How long did it take, to take out the SL's?

It took 9 grueling days and night to take out these 575 braids of locs in my hair and I still feel the pain in my scapula, but was worth it in the end though. And I have my curls and length somewhat. I'm hopful that by next July my hair will be twice the length. It could happen. Look at what I begin with just one year ago. Here

Tak'n them Down!

As some of you may know I decided in June of "09" to take down my Sisterloc (SL). It was a very personal decision for me and all I can say is that I had a love and hate affair with them. During my 10th month my hair became very very dry and brittle and I lost 2 locs, they literally shredded from the root. And I know from others sites and other SL bloggers that this may happen, one loses a loc or two, with 400 plus or more locs that not really a lost, but for me it was devastating and the ends begin to explode, OMG, which again, is what the hair is suppose to do. I think if all of these things had of happened at the begin stage, like all of the pics of SL that I seen then I might have felt differently. Who really knows? Well it done! And I love, love, love my hair, after all of the years and now at 50, I don't mine saying my age "50" I love my hair. It feels healthy, it looks healthy, and I'm astatic about my hair. I am at PEACE with my HAIR. Wwwoooooo!

TOO CURLY

Well, it'll be a month August 16th and I will have my first retightening then. I'm still trying to get use to all of this. I can't seem to do anything with my hair, it's too curly. I'm not sure, but maybe it's just to curly for SL. Will it ever straighten out and relaxs? Don't get me wrong, I love love the freedom of not having to do anything to my hair (did I just contradict herself LOL). I mean, I like getting up in the mornings and just having to hand fluff up my hair, shake and go. No H2O though, it makes it curl. Before SL, my morning routine was to get up and plug in the electric curling iron, the electric stainless steel comb and the electric flat iron and work the frizz and naps and unwanted curls out of my hair. This was just about a every day routine unless I decided to wear a pig tail. That's alot a heat on ones hair, that's probably why it never grew pass my shoulders. U think. Now, I'm older and wiser and just plain tried of doing that routine. I welcome my nappy hair, I LOVE my nappy hair, that came with being me, a beautiful black woman with some Hispanic blood too. But I don't feel beautiful sadly enough. I guess this is the ugly stage I read about and I read it will pass. I just wish I could find some SL bloggers out there that may be going through the same phase as me right now . DOES ANY ONE HEAR ME!

OMG

Here are pics of me before and and after. OMG my hair is sooo curly, each and every loc has a little curly thing going on at the end. I can't wait to see how it is going to look a couple of inches longer, say about 10". I'm glad the kitchen in the background is clean. lol

I'm taking the plunge to Sisterlochood.

I will be taking the big step July 14-15 2008. I am so excited and scared at the same time. I am excited because I will no longer feel like I am a prison of my own hair and scared because of how this look will look on me. I have been relaxer free since July 07 and had the relaxer cut out in May 08. Silly me, did't reseach enough to know that I did't have to cut the relaxer out first. However, I had planned on getting the twist w/ extensions ( a pricey hair style) on that particular day and get the SL next year. But when I looked at the money issue, it's like, why am I getting fake hair for 12 wks when I can start now with my own hair for life. So sisterlock sisters everywhere out there, cheer me on and thank you so much. You all have been such an inspiration to me. I will keep everyone posted and have pics to share.