My current crop is my 2nd set. My 1st set, back in the Spring/Summer of 2006, were professionally installed. I was 26. Those dreads were bigger than a #2 pencil and a funky honey blonde color that was done by moi. Just like now, I decided then to do them myself so I could save money and learn about them with hands on training. In February 2007, I found out I was pregnant and decided to go back to braids because I thought braids would last longer and would require less maintenance. So, I said goodbye to my locs and hello to micros. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended in May of that same year. For the next 3 years, I cycled through micros, box braids and sew-ins trying to find the one that made me feel like the fierce and fabulous woman I KNEW I was. Eventually it dawned on me-when I had my locs, I didn’t feel like I was going in circles (that was July 2010.) And, locs would give me the look of long, flowing braids with it being ALL MY HAIR! In August, I started my locs and I’ve been fearlessly rockin’ them ever since.
Now it’s 2012 and my 2 year anniversary is approaching. A lot of things have happened in my life (some good and not so good) and like a faithful friend, my dreads have been there for me. They aren’t the funky blonde I had before, but I have big plans for my babies, especially if I can successfully start my own business so I won’t have to worry about my appearance being inappropriate for the workplace. I like to think every bump in my dreads and their fuzziness are symbolic of my life….their growth is a reflection of my own growth.
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