I Call It A Journey, Hubs Calls It A Comeback

I have gotten a few emails inquiring about my natural hair journey and what's going on with it. I really shouldn't have left my friends hanging but honestly ....

I have had my days. Days where I am a little frustrated about all the things I do not know. I was so frustrated one day that I told hubs that I was going to put that creamy crack in my hair and call it a day. Of course I was exaggerating but I don’t think hubs thought so because he asked me not to. He told me how much he likes it and to think of how awesome my hair will be once I figure it out.

It has only been 6 months so of course I still have a lot to learn. I was thrilled to hear that from him, because in the back of your mind you wonder if he likes it or if thinks that I kinda look a little crazy sometimes. I have to admit that sometimes I do look a little crazy. But I will never return to the creamy crack because I know he likes it and that makes me want to tolerate the journey just a little more.

Every week I am trimming a little bit of relaxed hair because I can’t do the full out chop. I am a little too vain to have no hair on my head. My natural hair is growing so even though I am trimming every week, it is pretty much staying the same length. I can't wait until I have no more relaxed ends though ... it's a bit annoying.

And since we are on the top of length! Let’s talk about shrinkage! Shrinkage is no joke … my goodness! That is all I will say about shrinkage!

Here are some pictures to kind of document my natural hair journey.

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As you can see, some days are better than others but I'm glad I'm going through with this. I think I’ll try to do updates like this often … maybe monthly. We’ll see how that goes.