So I couldnt hold back.

I did a quick length check of just my bangs to satisfy myself. Mostly because I started back on MN, I wanted a reference to start with.

Last time I did a length check at the end of Apr. Lets just say it was in May, but I was at 13.5" all over. I did a trim so lets just cut it down to 13". Then I had a minor setback, just a little breakage on the ends from over use of the BKT. IDK the exact measurement after that.

So 13" at the end of Apr. Its now the end of July so that should be a good 1.5" of growth right, give or take from the little setback. So, 14.5" is where I should be, correct?

Well as of July 31st, my bangs are 14.5" long!!!!

Ahhh!! Right on track!

And again, I do like to subtract a half inch to count for trims & setbacks, so lets just call it 14".

Here are my Bangs!

I dont think I can call them bangs anymore at this point...

But, Yay! I'm almost to my goal! The back is actually touching the bottom of my brastrap. Another 2"(4 months or so) I will be at MBL.

Then the only thing I will have to worry about is working on thickening my hair back up.

I will worry about that when I get to that point. But for now I will continue with my baggy ponytail, twists, and MN.

Using MN as a Growth Aid & Rambles about Breakage...

I started back on Miconazole Nitrate a few days ago. I have used it before and out of all the topical growth aids I have tried this has given me the least amount of side effects. Actually none that I can think of off hand.

I plan on applying it to my scalp daily for a month. Then, taking a break and starting back up for another month. That way my body will not get so used to it and I can continue to see growth without reaching that plateau.

When I did use MN previously my hair grew an inch for that month. The tube I got lasted me exactly one month. I dont really have a valid reason for not continuing to use MN other than the fact that I did not want to be seen buying Monistat or atheltes foot cream every month... People will think theres something seriously wrong with me... LMAO!

This time I was browsing around on ebay and I was curious to see if anyone was selling for less than what they cost in the store. Luckily I found quite a few of them, so I got a BIN for $10 for 4 tubes. Good deal! Usually I would end up paying $10 for one tube.

So yea these should last me for a while and I wont have to go through the embarrassment of seeming to have a chronic yeast infection.... :/

I am actually dying to measure my hair, but want to wait until Aug because thats my scheduled check in month. If I do measure, I will post on the blog so that I can do a comparison next month to see how much growth from the MN I'm getting.

I'm actually a little afraid of what the tape measure will say. I'm sure my last 2 measurements were a little off because I used a ruler instead of tape measure, and also because I had a little breakage from overusing the BKT and not deep conditioning often enough.

I am however back on track. My breakage is under control. I will not say that it is gone yet completely, but its getting there. Also, I am deep conditioning 2x each week like I should be. Yay!

I can tell a great difference in my hair. It feels much softer, it is laying down smoother, and the curls are more defined. It's awesome!

For me, deep conditioning twice weekly is an absolute MUST! I know for a fact that if I do not do this my hair will break regularly. When I do this and once I have the protein and moisture balanced, that is when I reach that point where I get NO BREAKAGE!

I am still protective styling with the ponytail baggy, pictured here. Took this pic today. I really love the curls on this one. I am actually hoping to be at the bottom of my brastrap when I measure next month.

This should be fun!

HHG & HHJ everyone!!

Theater Shooting in Colorado

I am absolutely appalled and horrified at what happened early this morning in Colorado. Batman was a long awaited movie in which many people ran to see on premiere night. For someone to destroy what was supposed to be a night out for many families is just completely unreal!

There were children in the theater. Many of the victims were children.

How could something like this ever be an option?

I was planning on taking my 3 children to the theater to see this movie tonight. Obviously, I have canceled those plans. I have been thoroughly turned off from going to another movie for a long time.

I feel horrible for the people who lived through this as well as the people who died.

What went wrong in this guys life? He seemed to be doing well for himself.

Again, here we are in a world where people do these terrible things and are glorified for it. I think he wants to be like that piece of shit, George Zimmerman. Who knows...

I dont even want to think about that fool. I'm disgusted at the comments he has recently made.
"God's Plan" ????? Fucking asshole.

Since when was it gods plan for a child to be murdered in cold blood????

All I know is that I hope that these 2 get raped repeatedly when they go to prison.



And to those who may have these types of thoughts, please take it from me, whatever happened to you, it will pass. Society is not to blame for any problems you may have. The negative aspects of we as a culture will never change because of how one person feels. Even though this is a great tragedy, the world will continue turning and people will pick up where they left off.

Everyone has their own idea of how society should be, but none of them are right. No one set of views are actually best, because everyone is different. The thing that makes the world great is that everyone is unique. Everyone has different opinions and values.

Change the world by having a positive outlook on life.

It breaks my heart to see things like this.

Stay safe everyone! 

Open Box Haul - Drawstring Ponytails

My package came today! Well actually I had to run to the post office in the pouring rain to pick it up...

But here is the video showing what I got.

I want to clarify the "no hair" comment I made in the video. It was meant to be a joke and I dont mean it to bash anyone who does not have hair, as I have dealt with my fair share of hairloss over the years.

Thing is that it took me a long time to find a brand of drawstring ponytails that can actually hold a good amount of hair as well as hair as it gets longer and thicker.

I bought a ponytail a little while ago and was not able to wear it at all because it was so small. It literally was made for someone who had a tiny little bun like the model in the picture had.

That frustrates me because it seems to be the norm and add to the fact that it also plays into the stereotype that those who wear weave do so because they can not grow hair at all.

But yea, no big deal. Hope you enjoy the video!

We have come a long way!

As I go through my journey of getting my hair back on track, I am basically relearning all the things that I used to do that helped my hair to grow from above sl, relaxed, dry, brittle hair, to healthy, soft, beautiful, MBL, Natural hair.

Luckily, I started to keep this blog a little after I first started on my Healthy Hair Journey. At the time I thought it would be a good idea to document everything I did to my hair, and I was completely right!

After my hair fell out and I chopped it off, I have dealt with so many conflicting emotions when it came to my hair. Its so frustrated to reach your goals and have it all disappear in a short amount of time. My hair is so important to me and it always has been. I always wanted to know how to make my hair healthy and from a very young age I would search for every ad anything I could that pertained to hair care.

The problem was, back then there were no resources, or very few that catered to our type of hair. The internet and therefore the world has come a very long way. 10 years ago, I was using dial-up! Digital cameras were a myth!

Although times were much simpler back then, certain things are so much easier now. The internet is a wealth of information and the "secrets" are out there waiting for you to find them. Stylist no longer have the control they once had.

I used to think that I would never be able to give my hair that bounce that I got from going to the salon, but I watched and I studied until I got it. Now I refuse to go to a salon. I'd shave my head bald first! lol

It has been, maybe over 9 years since another person has touched my hair... Maybe longer, who knows!

Sometimes I do get funky and want someone else to do my hair, but then I have to remember that there are VERY FEW people who know how to handle my natural hair.

Every Single Time someone has took it upon themselves to do my daughters hair they rip inches off!! It frustrates the hell out of me to go and come back to find that someone has "done" my baby girls hair.

Apparently natural hair does not look done to many people.

Anyway, this post started as a post about my deep conditioning regimen and has gone in an entirely different direction all together.

I am very happy with the changes in society. The economy is crazy right now and I read in The Post a few days ago about some random person comparing Obama to FDR(or whoever, I dont do history, lol) and how by now in his presidency he all but fixed the economy...

Thats seriously comparing apples to oranges. Back then they were not dealing with the World economy that we have today. Back then was a different time, a different culture, a different people all together with different values and beliefs.

I am happy to live in the times we are currently in.

We have come a long way, and we will continue to grow and prosper.

Happy Hair Growth & Happy Hair Journey to all!!!