Saturday, January 07, 2006
Just an update...approx two weeks into my 'redefining'. I am satisfied with the results! I want to take the time to say this...there have been some that have not been satisfied with how thier SL's progressed after making such a huge investment. Like I've stated before, SL's were my way to loc'd hair and I proudly tell people that I started with SL's and
recommend them to anyone who asks! I want those who start out with SL's to know that this is just one alternative to cutting your investment (in both time and money)!! BTW, I am not a professional hair ANYTHING! This is just my journey....and I, like my locz are continuing to evolve and I'm lovin' it!!


The Results!


Reconsidering...


Changes within a year
These pictures represent the different changes my hair went through over the first year or so of Sisterlocking, from bottom to top. I often thought that the locks were on the thin side, but was told that they would expand over time.....
I knida like the way they were looking here, still on the thin side to me....
It took some courage to go to work sometimes, we are worst critics! When I thought they looked really bad I would wrap with a scarf or wear a head band (above/below) which I made, inspired from one I bought during the Essence Music Festival.....


The early months, relaxer still on ends, which as they continued to grow cause problems with bunching, resulting in 17 mos locs with fat ends! People have said that the fat ends adds character, I don't know....I'll let you decide as I post more recent pics.

I knida like the way they were looking here, still on the thin side to me....




Friday, January 06, 2006
This is the rest of the people that mean so much to me! From left upper corner on around, keep up if you can!! My mom and dad, my brother and his wife, my uncle and aunt (mom's sister), me and my girls, my grandaughter and my nephew (brother's son), my grandaughter on her first recital day (Yeah, Southwest had better gotten me there!)
, my nephew, my parents and brother and sis-in law again. Aint family GREAT!! My daughter and granddaughter, although not here with me, are being cared for by the..., well, next to the best! My brother watches out for her! She lives around the corner from my parents...so she is in good hands and truly blessed!!


These are my daughters (pic's aprox 1 year old). From left to right: Victoria, 20, mother of one, Dental Assistant, sophmore in college pursuing her Dental Hygenist degree. Tiffani, 14,
freshman in high school, trying to get out!!No seriously, she is on the Step Team and I am so proud of her! Joia, 18, sophmore in college pursuing a degree in Court Reporting. Tiff and Joia still live with me here in Phoenix, AZ. Victoria returned to Gary, IN to continue her education at Indiana University Northwest, while having the help of her daughters father in raising her. You gotta let go sometime :( Girl, but aint nobody gonna do you like your mama!! Okay moving on!




I first want to thank Brunsli for her help in me finally getting this up and running! She was so helpful in the simplest way...so Thanks Brunsli!! I want to start this out by letting you know a little about me and my family, so I can then get down with the get down and talk HAIR!!
The above picture is the 'beginning' of my loc journey. You see I actually started this journey in February of 2004. My mom, who has been my inspiration through muchof this journey started her Sisterlocks TM approximately 7 years ago, well, she'd had them for 5 years when I thought about joining her. Her locks were and still are gorgeous and quite frankly, I just had to "have them". So in Feb of 2004 I cut off all of my shoulder length relaxed hair, I did it on my birthday! Now this isn't as dramatic as it may sound, I have cut my hair to the quick before and thinking back on it now, if I would have known what I know now I would be rockin' some waist length ropes about now!! But I didn't, so here I am, or was. I allowed my hair to grow out for approximately 2 months before going for my consultation for Sisterlocks TM. Here's the condensed version, I went 3 separate times over the following three months to no avail! My hair just wasn't having it! The first time I went the consultant did her thing and assessed my hair...oh I said I would introduce the family then get down to the hair!! But I know yall aint mad at me so I wll continue:)!
The above picture is the 'beginning' of my loc journey. You see I actually started this journey in February of 2004. My mom, who has been my inspiration through muchof this journey started her Sisterlocks TM approximately 7 years ago, well, she'd had them for 5 years when I thought about joining her. Her locks were and still are gorgeous and quite frankly, I just had to "have them". So in Feb of 2004 I cut off all of my shoulder length relaxed hair, I did it on my birthday! Now this isn't as dramatic as it may sound, I have cut my hair to the quick before and thinking back on it now, if I would have known what I know now I would be rockin' some waist length ropes about now!! But I didn't, so here I am, or was. I allowed my hair to grow out for approximately 2 months before going for my consultation for Sisterlocks TM. Here's the condensed version, I went 3 separate times over the following three months to no avail! My hair just wasn't having it! The first time I went the consultant did her thing and assessed my hair...oh I said I would introduce the family then get down to the hair!! But I know yall aint mad at me so I wll continue:)!