More Summer Fun

The summer is drawing to an end, but we still managed to squeeze in some more fun. Through rain, extreme heat, sea water, a high speed drive in a convertible, the hair still managed to look just fine.

This was the day JaStu, N'drea and I had lunch together. We had a grand time.



After I washed my hair, I braided it in sections and allowed it to air dry. Not too sure I like this style on me. I think my hair is still too short for this to be flattering.



Looking a little bit wind-swept, but still presentable.

Weekend spent in paradise. Not looking totally unpresentable after swimming in the sea, as well as getting wet in the river.

Eight Months along and having a great summer

This July has been really enjoyable. We have been very busy this month, starting with a swim meet for the girls. They both did very well and we enjoyed the day by the poolside. Too bad we parents did not get to jump in the water to cool off.

Then we did the family vacation thing in Washington DC, and I must say that my hair did very well with the heat and all the activities. Here we are chillaxing at the National Zoo.

Here's a picture of Father and Daughters just before leaving the National Aquarium in Baltimore. We took in the dolphin show, and what a delight that was.

Here we are at the Air and Space Museum. Everybody is tired at this point and we were happy to find a seat.

The girls posing at the Lincoln Memorial.




















Enough with the pictures Mom! We are tired and want to go back to the hotel!
















The summer is not yet over and I am sure we are in for a few more treats. Will keep you posted.

Free Styling

We had friends coming over last night at about 7pm, and I got home from work at 6pm. I showered and washed my hair, but there was no time to set it up as I usually do. I just pinned up the sides with some pretty hairpins, and was good to go.



I have noticed recently that my hair has been shedding a lot. Lots of hair balls are lost when I wash my hair. I think this may be normal, but I am not sure. Some of my locks are sealed on the ends, but many of them are not. The locks that are not sealed are really curly on the ends. I guess this is just another phase of lock maturation that I am going through.

Retightening

Well, I finally got my hair re-tightened after 7 weeks. My goodness! I had a lot of tangling at the roots and unraveling. I will certainly try to re-tightening every month from now on. It is really growing fast now, and even my consultant was surprised. It is now long enough for me to clip up the sides with fancy clips, and I now feel comfortable with free-styling.

Six Months

My sisterlocks are now six months old. I have seen a definite change in the locks over the last two or three weeks, where the locks are now fatter and are very unruly. I am not sure if this is just part of the locking process or it is because I am desperately in need of a re tightening. I am going on seven weeks now since my last re-tightening. Ohhhh!! Bad idea!! My consultant comes on Friday and I can't wait.

I have been doing a little re-tightening myself, mostly with my fingers, and sometimes with my nappy lock tool. This maintenance has helped to keep my hair looking fairly ok, but it is really time to get some professional care.

I treated myself to one of Tomoka's hair twists. I got it today and I really love it.

Conditioner - Did she really??

Well, my hair has been feeling a bit dry recently, so I decided to wash it with a conditioning shampoo (Pantene for relaxed or natural hair - in the brown bottle) and then put on some Infusium leave in treatment for good measure. Wow!! my hair felt so good afterward. The only thing is that my hair took much longer to dry than usual, and that is not usually a problem for me except on this day I was going out and needed my hair to dry quickly. I ended up going out with slightly damp hair, but I think it looked ok. Here's a picture of me and my DH.

Five Months

When I washed my hair last weekend, I noticed more hair than usual in the bath tub, and when I was setting it up, lots of little hair balls ended up on the floor. I think that this means that my hair is finally locking. The locks are in various stages as you can see in the photo. Some of the ends are sealed, some are open and some are ramrod straight. It is a little difficult to see, because my hair still has much of the curl from the roller set.