My Loc Journey

I am 6 1/2 months into my loc journey, and I cannot believe how much time has gone by! I have been learning so much about myself and my hair along the way! And although it was a spur of the moment decision, I do not regret it!

Before I Loc'd my hair, I was a loose natural, mostly wearing my hair in puffs, twist-outs, or my absolute favorite-- my large, vivacious afro. I loved my natural hair, but I was always having to get protective styles, including braided styles and sew-ins because of the difficulty I'd experienced maintaining the health and length of my 4C hair. My hair would grow and break. That was the cycle for 10 years. And for that reason, I was never able to grow my hair past a certain length! To add to my frustrations, people who started their natural hair journey after I did, were having much more success with their hair than I was, but I kept trying and remained on my natural hair journey for ten years---until one day in March of 2023, I'd made the grand decision to loc my hair!

No more of only being able to wear my hair for this period of time or that period. No more breakage. No more hiding my hair or feeling like I was running from it. I was so busy "protecting" it, that I was never able to just enjoy my hair or wear it out like I'd originally hoped for having ti hide it and tuck it away. I was so tired of the whole natural care routine being that I wasn't having any success with it, and I was spending entirely too much time and money trying to figure it out.

Life After Locs So what has life been like since I got locs? I feel like I'm a caterpillar in a chrysalis. I am cocooning. I am transitioning so I'm not always visible or vocal about this particular stage of my journey. And it's not that I regret my decision because I have no regrets! I absolutely love where my loc journey is taking me as well as the growth I'm experiencing both personally and hair wise. My days are spent reading, researching, and observing my progress and any changes my hair is undergoing to make sure I don't mess this up! This journey is very personal!

So what about you? Are you on a loc journey or any other life-changing journey? If so, how long have you been on it and what has it been like?

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First day of loc journey 3/25/23

🎉🎉 Month 6 of Loc Journey 9/24/23