Sassier, Classier locks at 3 Months

**I apologize this posting is a little late!! It was originally suppose to be posted on 11/29/09 not 12/7/09!)

Yesterday I went for my retightening and my loctician Tonya told me my locks are doing great. However, she told me not to go overboard with spritzing my hair with water because I was getting holes in my locs. She also told me to make sure to braid and band my hair to the end to prevent this from happening again. My retightening session lasted 5 1/2hours but I was only charged for 4 due to her stopping to tend to her kids!

Today my locks are at it's 3 months mark and I'm loving them more than ever!! I have more length, and I'm able to achieve more styles with my locks. If my hair looks like this at 3 months I can't wait to see what 6 months have in store!

Here is a comparison pic from Week 1



Here is a pic of my hair now!

(I do admit I'm obsessed with my black tiara but, it is hard for me to find more of these without the comb inside!) I promise by the new year I will lay this tiara to rest and accessorize more!!

(Hair still very curly in texture but some in the back are starting to lock!! Yeaaaaaah!!)


Huge Difference from week 1 to 3 months : ) !

What's up with the Sisterlock headquarters?

Like many SL wearers - I love my Sisterlocks! I consider myself to be a advocate and the poster child for Sisterlock love & education. I hope one day I get to meet the lovely and encouraging Dr. Cornwell in person, to thank her for creating such a liberating method of locs. However, ( I'm going to say this but I mean no disrespect to the Sisterlock company) I really think Dr. Cornwell need to hire her a more efficient staff.

First Incident (before I got the SL's) I called the headquarters super excited to ask a question about a particular loc technician who worked in a beauty salon. There's a disclaimer on the SL website encouraging all potential clients to check with the headquarters first, to make sure that the SL technincan is legit. This is what I was doing. The lady I spoke to had a smirky attitude with me. She informed me that currently there is no shops that offer SL's only individual locticians. She did say that some locticians may work in a salon and offer the services. But, It was how she said it! On top of that, she rushed me off the phone!! So much for customer Service! To say the least, I was kind of discouraged after that call to get SL's. I thought the headquarters would be more warm and welcoming and delighted to answer my questions... It was a rude awakening!

Second Incident This incident happen last week-- I got a call from the SL headquarters one night on my way home from work. The lady over the phone told me that my SL Anniversary card was returned back to them because they put the wrong address on it. I gave them the correct address along with my name and loctician name for verification. The lady proceeds to tell me that she called my loctician and my loctician said she don't know who I am!!! WHAT!!!

The lady was like, are you sure you got your hair done with a SL technician and was drilling me with question about when and where I got them done ...

I was a little upset, because I felt the lady was inadvertly calling me a liar! So, when I got off with her I called My loctician right away. She told me that the lady from the Headquarters never called her!! That she probably called someone else thinking it was her. My loctician said it isn't the first time they messed up like this. She proceeded to tell me of other incidents that they messed her over with. I was shocked and suprise!! It just confirmed that they are disorganized and need to improve their system!

Other than that, Here's my Anniversary card that I finally got after waiting 3 months!! But at least I GOT IT!! WOO HOO!!

Here are some 2 1/2 month hair pics of my progress -- Every month just keeps getting better!:

I tried to change poses on this last pic but, the camera caught me with my mouth open LOL!

Bantu knot & Twist out style

I just got my second retightening and was eager to try a little style with my hair. I love freestyle but I needed a little change

This is my hair before I twisted t.





I decided to do a two strand twist and bantu knots to see what I can create. This is what came of my little experiment:




This was my first attempt. Not too Bad.... I got a lot of compliments once I spruced it up a bit! I'm looking forward to trying this look again soon!

My second month being locked is by far more exciting than the first month. I'm very excited about the months ahead. Finally... I think the long awaited fun is about to begin with my hair :)

Sisterlocks ROCKS!!

The Dreaded Flu and other hot topics

This week everything seem to be placed on whole due to me having the flu! I wasn't able to go jogging, exercise or anything! This was a HUGE BUMMER for me! I did manage to eat plenty of veggies and fruit to keep my strength up. I'm looking forward to getting better and falling back into place with my fitness routines.

Weight Report: I now can fit into a size 14 jeans a little better now.I have on skinny jeans today which has boost my confidence a little!! I still wear a size 14-16 depending on what jean company I'm wearing. Slowly and surely I'm inching into a size 14 jeans. As for my midsection--I'm a 40 D in the chest. I'm happy to say, I now can fasten my bra to the last buckle to make it tighter. Meaning If I keep losing weight in my midsection I will be going down to Cup size of "C"! YEEAAAAH! Besides C is my true size... Any way, maybe this is TMI but I'm so ecstatic that I had to share the good news!

Hair News: I finally stopped whining about my hair and bought me some witch hazel for the scalp itch! I thank all of whom recommended it... It works like a charm! I put the witch hazel in a small spray bottle and lug it around in my purse! I love it stop the itch right in its tracks. God bless Witch hazel lol!! Some of the ends of my hair that is tightly coiled is starting to look and feel a bit stiff. Meaning that it's slowly proceeding to its budding stage. I try not to stretch my hair as much but I love to feel the shaft of my hair( Yes I got the hand in hair- ites). I'm really trying to break that habit, I know how important it is just to let my hair be.

I decided to hold off on experimenting with curl styles... I still feel like I want to wait until I see more length. Plus a fellow sisterlock sister of mine told me too much manipulation with my hair (in her opinion) can disturb the locking process. I like to style my hair but, I will be very cautious with curling my hair for now. When my loctician tells me it is fully locked than I will start to curl it!

That is my progress for now!! By the way my next retightening is coming in a couple of weeks and I'm super excited!! I think I want to talk to her about scents I can wear in my hair to keep it smelling fresh ( even on the sweaty fitness days). Have a Blessed Week everyone!

Toughest 2 weeks yet!

Ok, so this is the week I hit the pavement on behalf of my Agency The Children's place Association. I'm excited but nervous all the same. I trained but not as hard as I should. To be truthfully honest I slacked off the last 2 weeks so I don't know how I will do Saturday LOL! I haven't been as motivated due to the change of weather and lack of support and motivation. My goal was to drop at least 15 pounds by Saturday. But, I think I may have only dropped 5 pounds if that. I haven't weighed in yet, but not much has changed with my weight.

I went for a jog slash run yesterday night but, I feel the two weeks of slacking off showed in my performance. My husband is a lot heavier than me and he killed it last night! He totally kick my butt on the track. That made me realize that I need to continue to train even after the event is over.

I've been really bad the last 2 weeks, I ate greasy foods and loaded up on unhealthy snacks. I had to stop myself because I felt myself going back into my old habits. So, now, it is really time for me to step up my game and get back on track! I can say, that my husband thinks my legs is looking more shapier and my waist a lot smaller so that gives me hope.

I wish like hell, I can go on the Biggest Loser or a show like Dance your ass off! That's the kind of kick in the butt I need to shed this weight! I'm not morbidly obese or anything but, I feel this is the only way I can really do it if I have someone motivating me and pushing me.My husband supports me, but not the kind of support I need! I need my own Jillian Michaels in my life :) .... But not as intense as she LOL!!

I will push myself to run this week leading up to the event just to get my endurance back up! This is only the beginning everyone! Big changes is on the way!!


Here's is a video link of my company and the clients I'm doing this for Enjoy!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgveFXk1b-I

1 Month down... A life time journey to go!

The day before my first retightening! Whoo look at that new growth!








The Day I got it Retighten, my hair was so unruly right after!










Close up of my Hair right after I got it retighten. Please excuse my expression, I was concentrating way too hard LOL!









Hey Everyone,

On 9/29 my locks will be 1 month old yeeaahhh! I'm having a blast with my locks and can't wait to see what each month in my journey will hold! I had my first retightening on 9/26. It went very well! It took 3.5 close to 4 hours to get my locs retighten. But, I had such a good time with my loctician the time went by so fast! Of course right after I got the retightening, my hair was a bit unruly but I know it will start to relax as the week progress. Good News, my itchy scalp problem is virtually no more! I will invest in Witch hazel, Apple Cider and Vinegar and some Sea breeze. But I didn't have to use any of those products because it stopped on it's on. My loctician told me anytime my hair gets really itchy like that to wash it! I exercise a lot and work out so I know the sweat builds up and dirt makes my scalp itchy. I thought that washing my hair a lot would interrupt the locking process. She told me to wash my hair as often as I can ONLY if it's really really itchy!

My loctician also told me my hair is going to lock faster than some of her other clients because of its texture (Can't hardly wait for this to happen). Now that I'm one month in, I will be experimenting with my locs with flex rods to see the styles I can create. I don't do much rolling or twist outs on my hair because my hair is very curly on the ends. I consider that to be a style in itself! I was waiting to get a little more length before curling but, I'm starting to get a little bored with freestyling. Also, I'm looking for some fragance to put in my hair like jasmine or rosemary to drop in my spray bottle. Just to give it a little something extra. I don't what product to by to use on my hair. I hope my sisterlock sisters can give some suggestions!

I hope everyone Have a Blessed Week!

SL Update

In the last couple of weeks since my Installation I've seen plenty of progress! I've also seen a couple problems that may be potential setbacks:

Here are some of the Good Things: My hair seem to be getting fuller and a wee bit longer ( as well as thicker), I've perfected banding a braiding my hair :)!

Bad Things: Incredibly dry scalp, with itchiness, major slippage on nap of my neck and front of my head. I also developed a sore on my scalp for scratching a VERY itchy spot. (The spot has healed since I did that ).

Although I was told to put no oil in my hair I wonder if I should try the Moisture products advertised on the Sisterlocks website. Or I wonder by me being a "newbie" is it too soon to try these products.

I spritz my hair with water everyday before I go to work. But due to the extreme dryness in my scalp I've been spraying my scalp more frequently. The water trick helps for a small amount of time but, I'm worried I may be over doing it with the water.

I was told to try lemon juice, Witch hazel and sea brezze to help aide in the itchyness. But I think out of the 3 I want to go with the witch hazel ideal. Sea breeze dries out the scalp (so I heard) and lemon juice (I'm afraid this may cause build up in my locs)! I guess I can't knock the ideals totally until I try it!

I'm excited about my first retightening that will be taking place on 9/26. Because of some of the slippage in the front and back of my head, my hair is starting to look a bit unruly. I have tons of questions to ask my loctician and I hope that she can help me with them. Aside from that, my hair has a nice amount on new growth that is begging to be retighten.

I'm loving my Sisterlocks with each passing day! I know the problems are minor and will be fixable! I absolutely love the freedom to get up and go without putting up a fuss over styles for my hair. I currently wear my hair freestyle. I'm waiting for a little more length to try different styles. I do have some flexrods that I may give a go to see what style I can create but, I will do it after I get my hair retighten!

My husband thinks my hair is sexy he loves the length and wish I would've made the decision to get SL's long time ago. He comments on my hair daily even some days when I'm not feeling it! This makes me feel reallygood about my hair and I'm excited about the journey ahead!