Oct 4

Hi Hi Napptural Peeps!

Yes, I know it’s been a minute.  The home Internet issue is still being worked out, but here I am with an update, and a bit of encouragement for my fellow journeyers!

As you can see from the pic, taken just last week, I’m still trekking the natural trail and the loving struggle still continues.  I found myself experimenting with different twist and twist out styles, such as the one above where I simply wrapped a sheer scarf around the edges and let the ends flow free.  Everyone that witnessed it absolutely loved it, and it gave me a bigger boost of confidence to wear more “free styles” out of doors.  Yesterday I washed, blow dried, and straightened it all for the poofy Afro people adore so much, and received one of the most enthusiastic compliments I’ve gotten since embarking on the journey from the Biggby cashier across the street from the library.  It floored my father when he saw just how much hair I have (remember, he has always been my hair’s number one fan lol*), which really got my natural pride glowing.  From root to tip I have about 7″ or so, which is glorious considering the huge amounts of stress I’ve been under in the past three months (see: Feeling Stressed?  How Your Hair and Nails Show It).  Blessedly, my hair is a lot more resilient than I am in some cases. *smile*

I can’t say I’ve been doing anything exceptionally fantastic in the means of maintenance other than keeping heat exposure to a minimum, no-poo’ing, co-washing, and keeping my hands “out of it” so that it does what it does best. I continue with my homemade hair care (ACV-rosemary rinses and coconut milk-avocado conditioning… the latter encourages my hair’s natural oils to flow free, so i don’t have to use as a lot of moisturizing products), and try to clip my ends as frequently as possible to promote growth.  There have been monster moments here I was >this< close to going back on the creamy crack, cause trying to style the tresses can be more hassle and headache than labour of love.  But determination and the sheer beauty of my hair’s coils and waves and poof quality body stayed my hand and prevent the travesty from occurring.  And really, that’s about the size of this leg of the journey.  I am hoping to be able to get back into the regular swing of things sometime very, very soon, but till then I’ll continue to keep these impromptu updates coming.
Healthy Hair Wishes,