Waist Length 2013

LilMissSunshine5 said:
@faithVA- I am in the same boat. I have about 13 inches until WL and 15 inches until full WL I think...my measuring skills are sometimes suspect :lol: I'll have a more accurate idea after my flat iron/length check next month. But I am in a similar situation as you (damn being ~5'9" with a long torso :lachen::lachen:)! I will be a secondary growth challenge buddy if you want...we are already in several challenges together, so it won't be too difficult :grin: I am in the Crown and Glory Bootcamp challenge, so I am already aiming to PS it up...I am a little sad about not getting to wear my hair out for a YEAR, but I am truly keeping my eye on the bigger prize :yep: Thinking of starting off the year with crochet braids for 6-8 weeks (if I can make it that long :look:) I get antsy about having the same style once I hit 4 weeks :lachen: Jesus take the wheel, this next year is going to be tough :curtain:
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LilMissSunshine5, I can use all the help I can get. So I welcome you as a challenge buddy. It's not that I think I won't make WL. It's that I doubt that I will stay active in this thread without help. So I need folks to call me out when I disappear :lol: I'm in the APL and BSL challenges and those seem sort of close so I can remain active. WL is so far away I may probably forget about it.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Lol!!! Hayyy!:grin:

I wish the same thing too. But...that's why we have LHCF :)

I kinda have a feeling I may reach WL b4 the end of 2013. maybe even the beginning of the year.

I'm just being optimistic. :D
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Can you be optimistic for the both of us??? I have some major life stuff going on in the next few months that has the *chance* to knock me off my hair game. My mom is having surgery in 3 weeks and I have to drive 12 hours to get home. I refuse to let her go into surgery and I am not there. Then I am moving back home at the end of the school. I don't have any brothers or sisters and my mom is having health issues so I have to be there.

I am going to try my best to plan for these things since I know they are happening, but I will get through this.

Thanks for listening....... *exits the stage*
 
mellymel05 said:
Can you be optimistic for the both of us??? I have some major life stuff going on in the next few months that has the *chance* to knock me off my hair game. My mom is having surgery in 3 weeks and I have to drive 12 hours to get home. I refuse to let her go into surgery and I am not there. Then I am moving back home at the end of the school. I don't have any brothers or sisters and my mom is having health issues so I have to be there.

I am going to try my best to plan for these things since I know they are happening, but I will get through this.

Thanks for listening....... *exits the stage*
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Of course!:hug3: Im sorry u are facing all of that by yourself! You are in my :pray:

I can relate to life being majorly hectic. Just make sure u keep ur hair moisturized and just bun it or clip it up. Don't stress with all that intricate stuff. Try to get u some DC'ing in. And try to drink PLENTY water. The best thing u can do in times of high stress is to stay hydrated and get u a multivitamin.

But do what you can to keep ur mind clear. It will be okay no matter what you will get through it.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Of course!:hug3: Im sorry u are facing all of that by yourself! You are in my :pray:

I can relate to life being majorly hectic. Just make sure u keep ur hair moisturized and just bun it or clip it up. Don't stress with all that intricate stuff. Try to get u some DC'ing in. And try to drink PLENTY water. The best thing u can do in times of high stress is to stay hydrated and get u a multivitamin.

But do what you can to keep ur mind clear. It will be okay no matter what you will get through it.
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mellymel05 I am also sorry about what is going on with your mother and it will all work out and you need to be near her especially if it is just the two of you.

Your hair, I think it may turn out to be the best thing for your hair. Like she said put it in a bun or twist them and put them in a bun and leave it. take the bun out and oil it and do it right back up. I have been doing that for the last couple of days because I have my youngest grandson here with me and I have not had any sleep in a couple of days so I just did some bantu knots which were bothering the heck out of me so I took them down and left the hair twisted and gathered them up into a bun and just took the band holder off and put my dabur vatika oil on and put it right back into a bun.
 
Thanks for all the encouragement ladies!! Things will get better, I just don't like my mom being in pain without me being there. She has brothers..........but I wouldn't trust them with my pet rock, if you know what I mean. So it's just me.

Anyhoo......

I got my hair braided in cornrows last night. They are very easy for me to keep up with. I dont have to part my hair, lol. I just put oil on the parts, spray it and KIM! I will be learning how to do my own braids (making them neater). My braider decided to use an uber small rat tail comb when parting my hair. I had to sweep up hair when she was done. I felt so sick. I am hoping to recover from that.

Well I just got in from school, so now its on to homework and then off to get my kiddies.
 
I need some advice.

My hair feels weird since I tried to straighten it. It is curly but it feels like it's still reverting but needs help.

I think I need to do a protein treatment. Is that what I should do? They don't clump like they used to.
 
I straightened last week and resisted a length check but I am definitely back at APL and I think I'm past it. Yay! I hope that makes 2013 even more realistic to reach my goal.
 
SmilingElephant- You are making me nervous :nono: I am getting my hair straightened in a month and this is my worst fear! I've heard protein is very helpful with reverting curls and intense moisture should also help after that...hope everything works out :look:
 
LilMissSunshine5 said:
SmilingElephant- You are making me nervous :nono: I am getting my hair straightened in a month and this is my worst fear! I've heard protein is very helpful with reverting curls and intense moisture should also help after that...hope everything works out :look:
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Don't be nervous!!

I still have my curls they just feel weakened. I think i may be more of a fine haired natural. I did a protein treatment but i may need one more....it just feels kinda mushy...like...over moisturized. Im just trying to get it back springy. So the egg mixed in my DC did help some.

I'm thinking i may have to treat it like i did when i BC'd...it took a WHILE before my curls formed....and like you said...thats what i did...protein and then moisture moisture moisture:yep:....it feels just like that.:ohwell: Like..the curls are back but they don't clump together...thats all im trying to get back.

It'll be a WHILE before i flat iron again tho....it was tiring!!
 
Just got some hot six oil. Added it to my scalp oil mix. I did my nightly scalp massage with Vatika Frosting instead though. Sprayed some hot six on my curls before covering them in a bonnet. Ready for bed. Nite ladies! Will be dreaming of waist length hair

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF :)
 
why is shea mositure being sold on amazon for like 21.00 and up when it only cost 9.99 at target????

I am still here co washing I did take a break and wore my hair in a wet bun because I was in a lot of pain and was laying down anyway.
 
Soooo.....i just finished shampooing, detangling...doing a 3 hour DC while i studied for my finals....rinsed and did a WNG....i did do a tiny trim on a few strands....my curls look a little off....but they don't look that bad. :) there's hope!
 
well I think I will call it a night. I will rinse my hair in the morning and put my oils in and put it up in a bun which I have been doing all week except for today.
 
I dusted my ends this weekend. Still have a lot of layers and a ways to go before APL. But have layers at CBL, some at SL and most at NL. Hopefully by June I will have mainly SL and APL layers.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Soooo.....i just finished shampooing, detangling...doing a 3 hour DC while i studied for my finals....rinsed and did a WNG....i did do a tiny trim on a few strands....my curls look a little off....but they don't look that bad. :) there's hope!
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Yeah, I definitely am going to do a trim towards the end of the month as well. I think I have some splits (and a few SSKs, of course!). Since I wear my hair in a bun, I never notice, but my curls did seem a bit off yesterday when I wore my hair down while lounging around the house.
I may just go ahead and do .5" all around and call it a day.
 
:dance7:Ok ladies we seem to be hanging in the back here. Just because it is the end of the yr doesn't mean that our challenge is over. we have a whole 2 yrs to go to reach our goal.:cowgirl:

So lets stay active ladies!!!!!! :roadrunner:
 
Agreed! BUMP!:grin:

How many ladies here know Traycee? She was my hair mentor when i first joined LHCF (i don't like to use the term 'idol')....anyway...you guys should visit her blog keepitsimplesista.blogspot.com She has really good tips for the relaxed ladies...in fact she was my inspiration to grow my hair to my waist when i was relaxed.:yep: She texlaxes now tho.

Check her out! She's such a sweet lady!
 
SmilingElephant said:
Agreed! BUMP!:grin:

How many ladies here know Traycee? She was my hair mentor when i first joined LHCF (i don't like to use the term 'idol')....anyway...you guys should visit her blog keepitsimplesista.blogspot.com She has really good tips for the relaxed ladies...in fact she was my inspiration to grow my hair to my waist when i was relaxed.:yep: She texlaxes now tho.

Check her out! She's such a sweet lady!
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SmilingElephant I have checked her out but she charges for membership on her website. so the blog only points to her website.
 
I did all this typing and I guess it didn't go through because I just knew I click on submit lol. well I am feeling very lazy so my hair is oiled up in a bun. Since all I want to do it lay around in the bed it is safe for my hair if I just keep it like that with my bed cap on.

I am sitting right now with bhrajring on my head and will rinse and put it in a wet bun and go to sleep.

I don't remember what else I typed out so I will end it at this. Oh I know this much I do have like 12" of hair on my head so I am happy about that I would a little happier if I had made my goal to bsl.
 
SmilingElephant said:
:huh:....i have never had to pay a fee....i dont go there a lot but my account is still active....thats strange....i know she has a donate button but not an actual fee:perplexed
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well now to see any of the forums on the website you have to start a membership with 5 something for the yr. So the only thing that is on her blog are the videos.
 
Shadiyah....oh wow....i see what u sayin now. I had to sign out and hit "sign up".

It used to be free tho:yep: Her vids have good info tho...if you follow her on youtube esp her older vids her YT name is KissSeventySeven.
 
Finally got all of my braids taken down, Yay me, it was really a task this time around. Deep condish, dusting and back n braids I go.
 
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