Month One

On with the story about my hair...

I'm way behind on posting and getting this thing going full speed...

My routine thus far is braiding and banding/washing once a week with suave clarifying shampoo (extra diluted) and thats it. I have to wash frequently because I have been working out a lot lately. I had my first maintenance (with a latch hook) about 5 weeks in and it felt like I couldn't move my forehead because it was done so tight. I even got those braid bumps in the back! This made me wonder if I should consider doing my own hair from now on...no one can take better care of me than me right? Here are some one month pics- I have less scalp showing... One good thing did come out if this though (despite the tightness) I have some new baby locs on the sides where even though I had been natural for 8 years I had a lot of breakage due to braiding, pregnancy changes etc.