Waist Length 2013

hair4romheaven said:
Still hanging in here. Ladies lets finish 2012 off with a BANG!!!
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I'm bout it!^

Thanks ladies for the pick me up :) Diva_Esq...i'ma need a rum n coke :lol:

Chile....i can't wait for the weekend!!!:woot: My flat iron is all shined up and polished. I need a little break from the wash n go's. I might hit up the BSS for some sticks :rolleyes: When i hit a solid MBL i think i'll start back investing in hair sticks and forks.

I think when i hit WL i may start to straighten my hair more often....but i dunno....just rambling. I figure every 2 months wouldn't be bad....maybe less in the summer bc its so humid.:look:
 
I've been so neglecting this thread:nono: At the end of the year I plan on doing a trim which will probably require me to take the full year of 2013 to get to WL...I was hoping for earlier but ah well...patience is a virtue they say.
Aside from length my hair is doing very very well...it's getting thicker ....it's like it has a life all it's own as it bets more full. I plan on doing my next TU on Dec 21 or maybe I'll stretch it one more week so that I can get a real end of the year assessment.
 
I went to Walmart last nite and bought the peppermint oil and deep conditioner from the Eden bodyworks line.

All systems go for flat ironing!

I have always been a fan of Aaliyah's hair...but idk what her length was. I was lookin at pics of her and i think i have the same length she had. :) hmmm...her hair was always my goal...but i just want mine a little longer.

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Going I be saturating my hair in coconut oil tonight to wash tomorrow. I'm making sure I get a GOOD pre-poo so I can use up my not so great shampoos.
 
well I am still rocking the 4 twist and since my moisturizer stretches out my hair I get to really see my length. I am learning very quickly that different fabric affect my hair. I think I will start pinning it up for now on.
 
I blowdried my hair straight last nite....my sister put it in 8 twists for me so that i can just flat iron it when i get home tonite.

I tucked them under a hat and am at work today.

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Prepoo last night with vatika coconut oil, Sitting with aogpb in my hair now. Going to wash out with jasons dandruff shampoo. Will DC w/ aowc then twist back up w/ qbbrc
I will do a good trim later this month. I still have yet to buy some good shears!
 
I put in my small/medium braids in the other day. I will be keeping them in until the 23rd in preparation for my annual flat iron session on Christmas Eve. I'm going to try to keep it straightened until New Year's and post length checks for the end of this year on New Year's Eve or beginning of next year on New Year's Day. After that I will be back into mini braids. Today I will DC my braids and cowash.
 
I don't know if im gonna be flat ironing more often after last nite.

It could just be bc i was sleepy and my meds kicked in....but i almost lost all my legendary willpower:lol:

I definitely have a lot of hair!

Just blowdrying it straight wore me out! I found out how to do the comb chase method while blowdrying...that sped up my drying time.

But Chile!!!:nono: idk! I might need to go to a trusted salon and tell them not to trim.

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Im disappointed :(

I think my hair has stalled.

I don't even wanna finish. *pout* I think im gonna skip straightening it in January and just hide my length like LynnieB said


:crying3:

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I'm sorry SmilingElephant! I think your hair looks great. :)

I believe I've finally made MBL at least in the very back. I wish I could find my camera so I could document! Grrrrr. I've been wearing my hair out, and I love it. I set my dry hair in bantu knots tonight, so I hope it is big, fluffy, and curly for work o Monday.
 
Mehh...its the same length...i think i can at least say im a solid BSL. That was one of my goals this year...so i can't be too disappointed. I'll post more pics tomorrow...im sleepy...

I just bumped the ends and wrapped my hair up.

I need a new flat iron.

Btw...this Eden pepper mint oil feels AMAZING on my scalp!!

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MyAngelEyez~C~U said:
SmilingElephant

Your hair looks lovely, don't be discouraged :-)
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NappyNelle said:
I'm sorry SmilingElephant! I think your hair looks great. :)

I believe I've finally made MBL at least in the very back. I wish I could find my camera so I could document! Grrrrr. I've been wearing my hair out, and I love it. I set my dry hair in bantu knots tonight, so I hope it is big, fluffy, and curly for work o Monday.
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NJoy said:
Yeee! That's a lot of hair, Curly Girl! :yep:
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Thanks everyone :)

Now i'm debating on whether i should trim my ends or not. Its starting to V out as usual. I'm trying to wait until i get to waist length to make a U shape.

Thinking about buying a MaxiGlide later on down the road. I like my hair nearly pinstraight when i straighten it. I had my iron on 410 and it barely even wanted to straighten my hair:nono:...even doing the comb chase method.

Maybe i just did a half-butt job of flat ironing, i don't know.

You guys....i need a real vacation. I have SO much on my plate and i'm bursting at the seams and i think its becoming obvious that i'm not completely sane to the outside world....because everyone keeps asking me if i'm okay and that i look like i'm losing weight.

Please just pray for me to be able to calm down and take evrything in stride. Life is just a blur right now :crying3:

I love you all.
 
SmilingElephant

Yeah. This is a stressful and busy time of year. Try to relax, delegate and reschedule what you can to lessen your load. Keeping you in my prayers and reminding you that all things are working together for your good. Don't worry.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Thanks everyone :)

Now i'm debating on whether i should trim my ends or not. Its starting to V out as usual. I'm trying to wait until i get to waist length to make a U shape.

Thinking about buying a MaxiGlide later on down the road. I like my hair nearly pinstraight when i straighten it. I had my iron on 410 and it barely even wanted to straighten my hair:nono:...even doing the comb chase method.

Maybe i just did a half-butt job of flat ironing, i don't know.

You guys....i need a real vacation. I have SO much on my plate and i'm bursting at the seams and i think its becoming obvious that i'm not completely sane to the outside world....because everyone keeps asking me if i'm okay and that i look like i'm losing weight.

Please just pray for me to be able to calm down and take evrything in stride. Life is just a blur right now :crying3:

I love you all.
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SmilingElephant girl stop whining. you know you are not that into flat ironing like that. and if you are you know you have to tame your hair.

now for the growth your hair is fine and looks good. look at last yr's pic and see where your hair was then. mines is not growing all that fast either or should I say it don't seem like I am retaining much. stop crying and hold your chin up. flat ironing is a lot of work you know you don't want to do all that work and like you said if that is the road you want to take find a salon.

So what are we going to do? keep on doing what we do and put it away and not think about it.
 
SmilingElephant oh and I forgot as much as we like to co wash, you know if you wear it flat ironed you will not be washing your hair but every 2 weeks or so because you don't want to flat iron your hair that much.... I can not walk around with my hair like that for too long 2 weeks is much too long for me my scalp would be sore.
 
Okay...i'll try to stop being such a baby.

It's just that i've been stressed about a lot. I'm moving into my new first place next month, its been stressful at work, i need to get back to my doctor on Tuesday....

Being Bipolar and stress just do not mix:nono:. I don't say too much about it, i just talk to my SO about it bc he gets me. And he's in a another city upstate :(. But, i have been experiencing paranoia really badly lately and it absolutely sucks!!! The things i stress over are really small things and they're not even bad things.

I'm borderline schizophrenic because i do hallucinate sometimes and i do get delusional. But this paranoia is just not the business and i just feel like everybody is watching me, like i'm being followed and like someone is out to harm me and it is just really scary. So i've just been trying to get back into my hair to try and ease the stress from that. The meds have stopped my hallucinations and help me sleep, but everything else is still off center.:perplexed And then on top of all of this....my body has just been hurting all over, like arthritis and i know its bc of the cold temperatures and the wind:nono: and the stress.

So i will be happy to see my doctor and tell her whats going on. Hopefully she doesn't hospitalize me bc i need to work so i can get my place and keep it.

Its just been rough. I tell my story bc i know somebody knows somebody who is Bipolar...not all of us have it this bad tho. But its very hard to deal with. I try not to blame everything on my illness. But when i have too many things going on and i get stressed, it will show itself. And i hate it but, i can only do so much to try to appear "normal".

Thanks for listening adnd thanks Mamas and Sisters for all of your encouragement and uplifting.:hug3:
 
Ok y'all... i think ive officially made waist length... (Y'all will surely correct me if i havent lol)

I haven't checked my length in forever, and I don't do heat checks...
My ends are thinner, since I didn't want to begin trimming until I reached a certain length.... Tailbone maybe?

I might make a separate thread for this to show my shrinkage, etc...
 

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I HIGHLY doubt I make it to waist length in 2013. I got a trim and most of my color is out now whic was a good two inches in length gone at the beginning on November.

Oh well!

On another note: Shea Radiance is really my go to product now! I can't tell you how awesome my hair feels now. Like I don't even have to remoisturize often. I MAYBE have to remoisturize every 4-5 days. Like its pretty amazing.

I'm just so happy I've finally found a product I WANT to stick with!

Shea Radiance... Just. Yaaaaassss!
 
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I hid my scissors so that i don't chop off anything.

Glad i bought some curl junkie stuff so when i go back curly i can indulge. :)

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(((BIG HUG)) SmilingE
Your hair looks great!


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Congrats!! :) I can't wait to see more pix! hint, hint. LoL
 
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