One Year SisterLoc Anniversary

Hello all of my SL Sister's, I have been away for sometime now. My job requires me to type most of the time on the computer and I have started my Master's online, so go figure I haven't been browser the web much for anything other then homework.

Enough of that, Yes it has been one year since getting my lovely SL's there have been times when I wished I could get other styles you know during that in between stage. Consider I started my SL's with just a 1 to 1 1/2 inches of natural hair my in between stage probably lasted longer the others.

Needless, to say I am still in love my SL's. The growth is phenominal, I just started wet setting this past weekend and have gotten so many compliments from family and co-workers as well as strangers and ladies at church.


Have been a little upset this past month,my original SL Consultant has decided to move back to North Carolina. North Carolina SL sister's your about to receive an excellent and informant consultant Mrs. Laura Cummings is coming to you. I am fortunate enough that she made sure to find a very suitable replacement Ms. Nyema who just moved to Arizona from Washington State. I am happy to have Nyema as my new SL consultant.

Ok Ladies, I tried to upload more pictures of my Year Old Babies but blogger and my computer are not communicating very well. I could only upload one picture that was taken with my blackberry. Hopefully I will add better pics soon.


So here's a flashback installation 10/6/08





My SL's one year later 10/06/09 Top view

10 month photo's

Ok I couldn't resist it, I got the bug again. I just had to show off my SL's at 10 months. These pic are the best I can do for now they were taken with my daughters cell phone.

Hello My Sister Loc Sistahs 10 months in Still "In Love"

Sorry I have been MIA...I am back in school working on my Masters, I gave my oldest daughter my digital camera therefore I haven't been able to submit pics but they are coming soon. Equally I have been so busy loving on my grand-daughter that I just haven't had time to blog. By the way I am expecting a grand son, yes my Tinkerbell is 6 months and her mom is 5 months pregnant. Considering all the invites to facebook,tag,twitter etc. just haven't had the time.

Ok,so I am 10 months into my Sister Loc's and still loving them, for a minute I was getting frustrated I went about two months without retigthening (finances)boy was I not digging my hair with all the new growth and grey showing. I just got retightened last weekend so much growth has occurred, I also colored a natural black but with the red tone in my hair it turned out to be dark brown. My consultant finally gave me the ok to use permanent color WHOOOOWHOOO!!! and no more banding to shampooo YIPPPPEEEE ( I so hated banding)She also gave me the ok to start using other products to soften my locs and to daily moisturize.


I am locked down Ladies..... Here a picture three months ago (taken with my cell phone) see all the grey highlights LOL...it's grown since this pic will have new pics soon (hopefully) for sure at my 1 yr anniversary.

I'm Still Around

Hey Everybody,

It's been a few weeks since my last post, I have been busy being a grandmother. Now that my oldest daughter is back home with my grand daughter she hoggs my lap top, which of course I don't mind because I hugging and loving the grand baby. According to her mother I am spoiling her...Doesn't she know that's my job..LOL

I am still enjoying my locks however I am at the in between stage where its growing yes but I can't do much with it, not long enough to use any of the jewelry so many of you have posted on your blogs. I am a little frustrated with that, and the fact that I want color and can't get it rite now.

I would say those are some of the draw backs for me, not being able to color my hair and banding. I use dry shampoo with a non shedding round cotton pad I haven't actually shampooed in awhile, I have conditioned as my consultant gave me the ok to do that. I am also frustrated with using temporary hair color that's gone in two weeks so I have just said forget the temporary color. Which annoys me to know end I do not like my grey hair at all.

I just texted my consultant today to ask if I can get permanent color when I come in for my fourth retightening session it will be six months. I should have had a retightening this weekend I was actually schedule but had to push it back two weeks due to funds...

Well stay strong sista's...pics coming soon hopefully with new color.

4 Months, 3rd Retightening

As you all can guess I have been busy enjoying my grand daughter whom I call Tinkerbell however her name is Chavea.

Well as I embark on 4 months of this wonderful journey, I have not many disappointments this has been a great journey for me. I think it is because of several reasons but I have to give props to my consultant for having faith that I would take great care of such short locs when they were first installed. The normal length for installation being 3 inches where I only had 2 inches with 1 1/2 in some areas.

Sometimes I wish my locs were longer so that I can style them like I have seen so many of my SL sisters do, I am patient as I know in time I will be twisting, roller setting and most of all using permanent color soon enough.

I have notice a great deal of growth in the past 4 months, more growth then I thought I would experience. My Honey,Daughters and Co-workers are always commenting on how much my hair has grown in these four months. Its amazing how much others are watching my hair, my co-workers even notice when I get my hair re-tightened both sisters of color and Caucasian co-workers alike take notice of my locs its growth and when I color...(how could they not notice when I color being over 50% grey)...LOL gotta love those greys one good thing about the grey I definitely know how much my hair has grown.

If you notice below I posted prepping for semi-coloring dated 12/27/08 however I actually colored the morning I was retightened, which made it a little difficult for Ms. Agape Locks to see the parts as she was retighting my locs...Sorry Agage Locks much love.

It took us about 5 hours to retighten as some of my locs in the rear love to hug each other, but not as bad as with my 2nd retightening. Guess that means I getting better at separating after shampooing, actually I think it's because I shampooed during waking hours as opposed to just before retiring for the night.

I have not had to much slipping thank God as I have read so many blogs about the slippage. I am progressing well on my journey, I can even condition now to get a softer look which I am so happy about because my locs are a little stiff, soft but not as relaxed as I would like (probably mostly due to the grey, as my consultant keeps kindly telling me grey hair does what it wants to do when you want it to lay down it wants to stand up).

If you notice on my pics there is a section in the back that just will not come together always leaving a bit of a gap between the locs making it look like I have a bald section back there and I don't....so I am hoping that conditioning will help those locs lay better. Here are the pics of my 4th month with SL....and Yes I am still in love with my Lovely SL's..

My First Grand Daughter Makes a Unexpected Entrance

We were expecting our little bundle of joy the week of Feb 10-14th 2009. Unfortunately my dear baby (Brittany) had to be induced due to our little bundle of love not receiving enough nutrients via the placenta. Our little girl was only weighing 4#'s at 37 weeks gestation showing that my daughter should be due around March 10th. My Brittany confirmed her dates where correct and the Ultrasounds were compared hence the need to be induced as Mommie knew best...

We headed off to the hospital both of my daughters (mommie to be and my youngest), we were admitted on 1/20 at 1pm... We were hoping to have a Inaugration Day Baby...

Brittany handled her labor well with I has her coach (as I am a trained labor/delivery doula) she did absolutely wonderful No SCREAMING or acting out. At 3:19pm 1/21/09 she delivered Chavea Entenye Coyle-Hodges a beautiful little might I add tiny little girl whom I call my Tinker Bell...as for me I am now SweetieGrams...not ready to be called Grandmom just yet though I am sure I will admire this term of endearment later. LOL

Tinker Bell (Chavea) came in weighing 4#'s 1oz. 18 inches... she now weighs 3#'s 13oz she has spent her first 48 hours in intensive care, she is now in continued care as she is a little jaundice hopefully she will be able to come home by weeks end. She is doing well, eating and pooping she's a strong little girl..Thanks God there are no major worries....Send Prayers for our Baby Girl... Thanks

Truly Three Months 2nd Re-Tightening

Happy New Year, All....I spent the New Year alone Mediating and Praying by choice, I needed some reflection time and what better time is there to reflect then ending one year and beginning another by the Grace of The Holy Spirit.

My three month anniversary is actually Jan 6th & 7th, just a few days away. This is my second re-tightening you know the 1st one thats not included in the SisterLock package.. hahaha. Fortunately I have a very gracious SL Consultant God Blessed me with Ms. Laura of Agapelocs blogspot. It took 6 hrs, I had quite a bit of fused locks in the back that Ms. Laura had to seperate...Guess I didn't do such a good job seperating after coloring...Thanks again to you Ms. Laura for not draining a Sista's pocket and taking your time to make my babies look Good!!!1

It's amazing how many people stop to take a look, when I am in Ms. Laura's chair in the Salon where she currently works. There was a lady there on this day who kind of just watched from behind, slowly she began to ask questions and another Sista walked by realizing Ms. Laura was doing SL's...this young lady was familiar with SL's as she had worn traditional locks in the past. Back to the previous Lady, she seemed very interested so Ms. Laura and I began to tell her about my journey starting with 2 inches of hair how much my hair has grown in less then 3 months.

Ms. Lady seems like she will be taking a journey to SL's website and viewing the many Bloggers journeys with SL's. She was the first person who actually asked to feel my hair while getting it done in the salon, which I did not mind one bit. If it means helping a Sista stop the LYE (Perming)I am there to assist.

Now onto my older sister who wants locks badly, of course money is the issue with SL's. My sister is a self taught braider who micro braids her own hair. I suggested to her why not start braidlocks/micro braidlocks.....Again bless her heart she asked me "what did your SL consultant put on your hair to lock it" Again I told her "Nothing" "Notta" mind you my Sis has asked me this every month since I got SL's locks....Her computer is down...I can't wait til she gets it running or another one so she can research all the sites I have given her....I swear if she ask me again what was put on my hair (chemical) one more time I told her I am taking the next plane smoking to Florida,and strangle her...LMAO


One more amazing thing, I guess my man has been paying more attention to my journey then I realized. I noticed New Years Eve he kept running his fingers through my locks, I just let the man play to his hearts content.... (I know TMI)As I was putting on my lip gloss (you know it was popping) ok back to adult life...LOL I walked pass my Sweetie and for the first time since getting my SL's he said..."Your hair looks good Baby"....I was like OMG...shocked.

Here's Angel Locs Truly Three Months, they are getting some length I think I need to start training them...any suggestions?