nerdymomma
April 28th, 2012, 09:00 PM
[Forgive me, please, this is a bit wordy. For the Reader's Digest version, read the first and last paragraphs.]
Hi, I'm nerdymomma. These days I'm a homebody bookworm and a SAHM to two little boys, ages 3.5 and 1. My husband and I love Sci-fi television. (My favorite Sci-fi series' are 'Farscape' and 'Firefly')
So - I found LHC while trying to figure out how to cut my own hair. I'm a DIY sort of gal; I sew, crochet, and cook from scratch. I already cut my own bangs, the boys hair and my husband's as well. My recent attitude towards my hair had been one of aggravation-induced neglect. So, here I find a fabulous tutorial (by Feye - and my hair looks great! Thanks!) and a whole host of information that I'd never even thought to look for.
I've been reading through the website (only a little obsessively) and panicking only slightly about my comb, brush, and the thoughtless ways I have been abusing my hair. So, let me give my Hair History.
Hair type (I think) is: 1bFii
I have never been afraid to cut my hair or change it. As a child I was told I just couldn't have long hair, that it was too thin. My mom always chopped my hair at my shoulders or thereabouts. I had poodle perms, it went longer or shorter, but overall, it was always boring, always in a ponytail. I have a redheaded sister who had waist-length hair and I was very envious. In college I had an ugly breakup and had my my hair bobbed and dyed it reddish purple. When I met my husband 2 years later I decided to let the red go. I went a few shades darker than my natural dirty-blonde and started growing. I loved my long hair! I left it down for our wedding in 2007.
2008 I got pregnant. I stopped dyeing. I started to get some "weird" ideas about health and nutrition. After the baby was born I spent 8 months adrift, becoming a SAHM to a new baby and with a husband who worked crazy hours.
The summer of 2009, one of my first attempts to regain my sense of self was a haircut. This time, a disastrous pixie. I hated it. It grew out so hideously. I really, really loathed that haircut. I've been growing it ever since. February 2011 I was pregnant again and I hadn't had my hair cut in almost 2 years, so I went at my husband's request and had my hair done. The stylist did a fabulous job giving me long layers, heavy Heidi Klum bangs, and peekaboo highlights (mistake! gah!)
So here I am, April 2012 with BSL 1bFii hair. I have brown hair (thank you hormones!) with blonde highlights and bangs growing out. My favorite shampoo bar and conditioner bar are from Virginia Soaps and Scents (http://www.va-soaps.com/vss2_014.htm). 3 days ago I trimmed my own hair for the first time. Before that I hadn't had a trim in 10 months. I came to LHC not knowing how to care for my hair. My old routine was every 2-3 days WC, yank a brush through it, wad it on my head with an elastic, and not think about it again til evening, when I would take it down to dry before bed. My hair is frizzy, my cowlick is out of control. I've started a hair journal, Today I started a new routine of: CWC, comb (with a new comb - I bought two, a regular wooden one and a wide-toothed plastic with pretty smooth ridges, since they didn't have a wooden wide-tooth. Is that ok you think?) and oil w/ coconut oil and aloe mix for the frizz. So far I'm very pleased. I'm going to teach myself a sock bun now. Thank you LHC for showing me how to love my hair instead of chop it off!
Hi, I'm nerdymomma. These days I'm a homebody bookworm and a SAHM to two little boys, ages 3.5 and 1. My husband and I love Sci-fi television. (My favorite Sci-fi series' are 'Farscape' and 'Firefly')
So - I found LHC while trying to figure out how to cut my own hair. I'm a DIY sort of gal; I sew, crochet, and cook from scratch. I already cut my own bangs, the boys hair and my husband's as well. My recent attitude towards my hair had been one of aggravation-induced neglect. So, here I find a fabulous tutorial (by Feye - and my hair looks great! Thanks!) and a whole host of information that I'd never even thought to look for.
I've been reading through the website (only a little obsessively) and panicking only slightly about my comb, brush, and the thoughtless ways I have been abusing my hair. So, let me give my Hair History.
Hair type (I think) is: 1bFii
I have never been afraid to cut my hair or change it. As a child I was told I just couldn't have long hair, that it was too thin. My mom always chopped my hair at my shoulders or thereabouts. I had poodle perms, it went longer or shorter, but overall, it was always boring, always in a ponytail. I have a redheaded sister who had waist-length hair and I was very envious. In college I had an ugly breakup and had my my hair bobbed and dyed it reddish purple. When I met my husband 2 years later I decided to let the red go. I went a few shades darker than my natural dirty-blonde and started growing. I loved my long hair! I left it down for our wedding in 2007.
2008 I got pregnant. I stopped dyeing. I started to get some "weird" ideas about health and nutrition. After the baby was born I spent 8 months adrift, becoming a SAHM to a new baby and with a husband who worked crazy hours.
The summer of 2009, one of my first attempts to regain my sense of self was a haircut. This time, a disastrous pixie. I hated it. It grew out so hideously. I really, really loathed that haircut. I've been growing it ever since. February 2011 I was pregnant again and I hadn't had my hair cut in almost 2 years, so I went at my husband's request and had my hair done. The stylist did a fabulous job giving me long layers, heavy Heidi Klum bangs, and peekaboo highlights (mistake! gah!)
So here I am, April 2012 with BSL 1bFii hair. I have brown hair (thank you hormones!) with blonde highlights and bangs growing out. My favorite shampoo bar and conditioner bar are from Virginia Soaps and Scents (http://www.va-soaps.com/vss2_014.htm). 3 days ago I trimmed my own hair for the first time. Before that I hadn't had a trim in 10 months. I came to LHC not knowing how to care for my hair. My old routine was every 2-3 days WC, yank a brush through it, wad it on my head with an elastic, and not think about it again til evening, when I would take it down to dry before bed. My hair is frizzy, my cowlick is out of control. I've started a hair journal, Today I started a new routine of: CWC, comb (with a new comb - I bought two, a regular wooden one and a wide-toothed plastic with pretty smooth ridges, since they didn't have a wooden wide-tooth. Is that ok you think?) and oil w/ coconut oil and aloe mix for the frizz. So far I'm very pleased. I'm going to teach myself a sock bun now. Thank you LHC for showing me how to love my hair instead of chop it off!