New Appointment

Well, after waiting a few weeks, we have arrived at a new appointment date for my installation.

The loctician said that because my hair is long and plenty she's sure it will take two days. So we have a date for August 7 & 8, 2008. Actually in my country (Jamaica), August 1 is Emancipation Day and August 6 is Independence Day. Hence this is the right time for me to get emancipated and independent with my hair. I'm already somewhat emancipated cause I still have to get help with my hair in it's natural state now and I'll be fully independent of products and eventually, a hairdresser (still have to use one now or else I couldn't comb my hair... it's almost impossible on my own).

I've had some bad dreams over the past few nights and they were all about my hair so I know it is really on my mind. My consultant was on holiday and I was trying to get her when I thought she would have returned... I wasn't getting her at all and I got an answer one day but she was sleeping and I couldn't get her back since. She finally called me back and that ended the nightmares. I was thinking of switching so that too was bugging me out.

Dream 1
I dreamt that I was taking a long journey on a bus or something and a young lady offerred to wash and fix my hair and then I realise that she blow dryed and hot curled my hair and when she was finished it looked like a perfect perm. I was D-E-V-A-S-T-A-T-E-D in the dream. After I worked so long and hard to get my natural hair to where it is and this girl come mess up my hair. It was like I was sleeping and half awake when she was doing these things to my hair and like I couldn't stop her... for me that is a NIGHTMARE.

Dream 2
I dreamt that I went to another consultant to get my hair done since I couldn't get intouch with the one I chose. This second consultant started my hair and all that but I noticed that within an hour or so she was almost done and I know that it should be much much longer than that so I asked her to stop so I could see what she was doing.... when I observed it it was tiny plaits that this woman was putting in my hair and pretending like it was SL. I could have easily pulled them out with a tail comb. I was so disappointed. I started pulling them out same time and made up my mind to not try to find the cheapest person but the one who knows what they are doing.

A girl at my church did her own hair. She had it twisted finely and after a couple of weeks pulled out the fine twists and left them as is and started to use a pin to lock those strands. Her hair has begu to lock and it looks good. She offerred to do mine and it was tempting cause it would be free of cost. Even if I paid her it would not be half as much as the sisterlock method but I thought that eventually I may be sorry I did it that way so I'll best stick to my decision.

I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) in my right hand which I believe maybe a hindrance for me when I learn to retighten my own hair. It bothers me now when I try to twist out my hair after a wash. That's why I still have to pay a hair dresser now to wash and twist it out for me because it stays longer and my hand is relieved of the pain.

I'm wondering now how I'll handle my own retightenings with this situation but it is still something I'll have to do. Perhaps take it little by little. Any thoughts on that?