On The Path TO Newbieism

Hello there again and i can only apologise for the delay. Now let me tell u my experiance of getting these babies on my head. Now do you remember that i told you i had a trainee putting in these SL's? (if not then u have skipped some haven't u?.....naughty....got to the bottom of this page and read it ALL). Well it took Sabrina 3 days. 11 hours on Friday, 10 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday which makes it 26 hours in total. That's why it has taken me so long to pop up and show u anything, you see my bum refused to sit down, lay down...yes, stand up...yes but this backside was on strike everytime i mentioned the computer. Sorry!!

DAY 1

I left Luton to catch the 0800 train and arrived at my destination just on time for my 0930 appointment. I came prepared, a little Terrry McMillian book that i had started to read on the train. I stopped of in Asda and stocked up on pasta salads and water as this was one of those rare boiling and humid British summer days and around 9 Dvds... Shottas, 500 years, Dancehall Queen and some Blue Mountain plays you know just light comic entertainment, If it had been something more sinister i might have tried new forms of execution....you'd be amazed the amount of b.s that can go through your mind when your just sitting there!!!

Sabrina was ready and waiting and i planted my once round and pert bum onto the 'hair chair' in the living room, ran my hands along the natural kinks of my hair just for memories sake and of she went, knitting, crocheting whatever it was she was doing with that hook. By the end of the day the middle and back were complete and to be truthfull i didn't like it yet!!. She assured me that it would look nice i had great textured hair that would give me pretty locks and that the appearance of scalp was minimal...

i didn't care.

I hate to see things half done. Anyway i popped on the head scarf and made my way to a family members house where i had pitched up a tent for the weekend. Now my aunt loved it. She's been doing hair for years but had never heard of sisterlocks. Hearing encouraging words from someone who hadn't just taken £275 seemed alot reassuring to me...i wonder why!

DAY 2

Arrived at Sabrinas' for 10 and off she went making those hands busy, today it was the front and dreaded hairline. We both concluded that this is where if not all then most of the slippage would be and so far we have been prove right (see pics). We had a good ol' natter about everything from personal to public and i soon forgot that i was having my hair done. It was like catching up with a long time friend....who i had just given £275 to do my hair (sounds like i've got an issue with the price huh?)

DAY 3

I was in and out the door relatively quickly. She only had the sides to do and i think it took so long because once again our mouths were running a mile a minute. But u see that's what i like. I have never enjoyed the salon feeling ( a load a people up in ur business and everyone elses) but sitting in a house with someone sooooo nice and talkative brings an extra something special to the whole experiance. I have to come to the conclusion that i came off lightly (you say lightly with what??) The price peeps the price. I totally appreciate the compromise we had to make to acheive this style. You see Sabs has a 3 yr old daughter that she didn't get to spend much time with over that weekend.... just like me and my son, plus in total we had about 30 mins in breaks, it was non stop hard work on her part!! Maybe she should add some zeros to the price it's not like she doesn't deserve it...as long as she knows i wouldn't be paying for it!!!

Anyway all done and did i like it........

...........NO.

I'm being honest i flung that headscarf on my head said my goodbyes and left

Do i like it 3 days later........

......NO......

........I LOVE IT!!!!

The problem was it was so fine on my head i looked like a female version of pin head!!

She did spray it lightly with water but it just needed time. Plus i am soooo happy i gave my head that 2 tone colour, the effect looks hot!!. I can almost guarntee that its only gonna get better as the days progress into weeks, months and years

So what are you waiting for huh?????

Here is a little preperation advice

Bring a comfortable pillow to sit on

Sit on your bum not your tail bone....DO NOT SLOUCH!!

Have a big breakfast to keep you going

Talking helps the time fly by if not...

...Bring a book that you are just starting to read (it'll be finished by the time your hair is!)

Wear comfortable shoes....just trust me on that one!!

Make sure you have someone to give you a good back rub...

...neck rub

...shoulder rub

...wherever else is hurting rub

Take the next day off...you will not believe how exhausting sitting can be

You may not like it at first but give it a day or two and you will LOVE IT!!

Officially a Newbie

Blindness

You know what on Tuesday i decided to take my son to the Natural History and Science Museums and i saw around 3 women with what appears to look like sisterlocks. Then today i decided since its not overly sunny or humid to take my son to the park and lo and behold there was yet another woman with sisterlocks and all of these woman appeared to be in the newbie stage. Then i had to fly to the shops and there was a woman at the bus stop... yes you guessed it sisterlocks and she said she has had them for the last 6 years. I wish my camera phone was working cos them locks were delicious, luscious, thick and devine. The weird thing is i have passed both women (park and bus stop) on numerous occasions and have never taken any notice on the hairstyles they were rocking .... maybe they were being drowned out by the weave parade!! But isn't that strange? ... Here i am thinking that i am getting something relatively new to the U.K and bwoy here i am.... late! Now i don't know what's happening am i suddenly becoming aware of people with locks....Yes. I think that is what having a new hairstyle/lifestyle does, suddenly the blinkers are off and your noticing everything in everybody. Weird!

The Last Day

As you can see i love crazy colours...blonde at the front and red at the back!!!

Now tomorrow is D- Day and i can't wait. I've washed my hair, done another circle of all the blogs just to make sure i'm doing the right thing....and yes i am.

I am kinda nervous because i do have soft hair and alot of it is quite straight. I just hope that it thickens up and doesn't break

The Mcanns

Now i'm coming of the subject for a minute but i want to ask you the joe public something. Now i know that it must be devasting for these parents to lose their child. A whole year has passed and we don't know if the child is dead or alive HOWEVER don't you feel that there needs to be some sort of prosecution to these parents. All the mothers.... well actually fathers...nah ...all the people with common sense would u really leave your 3year old with a set of twins at 2yrs of age alone in a strange country, strange hotel room and tek yourself and your partner out to dinner??? I can hear the cry HELL NO!! Now personally i feel that they should be charged for neglect. If they were doing their job as responsible parents that child would be safe now.
More to the point if it was a family on a low wage income or on benefits or an ethnic minority we all know not only would they not be getting as much supportive press attention, backing from millionaires and countless amount of media time but there arses would be villified and on remand all now for some sort of child neglect. Ultimately they have paid a dear price for there lack of foresight and no prison sentence would ever feel satisfactory in their eyes but come on..something needs to be done.

5 days to go!!

I have 5 days to go and i cannot contain myself. I used to read everybodies blog and hear the excitement bouncing of the page, and i will be honest, the words 'extra' and ' get a grip of yourself' did slip out of my mouth a few times, but now i'm here feeling the same way you all did...so....... I'm Sorry!! I now know what all the excitement was all about...(and it aint the money i'm about to spend!!). Thanks for the comment of encouragement Shoshanna it was well needed.

Anxious or Nervous

Another short look

As 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!!").