Another discovery in my natural hair journey

Soooooooo I was in Macy's the other day looking at Carol's Daughter hair products when I started reading some handouts from her.  One of them talked about the "scab hair period". This hair period is the first 6-8 months of your hair grown.  According to Carol that is not your true curl pattern because your hair is growing out of damaged hair follicles. Once the follicles heal, your true curl pattern will start to come through.  I don't know how true this is, but it gives me something else to look forward to!

Reflecting on 2012

I woke up this morning to a phone call from the University of Virginia to officially offer me the position of tutor coordinator. After talking to the women in HR I started to reflect on everything that has happened this year.  The year started with me dating someone I was not very interested in and ended with me being in love with a wonderful man. Of course each year starts with me in financial ruins (that is a bit extreme I know) but this year is ending with financial blessings.  I started the year with relaxed hair and I am ending it natural and getting to the point where I love my hair.  This year I lost a close friend but reconciled with an old one.  I am transitioning into a position that will allow me to try new things and change a tutor program for the better.  As I type this I realize that this year I got something in my life that I have always lacked in the past: balance.  More than any other blessing from above I am thankful for that. I am praying that this will continue to be constant in my life.  finally I am looking forward to seeing what 2013, and age 29, will bring.