so this week was full(ish) of firsts for me. i “washed” my hair for the first time this year. that doesn’t sound like a big deal i’m sure, and i suppose it isn’t really. 13 days and 7 work outs into 2009 i had to give up the (relatively) straight hair that i was enjoying, not only because it was dirty, but because i wanted to have fresh curls for my meeting with heidi. of course there was no hot water when i needed to wash my hair, but i was not going to let this ruin my master plan for curly-headed-ness that evening. i mean the water was luke-warm so how bad could it be? well, after i wet one side of my hair the water became ice-frickin-cold! but there is really no turning back after one side has been watered so…. i “washed” and rinsed and “washed” and rinsed then conditioned one side, repeat on the other. it was miserable. out of the arctic water with chattering teeth i applied product and made about 14 two-strand twists hoping to be rewarded with awesome curls. i had about 4.5 hours til the big meet-up. (p.s.the hot water came on about 45 minutes after my experience.) before i left i took the twists out and thought the curls were good. i was happy with them. fast forward to me getting home after spending a fantastic couple of hours with heidi and i noticed that my hair felt weird. it just wasn’t the normal first day of curls bouncy fresh feeling i was expecting. oh well, maybe it was the cold water? NOPE! i “washed” my hair with leave-in conditioner! it hit me as i noticed the mixed chicks shampoo was still on top of the medicine cabinet where it has been sitting all year. omg! i still haven’t washed my hair this year!
the other firsts were taking the subway. i always enjoy doing this for the first time after a break from the train. i love the efficiency of the system. i love all of the people. yesterday i especially enjoyed being surrounded by people reading all sorts of things. the girl sitting in front of me (i was standing) was reading her script for thoroughly modern millie, the guy next to her was reading a theology textbook, the lady next to him was reading a chapter of something entitled “a stake in ownership”, and the woman standing next to me was reading suze orman. i just thought that was so cool. i am currently reading “the shack”, but wasn’t going far enough to need it on the train.
i got off the train and went to a starbucks to conduct my first interview of ’09. i initially met ms. sara alloy online and i had a great time meeting her in the flesh and hearing about her biracial experience and her take on things. i’ve got some editing to do, then it’ll be on youtube. thanks sara! 
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thank for sharing ur hair experience. i enjoyed reading it and visualizing the whole process. im actually bout to wash my hair today for the second time this year. My hair has been natural since my senior year in high school so it will be my third year this year being all naturale. yay! anyways i do the same style of the two-strand twists i just make em really small and i usually lose count of how many i have. lol. it takes me about and hour in a half to do my hair. how long it takes you? ive had the cold water issue once as well, not a pretty experience. you hair still looked great when u met Heidi even tho you washed it with leave-in-conditioner. but hopefully you can wash it for real next time. looking forward to the interview. 🙂
LOL….Thank you!!! That was hilarious. I sure wish you could have recorded that whole experience. When I woke up this morning, it was -11 degrees (or lower) in MI. Happy about not having to go to work due to school closings, I then discovered that my furnace was broken…completely off!! We may as well have been sleeping outside! I know that my gas bill was a zero balance last I checked. I thought I was miserable! I can not imagine having to wash my hair with cold water on top of all that! The heating & cooling techs came out and we now have heat. Thank God! I’m sorry that happened…but it was still funny as heck. 🙂
Tami
i keep hearing that it is best to simply condition your hair, and not to shampoo often…maybe every once in a while. Is this true?
I am a big fan of your VLOGs and have just started reading your BLOG today. Jumpin’ around a bit to see what grabs me…LOL!
My hair fine, but is long like yours and curly, in fact, I found you on YouTube because of looking for tips on how to deal wtih Mulatto naturally curly hair!!
I do wash my hair once a week, and then apply conditioner liberally throughout my hair. After applying the condish, I comb it through, then pull it back into a ponytail and make 1 long braid down my back. It dries really quick in the summer, and when I unbraid it, my curls are defined, shiny, controlled and I can either keep it in the ponytail, or take it down and have it hang down my back.