I love my natural, I wouldn't trade it for anything. The coils, curls, volume, shrinkage ...not forgetting the "oo-la-wows" when I rock up somewhere with a beautiful flexi rod set, or well defined braid out bangs. Natural is fun to look at, but requires a lot of behind the scenes effort, most especially on wash day. The thing is if you allow it, your hair WILL take over your life. If you're not reading about it, you're styling it, thinking about the next day's 'do, washing it, moisturising and sealing, twisting or braiding it up for bed...product hunting (smile).
Over the years, I have garnered a few lessons that have helped me balance hair and my social life. Here are a few tips.
1. Don't be afraid to skip wash day
Usually I wash every single week. But sometimes I have a meet up with my girls, or maybe one would want to go somewhere with le boo thang, or have an event to catch. I realised that missing one day out of the whole month or even pushing it to a few days forward will not hurt the overall health of my hair as long as I'm still following healthy hair habits. Honestly, memories are worth so much more when it comes down to it.
