Everything Zen
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Earlier into my hair journey I decided that since I was already relaxed and doing fairly well, I would keep going with it and see how long I could get it to grow and THEN transition slowly to natural. Here are some progress pics over the years:
Pre LHCF:
My first official LHCF progress pic:
My hair was so soft in this picture it would barely hold a curl!
I LOVED being able to do super curly rollersets like this with my hair being as long as it was.
The longest before I became a stress basketcase:
Well about a year after the last picture, stress was truly taking a toll. Between being laid off twice, developing stress seizures, memory loss, medication reactions, not being able to drive, no health insurance, mounting debt because of it and frequently being carted off unconscious to the ER, I started losing a lot of hair- my shower drain stayed clogged no matter what I did. Four inches were cut off at that point and it was much thinner. I wasn't really happy with my hair at all after that and became a hermit in my home trying to stave of seizures and looking for work. Then things started looking up in November and I found a job out of state. The pay was just plain pitiful, but it was my first full time job in almost 3 years. My FH shut down his company to move with me. I was elated just to get my foot in the door. However, it was an extremely stressful nightmare. The pressure was insane and I lived in my wig to avoid dealing with the hair I already disliked. Money was extremely tight and I was unhappy since day one. I finally straightened my hair after almost 9 months of new growth only to find it was even thinner than before most likely because of stress and FH helped me cut off another 2-3 inches.
Me and the wig:
Then came sexual harassment from my director and out of state travel for training and a whole bunch of other mess. I was working 50+ hours a week, losing weight and feeling like I was getting ready to start having seizures again. Then I complete my training, my workload doubled but hours were literally cut to 35 max and I got written up on my 90 day review for "poor performance". Hmmm I wonder why?
It was bad enough to be miserable and barely able to pay the bills while FH was getting off the ground but then to be written up when my legs are cut out from under me and still be struggling on peanuts? My tolerance for BS gets smaller the older I get. I resigned this past Monday and felt a huge wave of relief as I felt the pressure dissipate immediately. Of course we still have a week to wait before FH can start earning money with his company and we're down to our last 10 dollars but all in all I've never been more at peace since we moved almost 4 months ago.
So at any rate, back to the hair. I hadn't talked to one of my best friends in months and I saw that she chopped off her relaxed hair and was inspired to do the same sooo yesterday morning I probably almost gave my mom a heart attack when I did this (please don't be too harsh ladies):
I never thought that I could do a BC but I guess it was just good timing. I am so glad to be done with trying to hold on to those unhealthy relaxed ends. Now I can start over and learn more about my hair and grow it to even greater lengths as a natural! I'm pretty jazzed!
Pre LHCF:
My first official LHCF progress pic:
My hair was so soft in this picture it would barely hold a curl!
I LOVED being able to do super curly rollersets like this with my hair being as long as it was.
The longest before I became a stress basketcase:
Well about a year after the last picture, stress was truly taking a toll. Between being laid off twice, developing stress seizures, memory loss, medication reactions, not being able to drive, no health insurance, mounting debt because of it and frequently being carted off unconscious to the ER, I started losing a lot of hair- my shower drain stayed clogged no matter what I did. Four inches were cut off at that point and it was much thinner. I wasn't really happy with my hair at all after that and became a hermit in my home trying to stave of seizures and looking for work. Then things started looking up in November and I found a job out of state. The pay was just plain pitiful, but it was my first full time job in almost 3 years. My FH shut down his company to move with me. I was elated just to get my foot in the door. However, it was an extremely stressful nightmare. The pressure was insane and I lived in my wig to avoid dealing with the hair I already disliked. Money was extremely tight and I was unhappy since day one. I finally straightened my hair after almost 9 months of new growth only to find it was even thinner than before most likely because of stress and FH helped me cut off another 2-3 inches.
Me and the wig:
Then came sexual harassment from my director and out of state travel for training and a whole bunch of other mess. I was working 50+ hours a week, losing weight and feeling like I was getting ready to start having seizures again. Then I complete my training, my workload doubled but hours were literally cut to 35 max and I got written up on my 90 day review for "poor performance". Hmmm I wonder why?
It was bad enough to be miserable and barely able to pay the bills while FH was getting off the ground but then to be written up when my legs are cut out from under me and still be struggling on peanuts? My tolerance for BS gets smaller the older I get. I resigned this past Monday and felt a huge wave of relief as I felt the pressure dissipate immediately. Of course we still have a week to wait before FH can start earning money with his company and we're down to our last 10 dollars but all in all I've never been more at peace since we moved almost 4 months ago. So at any rate, back to the hair. I hadn't talked to one of my best friends in months and I saw that she chopped off her relaxed hair and was inspired to do the same sooo yesterday morning I probably almost gave my mom a heart attack when I did this (please don't be too harsh ladies):
I never thought that I could do a BC but I guess it was just good timing. I am so glad to be done with trying to hold on to those unhealthy relaxed ends. Now I can start over and learn more about my hair and grow it to even greater lengths as a natural! I'm pretty jazzed!
to the Natural Side of things!!
My dad likes it- I told him to watch out for mom and FH thinks its cute. 
)
Thank you for that pungent memory! 
Melatonin is working fairly well and FH is a night owl but it helps to get him to lay down with me until I fall asleep.
