Natural Journeys: My Sisterlocks and stuff

So, you've seen my video... now, what's holding YOU back about making your personal Sisterlocks decisions?? You might ask, WHAT SISTERLOCKS DECISIONS do I even have?  Well, are you vacillating over questions with regard to your natural hair in general? to the present condition of your Sisterlocks today? or, to scheduling a Sisterlocks install appointment? How about the following questions: Can I afford Sisterlocks upkeep? (Good question... if you are NOT a DIYer) How much do I care about what other people think about me? Are you ready to BE-U-TIFUL*, shameless and fearless?  ( DAILY BAEZ 's word...I like it!) Should I take the plunge into Sisterlocks in stages ? No BIG CHOP just yet...just loc the new growth?  Are am damaging my Sisterlocks by NOT cutting them? Can I resist loc envy and stay the course whatever my stage in the process? You'll note that the motivating crux of all these questions is your MINDSET. Your mindset mediated by your own sense ...

Notice how perfectly blunt my freshly cut ends appear this first photo. Now, examine how frayed my ends appear in the second film strip framed pic (albeit, cutely camouflaged with a curled set). Take a closer look...below in this pic with my hair free-styled... I KNOW what is it ... failing to band with consistency when washing.  It is also the result of rubbing my hair against unfriendly materials on bedsheets, sofacovers, etc. I mention the sofa because I used to sleep on my sofa WITHOUT the cover and my hair looked AWESOME. I think because of the sofa's woolen upholstery. Note to self: QUICK FIX= remove the present sofacover AND sleep on the sofa regularly. (It is so good to blog and think with y'all readers...) At times when I wear my Sisterlocks free-styled, I totally have an afro-like cloud around the top of my head as it was just the top layer of my hair that was cut back in February of this year. It's the funniest thing... Know what I do, though? ...

Ooooo... I'm very pleased with my haircut. After taking Tony thru a montage of my web-based Sisterlocks photo albums and videos, he began to conceptualize my needs/desires. Tony took care of my hair like I knew he would. It was so great seeing and talking with him again face-to-face. I haven't been in his chair for over eight years at least. I secretly had envied his well-kept traditional locs of back in the day. I knew locking was something I wanted to do, but I was hardly ready then-- on a number of levels. Knowing what I know NOW about the Sisterlocks technique in terms of their care and distinction over other locking techniques, I HAVE TODAY what I envied in Tony's traditional locs. With Tony having been a former loc-wearer (two sets), I confidently placed my Sisterlocks in his care. I am thrilled to have tracked Tony Manson down to become a client of his again. I'm not the only one! I learned from Tony that many of his former clients keep his skills sharp. W...

Yep... it's true! I'm going to cut my Sisterlocks. I have already tracked down my hairstylist from back in the late 90s using the Internet no doubt. I called the old salon and found that he didn't work there anymore. Further, no one there had kept up with him. Thankfully, somebody knew who I was talking about when I described him as I remembered him from back in the day. Luck for me, he had the distinct characteristic of traditional locs. I referred to him by his first name. (Can you believe I never even really knew his LAST NAME? Then again, maybe I did but had forgotten it.) All I KNEW FOR SURE WAS that I LOVED how he used to style-cut my relaxed hair. So, naturally since I've been thinking about cutting my Sisterlocks-- not all OFF , but in long layers-- he was my FIRST choice for the job. It was also lucky finding a working number for him online. Praise the Lord! When I contacted him by phone, guess what?! (I disrupted lunch with his sister, but...) He remember...