SIX MONTHS!!!

Yeah it is my six months anniversary doesn't time....

Progress...well...it has definitely grown and much fuller than when I started off.  Actually I bumped into a woman I always see at the station the other day and she said "oh I am so glad I bumped into you..I am really fed up of my hair I don't know what to do...your hair looks so full and thick.."  I thought me thick hair never...Anyways after blocking up the peoples shop with our sisterlocks' discussion (cost being one of the topics "people say it is too expensive she says") we exchanged numbers and I told her to have a look on the website etc to get an idea of what its all about.  We shall see if she goes ahead.

It makes me wonder sometimes what people are scared of I mean it is your own lovely beautiful natural hair what is the problem...Some say oh it is permanent urrrr yeah it is....I can't change the style urrrrrr yes you can...

This takes me back to the wedding I went to last week...A simple thing like perm rods and there I had a beautiful head of hair.  I spent most of the wedding looking for the natural hairstyles how many did I see?  Not much at all...Not saying the weaves and relaxers didn't look good but hey I felt so good showing my natural hair and nobody could say it didn't look good....

The changes over the last six months...

Well if you look back you can see my cute but hairless look..and if you compare to now well I now have a full head of thick hair.  Over the past six months I have twisted it, brought all the hair bands in the shop you can think of in all different colours and styles...curled it with perm rods..There have been moments when I just look at it and think you know I am going to leave you alone...I ain't going to bother just let you do you think....My iphone is full of pictures of the different stages...Boy have I become vain - its "take a picture of my hair..take a picture of the back"  When will I get bored....

Do I still love my hair?  Definitely yes there are times I think it looks a bit messy but I think that is just me.  There are times I want to put it up and spend all night with hair pins and bobbles only to give up when it just won't stretch to the length I need.  But not one day have I thought I hate this I wish I'd never done it...Every day, every month is different.  A twist over night a few months ago has a different effect to a twist over night now...It changes and will continue to change...

The only thing I dont like is the every increasing amount of silver in my head...yes them dreaded grey hairs and to make it worse my husband keeps pointing them out..."yu hed white like" he said one day...I immediately looked in the mirror to see if I had dropped something white on my head...only to realise he was talking about my grey hair Love you so much hubby!!!!

Well as for the locking process well I think I am a long way off.  I went for my retighening and although Liz said "your hair is coming along Carol" they still said the ends were soft and I still have to stick to 4 months retightening and some of them were still really soft....

OK the big question.  I refrained from asking as soon as they put their hands in my head...I waited until they both finished and at a very quick speed and asked CAN I WASH MY HAIR....

The Wedding

Oh my I have a wedding to go to....what do I do with my hair....and it is a christian wedding too...I can hear them now "she come to wedding wid locks" (face mek up)..plus this weren't to be no youngster wedding that wouldn't be a problem...the bride and bridegroom were 70+.

OK so I thought what to do have to have a different style....so out came my perm rods remember them?  Yeah the good ole leisure curl... I had one of those grew my hair and spots too!!!!

So I sprayed my hair with water and set up my hair with perm rods ...I had already bought a little flower ting to put in somewhere not sure where...

Well the result...

The complete outfit...

So somebody tell me what was I worried about!!!

5 months (well a little over)

Well where have I  been?  My 5 months mark has gone and I haven't done an update.  It is now into the six month and what's happening.

OK I had my retightening on 26 October and it was only 2 and a half hours this time but it was a painful 2 and a half hours.  There I was sitting there next to a woman who was squeaking and wincing every time a lock was done.  I said mine don't hurt - really... I spoke too soon next minute I was the one wincing and pushing up my shoulders - serves me right.  Boy I couldn't wait for it to end.   It looked good though but as per normal I don't look directly into the mirror but wait until I go into the loos to examine my hair - no idea why as looking in the mirror was one of the main things I did when I went to the hairdressers when I use to relax my hair...perhaps I feel I am insulting them by examining my hair as soon as they have done it....

The big question CAN I WASH MY HAIR,  I NEED TO WASH MY HAIR IT SMELLS....Guess what no, the ends are too soft, it will unravel blah, blah, blah, blah.  Next time next time....Hey you have been telling me this since day one next time next time and now 5 months down the line you are still telling me next time....Now although I was adamant I was going to wash my hair no matter what I just couldn't it's like eating the forbidden fruit you just feel someone will be watching you and spying on you and you would feel so guilty for doing so.  I want when I wash my hair to enjoy the experience I don't want to feel guilty as I if I have done something bad...and I want to listen to my consultant I really do....

I don't know what others have experienced but is this right not to wash your hair for 5 months...I have even just read a site that said not washing your hair causes it not to lock...advice please....

Now what is my hair doing I am asking...it is changing yes it is doing that but the front what is going on with the front it is still loose at the ends and fizzy..urghhhh... I also find that depending on how I twist it at night will give me different results in the morning I get too tight curls or loose curls...experiment experiment....

Now last week was the first time since I had my hair sisterlocked that I felt a slight bit of envy when a girl at work came in with her long flowing lace wig and it occurred to me that oh I can't do that now (well I could but I don't think it would sit well)...oh she looks glamourous...I don't feel glam...oh Christmas is coming that's the time when I would get my hair done for Christmas.  Yes I felt a slight twinge of envy...but it didn't last long I went home twisted my hair at night in the morning put on my head band and glam puss I was.....

I know I should enjoy this stage but I really can't wait until it has got a bit harder so I can manoeuvre it bit more you know put it up and all sorts its still a bit too short...but patience is a virtue they say....