Still, I'm Not My Hair.....

Sometime around the summer of 07, I started this blog. I was out of school, full of promise and looking to rant on a worldwide stage. About a heartbeat later, I decided that I wasn't going to put relaxers in my hair anymore.
I toyed with the thought of dreads, locs, or dreadlocks then. I patiently combed through blogs, websites and of course, Youtube - with Google as my guide.

I found naturals who seemed to have my hair texture, I researched products, learned what EVOO meant, I even found a dread-inspiration with a face shape and an energy similar to mine. I was going to transition in style and dread my hair eventually......

Only, 'Eventually' seemed to elude me. I was afraid of hairdressers ruining my hair, yet the twisting/twist-out / afro maintenance became a chore. I was out of the natural hairstyle honeymoon and wondering if I even Liked this new hair growing out of my head.

But I stuck to my guns, driven by the too-technical reading I did on 'relaxers'. I'd sooner shave my head.
I got natural shea butter and evolved my braiding style, I bought wigs when superiors @ my corporate job thought my two strand twists to be dreads and said they were not allowed.

I tried a (poor) hand @ Youtube, formed a blog family, inspired my sister to go natural, gained confidence, wrote many an essay, got a job with a great brand, made lateral moves at work genrally learned & grew A lot, and was even featured on Mane and Chic.

This past weekend, in an attempt to catch up with my dread-inspiration's* Youtube videos, I fell upon another, applesandmustard, whose 4th birthday for he hair was in June.

Her length almost mirrored chescaleigh* 's at year Four. And I thought, Oh Snap.

Three years ago, I had this idea, got inspired and let it fall away to the wayside. Sure I have what I consider to be an awesome fro, but it rarely comes out to play with the corporate machine.
Is that how the little things get ya? Procrastination is a biiatch and I'm kicking her out Today!
-Technically, I did so this weekend. Boo-yah.

Once this current wicked hairstyle on me-head is done, I'm dreading it up. Should be plenty long enough to git done via the two strand twist method or so. I'm jumping in feet first with one hand on my nose and a mountain of research as my guide.

Currently on the look out for Nigerian naturals, loc-heads. I need serious shoulders to lean on that have helpful info, insight and generally can relate to the Natural in Nigeria situation.

Here's to doing what you should, when you should. And to lists. Thank God somebody invented those.