Waist Length 2013

[MzSwift]

Re: depression. It's fall, have you checked your Vitamin D levels?? Learned that the hard way.

And good for you for resisting the urge to purchase. LoL!

[SmilingElephant]

Originally Posted by MzSwift

Re: depression. It's fall, have you checked your Vitamin D levels?? Learned that the hard way.

And good for you for resisting the urge to purchase. LoL!

@MzSwift thanx! I'll check into that....but i drink milk like crazy and i take vitamins that include vitamin D in them. I'm Bipolar tho...i go thru this every single year....as well as throughout the year....but it does get really bad around this time.

[MzSwift]

((HUGS)) to you, sis.
I'm a therapist in training (intern). Fall is always the busiest time in our clinic.
And you're doing a great job on your hair as well!

[SmilingElephant]

Originally Posted by MzSwift

((HUGS)) to you, sis.
I'm a therapist in training (intern). Fall is always the busiest time in our clinic.
And you're doing a great job on your hair as well!

Thank you! That's really nice that you're a therapist! I haven't seen mine in months....i guess you could call me a delinquent Bipolar....idk...i just get tired of the guinea pig feeling. A lot of the meds i was on took away my ability to be creative until i stopped taking them...i think i was on too many. I only take an anti-anxiety pill now.

I stopped going to mine bc i felt like i didnt need to anymore...and i felt like she couldnt really relate to what its like to actually be Bipolar...which is understandable...but i just hated when i would talk to her...i'd have to hear the cliche...."there are others going through thing worse than you are"....i am aware of that....but i am not them. Ya know? Not that i don't feel bad for others bc i seriously feel other ppl pains...but we all have ways of dealing with issues in our own ways...hence the term "individuals".

I wish i could find a group where it's mainly Bipolar people. Bipolar ppl who are making life work for them...bc you hear so many stories about how they ruin their lives, others lives....i mean...i have lost friends simply bc i decided to open up to them...honestly i've become quite anti-social so i really don't care too much anymore that i lost them...but i fight everyday...even on days when i do not want to continue...to live life the best i can. And there are other Bipolar ppl like me out there...but you don't hear too much about them. The ones who DO get up and go to work and school and i'm pretty sure there's others who have been married successfully for more than 3 years.

We're not monsters. I'm not a monster....im like a lizard...look weird, act weird but i'm more afraid of you than you are of me.(I should quote that in my siggy!)

Okay enough Bipolar babble....but its really cool to meet people who are in the mental healthcare field. I just hope it improves.

[MzSwift]

That's my goal! To improve the field so that more people of color (especially AAs) will seek help. Your experience sounds like a terrible one.

I was thinking more along the lines that the meds didn't interfere with the health of your hair since you were able to grow to WL while relaxed and seem to be on the road to WL natural

[SmilingElephant]

Originally Posted by MzSwift

That's my goal! To improve the field so that more people of color (especially AAs) will seek help. Your experience sounds like a terrible one.

I was thinking more along the lines that the meds didn't interfere with the health of your hair since you were able to grow to WL while relaxed and seem to be on the road to WL natural

Oh...yeah...thanx to another member on the board...i started upping my water intake to help flush the meds through and that seemed to help...as well as taking a multivitamin....and i was doing some exercising......but the increase in drinking water really seemed to help

[Meritamen]

Playing in my hair again. It really needs to be washed... maybe tomorrow. I stretched it just to gauge where I am at the moment and was surprised to see that I'm really close to APL now -- least in the nape area anyway. Can't find my camera *grumble* so I'll wait till Nov 19th (my one year post-BC) or sometime in December to take pictures.
I'm not ecstatic about it (and never expected to be) since claiming APL just doesn't sound oh la la sexy to me. Talking about armpits is gross to me. lol I know I can't be the only one. But I'm happy to be catching up to my sister who is somewhere between APL and BSL. Her afro is huge and gorgeous!
Okay, time to end this ramble Hope you are all having a HHJ!

[MzSwift]

Ravengirl-

LoL! Congrats girl! You've earned that growth, it's worth celebrating!!

[Shadiyah]

Originally Posted by SmilingElephant

Honestly.....my hair just behaves better with wash n go's. So i either do that or i do braidouts or chunky twistouts. I think once my hair gets longer i'll be able to wear twists...but Reina just ain't havin it right now!

I am going to discipline myself and not buy anything else until i am dangerously low on what i have now.

In my stash right now:

Shampoo

-CV Cocoa Butter Conditioning Shampoo Bar
-ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo

Co Wash/Rinse Out

-Suave Naturals Coconut
-Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Conditioner
-Garnier Fructis Pure Clean Conditioner

Leave-Ins

-Mixed Silk Leave In
-Kinky Curly Knot Today

Deep Conditioners

-Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque
-Capilo Suela y Canela (Cinnamon and Sole) Treatment

Stylers(sigh)

-Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Gel
-Kinky Curly Curling Custard
-Curls for Target Creme Brulee
-Curl Junkie Curls In a Bottle
-Roots of Nature Curl Cream (however you say it....it smells nice tho...won't repurchase)

Misc.

Oyin Handmade Burnt Sugar Pomade
Oyin Frank Juice
Oyin Greg Juice
JBCO
Sweet Almond Oil
EVOO
Coconut Oil

DIY Haircare Shea Avocado Hair & Body Butter.....i use this on my skin tho

I want to simplify.....so i'm like...if i use the majority of this stuff....i think i'm gonna stick to buying staples and BULK size products....i want to try the Honey & Almond Salon Care conditioner from Sally's....it has no cones and its sold in a GALLON size!...down my ALLEY mmkay?!

And i really do like the Kinky-Curly custard....best gel i've used so far....i know its expensive...but to me its worth it! I may buy the bigger size whenever i run out of this 8 oz jar...im glad i manned up and tried it I just like that i can get it on the ground!!

@SmilingElephant I really don't like it. I don't like any gels in my hair. I only like thin leave in's
my hair is more behaved too when it is wash n go's so I am hoping I am not messing up my ends by doing this but I am committed to wearing my hair out.

[SmilingElephant]

Originally Posted by Shadiyah

@SmilingElephant I really don't like it. I don't like any gels in my hair. I only like thin leave in's
my hair is more behaved too when it is wash n go's so I am hoping I am not messing up my ends by doing this but I am committed to wearing my hair out.

Do you seal your ends after you put in your leave-ins? They should be fine...unless they constantly rub against your clothes.

[Diva_Esq]

Hey loves!!!

I tried 2 strand twists for the 1st time tonight. I hope to rock a twistout on Monday and make it a few days without cowashing. i am right at bsl now. Working toward WL!!

[Shadiyah]

@SmilingElephant I use shea butter on my ends and I try to scrunch my ends up close to my head so by the time it drys I am above shoulders.

[kupenda]

Ok so I had my SO measure from the tips of my hair to APL, BSL, and WL. He said I should be APL in about three inches. So yay! But WL in over 15 inches. Ugh! That means I need to grow and retain, without any trims, two and a half years worth of growth. Scary. I guess I'll be back on my daily MSM. And maybe start using sulfur in my scalp massages


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[nakialovesshoes]

Though I BCed to a TWA, I've still been hanging on in this challenge, hoping for a growth miracle. I got tree braids on Thursday & plan to do C&G with tree braids through the end of the year & all of 2012. & hopefully my funds will allow me to do sew-ins the entire 2013. So basically I need to retain 16 inches in 26 months.

Hey a girl can wish can't she...

[RarityFluttershy]

My Shea Butter Mix Is The Business.
At First I Hated Shea Butter But Once I Learned How To Use, It Was On And Crackin.

[SmilingElephant]

Originally Posted by nakialovesshoes

Though I BCed to a TWA, I've still been hanging on in this challenge, hoping for a growth miracle. I got tree braids on Thursday & plan to do C&G with tree braids through the end of the year & all of 2012. & hopefully my funds will allow me to do sew-ins the entire 2013. So basically I need to retain 16 inches in 26 months.

Hey a girl can wish can't she...

Welp...given that we grow 6 inches a year on average....you should be almost there in 2 years....but thats without setbacks and whatnot. Still not impossible tho.

[Shadiyah]

For some reason I am having a time with my wash n go's they are not feeling like back in the old days and I am tired of washing my hair 2 or 3 times in a day just to try and wash this out and that out to find out what is that film on my hair. I have tried so many new products that I have no ideal what it could be and I have clarified as. So I will not have any set backs I am getting ready to plait my hair up in many plaits and I know then ends will not stay done but I will just tie them up and this is so I can keep my hair moist and so I can save my ends for what ever is going on. I am giving up and giving in. I will keep you all posted as to what is going on.

[SmilingElephant]

Have ya'll seen this?!

This is like....my second time seeing an article like this...and it just grinds my gears!!!

This is the lank to the thread:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/sho...d.php?t=578481

I'm gonna start going OUT of my way to shop at more Black owned BSS's as well as other businesses....even if their stuff costs like $3 more.

Gotta start somewhere.

[faithVA]

Last night I actually looked at where my waist is. My waist and my hip bone are really close together. I think its going to take a century for me to get to WL I'm going to shoot for it anyway but that's a lot of hair. I don't know what I was thinking.

[SmilingElephant]

Originally Posted by faithVA

Last night I actually looked at where my waist is. My waist and my hip bone are really close together. I think its going to take a century for me to get to WL I'm going to shoot for it anyway but that's a lot of hair. I don't know what I was thinking.

That cracked me up!!! But hey...don't short change yourself.