Happy Nappy New Year!

Happy Nappy new year to all my nappy sisters out there! Here's to another year of natural hair freedom. I still have not been able to commit to locking my own hair yet. Finances do not allow me to at this time. But, my eldest daughter does have micro sized braid locks started by me. She is about 6 months into her locking journey. Wow. One half of a year already! As far as I can tell, she seems to love it. I was kinda worried that she would like it and then kinda change her mind. She is only 9 and easily influenced by her peers and what she sees. She's the only black girl in her classroom, so she sees a lot of straight hair on a daily basis. So far, so good. Perhaps she was really listening when I sang the praises of locked hair. They really look natural on her.

Her hair isn't fully locked yet. Her hair is in it's teenage stage. I am surprised by the amount of shrinkage. The front half of her hair isn't locking as quickly as the back half. This section still looks like braids. It seems the area closest to the "kitchen" locked the fastest. Her hair has also thickened a little, but only the ones that have started locking. They are about the size of the parting square base. From what I understand, they will thin in circumference once they mature. I am so grateful and thankful for learning about locks. I like that she can shower and not worry about her hair getting wet, or worrying about high humidity, or dealing with damage from a relaxer.

I just can't wait until I can get mine done. I don't know when that will be exactly. Why do I have to wait? Because I won't be able to maintain my re-tights and her re-tights myself and I can't commit myself to having someone else do it because I don't have steady money. I'm still in nursing school and my husband is the only one bringing in an income. With 4 kids, our money is stretched as far as it can go right now! Plus we just moved from an apartment to a house, so our rent has increased. I figure that with a nurse's salary, I can afford to get my hair done whenever I want (which is more inspiration for me to study hard!). Well, speaking of which, I have to go study. I just wanted to update really quickly. I will try to post more photos of my daughter's hair for anyone who wants to see. I will answer any questions you may have. As long as they're not offensive. Take care and God bless!

My...how time flies...

I know I haven't written since August. For those who care, I apologize. I started nursing school in August and have been even busier than I thought. I love the fact that it's fast pace, but by the same token, it takes all of my free time studying and whatnot. Anyhow...I still haven't committed myself to the locking process. I am still natural though. Ain't never gon' be no change in that! I have been taking pictures of my daughter's braidlock voyage all the while. Her hair has changed each month. This month, which is her 3rd month on lock-down, she is experiencing shrinkage and buds. Some of her hair looks somewhat locked. The hair in the back is starting to lock, but the hair in the front still very much looks like braids. I am going to try to post some photos so you can see what I mean. I am still loving the freedom from not having to force her hair into submission just so that it can look pretty. I love that she can just wake up, wet her hair and go. I don't love the re-tightening sessions. It's not difficult but it is time consuming. She has micro sized locks and it takes me days to do her hair. I don't have time to dedicate to her hair so I get in when I fit in. For those of you who are looking to this blog as an inspiration for your own lock journey, I will put together a list of shampoos and other products we use and processes we employ. I welcome any questions and positive comments. Until next time, I wish you well.