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@gazzunger-the-grey - I never made my beads in the end 🤦🏻‍♀️ But I did organise my craft supplies so I almost got there! I have those little metal cuff things that I’m using at the moment, they’re too big for my sections though so I overlap them on themselves so they don’t just slide right out. I don’t know if they’re helping the dreading, but they’re definitely helping to keep things separated at the back.

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@duskwood - my hair isn’t as long as I’d like it either, I decided to get it cut from mid back length to jaw length 🤦🏻‍♀️ Then I decided to start freeforming 😂 it’s slow progress but it’s worth it for me, I hate having my photo taken but I’ve been taking a photo every morning so that I can timelapse them later, and I think it’s helping my camera phobia!

Can’t wait to watch your progress, I had a look at your photos, your hair is a lovely colour and I think it’ll dread quite nicely, I think you already have some sections forming 😊

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Hi everyone 😊 the 4 month mark for my hair came and went, feel like the time is flying now! I’ve been having to wear my hair up quite a bit for work recently, which hasn’t helped my sections at the back of my head that seemed to have been webbing together 😩 but I’m planning on open wrapping a few and having a go at making some beads this weekend, which will be fun 😊 if they turn out nice, I’ll take some photos! Might play around making some more wire decorations too, I want to make one with the little bells from the broken cat toy so that I can jiggle it and find Billy when he’s hiding 😂

Hope you’re all doing well, @gazzunger-the-grey - are your missing posts sorted yet? I can see the last one from 2 weeks ago.

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@soaring-eagle - I can see it now, might be because he has a private profile and I wasn’t following him before? I don’t know but I am now 😊 @femalepheromones - my undercut is like an inverted V shape at the back of my head, I don’t know if I was just squishing the hair at the back there a bit, I’ve been a bit restless sleeping recently, but the hair was becoming less sectioned and more one big webbed bit so I separated and cuffed them, hopefully it sorts it 👍🏻

updated by @tashtash: 02/18/19 04:30:41AM

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I think I might be having issues seeing some posts on here, I have emails saying there’s been replies but when I follow the link from the email I can’t find it here.

@gazzunger-the-grey - I think I’ve had an email about you posting on here before, but I couldn’t find it that time either (I’m not just ignoring you 😂) I really cant wait for the loops and craziness, but for the moment I’m just happy that it doesn’t look so much like I’ve brushed the front of my hair!

I was getting a little concerned about the undercut I have at the back of my head and the dreads just above it at my crown seemed to be coming undone, possibly because there’s just less hair there (it goes a little higher than I originally had it!) so I’ve put some little cuff things in the more established bits and combined a few of the tiny sections with the hopes it’ll give them a little more to cling on to! Was this a good idea? I’m unsure but it’s feeling more ‘together’ than it was 🤔

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@soaring-eagle - ooh interesting, ok I’ll look forward to that 😊

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@soaring-eagle - it’s so freeing, definitely therapy 😊 I don’t like perfectionism, it’s stopped me from doing a lot of things and I’m not sure where it stems from.

Giving my hair it’s freedom has given freedom to other areas of my life, because it doesn’t have to be perfect, and so I don’t have to be perfect.

I just have to be me 😊

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Hi everyone, hope you’re all well 😊 I’m just updating because I think the front of my hair is finally holding its sections! 🥳 seems to have settled into a different parting now too, it’s sort of zig-zagging down the center of my head now 😂 I was looking through my photos and can’t believe how much my hair has grown, I’d estimate around 2 inches, which I think is about average but seeing it is impressive 😊

I think my hair is influencing my life a little more, I’ve been focusing on my spirituality and life in general. I’ve always had a problem with beginning things because I always had this fear of not doing it perfectly, but I feel like my hair has helped me let go of that fear. I’ve been able to take the first steps on my chosen path without feeling too paralysed to start, and I owe it to this journey that I began because of this site.

Anyone else had a change of perspective like this? Hope you’re all having a great day 😘

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@aquaguy - I was tempted my twist and rip while I was doing my initial research but then I wanted my hair to transition instead of just change, but I can understand the appeal. I love giving my hair a good wash, I love pushing the water through my hair and feeling the tangles 😊

@dirtyhippie - thank you, I’m still taking a photo a day so that I can timelapse the progress, I will definitely keep updating 😊