No trimming 2024!

**Rainbouu** · January 19th, 2024, 12:01 PM

I'm posting that I'm joining a little late, but my last trim was eight months ago, so I've been participating the whole time.

I haven't had much of an urge to trim in the past year, so hopefully I can sail through 2024 with little challenge too. Good luck to everyone else.

**Chasemi** · January 20th, 2024, 10:50 PM

I've been S/Ding a bit more up try to stay ahead of splits

**Eastbound&Down** · March 3rd, 2024, 05:34 AM

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but I’ve been silently checking in for a while. Just made it back to WL after a cut on Jan 6th. No more cuts until next January so I’m in!

**MadHouseWitch** · March 3rd, 2024, 10:24 AM

I think this is actually going to be easier than I thought, benign neglect for the win. But we have another hospital stay with my kiddo. Major infection in the leg, the muscle is gone and we have had to come to terms with the "what if" of amputation, HIGHLY likely that is the route we are taking... Happily ignoring all splits I need to S&D right now, but hey, I got some new toys to play with! *sigh* Had surgery to clean up the infection, has a wound vac on it, but I'm thinking the next surgery won't be just to close up the wound... Oddly enough, this probably puts her on a bit of a faster road to "normal" life, because PT has been difficult with wounds and pain.

**Eastbound&Down** · March 3rd, 2024, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by MadHouseWitch

I think this is actually going to be easier than I thought, benign neglect for the win. But we have another hospital stay with my kiddo. Major infection in the leg, the muscle is gone and we have had to come to terms with the "what if" of amputation, HIGHLY likely that is the route we are taking... Happily ignoring all splits I need to S&D right now, but hey, I got some new toys to play with! *sigh* Had surgery to clean up the infection, has a wound vac on it, but I'm thinking the next surgery won't be just to close up the wound... Oddly enough, this probably puts her on a bit of a faster road to "normal" life, because PT has been difficult with wounds and pain.

I’m sorry to hear about all the trouble and I hope whatever route ends up having that there is a quick recovery

**rudderbird** · March 3rd, 2024, 06:32 PM

I started March 2023 with *barely* APL and after one good year with one trim of 2 inches, I have reached MBL. Now, my goal is to reach Waist Length by end of August (no trimming!).

**KinkyRapunzel** · March 3rd, 2024, 08:24 PM

I have not trimmed or had a S&D session since 2022, I will continue this for another year. I was so close to full HPL and TBL but I began cutting thanks to stress, I will not do that again because I do not like how my hair feels after I trim or do S&D.

**MadHouseWitch** · March 3rd, 2024, 09:15 PM

I have the opposite problem, just shows how different hair needs can be! I LOVE how mine feels after a trim or S&D. Mine ends up doing velcro ends and I know I need to do something about it... HOWEVER wearing it in protective styles minimizes it a LOT. However, it doesn't totally do away with it. I wish I could be one of those that just DIDN'T get splits if I cared for it well, but alas, I seem to still get them no matter what. The joys of FINE hairs I suppose *sigh*

**fairy_hair** · March 4th, 2024, 11:26 AM

I'm in! I haven't trimmed for ages and my hair is now finally about a cm or two from tailbone length, my ends are not super straight/thick, but I think it will be best to just keep growing and then focus on keeping the ends trimmed and neat around mid thigh length. Once it's at the length I want, it's just trimming to maintain from then on, and the ends will just get thicker!

**KinkyRapunzel** · March 4th, 2024, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by MadHouseWitch

I have the opposite problem, just shows how different hair needs can be! I LOVE how mine feels after a trim or S&D. Mine ends up doing velcro ends and I know I need to do something about it... HOWEVER wearing it in protective styles minimizes it a LOT. However, it doesn't totally do away with it. I wish I could be one of those that just DIDN'T get splits if I cared for it well, but alas, I seem to still get them no matter what. The joys of FINE hairs I suppose *sigh*

I think the cause of my split ends are the sun (I live in Arizona) and hard water, I have been giving this some more thought lately and I honestly think those two are the cause. I have made peace with the split ends, my hair still retains length with them.