CanadaSquirrel
January 29th, 2012, 06:41 PM
Some of you may have seen this when I posted it last March (here in this thread: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=67727).
Well, I just wanted to add my newest picture showing my hair 10 months later. I've not gotten a trim since then and I think I need one to tidy it up, so will probably do so in the next few weeks, and then maybe post more pics.
I'm still so thrilled that my hair has grown. I used to obsess about it badly, bemoaning the fact loudly on the other long hair boards where I used to go, whining how it would not grow.
Hallelujah! Some things do change for the better! (Edited to remove that dancing cheese emoticon as it was giving me a headache!)
I'm still so grateful that my hair has finally decided to grow. For years it wouldn't grow, and had a big chunk in the back that was actually shrinking.
Here are some progress photos:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/April_Oct03compare.jpg?t=1300407673
I think this was spring 2003. See the chunk missing on the right? I had gotten trims to make it all even and it kept shrinking up, breaking off, whatever. (The small picture on top is to show the proper colour of my hair). I think the growth problems were due to heavy stress I was under for many years.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/ByriverinNorthshore2.jpg?t=1300407781
February 2004, shortly after I left the abusive guy I was with for 18 years. I had gotten my hair cut at a beauty school. They took off way more than I wanted, but I was then starting with a clean slate of 17" hair.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/WC-Okngn.jpg?t=1300407926
Summer 2005 - me with my sweet man. My hair is finally growing!
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/Squirrel_Hair_Aug06.jpg?t=1300408004
A progress page I threw together a few years ago. On the bottom right, you can see how much they had to trim to get it somewhat even. The chunk broke off again over a few months. Was so frustrating!
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/DSCF41202.jpg?t=1300408324
(Showing the highlights I got last week, with my hair up).
From this past weekend:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/DSCF4146.jpg?t=1300408193
Just got highlights and long layers put in. My hair is now 32" long, aiming to have more inches than years of life (I'm now 44).
And latest picture from this weekend, after having a few braids in it loosely on the top layers and then taking them out:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/IMG_4001.jpg?t=1327887315
Well, I just wanted to add my newest picture showing my hair 10 months later. I've not gotten a trim since then and I think I need one to tidy it up, so will probably do so in the next few weeks, and then maybe post more pics.
I'm still so thrilled that my hair has grown. I used to obsess about it badly, bemoaning the fact loudly on the other long hair boards where I used to go, whining how it would not grow.
Hallelujah! Some things do change for the better! (Edited to remove that dancing cheese emoticon as it was giving me a headache!)
I'm still so grateful that my hair has finally decided to grow. For years it wouldn't grow, and had a big chunk in the back that was actually shrinking.
Here are some progress photos:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/April_Oct03compare.jpg?t=1300407673
I think this was spring 2003. See the chunk missing on the right? I had gotten trims to make it all even and it kept shrinking up, breaking off, whatever. (The small picture on top is to show the proper colour of my hair). I think the growth problems were due to heavy stress I was under for many years.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/ByriverinNorthshore2.jpg?t=1300407781
February 2004, shortly after I left the abusive guy I was with for 18 years. I had gotten my hair cut at a beauty school. They took off way more than I wanted, but I was then starting with a clean slate of 17" hair.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/WC-Okngn.jpg?t=1300407926
Summer 2005 - me with my sweet man. My hair is finally growing!
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/Squirrel_Hair_Aug06.jpg?t=1300408004
A progress page I threw together a few years ago. On the bottom right, you can see how much they had to trim to get it somewhat even. The chunk broke off again over a few months. Was so frustrating!
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/DSCF41202.jpg?t=1300408324
(Showing the highlights I got last week, with my hair up).
From this past weekend:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/DSCF4146.jpg?t=1300408193
Just got highlights and long layers put in. My hair is now 32" long, aiming to have more inches than years of life (I'm now 44).
And latest picture from this weekend, after having a few braids in it loosely on the top layers and then taking them out:
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k222/Thanksgiving2003/IMG_4001.jpg?t=1327887315