not sure how much I'm going to cont to bother with measuring. on tye one hand I think that I'm better off thinking in terms of where it hits my body rather than actual inches...my hair is sooo curly I get a diff no.everytime and besides a watched pot....but on the other hand I think I wd like to have a list record....

Balleryna~* ~*Ears~Chest~Waist*(2004:BS?) *Type:2c3bcFiii~*~*Curls:Botticelli &Corkscrew* ~*Chestnut Brown with Auburn to Golden Highlights*~ *HAIR JOURNAL~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story *DAILY ROUTINE~:* Meals~: certified Kosher wheat-free, Organic Vitamins~: Ensure & "Bargello"+ Daily Care~: BBB firm, Horn combs, Scalp oil/massage, Shampoo/Cond., leave-in, BBB soft: See Details *PRODUCTS~:* Louise Marie Longhairs [image][/image]

ok when I first posted this I was a tangled matted MESS and thot I was down to 20 but then I had a salon visit and they combed me out and started me over. now I do Know that I did lose hair maybe an inch or more but have no idea where I was b4 that. but anyway here's my notes from Nov. 11/3 well yesterday was measure in tho I don't measure often. I haven't measured carefully but I'm relatively certain I lost a few inches...2 dryness and 2 tangles. I'm trying 2get myself back on track now but still so tired. the salon told me I can come anytikme I like 4 wash cond or just a comb out...whatvr I feel up to. kirsten shared a lovely website on EOs and herbs. and I spoke to lmlh. very excited abt tht too. so I'm not thnking too much in terms of inches these days. mayb tht will make me feel better.

Balleryna~* ~*Ears~Chest~Waist*(2004:BS?) *Type:2c3bcFiii/Curls:Botticelli &Corkscrew* ~*Chestnut Brown with Auburn to Golden Highlights*~ *HAIR JOURNAL~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story *DAILY ROUTINE~:* Meals~: certified Kosher wheat-free, Organic Vitamins~: Ensure & "Bargello"+ Daily Care~: BBB firm, Horn combs, Scalp oil/massage, Shampoo/Cond., leave-in, BBB soft: See Details *PRODUCTS~:* Louise Marie Longhairs [image][/image]

ok i cant be sure bc i measured for the last time like the lsast few days of Nov. happily I discovrd my hair wasn't as short as I had thot but I definitely lost some due to tangles and matting. In Dec. I am well n2 my new haircare routine too. I signed up for a no measure journaling challenge (we don't measure til Jan.) and for a scalp massage challenge. I'm never sure how much I trly like measure bc I'm so curly I get a diff no.evrytime... but I do wanna spend more time on my journal. scalp massage is an important part of the routine so thts easy to keep. I will see what Jan. brings...

Balleryna~* ~*Ears~Chest~Waist*(2004:BS?) *Type:2c3bcFiii/Curls:Botticelli &Corkscrew* ~*Chestnut Brown with Auburn to Golden Highlights*~ *HAIR JOURNAL~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story *DAILY ROUTINE~:* Meals~: certified Kosher wheat-free, Organic Vitamins~: Ensure & "Bargello"+ Daily Care~: BBB firm, Horn combs, Scalp oil/massage, Shampoo/Cond., leave-in, BBB soft: See Details *PRODUCTS~:* Louise Marie Longhairs [image][/image]

ive been happy with myhair this month I think. this month I discovered how very much my hair loves water! when I went to the salon she said "your hair is good now!" I am very happy w/the texture whch is obv improvng. my worn edges are filling in as a matter of fact getting rather long tho still thinnish...

these last 7-10 days tho my hair has been so curly at times...it can be hard 2 even get it smooth. funny I compl abt tht tho when sme pay 80 bucks to have curly hair.lol but it has a shine to it tht I'm not sure it had b4 wo oil. I went crazy w the oil b4 (oct? nov?) for my crazy tangles and made thngs worse...got the crunchies. but this month I've had no oils actually and am quite happy. I just wish it wd grow faster faster...

I'm consdr poss of brushing my hair straight THen measuring...jusy not sure. many curlies measure soaking wet. my hair does go straight when its absolutely wet but it dries fast so I'm still not sure how accurate that is.

but again I'm thrilled w my new haircare routine and esp.my prod. I'm very anxious 2c it progress as the months go by.

I haven't been very good abt vitamins eithr. the begn of this month I was asnd taking HF37 (got as a gift) everyday and even choked down that awful MSM powder. but last couple wks not so good. I wanna get on the Garden of Life plan and stick to it. and take my oils again! big diff in my skin and hair. gotta do tht.

I've been plagued with terrible headaches this month. my breathing is btr tho. but my headaches go down my neck and thru my spine. ouch! VITAMINS! and my New Years resol tht I made back in the AUTUMN was 2 drink more moremore water! tht wd make a world of diff and I know it. gotta try flavoured water. and I also hear of a desktop unit tht will run cold or hot water 4u...love tea and tht counts right. I also want 2 again start eating one lemon a day. need the vit.c and it will also encourage the water.



Balleryna*~
*~Ears~BSL~Waist*(2004 Goal: BCL?)*~
~*2c3bcFiii/Springs, Rings & Coils/Fine+thick~*
*~Chestnut Brown w/Auburn to Golden Highlights*~

*My Journal~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story

Daily Care: (See Details)
Morn~: Scalp oil/massage; Shampoo/Cond.; Leave-ins
Night~: Overnight Cond. or Oil; Braid
Tools~: BBBs/Horn combs; Hairsticks/Velvet; Goody plastic pins
Current Product Line~: LML

Vitamins:
Supplements~: Biotin-5 mg, FSO-500, MSM-1500, enzymes, +Ensure
Meals~: certified Kosher, wheat-free, Organic

The good news is I'm at 24 in. The sorta bad news is I really can't be sure how much I may have lost or gained as I'm never sure abt measuring bc I come up w/a diff number everytime. So I'm counting from 23 in. I went back and forth on deciding whether or not I truly want to be a measurer or not, but I do kinda wanna doc.to see if I'm really making any steady headway and how much of my ends I'm holding on to (or losing?) ea. month. So I found a ruler to measure my length.The tippy tips just at 12 in. mark by a hair.lol but I'm going to call it at 11 in. bc its only 2 strands that will prob come off if I keep pulling on them.lol I did a curly measurement too just to document shrinkage and they fall at abt 8 in. (sitting on my collarbone). So my total length the LHL way is 24 in.

Again I'm not sure if the gain is truly well documented bc I haven't been able to measure accurately these last 2 months and hadn't measured b4 that since likely arnd late spring/summer. But I'm counting from 23 in.so that's a gain of 1 in. I will be anxious 2c how much I actually gain ea.mo. and if I find or can doc. a pattern.

In Dec. I was well into my new prod. routine and I definitely very much see an improvement in my texture. Hair has gone thru crazy curly stages but in the last wk or so, its suddenly been rather smooth even silky. I can get it (almost!) silky straight w/just a very simple brushing.

I've been very bad abt vitamins this last month. At first I did very very well on HF37 along w/MSM and Silica at night, but strtd running low so didn't remain consistent. Arnd mid-mo. I had gotten MSM powder and did very well for a couple of wks taking a detox dose of abt 20g, but it tastes so abominably that I slowly didn't take it at all. I also got some digestive enzymes that must remain refrig therefore I nver rmbr them. Next time I wll splurge and get Primal Defense. I want to begin Perfect Food. I think I wd rather like to stick w/HF37 but won't be able to do this until Feb. I definitely plan to get back on Biotin 5 mg and cont' MSM. I will figure out the grams dosage later, but I'm guessing arnd 5g. But I want to stick w/these in particular until Feb.measure-in to doc. progress.

Nov.: MSM, Biotin, Silica.
Serious tangle and matting problem.
First began new prod./daily washing.

Dec.: HF37, MSM powder, Silica.
Tangles all better.
Massage and No-Measure/Journal Challenges.

Jan. Goal: enzymes, PF, Biotin, FSO, EPO, MSM, Silica.
Brush/horn comb routine.
Doc. measure-ins and notes.
(Note new meds: FS-15 mg.)

Feb. Plan: HF37, PF, PD, Biotin, FSO, EPO, MSM, Silica.
+½"? I don't wanna set too high.



Balleryna~*
*~Ears~Chest~Waist*(2004 Goal: BS?)*~
~*2c3bcFiii/Springs, Rings & Coils/Fine but thick~*
*~Chestnut Brown/Auburn-Golden Highlights*~
Product Line: Louise Marie Longhairs

*MY JOURNAL~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story

Haircare Routine~: (See Details)
Daily Care~: Scalp oil/massage, Shampoo/Cond., leave-in, BBBs, Horn combs

Vitamins~: Ensure & "Bargello"+
Meals~: certified Kosher wheat-free, Organic

Jan. I'm doing a smaller vitamin routine this month. ($ tight). Now I have only Biotin 5 mg., FSO 500, MSM-1500. my hair is fine (1 strand is almost translucent) but thick (my ponytail is almost 5 in.arnd). i'm again amazed at my texture at the edges above the ears and at nape. Again I can't rmbr if it was always like this or if its frm the Lml concentration on the outer edges the 1st mos. Will it all be that way soon? Or is it several textures that I never noticed b4. I surprise myself at how much I like it. I imagine what all these textures will look like hanging down my back. I had good growth in Dec. when pulled straight I c that BS isn't very far off tho again the curlies it doesn't really look like it. right now just left alone hair sits on my collarbone so my goal wd be for my hair 2b waist length dry and curly. One day I might set my hair. Still not sure if I wanna tackle a blow dry...tho I am curious. Mid-Jan. Noticed something when pretreating tonight. My texture in the back half of my head, my sides just above ears, and my worn but filling in edges are very silky ringlet-y The tip top part is somewhat coarser, bushy? Even kinky? Not necessarily a bad way bc its still all very soft but I wonder at this. I don't recall such a diff b4 and wndr if my texture is changing/improving slowly in certain areas or if I'm just paying more attn. and noticing what I never have b4. the ringlets are just beautiful tho, silky. And even the coarser area is very soft. Above ears its almost bone straight, in back I will get silky straight w/waves, in top hard to blve I can get it so smooth wo heat...just a brush. again I don't rmbr this b4. I do feel an improvement in my texture since changing prod and I wonder if its the back and sides that have been the most quickly receptive, most concentrated on. So I'm trying to take careful note of this to see if these changes occur in the top also or if I simply do indeed have 3 textures.. Late Jan. I'm noticing a slow but very improvement in my top texture. It seems more manageable and matches the back more. (it was so thick and even almost wooly for a whle there). but I'm still really enjoying my hair now. The patience comes/goes but its a journey with lots learned and kind frnds to hold hands along the way.

Balleryna*~ *~Ears~Chest~Waist*(2004 Goal: BS?)*~ ~*2c3bcFiii/Springs, Rings & Coils/Fine but thick~* *~Chestnut Brown with Auburn to GoldenHighlights*~ Products: Longhairs *MY JOURNAL~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story ROUTINE~: (See Details) Daily Care~: Scalp oil and massage, Shampoo and Cond., leave-in, BBBs, Horn combs VITAMINS~: Supplements: Ensure & "Bargello"+ Meals: certified Kosher, wheat-free, Organic

Feb. 1: 25 in.
I sorta measured last nite bc I just cdnt wait. The number I got I just didn't blve so I told myself I wd measure in the morn after I washed. I measured this morn and got the same thing! I woke up DH and said umm cd u do me a favor pls? Cd u umm...measure my hair. How long is it? I told him that I kept getting the same number and just wasn't sure it cd be right. He sighed and got up. Then stood behind me. 25 inches he said. Really? That's what I got. Are u sure??? Yes I am. You know what looking from just the back here, you're only maybe abt 6 in. from your waist. Really how do u know? Bc I'm looking at it. Are u sure its really really 25? I know how to measure, he grumbled and went back to bed.

But I saw him smiling as he walked away! and I've been beaming ever since!

Vitamins: Biotin 5 mg., FSO 500 mg., MSM-1500 (ran out of Silica early in month and didn't buy more).

Products: LML mo.#4 this incl daily washes, massage, horn combing, and leave-ins.

Charting:
Feb.: 25
Jan.: 24
Nov./Dec.: 23 (approx.)
didn't do anything specifically diff this month. I can't be sure of my measurements for Nov./Dec. but I did measure in Jan for sure so I can start charting in 2004 specifically noting seasonal changes, suppl., and care. I don't really expct to get this much growth on a reg basis but a chart will be helpful to look back on.



Balleryna*~
*~Ears~BSL~Waist*(2004 Goal: BCL?)*~
~*2c3bcFiii/Springs,Rings & Coils/Fine but thick~*
*~Chestnut Brown with Auburn to Golden Highlights*~

*My Journal~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story

Routine~: (See Details)
~Daily Care: Shampoo and Cond., leave-ins, Scalp Oil/Massage, BBBs, Horn combs
~Products: Louise Marie Longhairs

Vitamins~:
~Supplements: Biotin-5 mg., Flax Seed Oil-500, MSM-1500, Enzymes, +Ensure
~Meals: certified Kosher, wheat-free, Organic

Hubby measured and it looked 26 to him but I think it was just a wee bit off. He said well it is definitely more than ½. So I figured on ¾. its so hard to measure as a curly bc I tend to be a perfectionist and I know my measuring is not perfect. But I think it best to continue so I can chart average growth.

I ran out of Biotin the 3rd wk of Feb. And only had a few FSO so I took that only occ. I kept up with the MSM every night and did well on the enzymes abt the first 3 wks. I really must get more Biotin. I'm not comfortable w/o it and wonder if I might have gained an entire inch.

As for targeting I'm at bra strap length but not yet bra Clasp. Dry hair at its curliest is just shy of collarbone.




Balleryna*~
May 2001-Present
*~Ears~BSL~Waist*(2004 Goal: BCL?)*~
~*2c3bcFiii/Springs, Rings & Coils/Fine+thick~*
*~Chestnut Brown w/Auburn to Golden Highlights*~

*My Journal~:* Fairy Tales~ My Story

Daily Care: (See Details)
Morn~: Scalp oil/massage; Shampoo/Cond.; Leave-ins
Night~: Overnight Cond. or Oil; Braid
Tools~: BBBs/Horn combs; Hairsticks/Velvet; Goody plastic pins
Current Product Line~: LML

Vitamins:
Supplements~: Biotin-5 mg, FSO-500, MSM-1500, Enzymes
Meals~: certified Kosher, wheat-free, Organic, & Ensure