Feelings

September 21, 2009

It's Monday, and I feel like I'm becoming congested...oh fun, Sinus troubles ahead, lol. Ok, so not only am I going to change to a healthier life style, I'm also thinking of joining Deidre and Erica in the transition from relaxed to natural hair. This is very scary for me, as I've been getting relaxers (or creamy crack application as Erica calls it) since the age of 10. But even with all the bushiness and nappiness, my hair was so much more healthier then. I think this means I need to learn how to manage my own hair. It will take trial and error, and I will most likely need to buy a few scarves and a couple of wigs (lol) for those bad days. But as I think about it, what is wrong with my nappy hair? Why should I pay out money to have it chemically straightened, when God didn't make me that way?

I'm not interested in locs, but there are still so many other ways to style the hair. It has to be trained of course. I realize I will not get much support from the "general" population, but with the support of my friends that are going natural and the new meet up group I have joined; I'm sure they will make the transition more tolerable. Besides, it can't look any worse than it already does. Well, it can because when it's nappy it won't hold a curl or anything...but it does hold the flexi-rods well when nappy :).

I think I'm going to start with tree-braids. I had never heard of this, until a co-worker showed me a picture of her hair when she had them. They are beautiful! They don't even look like braids, it just looks like hair, or micro's, but they aren't. I just want to talk to someone at length and have them evaluate my hair and answer all my questions. Then I'll start reading the book that Erica suggested and visit the website specifically for natural hair. Oh if only I had naturally curly hair!

And I'm going back to weight watchers (WW)...Change has come!