Just saying thanks...

...to everyone who has stopped by to give me words of encouragement, to say hello, or just to even read my blog. I feel it's an honor to have people to come and visit and actually take an interst and keep up with my blog. I have learned a lot from you guys and it has truly been a great support group as we are all going through this journey. It's amazing...isn't it? Sisterlocks bring out a lot of Sisterhood...that's the way it should be.

My Sisterlock Report Card for the 3rd Month

V, my loctitian, said that my Sisterlocks looked good and that they were coming along just fine. We combined a couple of stragglers so I have some 2 headed dragons which is fine by me. I am going to start snipping the ends, the ones that have been pressed out so much that they are now straight, every time I get my locs retightened. I was going to wait for my year mark, but it would be toooo drastic for me to handle and this way I can do it little by little. I like that idea. Oh, I am also trying out this braid out thing... Post pictures tomorrow of the result...That's all to report for now.

P.S. I know I have a big head...lol

2 days before 3rd Retightening

Nothing much to say. Just some pictures of how my 3 month babies are looking. The 'spot' I have is really trying to fill in. My locs have gotten thicker. The first pic is from week 1 of my Sisterlocks. You can see that they were much thinner there. As I think on it...this post is a good post for anyone with doubts on whether or not their locs will thicken out. They will! I swore my loctitian made mine too small, but clearly she knew what she was doing.

It happened...

I lost 2 locs from my edges. *Sigh*…The locs I talked about in a previous post...the very locs that were hanging on for dear life...they are no longer with me, but with me in spirit. I figure it was from rolling my hair too tight. I was actually not upset about it, although I hate that I did lose my babies, I am not upset. It’s just my ‘edges’ telling me to stop being so heavy handed. I have 2 others that are hanging on. I am going to ask my loctitian to combine them or repair them; whatever she thinks is best is fine by me. I took a picture and deleted it so I could quickly get it out of my head. I realize that I am learning and it’s all apart of the process.

Before Sisterlocks

I never wore weaves or a lot of braids. I did press and dye my hair, but one day it came to me that I was still doing harm with the pressing. I wonder what the future brings. Sometimes I miss it.... But, we shall see what the future brings...

The Verdict is IN.... No More PRODUCTS

...Funny how running into a fellow SL'er who has been at it for over 6 years will get you to see the light. No PRODUCTS the first year she said. Plain and simple. Her locs were, OMG, words can't describe, but I will just have to say BEAUTIFUL. I can do it. I tested out the sponge rollers without the mousse and it works just fine. Looser curl, but still pretty, and it still does what it needs to do. By this time next year, I hope to report that I am 90% locked. Well, I guess that's that....

Essential Oils, Moisture, and PreMature locs...Thoughts??

OK.... I have a question for any Fellow Sisterlocker, or Loc'er period, that happens to pop on my blog. How are you taking care of your new Sisterlocks/Locs OR how did you take care of your Sisterlocks/Locs in the first stages. This is the question I asked a fellow blogger:

I am just curious. My loctitian about kicked me through the phone about using ANY type of oils or moisture on my hair until it has gotten older. She said that moisture is not good for the locs because they are not mature and it will cause slippage. This came up because I was telling her that I have one in the front that feels like it wants to pop off. She described what it looked like as if she were here: more hair towards the end and it feels and looks like the loc is hanging by a string. She IMPLORED me not to use any oils right now and stated I should use Sea Breeze ONLY on the scalp if I have an itch. Needless to say I am FREAKED out about it because I have been doing a spritz here and there and I use a mouse with my rollers. Has your loctitian stated this? I have seen arguements on both sides. I must say, feeling through my hair, a couple of my locs do feel that way and I am not sure if it is new growth or what. How are yours holding up?

Thoughts? What are you guys going through if anything?