- learn and practice keeping my hands out of my hair. i pick at it when stressed and constantly check to see if i'm noticing any growth by pulling on it in places. gotta stop that.
- pre-poo and deep condition more often. i don't know HOW often, but perhaps at least once per week. i've been cornrowing for weeks and did a pre-poo with coconut oil yesterday. i think it went well.
- stay away from trims at least the latter half of the year. i've been transitioning from relaxed to texlaxed for the last year, so all my new texlaxed tresses have almost completely replaced my relaxed hair, meaning no real length retention. well, if i decide to go natural, i will just grow it out; i will NOT trim off the texlax.
- find a scarf that will endure my wild sleeping! or buy more satin pillowcases. i have one, but it's usually on the floor by morning... with the scarf and bonnet i put on my head the night before. crazy. i know.
- use up everything that in my cabinets before buying new stuff (save leave in conditioners).
- retain all 5-6 inches i grow over the year.