I happy that I achieved my original hair goal. I wanted my hair to be as long as it was when I was a little girl before I ever had a relaxer. I believe I am there. The only difference I see in my older pictures vs today is that back in the day when I had pigtails all my hair was one even length except for bangs. Today, my hair is in layers. (I believe that is because I before I transitioned my hair was badly damaged in weird layers that I did not cut them into. I never corrected the funky layers.) That is why in the above picture my hair sort of looks thinner at the ends. I need to grow those layers out. Now that I have reached my original goal I am not done. I want to grow my hair even longer. Here is my new plan:
- Grow all layers of my hair to full armpit length (APL).
- Once all of my hair is APL I will cut it even. I will be done with layers and bangs. I am not saying never ever again in the far future. However, in the near future I want my hair all one solid length.
- I will never ever cut my hair shorter than APL ever. I plan on loving my hair so it does not get damaged to the point where somehow it gets shorter.
- Once I am full APL, I will continue to let my hair grow. I definitely would like to see what my hair looks like at bra strap length. Maybe even waist length for kicks and giggles. I will call this hair "bonus hair." If I am tired of "bonus hair" the shortest I will cut is...come on, guess! APL!
- I think I need to step it up. I've seen other people's fourth year reveals and their hair was longer than mine. So I am considering trying hair vitamins. Also, I am curious if my iron levels are contributing to my hair length after watching SistaWith RealHair's videos on YouTube. I know once I was almost rejected from donating blood to the Red Cross because my iron levels were low. Also, I can tell from MyFitnessPal that I am not getting the recommended daily amount of iron in my diet. So, I should research iron filled foods to eat.
- And last but not least: Enjoy my hair. I love the versatility of natural hair. I can be coily, curly, or straight. I like change every now and then with styles and being natural allows me to switch it up. I am not really into changing my hair color unless I do so with weave. I actually like my natural hair color. I tried on a blonde wig before and let's just say Jesus knew what He was doing, ha ha! Although, I am starting to get grey hairs. In the future, I need to consider what I am going to do: leave it alone, use a rinse, or use permanent color. I think right now permanent color is scaring me because I don't want to damage my hair. I've seen people dye their hair and they have to moisturize it more than usual. At the moment, I am just going to leave it alone. If I do something to it, I'll definitely blog about it.
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