Low Manipulation for Increased Length Retention - at least That's the Plan!

Hey There!

*Air Drying and Finger Detangled*

So.... ever since I trimmed I've been tempted to check if its grown back - overnight, and of course every time I check I find I am the same length I was the day before! DUH!

Seriously? Why do we torture ourselves like this? lol!

I finally came to terms with the very same thing I preach - Patience is key!

So I got back to first principles:

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Wash Day Experience! and Obama Reach Jamdown! :-)

Hey There!

How are you guys? I hope that you had a great Easter Holiday and/or are having a great Passover :-) 

I was workin unfortunately through the ENTIRE Easter Holiday...

 #thatslife #lifesnotfairsometimes #turningnegativesintopositivessincejanuary2015

#upwardmobility!

LOL

So as usual, when I'm super busy, my wash day stretches over a 2-3 day span if I'm on call. I know I will not get a 4 hour span to pamper it the way I would want to because I am always weary my phone will ring and I'll have to drop what I'm doing and go.

So Wash Day Day 1:

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Relaxer Stretching - 14 Weeks Post & Still Going Strong!

Hey There Guys!

So.... I'm 14 weeks post Relaxer tomorrow! (13weeks and 6 days today), whew!

and...

My hair is trying my patience! Woiiii!

Hands up all those who are transitioning to natural OR are doing a long relaxer stretch (like me) and are LITERALLY AFRAID to unleash the beast that is your New Growth?

Guys, it's no joke, sometimes, mih 'friad! 

I took down my twists for Valentines day, and it took days for me to find a 3 hour time slot to re-twist my hair and not be tired doing it....

Result:

Lots and Lots of Poofiness - which I'm beginning to love,

but tangles at the line of demarcation... le sigh

and boy do the relaxed ends look thinner,

This is always the case when I stretch,

but it's definitely more noticeable this time, Honestly, I think that's because I have different stresses at the moment anyway, and that tends to amplify things that don't seem to be going right,

Knowing this about myself,

I'm not panicking

Not one bit

I Refuse! Lol!

 *smoothed...

 *not smoothed...

That being said, I still haven't set a date for the next Texlax session, I'm gonna keep playing it by ear

:-)

It would be nice to stretch till the last week of April...

Late last night into the early of the hours of this morning, I found the strength to put it in braids/plaits again,
(I snipped a half an inch off of each plait)

and that's how it will STAY! Until April.... I hope... :-D

Plan:

(1) Continue to cut 3/4" -1" of hair every month,

(2) Considering a big cut for my birthday in April - *holds breath, lol!

(3) Twice weekly deep conditioning

(4) Be GENTLER when Manipulating my hair - I get frustrated, I know better, alas I'm only human, but seeing broken strands only adds to my stress.

(5) Revisit a "Check In" post at the end of each week to see how well I've been able to stick to my plan - evaluate whats working and what's not.
(6) Deep condition tonight in braids! :-)

I'm a work in progress, but I still aiming for "Fabbity fab" fully Texlaxed Waist Length hair by December 2015!

Xoxo,

Rachie :-)

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Twist Take-down - Big Hair :-)

Heya, Happy Sunday!

I'm working this weekend, but I had to take down the twists to redo them, I try to not go longer than 10 days because:

(1) My hair tangles at the line of demarcation soon after this time period

(2) I need to deep condition AT LEAST once a week to keep my hair happy.... it's still recovering form December 2014, lol.

With LENGTH RETENTION in mind I was -well I tried for the most part - very very GENTLE with my strands on taking down the twists, to keep BREAKAGE at a MINIMUM.

(1) I Finger Detangled first

(2) Then used my wide toothed comb

(3) Then the Denman Brush

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Deep Conditioning in Braids - Listening to my hair!!!

Hey There Guys!

I just wanted to share a little something I noticed about my hair this weekend – Yes, I’m still learning, after all this time…

Turns out my hair Loves Deep Conditioning more often than I normally do it! At least of late it does – as in more than twice a week?!

Are you kidding?

#whohastimeforthat? Lol!

HOW I FOUND OUT: Okay, so on Saturday and Sunday I went diving, Yayness!

So I prepped my hair by putting it in braids with a twist for the last 1/3 of each section that I braided – I get less tangles this way...

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Weekend Wash Day in Braids!

Hey There Guys!

So on Friday night I decided to Wash and Deep Condition because I'm on call for the weekend and I wanted to get it out of the way before Saturday morning! I didn't want any surprises mid-treatments LOL.

 So all of you know by now that I'm currently "rockin" braids, and I plan to for the next few months, as part of the "REGAIN LENGTH AND THICKNESS" Campaign

:-D

I did everything with the braids intact - to cut down on manipulation and thus reduce chances of breakage...

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Hair Care Regimen for 2015 - Keepin' it Super Simple in Braids!

Hey There Guys!

Is it me or is the New Year always full of to do lists,

and lists of to-do lists,

finding out that some of your lists are a bit long.....

so you revise the lists again! Whew!

I don't think I'm alone in this....right? I hope not... Back me up here guys! LOL!

Anyhow, I have decided to try to keep my CORE Hair Care Regimen simple and easy to stick to!

My Ultimate Goals: LENGTH RETENTION + GROWTH

As you know from my previous post that I am currently protective styling with Plaits... oh so exciting, lol

*Pic taken this week*

Okay so no it's not (I'm a tad bit sad at the current 'thinner' state of my hair, and maybe a bit of "trimmers remorse" - if there's such a thing, ah well it needed to be done!)

BUT

it will reduce the amount of time that I have to spend on my hair on a regular basis 

AND

I can still give my hair the TLC it needs - it needs a lot, very demanding this one, LOL

:-)

Regimen:

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My Updated Hair Goal!!

Hey There Guys!

While doing my Last post "Birthday Hair Tag" I was going through my Hairstyles & Hair Inspiration Board on Pinterest for pictures that best described the hair I'd love to rock (if I could) on my Birthday...

And I came across one particular picture I had forgotten I pinned a while back, but for some reason it really stood out at me the other day...

Guys is this not Perfection?

Seriously?!

I knew immediately, THIS is my Hair Inspiration for my Next Birthday, April 2015!

I don't expect my hair to be exactly like anyone else's hair,
but rather,
the Thicker Healthier Version of my own hair,

Rachie 2.0!

:-)

*Notice the thinner relaxed ends vs the thicker texlaxed section - breakage at the line of demarcation is a bummer, plus my straighter hair looks thinner that the more textured hair in general*

 So at some point I'll have to cut off these thinner ends - planning to do it very gradually, on a monthly basis.

Time to get some GROWTH and LENGTH RETENTION in High Gear!

Woot woot!

I'm feeling all rejuvenated over here! Lol

Do you guys have any Hair Inspiration/Goal pics that keep you motivated on your HHJ?
Drop me a line or 2 below!

Xoxo,

Rachie :-)

Check out My "Hairstyles & Hair Inspiration Board"

:-)

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