19 months in...

Ok fam,

So I've been sl'd for 19 months now and I've had my ups and downs through this journey...mainly ups. Not much has changed since last post except my hair growing some more. So here's where I am. I can see how some locs are starting to get fuzzy along the shaft of the loc. Maybe they're starting to mat up which is good. However the ends still look wavy and are not really doing anything. They look pretty much like they did when I started. But I've learned especially with this process that patience is key. So I am being really patient with my hair. I've never used anything other than sisterlock shampoo, water, and a spritz I make from rosemary and eucalyptus essential oils. My consultant warned me that my hair would take longer to loc so I've been refraining from doing things that might be harmful or slow up the process.

My retightening this time didn't seem as taxing. I think it was because I left all my braids in from washing the day before and just retightened one braid at a time. Usually I take all the braids out and then section off row by row. (Can you believe I'm still braiding and banding?) Anyway it seemed easier this time.

Anyhoo, I 've been exercising like everyday when I get up(for the most part) and not much has happened. I did lose a couple lbs but then I went up to my dads for a week and gained 7. So now I'm trying to get back to where I was before. My friend told me that your body has a certain weight that it gets to and you plateau. I guess that's what's happening to me. My husband keeps saying I don't need to lose weight, but I have this seemingly unreachable ideal weight in my head. I'm thinking 137 lbs. I don't know where this number came from, but I feel like I should be this weight. I plan to keep working out through the rest of the summer even if just to stay where I am.

I'm going home (Baltimore, MD) in a couple days. I plan on staying for like two weeks. Hopefully I can find something fun to get into. I have a class starting when I get back and it'll be back to nose in the books. Well I hope everyone has a great summer!!!

Til next time babies,
Tee

Spring is here!!

Hey fam,

So I had my first "I'm tired of this s*%&" moment with my hair two days ago. I was trying to rationalize to my husband why I should pay $125 to have my hair retightened. I didn't really have a good argument except, "I don't feel like it." I mentioned to him that I was considering chopping all my hair off and doing something else with it. What was scary to me was that I dreaded doing my hair so much that I was actually considering it. I am down to it taking me just two days now to fully retighten. I gained some perspective and realized how silly it was of me to think that. After all I took the retightening class so that I would save money and not be at someone else's mercy for my hair maintenance. Plus you get such a feeling of accomplishment when you look in the mirror after you're done that's priceless. Now that I have freshly tightened locks I'm back to loving my hair :-)

Anyhoo, spring is here and summer is right down the street. So I keep telling myself I am gonna lose about 10 lbs so I can be totally confident about wearing summer clothes. I know that I need to cut down on eating some and definitely exercise more. I haven't been that successful with either yet. Since school is out coming up I won't have much going on so I really will try to exercise more. I got some cool birthday cards from family and I'm meeting a friend for lunchtime sushi tomorrow. Joe is taking me out to dinner and saturday we're meeting some friends for dinner. Tomorrow I'm also getting a facial and eyebrows threaded and a massage. So the next couple days should be fun. I can't believe I'm turning 32. Sometimes I don't feel like a grown up.

I feel like I should be saying something else but I can't think of it. Well that's it for now.


Later babies,
Tee