School is over!!

So, thats all folks! I am done!!!!!!!!!... well for now. Time for me to take my much needed break.

December Goals!

                        BSL Hair!!!!!


This is all I want. I have been on this journey for so long I just want this to happen.

THE PLAN: Do not wear my real hair out until December is complete!!!!!... It would mark HHJ to BSL took 2 years and 4 months. Sounds good to me.

The Clock Is Ticking

School is getting closer and closer to being over. I officially have 4 weeks left and counting. This week is my midterm and after that it will be smooth sailing from here on out, well until the final exam in December anyway.

 I am so surprised at how fast everything is moving for me, but wish all this school time can just speed up a little more. I am over writing papers, over exams, and reading about things I may never encounter in life. December 17th will be the end for me, and I am planning on taking a 3 year break after all this is over... (hopefully).


Wish Me Luck!

Deep Condition Day

It is so time. I have been doing my deep conditioning in braids for 2 months now, and I finally took my hair down and applied my ORS hair mayonnaise piece by piece. It feels so good. Currently I  am 11 weeks post relaxer and my hair is manageable thanks to the GHE I have been doing every night for 2 months. It is very cold out and I am afraid my hair will be dry under my wigs so I made it my business to keep my hair moist for long periods of time (overnight) in the braids that I have been wearing under my wigs.

I see length retention in the 2 months of not combing my hair very proud of myself....

My hair care process!!

1. Do not wash hair with shampoo
2. Wash hair in braids using conditioner
3. Do not use a comb to detangle hair (only fingers)
4. GHE every night with scurl or water, and an oil
5. Deep condition with protein 1 x ever 2 weeks ( twice a month)
6. Wear protective style weave, crochet braids or wigs 

This has been my regime for 2 months now and I see the difference. low low manipulation works for me so washing in the braids, finger detangling and not having my hair out is the best way for me to grow hair... I am learning.

Protecting my Mane

My last post was in September and since then I have been protective styling. I wore a weave for 6 weeks and than a wig for 4 weeks my hair has been in and out of braids, I have been cowashing and doing the GHE. I have not measured my hair in a while, but I can see that it has grown a lot and pretty fast.

I still have a problem drinking water and taking my vitamins, but soon I will get with the program because I am super busy and those vitamins will help with my energy level.

Update I am still not BSL and I have been on a hair journey since Aug 5th 2012 which is about 2 years 2 months... this really sucks I should have cut off my hair in the beginning and never visited the hair salon those 2 times in my journey, because the breakage I suffered was real. I don't think it makes since to take this long to make it from shoulder length to BSL clearly there is a problem... but I will keep trying to get there.


New regime will follow...

School Count Down!!!!

I have good news!!! I will be finished with this degree officially on December 21st. I have been so busy with school and work and family situations that I have not been on this blog, but i am back now.


BSN in 6 weeks sounds so surreal. My online program lasted a whole 10 months and that's all I can give at this point. I need a break. I am counting the days until I can have my break.


Yayy!!!!!

September goals

• Maintain hair in weave
• Wash 1x week
• D/C 2x week
• Take iron pills and multivitamin daily
• Drink more water
• do not trim or relax

New products

• African shea butter
• Organic coconut oil
• Aphogee 2 minute reconstructor
• Macadamia deep repair mask 
• High potency iron pills
• Gummy one a day multivitamins
• Kanechom Goats Milks conditioner

Online Schooling

I have successfully completed 1 1/2 semesters so far and I am proud of myself. Also I managed to make the deans list which is always a plus. I have 4 classes left to complete which is 1 semester left and then I am free. The plan is to take a 2 year break and work on myself and career before switching schools and going at it again (these plans may change).

The Update:

• I am starting to become lazy
• I found out that my master program is not offered to students in my state (very upset about that)
• I have developed short cuts to get my work done and submitted on time (great)
• I just want to be finished and I will be in December 2014

Relaxer update August 2014

I relaxed my hair toady at 16 weeks, and I am not happy that I am not BSL. I did experience shedding and knots but that is because I have been wearing wings and not combing my hair much from root to tip. I started using Aphogee products more in hopes of strengthen my hair to prevent breakage and decrease the thinness.

I don't know if BSL is in the future for me if I keep caring on like this.

A weave installation is in order for 2 months!!!!

2 year hair growth anniversary!

Aug 5th was my 2 year HHJ anniversary. I am still not BSL. When that date came I did not feel like making an update because I know that I was not at my goal of BSL, so what was the point in doing it. My hair is thin, it is not where I want it to be, and I am just going to have to deal with it.

Reasons why I believed this happened

• I stopped taking iron pills for months
• I barely take my multivitamins
• I have been busy and stressed working 3 jobs and going to school online

My solutions

• I now take high potency iron pills daily
• I purchased the gummy multivitamins (the candy taste makes me take them)
• I am developing myself and learning how to become more organized (through reading books and research)

We have 4 more months left in this year so I only hope and pray that I make it to BSL before the year is over with the little changes I have made so far.

Wish me luck!

July goals!!

• do not trim or relax until 12 weeks post (end of the month)
• use up 2 conditioners
• d/c 2 x a week
• drink more H2O
• take vitamins and my life cleanse pills
• protein tx this month
• try the GHE twice a week

grow to BSL!!!!!

June Updates

I am so late because I have so much going on in my life but here it is....

Goals:
Deep condition 2x a week  (check)
Take multivitamins daily (check)
Stay stress free (fail)
Grow to BSL!!!!!! (fail)... I am starting to think that BSL may not be something I can reach. August 5th makes a 2 year health hair journey and I am still not there.

I managed to use no heat and to not relax my hair I did dust my ends and started taking my life cleanse hair, skin and nail vitamins. I also have used up my wild growth oil and will be purchasing another one for the month of July (goal to use it all the way up to august). I have not used heat in so long I don't know if anything is working anymore due to major shrinkage... I will say that I do have plenty of new growth but my new conditioners are keeping my hair manageable (I thought it was impossible).

Next relaxer end of July @ 12 weeks!!!

May Updates!

I am late but here it is!!

• decrease breakage (I think this is a fail because I am still the same length)
• grow to my bra strap (Fail)
• not buy so much hair products (check)
• wear wig for last 2 weeks of month (check)
• stay on top of deep conditioning (check)

I dont know what's happening I am not seeing length at all. I feel like I am thinning out if anything.

June Goals!

Goals:
Deep condition 2x a week
Take multivitamins daily
Stay stress free
Grow to BSL!!!!!!

update!!

Okay... I have fell off my hair journey because I was so focused on school and work but why not be successful in all the things that I care about so with that said I am back on it. I have ordered a new wig and I have ordered a new deep conditioner. I read reviews on youtube and decided that it is about time to find my conditioner that turns my new growth into butter and what i selected may just do that. It has been so hard and I have tried many different conditioner, some would work for a little while, and others where just complete fails.


Hair Routine until August (2 year HHJ mark)

DC 2x a week
GHE every night
NO relaxer No trim No heat!
Take multivitamins daily
Wild growth oil every day on scalp at night
Moisturize and seal as needed
Wear my wigs!!!

I feel like I will be proving my hair with enough moisture that moisturizing daily is not necessary. The 2x a week DC should transform my hair in a good way so I cant wait for my new conditioner to arrive in the mail. There will be a review in a few days after a couple of uses.

I really don't understand why it is taking me 2 years to grow to BSL from shoulder length hair. It is really frustrating.

Online school? My feelings

the pros:

• don't have to wake up early
• have 7 days to get work done and handed in
• don't have to drive to a building fighting traffic and burning gas the whole way
• receive grades back in a timely manor
• short in length only 8 week sessions 
• take less classes at a time
• have access to the teacher

the cons:

• easy to get lazy
• easy to forget to submit
• common to multitask while doing school work eg. online shopping while reading the lecture

I finished my first session with a 4.0 average I am only praying that I can get this current session back on track, because I will say I am not starting out like a champion here.

(More pros the cons!)

Simple skin care!

My skin, my skin... Well it is a mess and I have to get back on top of keeping my face clean, and less oily. I don't know if it is the busy work schedule or stress or what but my face is not happy.

Plan:
increase water
wash face 2 x a day

 I just have to stock up on some good products because I am running low.

until next time!!!

Wild growth oil review

I have finished my first bottle and now on to my second. For the next 4 months I plan on buying and using this product because BSL is still my goal and I haven't made it there yet. Once I reach BSL I will definitely wear my own hair out for much longer periods.

I haven't done a length check and I do not plan to until my 2 year hhj anniversary in August but by then I should be at my first major goal ready to move on to my next.

I shall keep you posted...