2016 Milestone Challenge...(not A Length Challenge. No Length Goals)

[faithVA]

I like to have things to focus on during the year other than length. I like to use milestones as markers of progress on my hair journey to keep me motivated. I thought it would be nice to have a challenge to focus on other hair goals and achievements.

Examples of Milestones Could Be
**Complete a rollerset in 30 minutes
**Wear a low bun with just your own hair
**Style hair in a goddess braid on wet hair
**Extend dusting/trim to 90 days and still maintainhealthy ends.
**Develop a wash-n-go/rollerset/twist out regimen
**Regrow edges/nape, etc.
etc..

Instructions
When you list your goal also add your target timeframe (1st qtr 2016, 2nd qtr 2016, 3rd qtr 2016, 4th qtr 2016) or if you are trying to hit a particular month, note that. i.e. June, Oct, etc.
Example: Wear a low bun with just my own hair (3rd qtr 2016)

You can add goals throughout the year. You can join this thread at any time.

**NO LENGTH GOALS

Updates
We will have official updates the 1st week of April, July and October and the last week of December. Of course threads are better the more often you share your journey.

Official Challengers
This challenge does not allow length goals as appropriate milestones. So no SL, APL, BSL, etc. length goals. There are plenty of length challenges to join if your goal is to reach a certain length. Only challengers with valid milestones will be added to the challenger list.

You will be added to the challenger list after you add your first milestone with goal quarter.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST PICTURES WHEN YOU REACH A MILESTONE.

 

[faithVA]

Challengers

AgeinATL
beingofserenity
caliscurls
Chazz
coconifa
DarkJoy
destinyseeker
JazzyOleBabe
julzinha
KammyGirl
KinksAndInk
KiWiStyle
llan
lulu97
MileHighDiva
myronnie
NatuallyBri87
nothidden
nubiangoddess3
OriginalBeauty
pelohello
Prettymetty
Rozlewis
Shay72
tashboog
trclemons
xxlalaxx
yaya24

 

[faithVA]

Milestone

1st Quarter
1. Master Semi-permanent color application (in progress moved to 2nd quarter)
2. Preserve a rollerset (achieved)
3. Moisturizer for rollerset (moved to 4th quarter)

2nd Quarter - June 30th (all moved to 3rd quarter)
1. Full banana clip bun dry hair
2. 2 strand twist hang to bridge of nose
3. Master semi-permanent color application (from 1st quarter)
4. Wearable box braids
5. Wearable puff (not pulling hair in back)
6. Flat twist hang to bottom of ear.
(original #3) - 2 cornrows on wet hair (dropped)
7. Wash in 4 sections (achieved beginning of 2nd qtr) - 4/24/2016

3rd Quarter - September 30th
1. Twist out with only 20 twists
2 Have a small ponytail or be able to tuck hair under

3 Full banana clip bun dry hair
4 2 strand twist hang to bridge of nose
5 Master semi-permanent color application (from 1st quarter)
6 Wearable box braids
7 Wearable puff (not pulling hair in back)
8 Flat twist hang to bottom of ear.

4th Quarter - December 31st
1. Wash hair in 6 twist
2. Flat twist hang to chin
3. Flat twist bun
4. Single cornrow down the center from crown to nape
5. Make a puff with puff cuff
6. Pineapple my rollerset
7. Mini puff cuff bun
8. Wearable braid out
9. Full banana clip on wet hair

 

[MileHighDiva]

I'm in, my two goals for the challenge are the following:

1. Go back to finger detangling with EVCO drenched fingers, before using the wide tooth comb. I need to rebuild the habit. I think I've lost density due to impatient detangling.
2. Attempt a winter of protective styling.
3. Do at least six (6) sets over 2016. I bought all of the roller setting stuff and I've only done three sets, two of which were curlformer sets. Roller setting is hard.

@faithVA , thx for this unique challange!

 

[faithVA]

I'm in, my two goals for the challenge are the following:

1. Go back to finger detangling with EVCO drenched fingers, before using the wide tooth comb. I neet to rebuild the habit. I think I've lost density due to impatient detangling.
2. Attempt a winter of protective styling.
3. Do at least six (6) sets over 2016. I bought all of the roller setting stuff and I've only done three sets, two of which were curlformer sets. Roller setting is hard.

@faithVA , thx for this unique challange!

Thanks for joining me. Remember to add to each one the quarter when you want to complete each milestone. For example #1, you may want to have completed that by 1st qtr 2016, then you would update up the 1st week of April.

 

[JazzyOleBabe]

This is cute Faith.

I will be a straight haired natural for the 1st quarter. I am attempting to do this as a winter protective style. I will be wearing a low/high bun.

I will do a dusting/trim in the first quarter. Will attempt to find the hair cutting/trimming calendar to select the correct date.

 

[caliscurls]

@faithVA

I'm in with 3 goals:

1. Continue wearing loose twists until at least June of Q2. This has been the best protective style choice for me so far.
2. Q2: Be able to re-do my twists in 6 hours or less (entire head) without sacrificing quality/care
3. Learn 1 new style per quarter

 

[destinyseeker]

@faithVA I love this challenge!!

I'm in with three goals:
1. Protective styles throughout the Winter
2. Dust my ends in December then heavy moisturizing and sealing throughout the 1st quarter to maintain length and health
3. Pre-poo before each wash during the 1st quarter

 

[Rozlewis]

Very nice challenge @faithVA. I am interested in joining. My milestones are:

1. Trim ends (2nd Quarter and 4th quarter)
2. Steam hair at least 6 times each quarter.
3. Roller set at least 6 times each quarter.

I may add additional milestones later.

 

[julzinha]

My main milestone for 2016 is to improve my hair thickness and thicken my edges. My goal is Paging Dr. Dre's thickness and I'm speaking that into existence before the end of 2016

 

[Chazz]

I'm in with my goals:

1.a roller set or perm rod by Q1 on my birthday (june16)

2. Put my hair in a phonytail by Q3(Sept 16)

 

[myronnie]

I'm in!

1. Learn how to flat twist on my own hair
2. Complete and wear a successful wash and go for at least 4 days

 

[DarkJoy]

Great challenge faith!

Got my goals:

Q1-Q4

• Increase retention by using bonnets when home and/or satin pillow cases for sleep

Q1

• Increase growth rate by:
  • Consistent intake of regular multivitamin 4x a week minimum
  • Slow increase of water to max 1L
• Figure out how to stretch it enough to make a struggle bun
• Create one new daily updo for loose hair that is work friendly

Q2

• Once stash is depleted stick to minimal and holy trail only products
• Create another new updo

That's it for now!

 

[trclemons]

I'm in with the following style goals:


2nd Quarter

Do a roller set

Do a twist out

Do a wash n' go

Do a bantu knot out


4th Quarter

Do a flat twist

Do a braid out

Do a perm rod set

Do finger coils

 

[Chazz]

I'm in with the following style goals:


2nd Quarter

Do a roller set

Do a twist out

Do a wash n' go

Do a bantu knot out


4th Quarter

Do a flat twist

Do a braid out

Do a perm rod set

Do a finger coil

Girl you are ready for this challenge.

 

[LdyKamz]

I'm in. Is it ok to add goals to this post as I think of them? Here are the few I have so far:

2nd Quarter goals:
1. Incorporate a hard protein treatment in my regimen once a month.

2. Maintain styles for a week at a time and don't make wash day come early because I can't figure out how to do my hair. This includes straight hair. I have to especially figure out how to maintain an out style until wash day on flat ironed hair.

3rd Quarter goals:
1. Perfect a magnetic rollerset. So basically do it in 45 minutes tops and have it come out smooth.

2. Perfect flat iron routine. It's pretty good right now but I have to work on getting those ends smoother.

3. Stay on a regular trimming schedule. I'm aiming for every 3-4 months. I've never done this so I hope to make this a regular routine.

No first quarter goals for now because I plan to spend all of first quarter getting these things under control. And no 4th quarter goals yet because I want to meet the milestones by 3rd quarter and basically have them perfected by 4th quarter.

 

[KinksAndInk]

I'm in.

Goals:
1. Perfect halo twist using braiding hair (1st quarter)
2. Protective style at least 2 weeks a month (2nd quarter)
3. Do more roller sets and less wash and go's (3rd quarter)
4. Get middle section of hair to the same state of health as the rest of my hair (4th quarter)
5. Dust ends once per quarter
6. Attempt a new style at least once per quarter

 

[BrownSkinPoppin]

I'm going to start with first quarter and 2nd quarter goals for now. I'm protective styling with wigs until my birthday (April) and my hair is braided in beehive braids.

1. Be CONSISTENT with oiling my scalp and moisturizing my hair under the wigs. I rarely moisturize due to laziness.

2. Finger detangle when I take my braids out. I did it one time and had little to no breakage but it took me over 4 hours so I never did it again. Definitely want to start this again.

3. Massage my edges with emu oil every night in an attempt to regrow them.

 

[faithVA]

Bump bump bump

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Saving my spot to update later. I've reached and surpassed my length goals so I need something else to focus on.

 

[AgeinATL]

Overall Milestones:
Reduce SSKs/breakage.
Get my curlformer installation to 1 1/2 hours.

1st Quarter:
Master 1 new style/try a rod set. Will probably start with a flexirod set.
Figure out how to wear my full lace wig.

2nd Quarter:
Trim one inch all over. No more than that.
Master another new style. Probably a perm rod set.

3rd Quarter:
Try a rollerset. I like to rollerset before flat ironing so since I want to straighten my hair in the 4th quarter, I might as well spend the 3rd perfecting my rollerset.

4th Quarter:
Successfully straighten my own hair.

 

[faithVA]

I'm in. Is it ok to add goals to this post as I think of them? Here are the few I have so far:

2nd Quarter goals:
1. Incorporate a hard protein treatment in my regimen once a month.

2. Maintain styles for a week at a time and don't make wash day come early because I can't figure out how to do my hair. This includes straight hair. I have to especially figure out how to maintain an out style until wash day on flat ironed hair.

3rd Quarter goals:
1. Perfect a magnetic rollerset. So basically do it in 45 minutes tops and have it come out smooth.

2. Perfect flat iron routine. It's pretty good right now but I have to work on getting those ends smoother.

3. Stay on a regular trimming schedule. I'm aiming for every 3-4 months. I've never done this so I hope to make this a regular routine.

No first quarter goals for now because I plan to spend all of first quarter getting these things under control. And no 4th quarter goals yet because I want to meet the milestones by 3rd quarter and basically have them perfected by 4th quarter.

You can definitely add goals as you go. Not a problem.

 

[faithVA]

Ok ladies, I have you added.

MileHighDiva
caliscurls
KammyGirl
AgeinATL
NatuallyBri87
KinksAndInk
Chazz
trclemons
DarkJoy
myronnie
julzinha
Rozlewis
destinyseeker
JazzyOleBabe

 

[faithVA]

I hope you ladies post pictures when you reach some of your milestones, especially with the styles.

 

[LdyKamz]

I'm in. Is it ok to add goals to this post as I think of them? Here are the few I have so far:

2nd Quarter goals:
1. Incorporate a hard protein treatment in my regimen once a month.

2. Maintain styles for a week at a time and don't make wash day come early because I can't figure out how to do my hair. This includes straight hair. I have to especially figure out how to maintain an out style until wash day on flat ironed hair.

3rd Quarter goals:
1. Perfect a magnetic rollerset. So basically do it in 45 minutes tops and have it come out smooth.

2. Perfect flat iron routine. It's pretty good right now but I have to work on getting those ends smoother.

3. Stay on a regular trimming schedule. I'm aiming for every 3-4 months. I've never done this so I hope to make this a regular routine.

No first quarter goals for now because I plan to spend all of first quarter getting these things under control. And no 4th quarter goals yet because I want to meet the milestones by 3rd quarter and basically have them perfected by 4th quarter.

Adding a 1st quarter goal:

1. Get back to finishing my perm rod set in an hour. I've gotten so lazy and slow with this that it can sometimes take me up to 2 hours to set on perm roda. Unacceptable. I did one tonight and I managed to finish in exactly 1 hour and 1 minute but I felt like I was rushing. Have to work on this.

 

[trclemons]

I hope you ladies post pictures when you reach some of your milestones, especially with the styles.

Definitely!!!

 

[Chazz]

I hope you ladies post pictures when you reach some of your milestones, especially with the styles.

I will

 

[Chazz]

I'm in with my goals:

1.a roller set or perm rod by Q1 on my birthday (june16)

2. Put my hair in a phonytail by Q3(Sept 16)

Add one more goal:
Flat twist all of my hair up Q2

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Saving my spot to update later. I've reached and surpassed my length goals so I need something else to focus on.

Update:

Q1:

1) Color with Shea Moisture jet black hair coloring system

2) Dust my ends

3) Wash every week. This one is going to be a challenge lol

Edited to update milestone goals

I'll update for Q2 depending how I make out with Q1.

 

[LdyKamz]

Adding a 1st quarter goal:

1. Get back to finishing my perm rod set in an hour. I've gotten so lazy and slow with this that it can sometimes take me up to 2 hours to set on perm roda. Unacceptable. I did one tonight and I managed to finish in exactly 1 hour and 1 minute but I felt like I was rushing. Have to work on this.

So this perm rod set is on day 2. Friday is wash day but I think it's only going to hold up until tomorrow night. I don't think it'll hold until I get home Friday evening so I may just comb it out and wear a puff. Now, that's only 3 days. If it surprises me and lasts for Friday that's 4. I'm aiming for a full 7.