Braid-out Fab!!!! I love it!!!!

So what do you all think?!? Ok, can you tell I love taking pics of my locs...its becoming addictive...or at least my family has said so...lol. I've been getting so many compliments! Everybody is so used to me just wearing my locs straight, so I think it was a shock...lol. This style definitely makes me feel super sexy! It's a keeper!!!!

My recent attempt at a braid-out....the before...or as my friend put it "The Miss Celie"

It didn't take me very long at all to braid my locs. I actually had just washed my them two days before these pics, so I braided my locs while they were dry. In the past when I've tried braid-outs I've braided my locs right after washing them, which I didn't really like. So this time I just spritz my locs with a little water after I finished braiding them, and it worked out much better. I work midnights so when I came in from work at 8:00am I put the braids in and then at about 9:30pm I unbraided them before leaving for work at 10:00pm.

My Routine...

I was asked about my maintenance routine...I was wash my hair every other week. I used to wash it every week but, because of a few stubborn locks at the top I had to change that. My retightenings are scheduled every 8 weeks. In between those weeks my loctician offers a free refresher where she does 5 rows all around. I love this because I like to keep my perimeter extra neat. My hair grows extremely fast. This last retightening session was extra long, due to me waiting until week 10 because of school. NEVER AGAIN!!! I had so much new growth! Instead of the usual 2hr session, it took 31/2 hrs. That really is the extent of my routine. I've groomed my locs once in the whole four years, and that was last year when I was still a DIYer(with the help of my mom). I don't have alot of random hairs on the shafts of my locs right now, so it'll probably be a while before that is needed again. At night I wear an extra large silk scarf to protect my locs from lint and cat hair. I have two cats, so I am a little anal about the scarf thing. Even if I just lay across my bed or on the couch, I put on my scarf. Seriously y'all I sat behind this lady with locs before and she had a sickening about of lint and what looked like animal hair....EWWWWW!!!! I'm always doing a lint and cat hair check because let's just face it...that is not cute!!! Do you all use a locsoc? I have one but I honestly don't understand why both ends are open. It seem like it should have a closed end....anyway that thing hurts my head and leaves a line on my forehead(I think my head is too big for it...lol). So I will continue to use my economically friendly silk scarf from the beauty supply. I think thats it....hope I didn't leave anything out...

First Sisterlock Pic....

As much as I'm not in love with this pic.....here it is...a first look at my sisterlocks when they were babies! They've come so far...sniff...sniff. I'ma proud mama y'all...LOL

Another Domestic Violence Myth and Fact...

MYTH:Domestic violence is a "loss of control." FACT:Violent behavior is a choice. Perpetrators use it to control the survivor. Domestic violence is about batterers using their control, not losing their control. Their actions are very deliberate.

Life before Sisterlocks....

Here it is! Me before my locs! These pics seem like they were ages ago. I feel like a totally different person now. I think when I changed my hair, I made a lot of other changes too and I'm still in transition today. As I'm getting older, I'm learning more about myself and getting to know me more. Don't you think its wonderful when you begin to feel comfortable in your own skin?!? I believe that every stage of life is beautiful, and that we should learn from every one of them. These pics are a representation some really good times in my life...I swear there is a story to go along with each one...lol.

Retightening Update....To style or not to style....

I think this video post went a little better...As far as the styling, I've seen some really nice loc styles lately. You know the lobster tails, pineapples, and the buns. However they always look so tight(gives me a headache just thinking about it), but maybe one day I'll step out of my comfort zone to try a few styles. I think that I've just gotten so used to not going to a shop for styling and whatnot that just getting up and going has spoiled me. Fussing with my hair is so not me at this point in my life....shoot I think I've done enough of that in the past. I used to be obsessed with having the perfect wrap( I think I'll post a before pic), and I probably had every size flat iron, curling iron, and waaaay to many products in my bathroom...lol.