Summer and loving this loc'd life.

I am a little bemused at my lack of blogging. I mean, I didn't  blog everyday anyway, but I have had no time and have just been enjoying my life on holiday with the children and my lovely people.

One of the things I have tried to do regularly is go to  steam at the local swimming pool.  I think I have been doing it bi-weekly for the last 3 weeks. It all began on the retreat weekend, at the Staverton. I woke up early and had the swimming pool Jacuzzi and steam room all to myself! I quickly observed the great effects it had on my skin (all over) but ESPECIALLY my lovely locs.  I had been researching fellow blogs for information, then  blogger Natacha wrote that she was investing in a portable one ...

Hand in tha hair!

While driving home today after church I found myself grabing my hair, from tiredness(?)  Groping a handful of healthy, strong and full loc'd hair. It felt good! I am so grateful for this method of loc'ing, the absolute FREEDOM and natural enhancing of what God has given me, my loc's are as unique as I am. Boy, do I LOVE that fact. As a woman of colour, I am utterly thankful for a system that allows me the freedom to be me, naturally, hence the name.  Yes, I know more about other products to help maintain unlocked hair, but I didn't know then.  This option has definitely turned out the best method for me.

Issues.


Ok, take a look, this, in my opinion, is not a healthy loc. It is thin and weak in some areas and thick in others ;( . What to do?
I don't manipulate my hair a lot. So I have to put it down to soft hair syndrome! (and the minor amount of braid outs I do!)

Yesterday I found 2 other loc's that were ultra fine and instantly married them! Well they needed each other! I two strand twisted them and retightened them as one. I did that before and can no longer identify them anywhere! Good!

I also am finding loose hair in various places and intend to follow Dewdrop's youtube video to guide me on how to fix the issue, think that may be done tomorrow! Lucky enough someone had the same problem on the LIU group and the instruction was to take a pin and push the hair down. Hmm. Again, maybe tomorrow.

Er ... Tomorrow is here (Monday) :)

Yes it has taken me 2 days to write this post, gosh I am loving my lack of focus, and especially the lack of needing to be!!! Yaay me! free to FAFF about! (faff = brainless, mindless, meandering meaninglessness)! Well that's my interpretation anyway.  If you don't like the word faff, Bimbo will suffice! ;)

My routine is simple ... steam room (if I can be asked to get up early enough) then spritz with rose water and glycerin ...  Currently loc washing once a week, but really tempted to do it bi-weekly, because I LOVE my Aubs Org shampers, it (they) smell(s) lush! I have never been a woman to oil my scalp, *cough* lazy * cough*! So quite happy to find I never really needed to. My loc journey didn't really have any scalp issues, apart from when I wanted\needed to wash it. (I was not permitted to wash more than once per month)

So as you can see my style is still free, wild, and unruly ... hmm ;)

Yes, I am very happy to be me!

I must admit though, my fringe may not exist by next retight,  I find I am constantly sweeping it out of my eyes. I found a diary extract the other day written on the 05/05/09 in it I wrote ... 'To loc or not to loc? That is the question! ..." the answer is before you!

New Pic update, 13 and 14 months progress.

Nai got a brand new toy!  I can take better pics on here, so I did a mini shoot! ha ha !

I have a lot of pics but I am not sure how to present them ... so here goes ... (pics taken this afternoon)
Got time to blog today because the weather has chosen to storm, actually I like stormy dark skies on summer days ... love to watch the fat drops of rain ... hmm! also like to hear the kids run into any room they can find their mother because they are terrified of the thunder and lightening! giggle!

I guess nobody noticed ...

I didn't  do a 13 month update! So BUSY was I ... also not much to tell, however my 14 month retight revealed lots of progress and growth :) can you tell?

Oh almost forgot, staple products, JML moisturizer, Aubrey organics green tea (lots of swimming/ steam and water activities) Who said black girls don't swim!!! and the occasional Natures shine oil spray or Healing oil.

One thing though, absolutely nobody thinks my hair is loc'd. Everyone thinks I have twists!?! wHAt is that about! At the wedding though I got 'looks' from 'sisters'  and one brother complimented my 'different' hair ... Sadly, I didn't realise how much we black people were still so 'bound' as in bondage about our own natural hair. But like I said before no one would dare say a bent word in my direction, Plus, the way I walk, they can see I LOVE the natural loc'd me, and really, I do LOVE my lovely locs, every one of them!

Birthday Bridesmaid braid out last Friday.

Hey guys, show me some love, stop by and tell me what you think! :)

Birthdays, Weddings, Loving locs and ZUMBA!!!!

HEYYYYY! Guess who's 42 today???!
Is'nt GOD good? NEVER would have made it without HIM!!!

First I can't believe i'm up soo flippin early, first week of the summer break and I acting like I gotta go to work! KMT! anyhoo ...
Where to start ... erm right, 14 months loc'd ... LOVING ITTTTTTT! Liz tightened me on Tuesday, and I must say I loved the result, I will post pics tomorrow as I have to get ready for the wedding in a bit.

Weekend ...

We went on retreat with my church, and they are a lovely group of people, never seen anything like it, yes people will always have issues, but finally I found a church more Philadelphia than any I have known. Thank God for Bishop and Pastor who are supporting me through the lowest time of my life, I never experienced so much love and care! MCCI!!!

Had a really great weekend, eat much?? YEAH!, swimming, steam room, sauna, JACUZZIIII! ... but all these things would mean nothing without the people I was with.

Talking of steam room and jacuzzi, locs love steam!! my hair looked great as a result! washed my hair when we arrived on friday because I'd left it for 2 weeks due to slippage at the front ... then went steam room next morning, then that afternoon had a water fight with Ashley in the jacuzzi, who by the way, insisted that I wear HIS VEST over my (modest) swim suit! Liberties! sooo washed it again! Oh well!
Locs mean having lovely hair EVEN (or especially) when WET! ha ha haaaa! Loooove iiiiit!

Thanks Ofo!

Aubrey organics (green tea) is the best, really good while I was away! Some of my sisters agree too, cos we had to share after the jokes we had in the pool!
Tuesday ...
One year and 2 months on, Liz my lovely consult, exasperates (cough) over my head, oh well, she murmers, theres always one! I am oblivious, as two pairs of hands are working systematically on my head, and at this sensitive time, only means pain! I catch up and ask her what she means ...
Well, I am the first of her hundred odd clients with hair like mine. She just does not get it. (LOL)
You see I have locks but at the first opportunity, they begin to ... UNloc!
I should have been doing it myself. The problem is that last week I counted 5 completely loose coiled strands of hair ... pouf ! just like that! from nowhere!
Sooo, she has decided that we should change my pattern 3 to a pattern 4. Someone remind me I gotta band and braid certain sections of my head! (kmt).
But my locks are looking great!
Wednesday ... 14 months loc'd

Thursday ... ZUMBA!!!
Well ... FINALLY I found something I can enjoy at a gym, my colleague Lemma kept telling me about this dance class then showed me a youtube vid, and I KNEW it was for me, at last, something I could do without effort LOOOOOL!
Wow what a class ... sweat much ? going again ...? duhhhh! ;)

Friday ... :)
Liz has given me some lock loops to prepare my hair, but after blogging for results i decided to keep it simple and braid after washing because I know the end result. Sooo midday we have to meet up wid da bridal party sooo here we go!

ZUMBA!!!!!