It's so liberating to share theses pictures. Because I had been natural for years, but was covering it up with weave. I can't tell you how many times hair dressers urged me to process my hair. Their only compliments were fashioned like this, " You're hair is so thick and healthy, it would take a relaxer very well".

My natural hidden by sewn in weave, OUCH!

Before and After

My "Kinky Curly" Crown

OMG! Must travel w/out my hair products!

Please comment on similar incident/story of your own.

As you can see from this pic... I need product.

I was just told that all my hair products must be reduced to small containers for the flight in the morning (Kansas City for 1 week). Ok, no big I could just buy more once I arrive, but then what if I can't find what I need, and not to mention the waste of leaving it all there, or shipping the products home. Now, I think I'm just being cheap, maybe a bit petty. Well I have to finish packing. Wish me luck, I'm going to compete in Skills USA' s National Competition and hope to bring home another Gold Medal. If so, this will be my 5th and final medal this year. I hope to finish school (Pharmacy Tec) by January 2010.

http://www.myptec.org/Default.asp : check me out on my schools homepage, see pics fade in/out. Yep, that's me accepting medals at State Competition last month.