Another short lookAs the time is steadily approaching i am beginnig to feel the nerves. This is not the first time i have attempted to put locks in my head and i am hoping its the last. Back in the mid - late nineties i tried the traditional locks and even took myself to a locticians shop to have them done.
I had to wash it and leave it for 2 days before the appointment and then they palmed rolled the hair and saturated it in oil. Now, my hair loves oil, it goes crazy just at the whisper of the word because it can go all soft, curly and unravel from any style you tried to put it in, so that was £50 down the drain, but did i learn NO, i went back and tried again and .....well you guessed it!!. My next trick was just to leave it and let it lock and then split the hair so i'll have the individual locks. Now i have had the beautiful experiance of giving birth, enduring a drug free labour in my home, i have had an ectopic pregnancy and my fallopian tube rupture inside of me and NOTHING and i mean N.O.T.H.I.N.G compared to the pain of trying to split locks, so out came the clippers and i shaved that mess off. So i am concerned that it wont work eventhough i know it will, I'm just anxious or nervous.
I've also been combing my hair more and feeling its texture as i know once them locks are in those days will be done!! Its not like i've ever enjoyed playing in my hair its just that i know that its something i won't be able to do AGAIN!
However saying all of that i still cannot wait till next friday (nor can Trevor, i think i'm starting to get on his nerves " mi cyan wait fi friday and dem dyam brudderlocs trus mi!!").
3 comments:
Peace Sis,
My name is Arokule and I live in NJ, USA. I'm glad I happened upon your blog b/c I JUST got Sisterlocks 9 days ago and I couldn't be happier! I was similar to you--natural hair for about 10yrs, let it grow out and would twist my hair and seperate for my style, given it a wavy effect(which incidentally looks very similar to my Sisterlocks). I felt it was time for a change, too and believed my 30th b'day was the time to do it. A few words of advise I'm not sure your consultant told you: 1. Be ready to sit! My hair is longer(to the base of my neck) and THICK--this creates a longer session, but I know people with your length who have sat for 13 hours. 2. They will thicken but not by much--won't be as fine as when you first get them, but they'll still be more tiny than traditional locks.
I'm sure you're going to love them-it is a commitment but one I'm happy with b/c it gives me the best of both worlds: all the versatility I want, none of the chemicals and artificial that I don't.
Look forward to seeing your journey unfold
Best of Luck!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment. I would love to take a look at your SL's. I'm sure there beautiful. Yes i got the heads up from my consultant .. i'll be walking with my most fluffiest and padded cushion!!!
Ha ha.I know my comment is late, but you're the only other person I've met in 'lockland' who has given birth at home!yOur blog os cool.Keep it up
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