Tuesday, March 30, 2010

March 30, 2010 My Locks Are Born

I showed up for my lock appointment with my hair freshly washed and air dried, according to Moraa's instructions. It felt strange not to put ANYTHING into my hair after having a personal minute-to-minute relationship with conditioner for so many months. I still don't know what I will do with all of my hair products after all of this.

I arrived early. Moraa was finishing up a consultation with another client. I love that she is prompt with her schedule. One of the reasons why I stopped going to the barber shops and beauty salons is that I HATE to wait. There were no issues here.

Before we got started, Moraa and I agreed on the size I would get (about the size of a pencil) and how it would be parted. She said she could make organic parts as she goes or design a grid of parts (triangle, semi-circle, square, etc.). My main objective is that my locks look neat and that when they grow long, I would be able to style them. Square parts felt right for me. The entire process was quite relaxing. Moraa had calming music playing and the temperature inside was just right. The only difficulty I had was around the edges and top part of my hair. When she got to that part, it triggered something in my sinus and I wanted to sneeze or blow. The same thing happens to me when I pluck my eyebrows. That was a small price to pay. It was worth the sneezing in the end.

When I got home, both my son and my partner said they liked it. Now I just need to get used to seeing myself with locks. It's all a process.

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