Tuesday, August 14, 2007

2 Year Update

I am over the blog lazies long enough to do my two year update. Yeah baby! The below collage is my two year growth compared to my day one installation.



Next are photos of this years growth compared to my one year growth.



Despite the ups, despite the downs, you all know the speech - I love my hair! To all the newbies, keep toughing it out. The growing pains don't last forever.

At first tonight was just a wash. Then I wanted to do something different so I decided to single plait for a crinkle look. I did this back in January and loved the volume but the style was gone the next day. Therefore I wanted to keep the plaits in for at least 2-3 days, but then there is work. I thought about wearing a Loc Soc but only as a last resort. After putting in the plaits, I remembered some advice I gave Chosenvessel a while ago and I started to pin up the plaits. It's a bit on the eclectic side but hopefully I can pull it off. I'll take my Loc Soc with me to work just in case. I'll wear this up style until early next week and maybe my crinkles will have a fair chance.





A little bit of length does come in handy. Whoohoo!

42 comments:

Mali said...
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Mzcka said...

Congrats on your 2yr mark! We both had our SL's started w/Paulette (one of the best in the midwest)who I can't say enough good things about.

Mali said...

Wow! Happy Anniversary! You look fabulous! What a difference a year makes. Congratulations in celebrating your 2nd year of locdom. :-D

Jena Evans said...

Owww Weee... look out now~ The growth is dramatic over the year. Happy Loc'versary!!!

Your locs are looking too sweet!

blessings~

ja stu sisterlock journey said...

Hi There,

good to see you , was wondering what was happening, congrats on your anniversary.Your hair is sooo goegeous.

V @ Locks-N-Motion said...

As much as I stalk your blog this post was not here a while ago anyways something told me to double check. I hope I'm not scaring you! lol, Anyways Happy 2 Years! Your locks look gorgeous and what a diffeence time really makes. This post has inspired me to hang in there a little while longer.

Naturalist1 said...

Congratulations. Your hair looks great.

Cluizel said...

Congrats on the 2 year mark!

I love seeing the day 1 and year 2 pics together...

::waiting for my turn:: lol

Anonymous said...

Wow, your hair has really grown in year two!!! congrats on your anniversary!!!

muslimahlocs said...

happy lockiversary! your sisterlocks look fabulous. they have grown so much in the past two years. how have you grown with them?

Goodnapps said...

Mzcka - Thank you so much dear. We got lucky for sure.

Mali - Thanks a bunch girl. It's amazing how much difference a year does make. Seeing is believing.

Jen - Oh thank you so much ma lady! Being able to follow your
journey really helps a sista so much.

Ja Stu - Thank you so much. Nowadays it is getting a bit
tougher to blog about hair, so I can't make any promises. But I'm looking forward to seeing your updated progress.

Sistalocd - LOL, oh gosh no honey. As much as I stalk everyone's
blog, I'm glad I've been able to hold your attention. But I have to
be honest, it's getting a bit difficult to keep blogging about
hair. A lil birdie had to give me a push to do this update.

But definitely hang in there. I know how it can be a little rough
at moments.


Naturalist1 - Thanks deary!

Cluizel - Thanks a bunch girlie. I'm expecting yours real soon
and looking forward to the comparisons.

Sunsail - Thanks girl. If it weren't for the comparison, who would of thought. I guess I've been taking some hair growth steroids too. Just kidding of course. We all have to hang in there.

Goodnapps said...

Muslimahlocs - I see you're going to be the one who always makes me go there. That is such a good question and I don't even know where to begin.

I'll use this question as inspiration for my next post
to go with the hairstyle take down
next week.

Thanks so much for joining me on this journey.

Abena Abena said...

You go GURL.....Do YO THANG!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON 2 YEARS!!!! I love me some comparison photo's, thanks.

Anonymous said...

Happy 2 Year Lockversary!!!!

You've definitely given me hope and you're always an inspiration! It seems the first year is for thickening and fullness and the second year begets the growth!!!YEAH!!!

Your Sisterlocks are off the chain and I can't wait to hear if others reacted to your updo and see pics when you let the plaits out!!!!

I feel you on the blogging about hair all the time thankfully food is another one of my passions.

Chi-chi said...

Congrats on your 2 year locversary. You hair is testimony to the beauty of Sl's. They also compliment your inner beauty (;

Chi(:

Anonymous said...

Wow, very nice. I usually am checking your blog everyday and glad to see the updates! The growth is amazing.

Anonymous said...

I am so glad you did a comparison post, they always put things in perspective for us.

The growth is great but you have also taken great care of your locks and are reaping the rewards of doing so. Keep it up!

N'Drea ~ the Storyteller said...

Congrats on reaching the 2-year milestone. What growth! Your locks are so full and look very healthy. Love the comparison pics.

You're such an enourager, I think it's my turn to encourage you to keep on keeping it real and giving your great advice and wonderful support :)

Sister-in-Locks said...

All I can say is wow! Congratulations

Goodnapps said...

Chosen Vessel - Thank you so much. You definitely keep me inspired.

Meikmeika - Thank you so much. There is so much to look forward to with this lock journey. But it is so worth it.

The updo went over very well. I was so pleasantly surprised. I got a lot of compliments.

As I've said before, your food posts have got me inspired.



Chi - chi...((blushing)) Thank you so much my darling. It would not have been as fun without you guys. You've lasted longer than most of my relationships.


Dstdiva - Why thank you honey. I had no idea. I've been following your updates as well.

Goodnapps said...

Tra - Boy do they ever! Thank you so much dear. You know how I feel, if your hair is screaming help me, then you better do it and fu@@@k what you heard. If they slip out they slip out. It's better to have some hair to lock back up.

nDrea - you're gonna make me cry.
Yall know I'm also a sap. Thank
you so much for the love and encouragment.


SIL - Thank you so much lady. It's
been such a pleasure to follow your
journey for inspiration, in more ways
than one.

KnottyAuthor said...

WOWOWOW!!! 2YEARS...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! it's amazing to see the progress! you look great!

blackrussian said...

Goodness Gracious Goodnapps!

I was by here yesterday and encountered technical difficulties.

I typed out a nice long comment and then it went away and blogger would NOT let me post a thing.

SOMEONE has it in for the LWC.

NOW all the good stuff has been said.

Your hair IS looking fabulous and amazing. AWESOME growth!

And you are looking so good...goodnaps, indeed.

And as for NOT blogging about hair all the time...tell us what's going on in your life. MAYBE it STARTED with the hair, but we LIKE YOU now, and care about the things that interest you.

Do what I do sometimes - blog about whatever else is on your mind and tack on a sentence about your hair at the end, if you must.

I enjoy your observations and POV, so keep us posted.

Goodnapps said...

Chele - Thanks so much girlie.


BR - oh my. Where do I start. I'm so sorry to hear that blogger trashed your original comment. I got burned many many times like that too. Now whenever I'm going to go LWC on somebody, I type the comment in MS Word, Notepad or some other stable application and paste the comment in. Since you are the long winded commenter,
you may want to start doing this. Oh the frustration of typing a 2 page comment only to have it get trashed before you are able to post it.

Thank you so much for all of the lovely comments. I always appreciate them.

I'll take your advice on other blog topics. Although I do want to post many times on other subjects, but if I don't get my thoughts down soon enough, it ends up being a post that never was.

But for some reason you seem to be in my head or something. A lot of your post topics are exactly things I would of liked to post on. I'm glad somebody is finally getting around to these topics.

Again, thanks so much!

Naturally Sophia said...

I am so late. I am slipping...forgive me. Congrats!!! You know you look fab!

blackrussian said...

Hey, thanks!

You should see my draft box. It's overflowing. With posts that may never be. Most often they sprout from seeds of inspiration I get from other ppl's blogs or comments that take on a life of their own.

I could post like brunsli if I had the time. I also like not to overwhelm my readers with too many thoughts at once. I like to give people a few days to read and comment.

Oh, and I forgot to say happy anniversary the second time around.

Aya said...

Goodnaps, glad you're back!!!I just love the look of your locks. What a difference from day one. I especially like the length in the front, as you know that has been a problem area for me. Happy 2nd locversary!!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

Lovely! Congrats on the 2nd anniversary!

PAYLAR said...

Congratulations on your anniversary. Thanks for sharing your journey and encouraging us all.

Goodnapps said...

Sophia - not at all honey. Thanks for the compliment.

BR - If we want to be daily bloggers, we should get rid of the tv. I saw an article on how rich we could be if we did so. It would have made an interesting post to share. But again, never happened. I really will have to try harder.

Thanks again. The time really does fly by.

Aya - I was thinking of you and hoped you would drop by. Thanks so much for all the compliments. In a few years, all your growing pains will be a thing of the past and you'll be counseling others through theirs. Your locks are going to be wonderful the way you want them to be.

Shanessence - Thank you so much!!! This update may have come a lot later had it not been for your email.


Paylar - Thank you so much Paylar. I am wishing you all the best on your journey and look forward to following your updates.

still waters said...

Goodnapps as I looked all I found myself thinking was WOW!!!! your locks are coming along nicely here is to another year in the journey congrats gurl!!!

one love still

Aundrea said...

Hi Goodnapps!! Your hair is looking beautiful!! I cannot believe the growth you've had!! It seems like just yesterday I was visiting your blog to see your hair as it was in the beginning! I know you are so proud, as you should be! You look great!!

Mel said...

Congratulations!!! Your hair looks awesome and what a lot of growth! I am looking forward to seeing the results of your 'do - please don't make us wait too long!

BTW - how are your Mum's SLs doing?

Goodnapps said...

Still W - Thank you so much dear. We've both come a long way!

Aundrea - Thanks dear. Yes, it does seem like only yesterday they were just done. It's what I wanted, so no turning back now.

Mel - Thank you so much girlie! I took the plaits out today and it turned out great. I will do a post in the near future.

Mom is doing good with her locks. I know, she is waay overdue for a proper update.

Anonymous said...

Congrats on your 2 year anniversary:) I am currently wearing the braid out and I just love it...

Goodnapps said...

Locksuluv - Thank you very much. I can see this style growing on me for the next year or so.

dreamangel75 said...

Congrats on your two years with SLs! I am amazed with the growth over the past two years.

Goodnapps said...

Dreamangel - Thank you very much!

Anonymous said...

Tonya,
I'm a bit late...but wanted to say "Happy 2-year SLsversary!!!! Love the Braidout!!!! Ooooohhh how I would LOVE to have thick hair like you :)

Goodnapps said...

Sharon - oh my. Now I must apologize. Sometimes the comments come through via my email and sometimes they don't.

Thank you very much for the well wishes! I'm sure you are loving the advantages that comee with not having thick hair.

Kwasmrs said...

Your locks are so gorgeous!! It is definitely inspiring to see your progress. Thank for keeping such a detailed blog for people like me ;-) I'm so excited I have my installation set for this weekend!!

Maryee said...

Girl, I've been soooo busy teaching and running around I just realized your anniversary was when I was in DC and before my teaching marathon began. My bad! You know it's been such a pleasure watching your journey from a far and know this, Sis, we'll be meeting up when I head in your neck of the woods.

Thanks for all you do in sharing your journey, blogging expertise and knowledge to the online locked hair community!

Blessings...