Bringing Sexy Back... Again (?)

I'm a slacker in the worst way! Remember all my talk about P90X? Well I was starting to see actual progress in my body that I'd never seen before but then life happened. *sigh*

School accelerated and all my extra-curricular stuff intensified. My eating and my fitness waned and before I knew it, it had been two months since I even attempted P90X.

It's pretty sad because I used to be a work-out addict. I set myself back. I need some accountability. I had a goal and I keep pushing it back but I have to stop doing that. Summer is about to be here and I'll have no excuse. I won't have assignments to take up my time.

Anyway.. thanks for reading ladies and gents! You are great folks!

-Raxxie

Life.. and School

So I just looked at my progress with my undergraduate degree so far. I knew I was almost done but I didn't feel like it. I JUST realized though how done I am! Its BEAUTIFUL. I have two correspondents courses to do this summer then a regular course load in the fall and I'm DONE! FINISHED! FINITO! mercy.. I can't believe it. A chapter in my life is just about done.

God, you are too good!

Thanks for reading ladies and gents!

-Raxxie

End of Month 6 : Half a Year Under My Belt

I've finished my 1st half year! Woo hoo! I love this journey. So much of it looks very loc-like. It's great to see the progress.

Come check me out!

http://public.fotki.com/Raxxie/locked-hair-the-journey-1/2010-gettin-this-th/jan-march-month-4-7/

Apple Cider Vinegar

Just taking a moment to say that I love this stuff.

I used some this morning with my monthly clarification process. My hair is all bouncy and soft. My scalp is immaculate. I LOVE ACV rinses!!!!!

I may do them a little differently from other people. I mix it with water in a spray bottle and spray it on my scalp (mainly) before I wash. Then I shower and wash my hair with glycerin soap/giovanni tea tree shampoo/neem & tea tree soap (I interchange them), shake, and go.

I LOVE my hair afterwards! its gorgeous and sheeny and soft.. just fabulous!

If you haven't tried it, maybe it's worth a try.

Thanks for reading!
-Raxxie

Still A Braidlocker?? I Say, Yes!

So as we all know, I started my locs with braids in October of last year. As you also may know, I have a lot of textures in mt hair ranging from nearly straight (no clue why) to deep waves/loose curl, to very tight "nappy" curls. I love them all dearly but my heart has more love for the tight naps, and even the deep waves/loose curls because those area are clearly doing their thing on this locking journey!

Those are the areas where I've seen all the changes (fuzz balls, buds, rotation, and even practically mature-looking locs). Those spots are my edges on the sides(tight naps) and the back/middle, basically the back half of my head(deep waves/loose curls).

Now about the top. This hair is pretty straight and it gets straighter as you get closer to the hairline. I was checking out my hair a couple weeks ago and noticed that there was little visible change in these braids. As a matter of fact I could still see the spaces in the braid where the hair was weaves in and out! The only place that looked different from almost 6 months ago was the root where I'd been retightening. I got mad!

So, I took down the majority of the braids in the front down to the latched roots and redid them as loose twists. Some were so loose they looked like little afros! (those ones I latched in a few spots to keep the loc shape.

I have to say, I am MUCH happier with them now. The look more loc-like in 2 weeks twisted than they did in 5+ months braided.

So I got some twisted braidlocks now! lol

Bring on the pix!

Forgive Me Please

Hello all!

I have been out of commission for far too long! I looked up and realized it's been nearly a month since I've said a word to all my lovely readers. Shame.

The first part of that hiatus was due to school work, and my job. Life was crazy to say the least. I'm finishing up my degree and it's kicking my butt.

The more recent portion was due to the fact that I was computer-less. I'm still having some residual withdrawal symptoms from that ordeal. lol.

Now I'm back though. I did do some stuff with my hair and have made further alterations to my routine. One day I'll figure out for sure what works and what doesn't and decide on a definite routine but till then I shall experiment.

Thanks for sticking by me ladies (and gentlemen). I love you all!

-Raxxie

Getting Ma Sexy On!

As I mentioned a little while back, my roommate and I are on our "Bringing Sexy Back" mentality this year.

Recently we started doing a program from BeachBody.com called P90X.

I dunno if you'd ever heard of it but this workout routine is INTENSE!

I workout regularly and pretty strenuously, I thought. I was losing inches just doing my own thing but it was slow. I was definitely a lot stronger and could lift way more than I ever had before but I didn't see many changes in my appearance, not in the areas I want to see change anyway.

P90X is NO JOKE! I've done it for 3 weeks (barely, off and on) and I see things changing in my abs, arms, and shoulders. Those are my trouble areas. I fight with them and never see a thing change but after this workout for a pretty short time i see it!

Mad excited! Its a 90 day thing so I can't wait till I'm done.. its gonna be intense! I'll post pix and be all vain (lol).

Anyway.. I'm happy. More than just my hair is changing now.

Thanks for reading ladies and gentlemen!

Condensation

My roots are condensing y'all! Its great. Still mostly in the back.. the front is behind (lol, oxymoron).

The condensed portion begins at the root and on some of them I can feel it travel quite far down the length, while others are just starting.

It's great to see the real change.

I dunno but to me it looks like the frizzies are actually going away. Is that good or bad? Not sure. It doesn't feel like I've done anything to set it back so maybe this is just part of the process..

Thanks for reading ladies (and gentlemen)!

-Raxxie

Colored Tips

This is weird. As I sit in class and stare at my tips (lol, no I'm not lying) I notice that quite a few are going blond!

What???? Blond tips? It's strange. Some are a brown(ish) color, some more red, and a few are actually blond. This has never happened to me before, well, not that I noticed anyway..

Anyone else experience this? Any known causes????

Musings #7 : Growing... YES!

I was chilling with one of my best friends the other night, supposedly doing homework (that was the plan anyway.. lol) and I started messing with his hair. He's got one of those Corbin Bleu fros that I was always so jealous of. I used to threaten him with a beat down if he ever cut it. I've relinquished that threat since then cuz, let's face it, it's HIS hair.. lol.

Anyway, I never thought he noticed things like my hair. He just doesn't really pay attention to those things. So, as we shirked our homework I heard him say, "Raxxie your hair is growing."

May not sound big to anyone else but if even he noticed, then it must be doing something! Yay me! My hair is making moves.

If you recall, I flipped out awhile ago about how short it looked to me. I realized later that it was shrinking because it's locking. I'd thought that I hadn't retained any length in the last year. Glad I was wrong so I can stop freaking out! lol.

Thanks for reading!

-Raxxie