Sisterlocks coming soon!!!

I am happy to say that I will be officially join the sisterlocks community soon! I have been natural for two years now, and honestly I really didn't expect my hair to grow soooo fast! For the past year, I have been frustrated with my hair, not knowing what to do with it! I have tried braids, but my hair is soft, so it doesn't last too long. Then there is the twist, and twist out, which is cool, but with my thick hair, it takes hours to do, and if I leave it in more than a couple of days, it starts to curl and lock up (really bad).

Then last year, while I was at a church service, I saw this lady who had beautiful dreads!! At first, I would have never ever thought of getting dreads, but after seeing hers, I wanted to see what else was out there. I knew I didn't want to go back to perms, but at the rate my hair was growing, I know that I couldn't last like this....so that is when I found SISTERLOCKS!

I have been researching them for about a year now, and I have gotten some positves and negatives about getting them. Ultimately its up to me!!! And I chose to pursue them.

The only thing that stopped me was MONEY!!! I am a broke college student, and money is tight!!! And even though I wanted them sooo bad now, I decided to wait until I graduated to get them, that way I knew that I would be able to take care of them.

But this weekend, I was at the Eumoja Festival, and I ran across a vendor who has a natural hair shop, and I told her about me longing for sisterlocks. God must have been looking out for me because she offered me a price that I couldn't refuse...and after that, I set up my appointment!!!

Ladies and Gents I am soooo excited, I am sooo ready to get them!!! So in about a month, I will be on my way to a new beginning in my natural journey...hey, isnt this what knew growth is all about???

Until next time,
Knatural Beauty

My Knatural Journey

Here is a picture of me my senior year of high schoold before I went knatural. Never in a million years would I ever think I would go without a relaxer. I had always had long, thick hair, and always received many compliments on it, but, without a perm every 8 weeks, I thought I was helpless!!

This was a picture of me in April 2007 when I was transitioning. I had had my last relaxer of Christmas Eve 2006 and was well on my way to being natural. While my hair looked pretty good from a distance, when you got closer, you could see my roots screaming out for help! This was a hard time for me because I didn't know exactly what to do with my hair. I had a good amount of hair to do the "big chop", but I wasn't ready to give up my only bit of confidence that I had. I was in love with my hair, it defined me. But I knew that if I continued down this shallow road, that I would never gain the authentic confidence that I needed.

This is me and my mom attending a event at my church. After I realize how fast my hair was growing without the perm, I had to do something with it. I wasn't ready to cut it quite yet, so I got long kinky twist extensions in my hair. I loved it!

When I first told my mom that I was going natural, she called me crazy. But when she started researching the benefits of going natural, she decided to take the plunge with me! It's great to have support when you go through such a transition.

This picture was taking on my 20th birthday (July 2007). I had been transitioning 6 months and decided to get my straighten one more time. I also started to cut it off bit by bit, to make it easier when I finally decided to do the big chop. After this, I would have no other choice but to cut it, I was too anxious, to excited...a month later I decided that I would do the big chop.

I finally did it!!! I actually cut my hair!! August 2007 is when I started my journey. While I was scared of what people would think, I was excited about gaining my new found confidence, without my hair being my safety net. This is where my knatural journey began, but its not where it ends!!

until next time!!!

My Very First Blog!

Greetings everyone!!

So, this is my very first time blogging and I am very excited! I have always wanted to start my own blog, but never got around to doing it. This blog is about my journey to being natural. While I have been natural for 2 years now, I continue to learn new things everyday that I have never known about the natural world. Being natural for me is not just about my hair being healthy, its about all of me being healthy: Mind, Body and Spirit.

So as I share my journey with you, I hope that you, as well as I, find something new to talk about, to new to learn, so we can grow....hence the name "Knew Growth"

Until next time,
Knatural Beauty