My 2010 (Hair) Year in Review

Here we are at the end of 2010, and I just wanted to share with you all (lol, I only have 2 followers) Im sure there's some lurkers...but I want to share where I have been this year. Although Im not new to this healthy natural hair journey (this is my 3rd time natural) I am still learning and growing.
The 1st and most important factor I learned about myself this year is that I lack PATIENCE!! Which is the main reason why I slipped and texturized my hair last year. (Or atleast thats what I was TRYING to do, lol). Had I not made this error I would have a good 4yr of natural hair growth on my head.
Here's a pic of where I started on this (3x around journey) August 09

Looks more relaxed than the "texturized" look I was going for.

As you can see my hair is really fine, as I already knew prior to texturizing but in my frustration and being impatience I overlooked that.  Plus, I was suffering from alot of thinning and breakage as my hormones returned to normal after having my daughter in 9/08. Soon after this mishap, I started to grow this texturizer out and back to my natural hair journey. Luckily I didnt have a long transition since I didnt have much length to trim off.

Which brings me to my 2nd factor I learned this year. Needing a support system!! So at present day I have about 4 1/2 to 5inches of all natural hair. Through this year I realized the importance of having a support system while on this journey to keep you on track because its sooo easy to fall back into old bad hair practices. Although I have been frequenting hair forums for many years,  its nothing like the human in person contact support you need while on this journey. Lucky I have my husband sho is aware of my naturalk hair goals, so he is my voice of reason when Im getting frustrated.

Sadly, I dont have any friends that are interested in going natural so I only have the hair boards and my hubby to vent to.  So big shout out to LHCF and NP for being my sounding boards.

3rd I have found that my hair doesnt require as much trimming as I originally thought while natural. There's no need for perfect even ends in natural hair DUHHH!!!! The 1st time I went all natural back in 1999 or 2000 I didnt have clue what to do for my natural hair. I didnt know how to properly wash, dry, comb my hair in its natural state, so it s no surprise I went back to relaxing after about a yr or so. The 2nd time around, I had a regimen and all but still must admit I was doing some old practices to my hair that didnt agree with my goals. Its only this 3rd time around that Im now able AND willing to apply all the knowledge I have learned about natural hair care. 

Look at this pic where I just learned how to stretch my hair and make detangling easy:

So with those key things in mind Im looking forward to what 2011 will bring. Im sure that I will still be learning, and building on my regimen with key products that works well with my hair. I hope to gain new followers in the new year to come. So many has inspired me other the years I just want to return the favor to someone else.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!  Stay tuned!!!