Hair Workout!

So, I figured that along with the changes I've undertaken this summer, getting in shape would be another good transition to add. As I should be working on my dissertation, sitting is often the position I'm in each day. If I'm not making progress on my writing, I am sitting (or lying) in front of the TV. (I'm getting caught up on all the movies and tv shows I miss during the academic year. BUT I'm most excited about the new season of Project Runway, more on that later).

I started a Pilates class about three weeks ago. MAN, it is kicking my buttocks, which is probably a good thing. It is amazing how hard it is just to hold up your own body weight. I am also taking advantage of jogging/walking along the coast. The weather has been great and there are always so many people out there in the morning. I got a lot of 'looks' today, which may or may not have to do with my sisterlocks (it is possible that people were checking to make sure that I did not faint. I still get to huffing and puffing about twenty minutes into it. I also have a tendency to sing aloud or lip sync as I go. The iPod is just the best thing since...the Walkman I guess!).


Another strange thing came to mind afterwards though: what do you do about 'head sweat'?


As promised, I am also posting some photos of some different 'styles,' if you can call them that, that I'm am testing out with my thin, two-week-old locks. Admittedly, I spend most of the day in front of the computer, so I am not seen in public that often, but the idea here is just to share how I am working what I've got, and to invite others to share some things they have done with their locks (short, long, thin, thick or otherwise) as well.





In this picture I have one of those 'psychadelic' looking head bands (eh, Nicole Richie has nothin' on me!) and I pulled what I could into a ponytail at the base of my head. My hair is much longer in the back. I thought it was cute, but I may need to slow down on the concealer!

The next pictures are my version of an 'updo.' I know, it looks wild, but that can be sexy...right? Anyway, from the back you can also see how my hair is thickening up just two weeks into this 'journey.' The texture of the individual locks is really changing quickly too. (Oh, you can also see my friend behind me. Yes, it is a Teddy Bear, but he is a doctor. You've gotta love Build-A-Bear!).



Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Here We Go!

YAHOOEE!




I had to do it.

I've been reading everyone's blogs, well, only the one's about sisterlocks, so I had to start my own. I may be the most private person in the world, so this is both crazy and shameful, but I'm doing it anyway. That seems to be the name of the game this summer, my attempts to do things I would not have done before (or at least not since I started acting 'grown'). Obviously, the biggest, most monumental change has been GETTING SISTERLOCKS! I am into my second week (almost sounds like a pregnancy journal!).

I am at the beginning of the famous 'journey' and I too really like the change.... However, I must admit that I, like many others, was very surprised by how thin my hair is. I think it has quite a bit to do with wearing braids for um, most of my adult life (see action shot below), and then dealing with incredible amounts of stress. The other factor here is, actually, that my hair is soft, fine, and, of course, nappy!







I figured that I may not be the ONLY one with such an experience. I have been thrilled to see the development of everyone's locks, but I looked way too long and hard at the post-one year photos. Believe me, they are gorgeous, but I thought that I would share some of my experience here at the beginning and with much thinner hair (did I mention that my hair is thin?!).



Whoo, these pictures are out of control! When I get the hang of this, perhaps I will post more than photos of my nose. This is the problem with taking pictures of yourself by yourself. I'll practice, promise. Anyway, here are some crazy before and after shots (makeover and makeup still pending). See what I mean, these sisterlocks are making me bold, I'm even putting these wild photos out in cyberspace.

So, that's the first blog...

Feel free to write me at helgaslocks@yahoo.com (no, my name is not Helga, but that is the name of the protagonist of one of my favorite novels!)