The joke is on....

I decided to end my year 5 photo album with my funky take on a french roll. In my last post, I mentioned I might wear it to work. Well I did, and people laughed. So I think they got the joke. Nah, they didn't. ;)





It doesn't take long for my hair to look dry and dull. I'm not using anything on my hair (besides shampoo) so I should expect this.

I know -contrary to what my coworkers think- that this look wasn't a good look. However, it felt good to put my hair up like that without any pins or tie-ups. It was my first style! LOL. I loved having "big hair" in the front. Long before I had dreads I've wanted big hair. From the photos the big hair isn't unapparent. Trust me it was big. I got called a character from The Jetsons.

ha. ha. ha.

My dreads are 5 years old! I will start album 6 when I come up with another horrible style.

Dreadlocks for 5 years

It will be officially 5 years on January 14. Of course it doesn't seem like 5 years. People get dreads for different reasons. When I first saw dreads, I knew I wanted them. I thought they were beautiful. When I know what I want, I get it. :) I'm glad I made the decision to get dreads despite any possible repercussions. One day I saw a person combing her hair and I thought, "Wow, I miss that...sometimes". But I know having straight or just plain natural hair wasn't for me.

I don't know what the future holds. I may cut my dreads if I get too sick of the length. Or I may start over. Or I may go plain natural...if I ever learn to style it. That is one of my goals. I've never learned how to style hair. If I knew how to style "regular" hair, I could probably style my dreads easier. But styling hair has never been my thing. One thing that makes my hair hard to style is the weight and thickness of my hair. I guess I should look into bobby pins. I'm so clueless!

I haven't posted much because I haven't been taking many pictures. I finally uploaded the last of my year 5 pictures. I will be starting a year 6 album soon.



I am not doing a good job of taking care of my hair. Obviously. It is so dry even after I wash it or spritz it with water. The above pic was taken before I washed my hair yesterday. My hair is always frizzy. I just have to accept that...but it could be better if I did something with my scalp. And I need to use conditioner.



This pic was taken after I washed and palm rolled SOME of my locks. Still not looking great. :/ I use Suave Clarifying Shampoo. I love it. I usually use Suave conditioner too but I'm going to try Advance Techniques Frizz Control Lotus Shield Conditioner from Avon next time I wash my hair. I know some women with dyed dreads use Advance Techniques on their color treated dreads. I'll do a review on the product once I use it.



Decent looking scalp. I don't even know why I bother palm rolling the new growth, it does not last.



LOL! This "style" looked good from the front. Too bad it looks like crap from the back. I went out with this today to have a laugh. I'm going to try it again for work. hah. My goal this year is to learn at least 1 style I could wear to an interview. With my frizz, this seems impossible! I'm fine day to day. I haven't been to a salon since September. Most days I wear it in a high ponytail and I tie my own hair around it (to hold it). Unfortunately the frizz still shows so that isn't good enough.

Happy New Year everyone! I will try to update this blog more.