up after I wash it. The only good thing that came out of this whole ordeal is that my ends got a good trim and the hairdresser confirmed I had 1 and a half to two inches of new growth. My hair is going down my back, and my mom said she hasn't seen my hair this long since I was younger. I just wished I had a choice in all this. And what makes matters worse, it seems that almost everyone I deem important in my life is against me going natural!. The only one so far that hasn't fflipped a shit when I told them is my grandmother. She's supportive of me. I'm really getting tested now. What I want to say and what's respectful are battling in my head. I just want to wash my hair and get back to figuring my curls. There is one curl in the back of my head that is really stubborn and refused to be straightened. Its my only solace now, and I constantly reach to finger it, wishing for the days of a head full of curls. Worst day ever.

Wash Day and 1st Length Check!

Since I'm going out of town, and will not be able to wash my hair until next week, I decided tow as my hair today. Last night I mixed Oil and conditioner together, warmed it, and applied it all over my scalp and on my ends for a pre-poo treatment. This morning I washed it out, shampooed and conditioner, and am currently deep conditioning my hair with Hair Mayonnaise. I'll wait about 20 minutes before washing it out, adding my leave in conditioner, and start detangling. My hair has gotten really thick over the past few months, And I have a whole lot of hair to go through every wash day!
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20 Min. Later
I washed out the deep conditioner in 4 sections, then I put my Cantu Leave In Conditioner, detangled, and twisted my four sections in two strand twists to dry. One thing I've noticed about my wash process is that I find it near impossible to wash my left side as thoroughly as I do my right side because I can't get my head fully under the tap of the tub. I've found that putting the shampoo and conditioner in the four parts, but rinsing in two parts is much easier for me. I used a brush to detangle instead of my usually wide-tooth comb, and  a lot more hair came out with the brush than it usually would with the comb. My curiosity of detangling with a brush is officially over. lol (when I say brush, I mean something like below) Another thing I've noticed is that I'm pampering myself more now. I used to pride myself on my in-and-out bathroom trips, but now, I'm spending more time in the shower, brushing my teeth, cleansing my face, putting on lotion, etc. I'm not doing things like massaging my feet and elbows with baby oil, rubbing my scalp for at least 5 min every other day, and massaging my hands with lotion. I feel like I'm not only changing my hair, but I'm changing my whole body. I'm drinking more water, and making more health-conscious food choices. I feel bad after having sweets or a soda, and immediately needed to have something healthy to "counteract" it. This Hair journey may have been the best thing I could have don for myself. I feel like I'm transforming into a new person.
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First Length Check!
OK before I go straight in, I have new info. My hair dried really fast in these past few months because I was using a regular towel, which I found out strips the moisture from hair and leaves dry. I was wondering why I would towel dry my hair and half my head already be dry. MY hair took like 2+ hours to dry, and this time I used a t-shirt to partially dry my hair. My hair no longer dripped after being dried by the t-shirt, but it was still full of water and moisture. When I researched the towel thing I found out, like a cotton pillowcase, the towel strips hair of moisture and even pulls on it, causing breakage.

Ok, on to the actual length check.
Front: 5 1/4 inches
Side: 8 inches
Back: 7 inches
Top: 8 inches
 Not too shabby ehhh??? lol So after my hair dried, I braided it and tomorrow I will unravel it, twist the front part and tuck my ends under in a kind of princess-y style. Stay beautiful and loveable!!

Beach Day!!!

Yay! I went to Mississippi today and hung out at the beach. Great for relaxation, not so great for my hair. I got loads of sand in my hair from playing volleyball and laying on a towel. My head was so itchy when I got home I had to wash my hair, so I just washed with conditioner, put in a leave-in, sealed with oil, and ran a comb quickly through my hair. Since my hair dries pretty fast, I just left it out an got on the computer. Yeah, I'm really tired now so I'm gonna be signing off now. Bye!

Braids

I braided my entire head using only my hair so that i wouldn't have to style my hair for at least a week. The braids came out ok for my first try. I would really like to learn, though, how to braid to my scalp. Today was pretty uneventful, i really got to get my hands in m y hair when braiding an saw how many different textures there were in my head. my new growth on my sides in the back is long and have many tight curls while the top of my head has many strands curled together in a thick coil. the back of my head in the middle has this loose wave going on. My sides look like they are trying to fill in because I have a lot of baby hair dotting the thin spots. I'm so happy. Today my mom walked in with a Dark and Lovely Relaxer an sat it on the table. I picked it up and it was saying how it has Shea Butter and adds a lot of moisture while relaxing your hair. At that moment, I was like, wow, I'm really giving up these relaxers. It was like it finally hit me what i was doing. When I was braiding my hair and feeling all the thick new growth and noticing how fast my hair was coming in at places, I was just a little overwhelmed. The feeling that hit me was strange. I guess I truly accepted my hair and what I was doing to it. My mom walked back in the room later and said, "You know that isn't for you right?" And I ust had to say no and shake my head. I'm really over these relaxers. I know my mom doesn't approve of this journey because she doesn't want me to look all crazy when I have no clue what to do with my hair, but this isn't about her. It's about me and how I feel about myself. She hinted that my natural hair was a wooly bush, i guess trying to get me turned off at the porspect of having a coarse head of hair, but I want to see for myself what my hair is capable of. In my baby pictures my hair is so pretty and curly. I just want to have that back. I want to get back to my roots and start my junior year in August that much more sure about who I am. I have no clue at this point how long I'm going to transition. I'm just going to wait until I believe the time is right.

Almost 4 Months Post-Relaxer :)

Alrighty, I've just realized how much I want to document this journey, so I will definitely post more and at a regular schedule. I washed My hair today and measured a curl on the top of my head. I'm so excited in feeling the thickness and the curlyness of my roots. I have almost 2 inches of new growth, maybe 1.6 or 1.7 inches. I'm glad that my hair is filling in at a good pace. The back of my head, however, is filling in slowly. well, there are curls, but the curls seems finer and looser than the top of my head. One thing I have noticed about my hair is that it dries ridiculously fast when I'm air drying it, but it takes hours with rollers and a hooded dryer :P Air drying is the way to go! (I always hated sitting under the dryer anyway) Today, I'm doing something a little different. My mom had not contacted the lady to do my kinky twists, so I have decided to do them myself with just my hair. One day, after co-washing and applying products, I found a combination of water,oil, and Palmer's headress would hold my twists without anything being at my ends. Therefore, I will wait until my hair dries and do my twists tomorrow. I'm a little depressed today about something, so fooling with my hair is not high on my list. Surprisingly, my mom told me I should just cut all my hair off!! She, besides my dad, is the LAST person I would ever think would tell me to cut my hair. It was crazy. She doesn't really understand that this journey I want to go on is for me. I'm not trying to copy anyone, I'm trying to get the hair that I dream about. I want to have confidence in the natural me, and not rely on harmful chemicals to get the hair I want. I love my curls, and I so look forward to when I have a head full of them without any relaxed ends. I've finally found a wash regimen that works for me: put hair in 4 sections and put olive oil leave-in conditioner with cap on and sit for an hour or more. Then I rinse, wash, and condition my hair in two parts while running my hands through my hair in a downward motion to take out some tangles. After I deep conditioned, I alternate 3 weeks with protein, 3 with moisturizing, I use a rat 0tail comb to work through each section, apply leave-in conditioner and oil, and then use a wide tooth comb to comb out the tangles. The pre-poo helped my detangling tremendously, and so did the finger detangle when washing my hair. I DID MY FIRST CUT TODAY!!! WHOO!! lol. I cut about an inch all around and am happy that I'm cuttign away some of the relaxed ends. I'm that much closer to my goal now :) I also took pictures of my new growth so far when its wet, and the curls are so beautiful I want to cry and smile. I know I can make it through this journey. I have the determination and the patience. One thing I do want to work on is getting my fingers out of my head (I'm constantly fingering the curls and hunting for new curls) and doing hairstyles that keep my away from styling for at least 5 days. The journey continues!

Kinky Twists

hey, So i've decided to get kinky twists to give my hair a break and to stop me from constantly having my hand in my hair. It's frustrating to be fingering my curls, get up and realize my hair is sticking straight out from my head because it's not relaxed and falls back in place. Plus, the guy I really REALLY  like is starting to hang around me more, and I don't want to constantly come up with new hairstyles and check every 5 minutes that my hair is ok. I'll try to do these twists for like 2-3 months, and I should have a good amount of new growth going on. I want to cut my ends before I start the twist and I did a protein treatment this morning. My new growth is getting thicker and my breakage looks like it is also thickening. most of it is shedding, but there are some hairs that have curly roots and I'm getting kind of nervous. I constantly have my fingers in my hair feeling the curls and planning what i will do with them once I finally have all natural hair. I really don't know what my hair will look like fully natural, but I am excited about my curls. Some are really coily and others have loose spirals that take up a 4th of the strand. My hair growth is not fantastic, but there is growth so no complaints. I want to start cutting my hair, but I have to buys a new good pair of hair scissors since my old pair has cut paper, string, packages, you names it, it's cut it. I don't want to risk my hair on that. I also want to try out castor oil for my edges. My left edge is a lot thicker than my right, but it is still kind of thin. My right side has a small bald spot surrounded by curly hair and some curly hair is sticking out of it. I want to get that to grow in before I cut my hair off in my mini-chop. I still debate whether or not I'm going to let it grow out or let it grow to a certain length before chopping the rest off. The middle of my head has the most growth and there is a lot of new growth on my side burn and the back of my head on the sides has a  lot of growth as well. The only spot where there is little to no growth is the middle of the back of my head. its like the roots are slightly curly, but i can run my fingers through there without any problem. it's like this small patch of slightly wavy curls.
So maybe by tomorrow I will have kinky twists and leave my hair to do its job: grow and be healthy. I'm going to look up how to care for kinky twist so to not let this be an absolute nightmare when they come out.

New Growth at 3 months post-relaxer

I have a good amount of new growth for 3 months. Sometimes, when I'm just running my fingers through my hair, I come across a curl that is longer than the rest. I get really excited and rush to see it in the mirror. I am anxious to see what my natural curl pattern will be, and I already have a list that is compiling about what materials I need to get. At the top is hair scissors, because i need a new sharp pair to get ready to start chopping! lol. Next is castor oil, since I want to grow my thinning edges in, and then after that is extra virgin olive oil since I've heard that it is really good for hair. Some other things on my list are hair clips, spray bottles, pure shea butter, coconut oil, and some vitamins.  Yes I have way to much time on my hands, but so what? lol. I like to be prepared as I can be. I'm going to a Sweet 16 this Saturday, and I know what I'm wearing, but I'm worried about how my hair will look. The roller wrap works just fine, but it only lasts 2-3 days before my hair starts to thicken up again and I can't run the brush through it without breakage. I have these itchy spots on my head that pop up randomly, and I don't know what that is all about, but since I've been moisturizing more and washing, conditioning, and deep treating my hair in sections, the itching as reduced drastically. My mom says my hair looks really healthy, it's thick, and I haven't had much breakage so that is a good thing. The real work hasn't come yet though. lol. I'm only 3 months post, and I have at least 9 more to go. I want to grow my hair out until my hair is the length naturally that my relaxed hair is now. If that takes a year or two years or 3, I'll just have to wait, but I'm not really comfortable with short hair at all. I had to cut my hair to my ears last year and I was so uncomfortable and didn't feel that good about myself. My hair grew back really fast. This time last year, my hair was at my ears, and now it curls at my collarbone. my hair has just seemed to grow past my shoulders, but now I'm starting all over again with this natural journey. I know it's going to be hard, but I'm willing to chop a little at a time for thick, beautiful, natural hair. I watch other channels almost everyday, looking at their progress and predicting mine. As my curls come in, I like to finger them constantly and I'm caught many times at school focusing more on a long curl than what is going on in the classroom. lol I love my curls. They show me I'm that much closer to my dream. I will probably start making videos on Youtube to mark my progress as well, but for now, this blog will be my outlet.

New Hairstyle ;)

Ok, so I have this new hairstyle idea and I'm kind of nervous about how it will come out. I twisted my hair back about an inch and a quarter and then braided the rest of my hair and put a roller on it to curl the ends that don't have braid on the end. It should come out cute, but I'm still nervous because I haven't done this before. I just don't want it to come out stupid, and then I'll have no idea how to do my hair in the morning. We'll see what happens!!!

Not Consistent :P

lol, so looking at the title one can already see what I'm talking about. I can't do this blogging thing everyday, but I will try to do it multiple times in the week. I did a twist out on Monday and it looked really cute, and today I put my hair in a bun since the curls fell and I didn't feel like twisting my hair again. I'm about to co-wash it with conditioner and try to figure out what in the hell I want to do with it. Lol I'll probably let it air dry, twist it, and do a fancy little twist in the morning. The twist out gives me so many options with my hair, I love it! My new growth is coming in well, I frequently have my hand in my hair feeling the little spiral curls. My hair is getting thicker, which always happens around the time I usually get a relaxer, and I'm excited! I talked to my friend today who has natural hair, and she talks about how she's so much more confident with her natural hair and it gives her a lot of options when she does her hair. Her curls are really pretty, semi-tight spirals all the way through. I can't wait to see what my hair type will be. I've heard you have to wait at least 6 months before hair typing yourself, so that you can have a substantial amount of new growth and see the curls clearly. my curls aren't that tight, but they aren't real loose either. We'll see in a couple of months how they look. Oh yeah!! I have my first trim coming up!! I'm cutting my hair today after it air-dries. I won't cut much, but I want to get a little cutting pattern going on so the relaxed hair can get off my hair as soon as possible. :)

Twist Out

Seriously, this is now my new favorite style. My hair came out so pretty adn wavy and soft, I looked soo good!!! lol. I put  hump in my hair and was rocking this at the movies. I will be doing this style frequently, that's for sure. :) I put olive oil moisturizing lotion in my hair before I twist it b/c my hair feels really soft afterwards. New low manipulation style!! Yay! I found one that works for me and my style! lol. I really can't wait until I go natural. I don't really like my hair straight anymore, and my curly looks are taking over as my favorite. Sorry I didn't post a pic of my bantu knot twist, but it was just not looking all that hot the next day. I don't like the tight curls so I'll try to do them bigger next time.

Washed, Conditioned, Protein Treated, And Two Big Braids

OK, so when I rinsed out my pre-poo and continued to wash and condition my hair, there was a lot less hair coming out in the tub than last week, so that's a good thing :) Also, combing my hair and washing the sections was pretty easy, but I still think that has to do with the fact that I'm not that far along in my transition.

I like to air dry my hair to minimize the heat I use on it, and when fingering my scalp, i can feel these really soft thick curls. I parted my hair down the middle so I could really see them and they are too adorable!!! I love that my new growth is coming in thick and strong, and I want to get better at taking care of my hair. Which is partly why I started this hair diary, so I can record my journey.

I did a deep treatment moisturizing protein condition under the dryer for about 12 minutes this week since I did a moisturizing deep condition last week. I can't really see how my hair is right now b/c it's wet and in two braids, but when I take them down I'll see how they come out.

I'm so happy that I'm doing this transition and my family is backing me up on this, kind of. Lol. My mom and uncle were like "why are you doing that?" and my dad is TOTALLY against it. I think my favorite line from him was "do you want to be bald-headed your senior year?" Lmao. Wow dad, first, I'm a sophomore, so I have two good years of hair-growing time. I won't be bald. Lol. Second, my new growth comes in pretty thick and fast, so I might even have a good sized fro by my senior year :) I can't wait. My hair has gotten shorter over the years. When I was younger, my hair was down my back, and after Katrina, My hair has steadily creeped upward until it rests on my shoulders and refuses to go any further down. I was thinking that maybe getting it healthy, and letting it be how it should be, I would see greater results with hair length and health.


2 hours later

Ok, So I'm a person that does not know what she wants to do until I actually do it. Lol. I undid my braids and watched a video about Bantu Knots on this Youtube channel KandeeLovesYa. I sat under the dryer for like 30 minutes and was too impatient so took down my hair. OMG!! My first successful  Bantu Knot out!!!! Omg, it looked so pretty!!! I'll take pictures tomorrow and put it on the blog. I've tried like 3 times before to do it and it always turned out fuzzy and not curly all the way through. I finally got the hang of it, and I will definitely do it in the months to come. I'll also post a picture of my new growth curl pattern soon (It's not much but It's pretty and soft!) I redid my bantu knots since my hair is mostly dry, and will just wear my satin bonnet for the rest of the day.

MY MOM:
OK, I know some people are having trouble with their family and how they react to our transitioning, so I wanted to talk about my mom for a second. Yeah, she seems to be cool with it, but there are times when she brings up alternatives to going natural, like stretching out my relaxers and just switching up hairstyles. She believes I'm just "bored" and want to experiment. But to me, this is something serious and something I really want to do. Maybe later on she'll 100% support me, but I guess it'll take a few more months of me showing her I can handle this before she jumps on the bandwagon.
That's really all I have to say so...Bye! :)

Hair Regimen so Far

Wash w/ Shampoo, Conditioner, and Deep Conditioner on Saturdays

Co- wash with conditioner on Wednesdays

My deep conditions will alternate from Protein to Moisture Deep Conditioners every other week

 Moisturize daily

Cantu Shea Butter Leave in conditioner every night (does WONDERS for my hair!) b4 styling w/ protective styles
 

I have a lot of products that I've bought so far based off of videos I have seen, and most of them give me good results in my hair. Ummm, Maybe I will post a product blog.....

I don't have a lot of new growth, but it's enough that I can finger small curls at my roots. I'm so excited to see what my natural hair looks like and I hope it is pretty!!

P.s. My hair is shoulder length, the longest it's been in about 2 years since I cut it to chin length.

First Post, Second Month Of Transitioning

So today was slightly better than yesterday. Yesterday I had a small breakdown as I was researching information about transitioning. There was so much information and I felt pressured to have the results I expected now. I could't breathe and decided to turn off my computer and go to bed.

I am one hundred percent sure about my decision to go natural. I think that not only will my hair be happier, but so will I. My hair is so boring and unhealthy, and I'm ready for a change. It's February of 2012, and this is my year not only to be natural, but to be healthier, and better student, a better daughter, a better person.  I have so many journeys I am embarking on this year, but this one is I want to document .

I have a love-hate relationship with my hair. I love that it's straight, that it's easy to detangle and style, but i hate that it is so thin and unhealthy looking at times. There are a LOT of girls at my school who are natural, and their hair is really full, thick and healthy, and I want that soooo badd! I want a big fro that when straight goes way past my shoulders. I want that length and thickness. Buttt...........this is a process that will take time. This I know, so that's why I'm starting this blog.

I want to avoid days like yesterday where I have nothing to do so research other people's hair journeys and feel the walls come in around me with pressure. I want to focus on myself, soul search a bit.

BTW, I'm a sophomore in high school so this is a really big change for me. I love my hair and cry when I have to cut it, but the prize at the end of this long journey is too big and great for me to be reluctant to cut off the relaxed ends.

Needless to say, I am NOT  doing a big chop, I want to transition for a while and cut my hair when I'm ready (which most likely means when I have a good size afro XD). I've already have a plan so this should not be TOOO hard... I hope. lol