No more complaints

I'm 15 months into this journey and feeling amazed everyday.  I really enjoy my locs.  They seem to look a little different every week.  It is all good.  I did my last reti over three days.  I think that was the first time I ever did my whole head at the same time.  It wasn't so bad.  I received an "invitation" from my SL consultation to a retightening class.  She knows that I have retightened my own hair, since Mar. 2010.  I think I'll pass on the evite.  I plan to style and post pics much more this year.



Changes

This picture was taken on Nov 28th.  I really liked the fullness.



Two weeks ago, I tried a new product, Creme of Nature Argan Oil Foaming Wrap Lotion.   I liked the smell and the hold of the curls.  I've never used any setting lotion on my locs before.  All was well for the week.  I attended a Sisterlock Customer Appreciation Luncheon and got lots of compliments.  After I shampooed my locs, I noticed a definite difference in the thickness of my locs.  I'm not happy; I really didn't need my thick locs in the front to get thicker.  I'm hoping this is temporary; I guess I will find out after the next shampoo.  It is possible that these locs are just going thru an expansion before they condense.  It really comes back to the fact that the locs are larger than they should be.  One of the SL consultants at the luncheon commented that my locs were large.  I've been trying to accept and be grateful for my locs but it is a bit of a challenge.



Taken Dec 9th, before shampooing out the wrap lotion



I'm still learning

Please forgive me for the previous post.  I tried to create a slideshow with the pics.  It got late and I got tired.  The slideshow was lost but I wanted to post something.  Those pictures range from two weeks to six months (in order).  The final pic in that post shows my locs after I did a temp color.  The two tones have become a little too drastic for me but I don't want to permanently color; I tone it down every 6 wks.  This is my hair at 8 months.

Fast forward on the journey

I'm 8 months into my journey so I need to catch you all up.

The Morning After

The day after my install was complete, I went on a mini-vacation. I got a chance to play with my hair quite a bit. I kept wondering why it took me so long to lock it up.