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Did You Know...
...that Sarah Breedlove Walker a.k.a. Madam C.J. Walker was the first American female self-made millionaire featured in the Guinness Book of Records in 1910? What did she make? The first chemical hair relaxers for African American hair. *Look at the 8th Comment down for some clarification on this and some more interesting facts about this interesting woman.
If she was alive today, she would be rolling in the dough still no doubt! I saw the movie "Good Hair" a little while back and it was a pretty good movie (minus a part or two) and VERY educational about women of color and their hair care routines. I recommend it if you are curious about how others in your race or outside of your race fare when it comes to "What am I going to do with my hair today?"
Since I started this blog a year ago, I have been on this natural journey of all things good for me and my family. It's run the gamut from deodorants to bathroom cleansers and candles. While I have been updating this on a weekly basis about things that are good for our homes, bodies and environments, simultaneously behind the scenes I had been on a furious and intense hair care journey. I was obsessed with learning as much as I could about natural hair.
My natural hair.
I knew it was in there, it had just been awhile since we were acquainted with each other. A great many years of distance has come between us. I had done alot of damage to my hair over the years straightening it and up till recently it's been trying to hang in there for me. The last relaxer I got, burned a large portion of hair on my head and it really shocked my system. That's when the realization hit me. What was I doing on here when I was ignoring such a large part of my life that wasn't natural by any means? I knew it was going to be hard and I didn't even know how to begin the journey back to my natural hair, but reading many hair blogs coupled with many nights perusing YouTube was a great beginning.
And now a great end...
Yep. She did it....
She cut it all off....
She's starting fresh....
You know how you can lose touch with an old friend and then when you reconnect there is a bit of awkwardness in the beginning? Kind of trying to find your rhythm again? Well that's the way it is with me and my little fro today. I just chopped it off last night. I called over a couple of close friends and said "It's time!", made a nice pene and sausage dinner, made a hair playlist to motivate me, (India.Arie, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, En Vogue, Fiona Apple-to name a few) and after dinner we all came into the office and I did it! My good friend "May" went to it with scissors and a comb with expert precision. I had no doubts (remember I had a year to build up my convictions) and by the end I was so happy with the results. I am a BIG smiler and by the end of the evening my cheeks were burning! :o)
So do you want to see it? Huh, huh? Well here it goes....
It is the day after, and I'm happy to announce that I do not have cutters remorse! I am soo happy with the outcome. My father is possibly going to spank me when he sees me (he hates short hair on me), but I'll just hide behind one of his cute grandchildren and say "It'll grow back daddy! But this time healthy and the way it should be!" Reverting back to calling him daddy always kills him so that's my strategy ;o)
No worries though mates! My mom is coming over in a bit to see it for herself because she thinks I was joking around on the phone with her last night.
It feels good to start fresh. I woke up this morning feeling eerily renewed and I made a hot breakfast for the hubs, had his lunch packed and the kids ready to take him to work - on time - and what felt effortlessly done. Maybe I'm the anti-Samson. I GET my strength after cutting off my hair...hmm...
I open the floor now for comments, questions, possibly even criticisms. Possibly I said! :oP Nah, I'm strong enough to take it now, so have at it.
My best,
Song of the Week: India.Arie "I Am Not My Hair" I will be playing a song from my playlist for probably the whole month and beyond. I'm on a kick y'all!
