Nappyloc Tool

I ordered my Nappyloc tool! With my locs getting a tad bit thicker...the yarn sewing needles aren't quite working anymore. I ordered the Micro 1/8 inch tool but I may end up ordering the Small 1/4 inch eventually. This should help me a great deal with my next retight! We shall see...

Happy Birthday to Me!

I recently celebrated a birthday this past Tues and being here in Atlanta...unfortunately, I spent my birthday being held hostage at home due to the 2011 Snow Storm that paid our city a visit. The city SHUT DOWN and we were covered with ice all over our interstates and side streets for several days. Nevertheless, it was a GREAT birthday and I'm very blessed to have lived another year.

Since I had so much time on my hands during this snow storm, I went ahead and retightened my hair:) YAY... It took me about 12 hours spread across Monday to Wednesday in between eating constantly, drinking wine all day and watching movies (no exaggeration:) Talk about a very relaxing snow storm..hahaha. Only in Atlanta...

~~Happy New Year!!~~

Happy New Year!!! Wow...I still cannot believe it's already 2011. I really enjoyed visiting the Underground Atlanta for the Peach Drop Festivities. Lucky for us, we were able to get outta there before any drama jumped off (smh)... Let's all make 2011 a much better year than 2010. I wish my family and everyone else out there much success, joy, blessings, accomplishments, happiness and absolutely all great things for 2011! All the best;-)

1st Annual Sisterlocks Explosion

I attended the 1st Annual Sisterlocks Explosion that was in Atlanta GA at the Atlanta Marriott Downtown on Sat, Dec 4, 2010. I arrived a little bit late so I wasn't able to visit all tables/vendors, etc. However, I was able to purchase two pairs of some lovely earrings and stack up on some sisterlock hair products. Overall, the event seemed to be a hit and I will definitely be attending the Explosion next year. I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Joanne Cornwell and she is such a beautiful, pleasant person. Dr. Cornwell's locks are sooooooo long...my goodness. I have no idea how she even manages.

I met some other beautiful Sisterlocked ladies as well...

I also met another NATALIE:) I love her name!! :) Her sisterlocks are gorgeous...she is 7 years into her journey and has cut them several times.

Women with Sisterlocks ROCK;)

Retightening My Own Hair!!

Okay, last week Sunday, I realized that I had to yet again reschedule a retightening appt that I had and I began to get frustrated and missed being able to do my hair myself. My having to depend on someone else to do my hair is a bit troubling, so I decided to give it a shot.

The first thing I did was go to Walmart and purchased yarn sewing needles (4 in a pack..about $1.50). I contemplated purchasing the "nappyloc tool" for $19.99 but didn't want to spend that money if the retightening seemed too difficult for me to do on my own. Not to mention, several people were complaining about dropping their nappyloc tool down the drain only to have to order another one!! I decided to research online what other ladies were saying about retightening their own hair, and come to find out, a lot of people do their own re-ties!! I viewed several youtube videos (sshhhh, a no no....I know...). Learning through some youtube videos is usually frowned upon and the proper way to learn how to retighten SL is by registering for the SL retightening class for a fee of $250. Maybe I'll do that in the future..but not right now.

Here are some pics of what my hair looked like right after attempting my first lock...

I was able to complete about 4 locks in 15 minutes!! Now that was a little scary, considering I have about 400 in total at the least! So on Sunday night, I completed the perimeter of the front and sides...had to look presentable for Monday:) I was pleasantly surprised at how nice my hair looked. I finally completed my whole head by Friday evening, 12/3/10. Yes, that is almost a full week, but keep in mind I didn't work on my hair until late in the evening, which was about 10 pm. I have learned my lesson though, my next attempt at retightening myself, will be on a WEEKEND!

Lookin Good

Now this pic doesn't really have anything to do with my hair...but I was feelin kinda cute...so I posted! Byyyeee..

Taking Forever to Lock!!

So, my last re-tight was Thurs, Sept 23. Not that was 6 weeks since my re-tight before!! I don't know if I can wait that long again! My hair is doing great, just seems to be taking forever to actually start "locking". Wanda was a bit surprised at my ends..they aren't in the least bit in any rush to lock, but my hair is all natural, which is a little puzzling that they're taking so long. So, as a result of my ends, I am still using the Sisterlock Starter Shampoo. I have a trick to my hair so my ends don't appear frizzy since the hair is loose hair. Each night, I have been going to sleep with my hair braided and curled with rods at the ends. Now, this look is soooo not attractive for bedtime, lol, but if I want my hair to look the way I want it to the following day, hey, I gotta do what I gotta do. Here are some pics of my hair the following day after my re-tight and some pics of what my hair looked like before my appointment as well. Wow, I must say...my hair was looking RoUgH, lol. But I'm sure I was the only one who really noticed. Silly me, I was worried that my grid was gone, but Wanda assured me not to worry. She said as long as the re-tights are always done correctly and the locks are not combined, my grid won't go anywhere:) My next re-tight is this Thurs, Oct 28!

Okay...here are the pics after my appointment...do you see a difference?? I do!! lol