muh timeline :)

hey kids. i havent posted here in a long while since i moved to vancouver, but i've been lurking here for a fewish days and have been inspired (cre!) to post a timelineish type thing of my own. It feels weird that they're approaching a year now, kinda...doesn't feel like i've had them that long. Anywho here is they:

this photo is brutal. half my head is done and only 10 hours to go...



couple of days into them.....real fuzzy like:



this is prolly a month or two in...i thought they would NEVER settle. This sticking up and out phase lasted for like 3 months:

 

4 or 5 months in. Messy!:

 

this is them now, a few days shy of 9 months old:








i realized i have barely any normal photos of my dreads thus far except for ones ive attempted to take myself...which is hard. dreads have taught me many things...the most important is that it is virtually impossible to take a picture of the back of your own head. i'm sad that i dont have any real photos of my dreads and i hanging out....but alas, no one ever takes photos of me so none really exist. boohoo.

 

words fail me...

 

beautiful dreads lucy. They look great sister.

 

theyre braw

 

oooh pretty! i love your dreads!

 

I agree..they are beautiful! Don't cut them!!

And i also relate to the no pics of you comment. I am always the one behind the camera (unless I am selling my clothing, but then it is pics of my body, not my head, hahaha). We spent some time in the mountains last month and looking at the pics now, it looks like my hubby and kids went there without me!

 

Beautiful hair!

I love timelines.

 

awesome.

 

sweet dreads
i want some wooden beads they look so nice with dreads

 

They are so beautiful! And you too!

 

ahhhh omg theyre so great!!
it makes me kinda sad when people have dreads that look like yours and theyre almost the same age as mine lol
but not really, i love mine too.
i would be seriously upset if you cut them, they look so amazing.
you have magic hair.

 

sweet dreads!!

 

- easily my fave! haha. nice though. what was your maintenance like?

 

salt water, lemon juice, occasional ripping&rolling. mostly just leaving them alone.

 

awesome, how thick were ur roots when u started or did u just grab random handfuls?

 

ah! such pretty dreadies- they were beautiful in the beginning now they are like "holy fuck! what breathtaking dreads!"

Peace&Love lovley knotty sister.

 

thanks for the compliments kids. Browsing The knotty know-how these last few days has gotten me excited about the rest of my journey and has pulled me from the temptation to chop.
I want to rebuttal on the previous post however it's beautiful day and im going to play outside.
to sum up, however, you did act snarky to me so i acted snarky in return. I don't feel "stupid" for believing that dreads should be left alone aside from washing with whatever one chooses to wash with (enter sea salt/lemon juice). I'm stepping back as i sit here on my air mattress in my cold wet room and i'm looking out the window at the single beautiful day we've had in 2 months and i'm looking at these posts and this pink writting and the amount of time we are both wasting on them and i remember why i stopped posting here in the first place. I'm just here to share my experience and find joy and inspiration in others' as are you. We both have awesome dreads and we both have our own methods. Toute fini!
or whatever the french say!
my foots asleep, i'm outta here!

 

isnt it gorgeous today lucy?!
i was so stoked when i looked out the window this morning. i can finally enjoy the lovely fall colours