DJT on Sisterlocks and Freedom.....

Hey there!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Me in the ATL. I am wearing a braid out casue it is easy and breezy!

End of Summer Blues!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:05:00 +0000

I LOVE MY HAIR! I can't say it enough really. My cousin set my hair on permed rods. it had taken her about 55 minutes to do so and she was not too happy about that at all. That was about 4 days ago and it has a nice loose curl pattern to it which I love, love, love.....Did I say that I love my hair?

Hi out there!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:36:00 +0000

I dont blog regularly anymore because not much changes with my hair other than the length and my love for it. I did recolor my hair since I originally did it becasue I couldn't take the black roots anymore. I did forget what color I originally used so I just put a copper on top and this is how it came out! In 5 months I will have been locked for 3 years. I am starting to be a source of lock envy to those with either no locks or younger locks! That is a pretty awesome deal too!

Long time no Blog...

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:30:00 +0000

It has definitely been a while since I've blogged. I've fallen off largely because of my new job, I am at a computer 40 hours per week so that when I get home, I have no desire for logging on to the computer, much less up date my blog. The other part of it is pure laziness. I still love my hair and it is growing like crazy. These pictures are a few from my Birthday weekend away with my best friends. We went to Maryland and DC. We had a blast.
I don't do much to my hair due to lack of time. I love curls but can't stand the two hours it takes for me to roll it. I enjoy the braid out but can't stand having my hair cornbraided....I am not complaining at all I am just really beginning to appreciate the time it takes to style my hair as it gets longer. In fact, I went back to letting Martine retighten both my hair and Jada's. DIY is soooo last year! No really, it is just so freakin time consuming I am never in the mood for it anymore. In the third picture, that is my girl from NJ who is rocking 4 month old SL's. Yes, I was her hairspiration!

More pics of jada's 1 year old braidlocks

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:10:00 +0000

My Sisterlocks' 2nd Birthday!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:59:00 +0000

January 17, 2009 My locks turned 2! I just washed them with Carol's Daughter new black vanilla shampoo. I like it alot too! I love all of her products actually, I still Aveda's Rosemary mint shampoo, but lately I've been wanting to have a variety of scents in my hair. I am showing off because I can finally get a ponytail well mostly, a few locks from the tippity top manage to break free so I stuck a bobby pin in it for the picture however. I am certain that once I am retightened by my consultant whom I haven't had the privilege of sitting in her chair for a whole year, my ponytail will be more official. I will certainly take pics of my hair because once it is retightened.....stay tuned.

Jada's Braidlocks Turn 1 Year Old!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Look at my locks! They are getting so long! My mom tightened them using the nappy lock tool ever since I got my locks November 21, 2008 but she decided that Martine should retighten them because she said they "grow like weeds." If you look closely you can really see the lock clearly seperate from the braid. Martine and my mom said that one day, the lock and the braided portion will fuse together...i'm not sure what that all means but I surely do love my hair even if I get teased from time to time.

Almost two years old

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:13:00 +0000

In less than a month I will have been locked for 2 whole years! Time flies when you are natural and free! Since I started my lock journey, I have converted three dear friends of mine from perms to Sisterlocks. Seems sort of like a small revolution to me. It feels great to be a bit of a pioneer within my intimate social network and to also be a lock idol to them. Not too long ago, it was I who was "idolizing" everyone else's locks and wanting mine to look just like everyone elses, now it is happeneing to me. I have maintained my locks independently for this entire year too! I have done a good job but as I journey through this year, I may utilize my consultant a bit more, I love saving money, but sometimes, I just don't feel like being bothered. Often times, I join a few of my locks and by separating them I have caused one to be thin or even cut one or two off mistakenly...While I certainly don't like doing this, I don't totally mind because I feel like I have so much hair I can't even notice...... but still. I just want my consultant in my hair to work her magic. In any event, here are a few pictures of my hair as of late. The freestyle pic is immediately after a fresh wash and retightening and the othe pic is of me with a braid out. As you can see, my hair is truly shoulder length. Short to some, but long to me, it even gets caught in my coat....While I always had a good amount of hair, I don't remember ever having to pull it out of my coat. To think this is the beginning...What is a girl to do when it is REALLY long?

Feeling Punky!!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:05:00 +0000

I've always wanted a mohawk so one of my co-workers gave started me off and I fine tuned it a bit for this funky do...What do you think? I like it....

Happy Turkey Day!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:56:00 +0000

Thanksgiving with me as hostess with the mostess....so much so, I barely are that day!! But I am still eating!! Yup. I cooked all the food too, even down to the red velvet cake!!

My New Couches

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:47:00 +0000

These are my new comfy couches! They are chocolate brown leather recliners! Perfect for my little animal kingdom to climb on and not destroy! All I need are some curtains, a coffe table and an area rug and my new place will be all set for a while...

I Can't Believe it.....

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:43:00 +0000

I can't believe my hair has evolved so quickly! I love it! Even though it is just shoulder length. I am amazed at the amount of thick hair on my head!

Weird...I know

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:36:00 +0000

The pictures are weird I know but I have this thing where I like ot see what I look like with my eyes closed. Maybe a juvenile fascination with how I may look when I am asleep. I doubt I look this good sleep...maybe a little drool is missing or my mouth should be open a bit. Who knows....maybe one day, I will remarry and can then ask my husband how do i look when I am asleep.....I know, I need a life! It was cheap entertainment if nothing else!

Out and About.....

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:31:00 +0000

I had gone out to a club this night...I just set it on loc loops again and pinned up the sides. You can't see it the top photo but I had a snowflake pin in it. I was a pretty cute accent if I say so myself.

Jada is soo cute

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:45:00 +0000

Jada was getting ready for her first day of school! She had a braid out! Too cool for school!

Gigi

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:39:00 +0000

Another reason why I haven't had a moment is because of this little baby!! this is Gigi my new Jack Russell/Chihuahua mix. She is 4 years old and I rescued her from the MSPCA. Stories of her adventures will come ata later date. Just look at how cute she is!!

Feeling So Pretty.....

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:36:00 +0000

Loc loop spiral set day 3...I was feeling soooo cute this day! I loooooovvvee my hair!!!

Spirals with Loc Loops

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:32:00 +0000

Day 1 loc loop spirals. It took me about 2 hours to roll my hair in spirals. I never tried spirals I usually just roll it backwards but I wanted to experiment. I like!!!

Retightened!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:27:00 +0000

It's been 2 months since my last post because blogging takes sooooo long. I have been snapping pics but just haven't posted them. I just finished retightening again and washed me hair. It is definitely getting long.

Are Those MY Locks?

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:49:00 +0000

I just went through my blog and was so amazed at the changes that my locks have gone through over the last 20 months! The color has changed to my pleasant surprise it's kind of brownish now, maybe the sun did that, pero me gusta, mucho (I like it alot) and it has grown alot (don't ask me why I am speaking spanish). I am almost fully locked with most of my ends being sealed, especially in the back. Probably 90% of my ends are sealed! There are very few curliques. Most of the locking process has happened over the last 9 months, since I've hit my first year mark. So, for those of you who are watching your locks like watching the grass grow, relaje (spanish for relax) the changes will happen before your very eyes. No, I still am not done retightening, I may have about 40 or so locks to finish but I am sooooo lazy.....I will probably finish them tomorrow and use my lock loops afterwards. I am feeling like a roller set but want to finish torturing myself with procrastinating on my retightening. My sistas out there who have given me shout outs and feedback on whether or not I should listen to my kids and tighten up my dye jobs, I've decided to leave it alone. I do like it better than keeping it all the way dyed. It gives me more character! i'll post pics of my set whenever I'm done! Thank guys for the support.

Almost Done

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:47:00 +0000

I have been maintaining my own locks for the past 8 months by myself and doing a fine job if I say so myself. However, I hate doing the front! I hate it with a mad passion! Look at the top front, see all of the new growth? I finished all of the back and sides but I leave the bang area and half the crown for a while as I complain and moan about needing to finish it. My locks are soooo small in this area though. Not soo small thay they are weak, but the parts are soo small. It seems like it takes forever to finish tightening them all. I feel like for every 10 locks I tighten in this small area, I grow another 20 locks! Me doing it myself is alot better (as in economical) than paying Martine in this market. Besides I do get the bragging rights associated with maintaining my own do. But these teensy eensy locks on top gotta go. I really don't want to combine them at this point because I might regret it later. But I think they look fab even unstyled I just bobby pin it up and keep it moving. I do want to use my lock loops but i refuse until I finish tightening it all. I am not really complaining though, just lazy,really. I love my hair more than ever though. My kids keep telling me to tighten up my dye job too but then my eyebrows seem too dark and I can't be bothered trying to keep them colored to match the locks so I only dyed it that one time back in January. Maybe when the weather is cold and I am bored and have cabin fever i will hide my roots...but then again, maybe I won't. What do you think?

My Family

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:36:00 +0000

This is my Mama and me at the train station going downtown to dinner......

Jada, Jasmine, Mama, and Gracia jr. my lil' sis after we ate pizza and had cannoli's for dessert(a few of us even had the nerve to eat ice cream on top of that).....we had a great time just hanging out on a Saturday night in the Bean.

Stylin and Profilin

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:30:00 +0000

My hair is tightened up and I wanted my hair a little styled. I usually freestyle and make the locks come into my face. My mom hates this. She wants my locks to go backwards like hers but I hate that. My mom just leaves my hair alone and let me be free with them until she wants to wash them and retighten my locks. I think I look cute. Do you?

A Closer Look

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:26:00 +0000

From the scalp to my moms fingers are the "sister" locked areas and the rest are the braidlocks. My hair is growing so much, my mom says I will eventually have double the amount of sisterlocks because of all of the new little hairs that are growing in between my locks. Can you see them?

Braidlocks Doin Their Thang!

FreeDJT@gmail.com (DJT) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:12:00 +0000

Freshly washed and getting ready to get tightened. It has been 9 months since my braidlocks were installed and my hair is getting so long. I love my braidlocks. I like to call them sisterlock like my mom.

Jada's braidlocks are locking faster than my SL's had. She is actually fully locked in the areas that I tightened with the nappy lock tool. If I were to pin her hair up one could not tell that she has portions of braids in her hair at all. She loves them and even has the hand-in-the-hair-itis. It is soo cute to watch. She loves the bumpiness of the locks too. She is definitely developing her sense of self awareness and a strong sense of self love that is coming from her locks. Today she and I were driving in the car and she stated that she hates it when people treat those with nappy hair mean just because their hair is nappy. Then she followed that with "having nappy hair is the best hair to have. I'm glad my hair is not straight." I am so proud of my daughter.