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Welp, since my BC in January, my hair has been growing without issues. Still NL, but my hair is making great progress. I love the new texture and the softness of my mane.

This natural journey so far has been a good experience. My 11 year old is starting to question me about it. We spent 2 hours talking about hair! This is great since I'm teaching her how to take care of her APL natural hair. Funny, she never understood why her hair was so curly until we got into the scientific nitty-gritty details of hair shafts and helixes...lol

It'll be a miracle to be APL in December, but it's still my hair goal overall. Looking forward to posting my progress pic later this week.

TTFN Ladies!
 
NikkiQ said:
Does anyone else have any concerns about the check in this weekend?
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um, me? :look: I wasn't going to say nuthin since I'm cohost :blush:

I know my hair has grown, but with so much going on it just feels like it would be more discouraging than encouraging. I usually do better with 6 month check-ins. My hair and I are not friends right now :nono:
 
faithVA said:
um, me? :look: I wasn't going to say nuthin since I'm cohost :blush:

I know my hair has grown, but with so much going on it just feels like it would be more discouraging than encouraging. I usually do better with 6 month check-ins. My hair and I are not friends right now :nono:
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Hmm...okay.

Are there any other ladies that would like to make the check ins purely voluntary so that you don't have to participate in all of them except for the final check in?
 
NikkiQ said:
Hmm...okay.

Are there any other ladies that would like to make the check ins purely voluntary so that you don't have to participate in all of them except for the final check in?
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Even with all of my whining I don't think you should change the rules. I think those that really can't do it won't. But it may encourage the rest of us to do it. I say let's tough it out and make some length checks happen this weekend.
 
Ive had twists in since the begining of February, I did not take any pictures of them at the beginning but I can take pics of the new growth (the roots). I am trying to keep them in until mid April and reinstall at the end of April.
 
Even though I'm not getting a touch up for 2 more weeks I'm still going to participate this weekend. I need something to look forward to right now. You ladies keep me sane. ;)
I got a rollerset Saturday but after about 1 hour my NG was like heck naw & quickly reverted. Lol. All that work...smdh. BUT I can say that it looks VERY promising!!!! There's no denying the sides right now, but I didn't have time to really measure the back. May be just grazing. We'll see!
 
hey ladies! i nothing too much to report today. i severely sprained my ankle last night. i don't know how i am going to wash my hair tomorrow in the shower. i can't stand on it. i think my mother has a shower chair from her knee replacement. i'm in a lot of pain. the meds got me buzzed, but not really working for the pain.
 
shortdub78 said:
hey ladies! i nothing too much to report today. i severely sprained my ankle last night. i don't know how i am going to wash my hair tomorrow in the shower. i can't stand on it. i think my mother has a shower chair from her knee replacement. i'm in a lot of pain. the meds got me buzzed, but not really working for the pain.
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Oh no @shortdub... I am sorry to here that... Hope it will heal very quickly
 
shortdub78 said:
hey ladies! i nothing too much to report today. i severely sprained my ankle last night. i don't know how i am going to wash my hair tomorrow in the shower. i can't stand on it. i think my mother has a shower chair from her knee replacement. i'm in a lot of pain. the meds got me buzzed, but not really working for the pain.
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shortdub78 Hope you feel better soonest. If there is a lot pain, can you postpone your wash till you can tolerate to stand for a long time?
 
shortdub78 said:
hey ladies! i nothing too much to report today. i severely sprained my ankle last night. i don't know how i am going to wash my hair tomorrow in the shower. i can't stand on it. i think my mother has a shower chair from her knee replacement. i'm in a lot of pain. the meds got me buzzed, but not really working for the pain.
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Sorry to hear about your ankle :bighug: Hope it heals soon.

But a shower chair, a wooden stool or a plastic chair would work. Or if you have one of those foldable chairs people take to events that might work.

But if you don't really feel up to doing your hair tomorrow, give yourself a pass and just relax. Sometimes we need a break as well as our hair.
 
shortdub78 said:
hey ladies! i nothing too much to report today. i severely sprained my ankle last night. i don't know how i am going to wash my hair tomorrow in the shower. i can't stand on it. i think my mother has a shower chair from her knee replacement. i'm in a lot of pain. the meds got me buzzed, but not really working for the pain.
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Oh no!! I hope you recover quickly lady. Don't try to do too much on that ankle either. Make SO baby you like crazy :yep:
 
faithVA said:
Even with all of my whining I don't think you should change the rules. I think those that really can't do it won't. But it may encourage the rest of us to do it. I say let's tough it out and make some length checks happen this weekend.
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Okay.

It doesn't even need to be a full on length check. Just to share in any type of progress you may have. Compare pics of styles you did in the beginning of the challenge and how it looks now. If you're in the Braidy Bunch, show us pics that you may have taken right before your installation or if you've had them for a while, show us your NG or something. Able to make a bun for the first time like ever? SHOW IT!!! We're all here as each other's cheerleaders :weird: so let's give each other a reason to be even prouder of you being our APL sister.

Til APL & Beyond Do We Part
 
Lurkee said:
shortdub78 Hope you feel better soonest. If there is a lot pain, can you postpone your wash till you can tolerate to stand for a long time?
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Lol! Now you know i can't wait! It will be weeks before i can stand on my own. I have a brace on it too. My whole foot is swollen and purple. U dont think the shower chair is a good idea?
 
I'm going to participate, too. I won't be flat ironing my hair, but I will attempt a roller-set at some point over the weekend.
 
shortdub78 said:
hey ladies! i nothing too much to report today. i severely sprained my ankle last night. i don't know how i am going to wash my hair tomorrow in the shower. i can't stand on it. i think my mother has a shower chair from her knee replacement. i'm in a lot of pain. the meds got me buzzed, but not really working for the pain.
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Oh, no... I hope it heals quickly
 
shortdub78 I hope you get better soon.

I'm braiding up my hair tomorrow. Haven't taken any proper comparison pics, and I'm on call tonight - so I won't have a chance to before my appointment tomorrow morning.
 
To use up my stash of conditioners and given the temperature outside I will be incorporating an extra co-wash a week into my regimen. I've retained length co-washing before but detangling made my end look chewed up so I have to figure that out. I will be cowashing later today after class.
 
thanks ladies for the well wishes! i don't know how i am going to function with these two little critters i got. they are on spring break. please pray for my ministry! :lol:

oh i used that Mizani night treatment. i didn't have any breakage. i had my DS bring me my moisturizer, so i could just M&S and keep my scarf on.
 
Here are my length check pix- it is my side and my back. I apologize for the tacky bra straps showing- next time, I will have some ackrite ...

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Boom, boom, shake-shake tha room!!! I got some growth ... chicka bow wow ....
 
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NaturalfienD said:
Here are my length check pix- it is my side and my back. I apologize for the tacky bra straps showing- next time, I will have some ackrite ...

Boom, boom, shake-shake tha room!!! I got some growth ... chicka bow wow ....
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Girrrrrl you look like you'll be APL next month! You look ridiculously close.

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom
 
NaturalfienD said:
Here are my length check pix- it is my side and my back. I apologize for the tacky bra straps showing- next time, I will have some ackrite ...

Boom, boom, shake-shake tha room!!! I got some growth ... chicka bow wow ....
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Yay! Get it girl!
 
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