Another Mini Chop...

Hey hey hey!!

I did another mini chop. This chop was mostly out of shear frustration with dealing with two textures.

I was sitting on the couch massaging my scalp and could feel all of my new growth. I could feel my ends and how straight they were and I literally said to myself that I could not take it anymore. I was talking to my boyfriend and I said "I'm going to go wash my hair because it's the only way that I can do anything with it"

I sat in front of the mirror and examined my hair. Looked at the curls....the straight ends....the curls...the straight ends. I got mad. That's pretty much the best way to sum up how I felt at that moment. I detangled my hair and stretched it. (It was a little past shoulder length from the last mini chop). 

I called my boyfriend into the bathroom and said "Babe cut my hair." He looked at me and said "Are you serious?" and I nodded yes. Before I knew it my once shoulder length hair was now ear length. He went ahead and cut the other side. He jokes and says that he cried cutting it. But as I explained to him (and as he knows) it's just hair and it will grow back. 

Although my hair is much shorter I am closer and closer to getting rid of the relaxed ends permanently. 

I am getting my hair braided this week for a cruise that I will be going on here in a couple of weeks. I want to get my hair braided early because I want the braids to loosen up for styling purposes. I am trying to save some of the length for the braids without fearing the them slipping out from my hair being too short.

I am going to leave the braids in for approximately 8-12 weeks and take them out and completely do the big chop.

This mini chop was definitely freeing and I am looking forward to seeing the rest of my curls come later :) 

These are the ends of my hair. I cut about 2-3 inches off.

Thanks for reading!

Stay tuned for more updates!

AR

2015 is here!

YES!

2015 has been off to a great start in so many aspects of my life including my hair!

I have been spending the past few weeks really catering to my hair in preparation for this big chop. I love seeing the waves of my new growth pop out when I wash and condition my hair.

As I am sitting here typing this my hair is getting the ultimate TLC: deep conditioning masque and a steam treatment. I am sure if my hair could talk she'd say "Mom, I love you!"

Winter 2014/2015:

As many of you know it is "winter" in many parts of the world and the wonderful state of Indiana made no exceptions to the definition. We have had below freezing temperatures, snow, and harsh winds. All the ingredients for a disaster in terms of hair care. These elements seek to take out every bit of moisture my hair can muster up and it can be discouraging at times but I am not giving up.

I have taken on more responsibility for my hair and made a conscious effort to deep condition and moisturize my hair. With that I have moisturized my hair with a whipped shea butter mixture because shea butter is an extremely rich, thick, and moisturizing ingredient in my closet. I refrain from using my lighter conditioners and limit my wash/cowash days to once a week to roughly two weeks to avoid my hair from being wet all the time. I must say its working.

Whenever I finish washing my hair I plat it up in 4-8 granny plats and rock a beanie.

With this plan I am retaining length and even seeing more growth.


Current dilemma:

I have a birthday coming in February that I am planning to take a cruise for. I want my hair to look nice of course but then I am unsure of what protective styles I can get with a TWA if I decide to stick with my original big chop date. I don't want to limit myself to just braids. I think if I do another mini chop and get a sew-in I will be able to extend my big chop date a little bit longer after the cruise. I also feel that if I do braids I will be looking at almost April to do the chop and that was not my plan.

So there's a great deal to consider.

Texture Shots From Wash Day:

Thank you for letting me ramble and for following my journey!

Happy Hair Growing

ASR