Waist Length 2013

Okay....i added a line in the picture...i was using my hand in the picture to show where my waist is...but in this pic i drew a line to make it more clear because my thumb was too high.

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^^This pic is from August's flat iron job.

Looks the same to me...just more of a solid BSL, i guess.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Okay....i added a line in the picture...i was using my hand in the picture to show where my waist is...but in this pic i drew a line to make it more clear because my thumb was too high.

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^^This pic is from August's flat iron job.

Looks the same to me...just more of a solid BSL, i guess.
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It doesn't look the same to me at all. It's definitely longer, babe. Relax. Your hair is doing it's thing. Me thinks you have a touch of hairnorexia. I can't guarantee recovery from hairnorexia but I can guarantee your hair is growing. :yep:
 
NJoy said:
It doesn't look the same to me at all. It's definitely longer, babe. Relax. Your hair is doing it's thing. Me thinks you have a touch of hairnorexia. I can't guarantee recovery from hairnorexia but I can guarantee your hair is growing. :yep:
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You think so??:blush: It looks sooo much the same to me.

But if you insist Mama...:gorgeous:
 
SmilingElephant said:
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:
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SmilingElephant sweetie you know I know what you are dealing with i was saying what I said as a joke like a pick me up. please don't do this to yourself I told you to private message me anytime you need to blow of steam. that has not changed.

you are going to have bad days or bad weeks. just do what you need to do for yourself.
 
metro_qt said:
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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WOW you are past WL you are almost HL.
 
Shadiyah said:
SmilingElephant sweetie you know I know what you are dealing with i was saying what I said as a joke like a pick me up. please don't do this to yourself I told you to private message me anytime you need to blow of steam. that has not changed.

you are going to have bad days or bad weeks. just do what you need to do for yourself.
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Shadiyah i know mama. I didn't take what you said in a bad way. I was just expressing myself bc i know i may be coming off as kinda loopy...so i was just explaining why.

But thanx for being there :) :hug3:

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SmilingElephant Thanks for sharing something so personally with us. It shows a level of trust in us as a group that I hope everyone can have here. You've been my hair idol since 2008, and I want you to know I love you and all 50-11 personalities you may have, because they're all as sweet as pie .:blowkiss::bighug::heart2::luv2:.
 
MyAngelEyez~C~U said:
SmilingElephant Thanks for sharing something so personally with us. It shows a level of trust in us as a group that I hope everyone can have here. You've been my hair idol since 2008, and I want you to know I love you and all 50-11 personalities you may have, because they're all as sweet as pie .:blowkiss::bighug::heart2::luv2:.
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So i just got in from a hectic day and i see this....and i teared up. :)

Thank you for that SO much!!:blush:

I really do appreciate the group we have here:yep: Its so crazy how we've all seem to have gotten close to each other since 2011 and we're like family now.

You guys are all amazing and i love seeing how determined everyone here is and how we can keep things positive. I really do like that...even when we share the adversities we face, there's just so much positive energy here. :):):)

:grouphug:

Well, i'm just sitting here winding down for bed...eating a cheeseburger:lol:

I put my hair in Pocahontas braids and now i've kinda gotten over the "boo hoo my hair is still short" tantrum:grin: I'm a mess lol!

Anybody know what to do for dark circles under the eyes besides makeup?

But thank you for that Angel! That means a lot...wow, since 2008? I've been working so hard to get it in shape and you've liked it from the beginning...wow:blush:

I'm humbled because i have always loved your hair too and the color of it is just gorgeous! Don't color it, please!:D lol
 
Cant decide if I want to join this challenge for real. Ive been debating if I should just try to get all my hair to bsl/mbl for the next year or maybe just keep growing with no major trims....then when i reach waist play catch up from there and keep it there for a year before moving on to hip.....plus I think im going to do a 1-2inch trim at the end of the year which may or may not put me back on My wl goal...

Plus I have this terrible color to grow ou which I swear caused all if not most of my split an knot problems
 
SmilingElephant said:
So i just got in from a hectic day and i see this....and i teared up. :)

Thank you for that SO much!!:blush:

I really do appreciate the group we have here:yep: Its so crazy how we've all seem to have gotten close to each other since 2011 and we're like family now.

You guys are all amazing and i love seeing how determined everyone here is and how we can keep things positive. I really do like that...even when we share the adversities we face, there's just so much positive energy here. :):):)

:grouphug:

Well, i'm just sitting here winding down for bed...eating a cheeseburger:lol:

I put my hair in Pocahontas braids and now i've kinda gotten over the "boo hoo my hair is still short" tantrum:grin: I'm a mess lol!

Anybody know what to do for dark circles under the eyes besides makeup?

But thank you for that Angel! That means a lot...wow, since 2008? I've been working so hard to get it in shape and you've liked it from the beginning...wow:blush:

I'm humbled because i have always loved your hair too and the color of it is just gorgeous! Don't color it, please!:D lol
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SmilingElephant hey for the eyes you need to use cold compress. the darkness is swelling.
 
I'm SO overdue for a DC. I have time this morning but, I'm feeling sooooo lazy. Maybe later.

I don't really have a finish line for this year so I feel like I'm just lollygagging. My end of the year goal was to BC but....I've done that already in September so... :ohwell: Maybe I should push for mbl by the end of the year. Maaaaan, I need motivation. :yawn:....zzzzzzzzz
 
NJoy said:
I'm SO overdue for a DC. I have time this morning but, I'm feeling sooooo lazy. Maybe later.

I don't really have a finish line for this year so I feel like I'm just lollygagging. My end of the year goal was to BC but....I've done that already in September so... :ohwell: Maybe I should push for mbl by the end of the year. Maaaaan, I need motivation. :yawn:....zzzzzzzzz
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NJoy

I understand...I've been feeling lazy too.

I never realized how much work straight hair really is. I think im gonna go back curly next week and just really baby my hair.

I wore a hat to work yesterday bc my hair was so puffy...so i think I'll just do braidouts until next week.

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I keep looking at this challenge and thinking how wonderful it would be if I could make it to WL by Dec 2013. I'm not trying to punch above my weight though so I'll be lurking in the thread on the sidelines, if I do miraculously hit MBL by August, I'll be up in here. Good luck ladies :)
 
Well, I still haven't DC'd. But what I did do was buy a lot of stuff based on raves on the board...even tho what I'm using seems to be working for me. :rolleyes: Even so, I'm still not motivated to do a dang thing with any of it.

And let me go further by saying, since I'm too hair lazy to henna and indigo my graying hairline, I went out and bought a recommended dye. Yeeeeuuuh but that's been sitting in my bathroom for about a week and a half now. I bought hair to make faux buns and bangs....sitting next to my vanity for at least a week. Slacking on drinking water, working out, juicing and taking my vites. I'm pretty much in benign neglect mode...unintentionally.

But otherwise, life is good. I have yet to start Christmas shopping or get my car repaired after being hit from behind well over a month ago. And the insurance company's check is just sitting on my desk. Um, can someone shake me and slap some sense into me already. I don't know what this funk is, but it sho is...funky. :nono:

Of course, more pics posted always makes me feel better. *shameless plug for more pics* :look: Any takers? :lick:
 
NJoy said:
Well, I still haven't DC'd. But what I did do was buy a lot of stuff based on raves on the board...even tho what I'm using seems to be working for me. :rolleyes: Even so, I'm still not motivated to do a dang thing with any of it.

And let me go further by saying, since I'm too hair lazy to henna and indigo my graying hairline, I went out and bought a recommended dye. Yeeeeuuuh but that's been sitting in my bathroom for about a week and a half now. I bought hair to make faux buns and bangs....sitting next to my vanity for at least a week. Slacking on drinking water, working out, juicing and taking my vites. I'm pretty much in benign neglect mode...unintentionally.

But otherwise, life is good. I have yet to start Christmas shopping or get my car repaired after being hit from behind well over a month ago. And the insurance company's check is just sitting on my desk. Um, can someone shake me and slap some sense into me already. I don't know what this funk is, but it sho is...funky. :nono:

Of course, more pics posted always makes me feel better. *shameless plug for more pics* :look: Any takers? :lick:
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is it cold where you live? i use to get so depress in the winter and I mean every winter I could not wait to move to some where warmer. i live in atlanta now and right now it is still in the 60's or 70's during the day.
 
NJoy said:
Well, I still haven't DC'd. But what I did do was buy a lot of stuff based on raves on the board...even tho what I'm using seems to be working for me. :rolleyes: Even so, I'm still not motivated to do a dang thing with any of it.

And let me go further by saying, since I'm too hair lazy to henna and indigo my graying hairline, I went out and bought a recommended dye. Yeeeeuuuh but that's been sitting in my bathroom for about a week and a half now. I bought hair to make faux buns and bangs....sitting next to my vanity for at least a week. Slacking on drinking water, working out, juicing and taking my vites. I'm pretty much in benign neglect mode...unintentionally.

But otherwise, life is good. I have yet to start Christmas shopping or get my car repaired after being hit from behind well over a month ago. And the insurance company's check is just sitting on my desk. Um, can someone shake me and slap some sense into me already. I don't know what this funk is, but it sho is...funky. :nono:

Of course, more pics posted always makes me feel better. *shameless plug for more pics* :look: Any takers? :lick:
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So you know i relate!

Maybe Mama Shadiyah is on to something....maybe it is the weather. I feel just as sluggish too and then my brain is still going at light speed. But i can definitely relate. i get depressed every winter...but don't worry, Spring will come before you know it and we will be unstoppable!

Sorry to hear about your accident. Car accidents are no joke...i hope you are okay and got everything checked out! Are you sleeping okay?

I feel you on the water intake too...i JUST said to mysel that i'm gonna start carrying my large waterbottle to work with me and just drink water. I think i may also be dehydrated.

I'm thinking about taking up doing yoga exercises again. Just get some tapes and do it at home...studios freak me out a little.

I dusted my ends like half a centimeter:look: my braid tassels was lookin rough so i just took a weency bit off.


Oh....*sigh* NJoy...what are we gonna do?
 
Shadiyah said:
is it cold where you live? i use to get so depress in the winter and I mean every winter I could not wait to move to some where warmer. i live in atlanta now and right now it is still in the 60's or 70's during the day.
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Shadiyah

Nope. I'm in Metro Atlanta too. Marietta actually. I don't feel depressed, just unmotivated. I am njoy'g the weather, driving with my windows down while jamming to music but, uh...don't need me to do anything. It won't get done. Not now. :ohwell: And by the looks of it, hubby is dragging around too. We need a vacation.

SmilingElephant said:
So you know i relate!

Maybe Mama @Shadiyah is on to something....maybe it is the weather. I feel just as sluggish too and then my brain is still going at light speed. But i can definitely relate. i get depressed every winter...but don't worry, Spring will come before you know it and we will be unstoppable!

Sorry to hear about your accident. Car accidents are no joke...i hope you are okay and got everything checked out! Are you sleeping okay?

I feel you on the water intake too...i JUST said to mysel that i'm gonna start carrying my large waterbottle to work with me and just drink water. I think i may also be dehydrated.

I'm thinking about taking up doing yoga exercises again. Just get some tapes and do it at home...studios freak me out a little.

I dusted my ends like half a centimeter:look: my braid tassels was lookin rough so i just took a weency bit off.


Oh....*sigh* @NJoy...what are we gonna do?
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SmilingElephant

I was actually taking Bikram yoga before the accident and finally getting to the point where I could deal with the heat. I was njoy'g that but, I did get hurt in the accident and am in physical therapy so, I didn't want to push it with the stretching in yoga.

I signed up for pole dancing classes, trying to do something fun and new. It was a livingsocial deal for a month's unlimited classes. I have yet to start because of the injury. But, I'm not even excited about it anymore.

I'm trying to stay up on my water, especially since I started the water challenge here but, it's suddenly a chore and I'm coming in under my goal. Whereas, I was exceeding it on the regular.

I think I'm overdue for a tropical vacation but, my anniversary would've been time for that. I have to tend to Christmas stuff now. I want to get my decorations up and start baking cookies and listening to Christmas music but, blaaaaaahhhhh.... Maybe I can get the kids to do it.

And, I'm sure the tone of this post sounds like I'm dragging but, it's that I just don't want to do anything. I'll show up and have fun. I'll sing and dance. I just don't want to do anything. I take that back. I want to. I just don't feel like it.

What us gonna do? :grin: Ok. I've stunk up the thread. *changing the subject*

So I threw on Creta Girl (Freetress) and toned her down by pulling her back with a flexi 8. That got me to thinking about how much hair my natural hair will be at waist length and beyond. How are you all planning to wear your hair on the regular at waist and beyond?
 
NJoy I think i'm gonna go back to wearing braidouts....just washing and stretching my hair hair every week and wearing braidouts. I did one today...i'll post pics in a second :)

I find i like doing them when i straighten my hair. It just looks better to me. I guess because i'm used to texture now.

But yeah either braiouts or twists for me and just redo them weekly or bi-weekly.

I'm saying that now...but i do love my wash n go's still.
 
ChocolatePie777 said:
Cant decide if I want to join this challenge for real. Ive been debating if I should just try to get all my hair to bsl/mbl for the next year or maybe just keep growing with no major trims....then when i reach waist play catch up from there and keep it there for a year before moving on to hip.....plus I think im going to do a 1-2inch trim at the end of the year which may or may not put me back on My wl goal...

Plus I have this terrible color to grow ou which I swear caused all if not most of my split an knot problems
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Angel of the North said:
I keep looking at this challenge and thinking how wonderful it would be if I could make it to WL by Dec 2013. I'm not trying to punch above my weight though so I'll be lurking in the thread on the sidelines, if I do miraculously hit MBL by August, I'll be up in here. Good luck ladies :)
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You ladies should go ahead and join!:yep: :welcome: :)

I think i am going to just also continue to grow without any major trims also.

My dad looked at my hair and told me "Your hair is LONG!":grin: so i guess i really need to get a grip lol! Its so fun to just stand in the mirror and swang it!:gorgeous: When i big chopped i missed that SO much!

And then i think too...some ppl have NO hair. So i need to be grateful for the hair that i do have:yep:

OMG...so, freaky story. I went to the grocery store and to the gas station to put gas in the car...on the way there, there was a homeless man sleeping in his wheelchair on the side of the road...in the dark. I thought he was dead!:blush: I prayed that he wasn't.

Fortunately he wasn't...when i came back from my errands i saw him get up and move. Like he got up to adjust the items he had with him. That was scary! I was afraid he would get hit by a car!:nono:
 
NJoy I am so down I have been sleeping for days and I am talking myself out of coming out on the 8th.

I am back to my wash n gos the only reason why that is the only thing I do is because I don't feel like doing anything else. too much work on those other styles just to walk around in the house.
 
Hi Ladies... Don't let the weather or outside forces get you down. Let me shake each one of you. You can make your hair goals, socialize and take care of your other business. Just remember that sometimes we all need a break in order to recharge. 2013 is almost here!
 
khadicurls said:
Hi Ladies... Don't let the weather or outside forces get you down. Let me shake each one of you. You can make your hair goals, socialize and take care of your other business. Just remember that sometimes we all need a break in order to recharge. 2013 is almost here!
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khadicurls
I'll take that as one of these for me :hardslap:
Thanks for the tough love.

I'm good. :takecover:
 
SO I did a lite protein treatment with Aubrey's GPB and a DC with Moroccan Oil intense hydration mask. My hair has been doing great with this system. I only do it like once a month because I am protein sensitive.
 
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