2 mos!!! (progress is a slow process!)

Wow so I have been natural for 2 months as of 10/15! This is amazing, I think that my hair is steadily getting more and more healthy, and I am definitely seeing less breakage in my hair and alot of growth! I just ordered some new products from Oyin Handmade. I've heard alot of good things about them, so I decided to give their Head-To Toe Honey wash, Honey-Hemp Condish, and Juices N' Berries a try! I am so excited for them to get here I can't wait! I hope that they are worth the money cuz that stuff was not exactly cheap! But I definitely feel that they are at least worth a try, and if they don't necessarily work for my hair, I guess thats a way for me to slowly narrow the field and find the right products for me! But I have a good feeling about these!

I definitely need to trim my hair tho. I have not trimmed it since I chopped it off! I know that I should trim it, so the next time I wash it I definitely will!!!!

GROWTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been seeing ALOT of growth since i chopped, i wanna say close to 1.5 inches! this is pretty amazing because its only been about 6ish weeks, and my hair has never grown this fast before! but i guess that's because i have never cared for my hair like this before. i have never EVER been so informed about what i am putting in my hair and what effects it will have on my hair. i am in LOVE. and this seems like it will be a long-lasting relationship!

Are you Jamaican?

LOL. So today I was at Women's Soccer Practice @ OSU, and I was asked by a coach if I was Jamaican. I had my hair in an afro, with a headband around the front, and I believe that this is why he asked me. I'm not offended or anything, I just think it's kinda funny that others feel that my hair makes me look "exotic" or something like that. Because I guess "normal" Black girls don't wear their hair in afros, so I must be from another country.. I mean I guess the dark complexion of my skin plus my natural hair could make some, more "sheltered" people think that I was from another place... Hmmm I wonder what people will ask when my hair gets longer and I do twists or rodsets or something else like that.
While we're on the subject of people thinking I'm from different places, there is this maintenance guy who works in my dorm who asked me pretty much everyday that I was here last year if I was going back to Kenya for whatever break was coming up. I am pretty sure he is African, and he is just dead-set on believing that I'm from Kenya. I have told him soooo many times that I'M FROM CLEVELAND I am not African. But when I got here last week, he asked, "Is this your mom? Is she from Kenya too?" and I was like "We aren't Kenyan sir. My Mom was born in America. We have never even been to Africa." He just doesn't believe me though I guess... Oh well.

1 month natural!!!

Hello all!! Today is my first blog, and officially my month anniversary of being completely natural! I'm so happy with my hair, I have been so inspired by so many women, and I thank them everyday for all of their help and support in my decisions about my hair.

Let's start at the beginning. My first relaxer was when I was 10. I had thick, beautiful hair before I got a relaxer. But I wanted one because my sister had one, and I thought her hair was more beautiful than mine. So I went for 8 years getting relaxers, and everytime I got one, it seemed like the product had to stay in longer and longer to get my hair straight! But I LOVED my straight hair! I thought I was so cute!!!!!

I mean, I was (LOL) but It wasn't my NATURAL beauty. So, my freshman year in college (2008), I decided that I didn't want to get my hair relaxed anymore. Late November 2008 was my last relaxer (can't remember the exact date). I just straightened my hair every 2 weeks or so, but mostly kept it in a ponytail. In March 2009, I got micros, and kept them in until mid June.I had about 2 inches of new growth, and I was debating whether I should cut my hair immediately after taking the braids out, or wait. I decided to wait the majority of the summer, and then on August 15, 2009, I cut my hair. I was sick of dealing with the two textures, and I was just ready to embrace my natural side, so I sat in my bathroom for an hour, and I just cut my hair off!!I LOVE IT! I think it is so cute, and it was soooo easy to manage! I use shea butter, coconut oil, and olive oil in my hair. It's so simple! I think I'm in love.....