beautiful you.

darrel mentioned that i should do a post about how i manage to do my hair. for some, this may be one of the easiest tasks, but for me, it's far from that.

i have full, curly, natural hair. lots of it. it can be a hassle to detangle and condition, and painful to straighten. there've been times it would take me close to three hours to do my hair, only because my arms would hurt so badly.

i've gotten able to manage my hair daily, because i try to do very little to it while it's in its natural state. i keep the tangles and knots to a minimum, and it'll only take me about twenty minute, give or take, depending on what i'm doing to my hair.

but the pain got so bad, and it's been so tiresome, that i don't even straighten my hair anymore. my arms burn. horribly. i'd have to keep my arms raised for hours; sometimes i'd cry because it was so much hair to get through, and i know i had to finish. i can't remember the last time i straightened my hair myself; i have to go to a salon to have it done professionally. it can cost me close to $50, so i don't have it done that often.

now, my hair is stretched. i need to condition, wash with conditioner (cowash), and twist it to stretch it out. this will definitely take me a few hours to get it all done, but it can be don't a little at a time, so it's not that bad.