I don’t claim to be the most religious person, but in recent years I make an effort to ‘give up’ something for Lent.  I’m not one for traditional fasting, but I try to think of something small yet impactful that will count as a true sacrifice. In previous years for example I’ve given up pork (I’m a pork mout’ – I love pork – all parts and in all forms) and chocolate.  Those might not seem like a big deal for some, but they are an integral part of my life so it becomes a challenge to succeed at eliminating them. This year I have decided to give...

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My new growth had some serious attitude so I had to lay that to rest. Combing was close to impossible without making my scalp extremely sore so I thought it best to relax early instead of making a bad situation worse by trying to stretch longer. I relaxed yesterday at 9 weeks and 2 days. For those of you following the blog, you know that I’m having some unexplainable excessive shedding. Still don’t know the culprit for sure, but stress is coming to mind since I’m long off all the medications I was on and I’m back to my regular products and it’s still occurring. ...