Locs, Sweat and Heels- My Sisterlocks Journey

Sooooo the only way I am going to make it through these next 5 weeks of hair completely to my scalp without looking like a cute little boy is to break out of my comfort zone. My criteria: Cute Lasts a few days Sweat/Exercise/Workout Friendly Appropriate for all my daily activities (church, school pickups, date night,  etc) No Pins I told Superman he is OFFICIALLY married to the girl who always wears her locs in some cool style! I am very proud of myself for this style! Want to watch the Youtube Tutorial? Click this link !

Unless you were a doctor...I would just say, "Almost 3 months" or "2 years" or "3 in a few weeks" or  whatever approximate age my children were/are. I find with my locs wanting to do the same thing, but for those of you who are like me and following someone's journey- the specific age of the locs helped me to have an idea of what to expect along the way. Hence why this post title is in both weeks and months. And to be transparent...this is STILL a close approximation since my locs will be 15 weeks (3.5 months) tomorrow LOL. FYI, once I hit the 1 year mark, I will just say, "1 year X months" for updates and to people who ask me in person I will say, "1 year." For posterity, I have been using the label "Y01" for all my posts and I will then use subsequent labels as the years come and go (i.e. Y02, Y03, etc). I hope that will make this blog easily searchable...should anyone besides my closest friends read it LO

I initially thought I would know my loc count from day one and keep meticulous records of any changes. Well, I just never got around to it...until today. I randonly went into my bathroom to wash my hands and thought about shampooing my hair tonight, then I put my hair into 11 sections, grabbed a pen and paper and counted my Sisterlocks. DRUMROLL... . . . . . . . given that I lost 6 (3 in each temple area) to slippage which will be re-established next week . . . . . FOUR-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX 436 (430 + 6 to be re-established) I was initially caught up in having a high loc count until I went to my consultation and learned all the factors that play a role in one's loc count. After that, I decided I would just trust my consultant and enjoy the journey. Counting today was a complete whim . For those of you out there who are researching Sisterlocks  (or locs in general) I would encourage you to be open to loc count and focus on how you want your locs to look both now

My locs are 3 months old and I have been enjoying this journey more than I imagined. I shampooed and roller set my hair yesterday.

I haven't done any styling to my Sisterlocks other than a satin roller set. Today, with hair that is still somewhat dirty after my vacation, I decided to try a style! I am proud of this hairstyle for a few reasons: The flat twists look nice and full- my grid made parting super easy! This took less than 10 minutes to create! No bobby pins or hair pins were used. Click  this link to watch the video.

I finally jumped on the bandwagon and stopped using a combination of: my heart rate monitor, a running app and a food tracking app. I have been eying and researching the Fitbit since the beginning of the year. I even joined and began using the app BEFORE I actually purchased the device LOL! I have enjoyed the simplicity of having an "all in one" solution for my fitness needs. There are tons of videos and reviews about the Fitbit Charge HR, but if anyone has a question- ask away!

We had the amazing honor and privilege to be invited by some dear friends and mentors to Florida. Superman, Batman, Ironman and I enjoyed the time together as a family!   I thought I should document the experience from a Sisterlocks  newbie perspective. I shampooed my locs the day before we left so that my hair would be fresh for all the hugging.   Day 1 I joined Batman and Ironman in the kiddie splash area. Some child sprayed me and my locs with a water cannon! They did not get soaked, but my ends were wet. I am sure there is a little sand in my hair from Ironman and Batman kicking around at the beach. There may be chalk in my hair from when I went on the trapeze! Day 2 I made 2 small braids to protect my slippage-prone temple areas. Then, I pulled my locs into a puffy ponytail during trapeze lessons. By the end of the night, my locs felt stringy from being pulled up/back. More chalk dust I am sure. It was very cold;  no water play,  but my little superheroes did romp around in