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Farewell 2024

2024 has been a wild ride gone in a flash. Managed to do a small trim and ended the year on a high hair note. Work, health and life have kept me from writing more. I also kept my hair routine to a bare minimum. I managed to wash about once a week and kept it in a bun most of the time.  This worked quite well and am going to continue keeping things simple. Before taking this photo I had been asked if it's my real hair a few times when I had it down. In 2025 I would like to be more regular with my trims. I barely managed to do it twice this year. The soft v shape and layers are a bit more forgiving and don't let my hair look scraggly too much which helps. I am hoping as I take better care of my health I'll have more energy for my hair. My current wash and blow dry routine takes me about an hour and a half and that's been the most I could do this year. I will try take better pictures in the coming year. I might also dig to see if I have any others from this year to share m...

From Inside Out

One of the things that doesn't get talked about a lot is how your overall health can impact your hair growth, look and feel.

If you are not eating healthy food adding various products directly to your hair may not give you the results you are after. By eating well it helps your hair as it comes from the scalp.

Like everything else there are times when I haven't been able to stay on top of things like exercise and making that healthy choice when I'm too tired to cook and order out.

The past couple of weeks have been challenging for various reasons. My scalp has been irritated and my schedule packed. I had to move my relaxer day because an irritated scalp can result in relaxer burn. Doing my wash routine was more than enough to tire me out and it's not that strenuous. 

I found someone to relax my hair which was good. It did remind me of one of my frustrations of not having a great hairdresser I can rely on. Sometimes having someone else do your hair is so good!

I would love to get my hair professionally done once or twice a year. It's something that I will have to plan into my down periods. This will also be a reminder to stop and reset. Hopefully I can find a good hairdresser nearby.

As I have built my simple wash routine I have found it helpful to have routines in other places in my life. This helps with getting back on track when things don't go to plan and breaks things down into smaller actionable steps.

A simple thing like making sure I have some type of fruit whenever I go to the grocery store or making sure when I cook I make enough to put one meal in the freezer. These are little things many a time that had me thank past me for putting in the effort.

Like covering your hair every night, small consistent actions all come together and can give you surprising results. What are some of your favourite routines that help you from inside out?

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