3 months sisterlocks

Well, well, well 3 months.  Seems like just the other day I was sitting in the chair in my consultants house making this big change and now it is three months.  Doesn't time fly.

How's it been?  Well my hair has changed every month as you can see by my previous pictures.  Although sometimes I wonder if it is doing anything at all!!!  I have had no major problems at all slight itching but nothing drastic.  I have continued to spritz with water for three months - ok occasionally I spray a little of gylcerine and rosewater (introduced to me by my lovely friend Naomi) but only a couple of times.  I have not greased my scalp or spray anything else on my hair.  Can you imagine the state it would have been if I had been putting oils and stuff on my hair -  remember no water apart from the daily spritz has touched this head.

At my last retightening I thought yeah I am going to be able to enjoy the luxury of water runnimg through my hair, washing away two months of sweat and grime, leaving me with sweet smelling hair...OK dream on until the next retightening.  No I was told No still too soft wait.  Oh OK whatever you say - dirt never killed nobody!!!!  Well actually you know my hair doesn't smell, it doesn't look dirty no one would know water hasn't touched it.  My hair looks good.

YES MY HAIR LOOKS GOOD I AM SAYING THAT - no self doubt walk with confidence.  I listened to a blog on YouTube and this fellow sisterlocker was giving some tips on styling short hair and at the end of listing certain vital points the last point was WALK WITH CONFIDENCE IF YOU DONT HAVE CONFIDENCE NONE OF THESE TIPS ARE OF ANY USE.  She is so right I thought as I now this really relates to me.

Self Doubt

Why am I so unsure about my hair now? I wasn't before when I had the relaxer and the it was thin and lifeless I was never so critical but now its like I am looking for constant reassurance that my hair is looking good.  If you look at my hair my immediate reaction is "What's wrong with my hair"?   My little niece bless her greeted me the other day and immediately her eyes wondered to my hair.  What was my reaction "What's wrong with my hair" her mother said nothing your hair looks nice.  On the other hand if you don't make a comment I think "It don't look right they didn't say anything"...  If someone does compliment I search their face to see if they are telling the truth or I give a surprised "Thank you".  Even my consultant said my hair was looking cute.  So what is the problem I have been asking myself?  You know the answer - just years of miseducation, years of thinking my natural hair was no good, years of thinking perms; relaxers, braids, weaves were the only solution to having a good hairstyle that's what it is.  All I need to be now is to be reeducated!! Do I like my hair?  YES I LOVE MY HAIR it is just taking a bit of getting use to....but I am getting there when I am getting bored I twist it up at night and hey presto new hair in the morning!!!

Hey guess what head bands don't look too bad anymore...

Day before 2nd retightening

Thought I would do a little update on my sisterlocks if only to get rid of the last depressing title.

It is now 11 weeks since I have had my sisterlocks installed.  I am due for a 2nd retightening tomorrow and my sisterlocks are a lot better than my 1st retightening.  The reason - I have left them alone and worn my bandana to the gym as instructed by my consultant.  I haven't noticed any slippage this time so that is really good.  The hairline is a bit messy but that's OK.

I am still trying to find someway of styling it but nothing really works.  I tried the headband that's ok but after a while it feels like a clamp around my head screaming to be released from the pressure.  I  have tried little hair clips umm well OK but pointless as my sister pointed out hair clips are to hold something in place and seeing as my hair wasn't out of place what's the point of the hair clip!!!

One thing I do do though, because I think it looks a bit messy when it is due to be retightened, is to twist it.  It comes out all curly and looks a bit longer - I got this tip from one of the many blogs I read.  I like this look it makes me feel like I have just done my hair again.

One thing I am not liking these grey roots at all.  I have read may blogs advising not to colour until your locks have settled ie a year after WHAT my head will be completely grey by then.  Yeah I understand the disadvantages but when people start pointing out my grey hair (which was never on show before) at only 11 weeks can you imagine what I will look like after a year - I will be able to dress up as a black santa claus...So I doubt if I will wait until 1 year - may wait another couple of months but will see after my retightening as them greys don't usually show as much then....

I twisted it the night before...

Week of Terror

Well what a week hey.  I cannot remember feeling so apprehensive.  How could this have happened.
Watching the events unfold on the tele were horrific so I cannot imagine actually being in the midst of it all it must have been so terrifying.  People lost their homes everything gone why?  Because groups of criminals saw the death of another as an opportunity to loot, wreck and destroy people's lives and livelihoods.

As we all sat there watching the TV in horror I thanked god that my 13 year's arse was planted on the settee watching in amazement at what was going on.  He showed no inclination to go out and join in the rioting because he knows that is not what decent young people do.  Unfortunately that is not thinking of a lot of youths these days.

The most worrying part of this was when I was told the Sony building in Enfield had been set alight.  Oh my god I thought this is getting closer.  What is going to happen next.  I could not sleep not only from worry but from the singing of police sirens, fire engines and helicopters outside.  Where am I a war zone?

Thoughts of supposing they come knocking my door while we are asleep, I have to leave my son at home although old enough how would he manage faced with gangs of angry youths shall I stay at home or just pray to god for peace.  I chose the latter. Fortunately, God answered my prayers and no further event took place the next evening well not in London anyway they moved on elsewhere.

Well we can only pray for our safety and our kids safety nobody knows what is around the corner.  Were we expecting riots, looting, murders, arson - NO we certainly weren't but it happened.

Take care of yourselves.

Its 2 months

Hey well long time no chat on my blog.  It has been two months since my installation.  Nothing much really has happened it's just there looking good and growing yes growing (yeah I know not an usual thing for hair to do but you know what I mean).  You know why I emphasise the growing - well because so many people have said "its growing" uhhh yes it does do that you know!!!!  I suppose what they mean is they actually notice the growth more now...I am sure my hair has always grown but no way did they notice it like they do now....

Well as I said in my last blog there was a bit of "slippage" (hey note learning the terminology) and I was told to "keep my hands outta my hair" I am sure all you lock sisters have been told that - but it is just so lovely to feel they look so cute you just want to sit there are wind them around your fingers.

You know what I just can't wait to do - WASH MY HAIR I can't wait and I am going to take a whole afternoon to do just that it will be such a pleasure to have the water run through my hair....cos it kinda needs a good wash now...

Another thing for all those women out there who think because they work in the corporate field they can't do sisterlocks their hair well you know what I work in he city for a big law firm where you can't get any more corporate than that you know posher than posh....Well going out to lunch one day one of the top partners said in his lardy dah voice "I have wanted to say something every time I walk pass your desk I really love your hair it really suits you"...well I said thank you with a big smile and called my friend Naomi to share the news....

OK so you want some pictures here goes:

Day 1

Remember the "chicken look" as my mum called it

Now two months later

and a special one going out to help my friend Naomi enjoy her birthday....

Gotta add this one....

my boy.....