Thank You guys, I know sometimes when I felt in the dumps it always felt good to see inspiration photos to keep me on track!
DatJerseyDyme: Thanks Jersey! I am a firm believer in protective styles. They really save your ends.
Dontspeakdefeat : I know Don't Speak, I would get so excited when my hair was shorter when I saw pictures of progress, it made me feel like it is possible to get to that length, I just needed to be patient.
Pebbles: Thank you so much pebbles, btw, I'm still waiting on some updated pictures...hint...hint.
Tanisha: Girl, no problem. I wish that I had found a site that was encouraging a lot sooner, I would probably been a chia pet at this time. It took a lot of trial and error to get to this point (when I was growing my hair the first time when I had a relaxer). I'm glad that I have been a part of boards for a while, even though I'm not vocal all the time I was a great stealer! These sites have helped me so much.
Joyous: Thank You joyous!
Caramela: Look who's talking Miss Model! You are my role model! Remember when I emailed you about growing out my short tapered cut?
Anikalia: Boy Anikalia, I should ask you the same question! You have been a model for me too ever since NC.com. Your hair is gorgeous, and it has grown a lot. My hair isn't as long as yours, but it's close. The last time I got a trim was in November and that was when I cut off the dreaded "shag". But before November, I was getting it trimmed every month after my big chop. I didn't handle the in between phase too good, if you look at some pictures I looked pouty becuause I didn't like the in-between look. I did use the curling iron a lot because my hair was longer straightened than curly, and as soon as I could put it in a snatch tail (barely any hair in the ponytail) I did so, after that my hair took off!
JenJen2721:
Thank you JenJen! Don't give up, I felt like crying at times because I wanted to get past the in between phase. Sometimes looking at all the "long haired" beauties gloomed me out, because it seemed like it would take forever to get to their length. So I had my role models like Nessa (yup girl cause our hair was about the same length), and Ms.Kenesha, and AZJeep girl, because we were starting at similar places. They kept me sane when I got the blues for long hair.
ny2atl: Let's see. I wash once a week with CON shampoo, and I use a conditioner usually sauve mixed with Pantene relaxed natural , and then after I rinse that out I do a deep conditioning treatment for 20 minutes everytime I shampoo. Then I either wear it in a donut ponytail hiding my ends, or I blowdry and flatiron and do the same donut style, or I rollerset flatiron and commence to the donut ponytail. I don't wear my hair out a lot (I stopped when I could get my hair into a ponytail) because it puffs up. That's about it.
Karonica: Girl Karonica, you're a trip! There are many ladies here who I would love to switch to get their length (Adrienne, Caramella, etc).
AnjelLuvsUBabs: Thank you! My hair is longer than that picture and I have a recent picture in the
www.longhaircarforum photo gallery. I can't wait to post my pictures for December, I won't be at 23 inches like I had hoped, but I think will be very close.
