Shayna's Grow Out Challenge-Part 1

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Hey there lovely people,

One day as I was reading CurlyNiki's blog I read about the Kim Coles Grow Out Challenge (which I had heard about from my wonderful Pareja, but had been too lazy to investigate).  I became inspired to set my own grow out goals to be accomplished over the course of the next six months (the first month being June).  I came up with four goals:  1. I want my hair to become thicker-my hair is already thick, but I think that it can be thicker, I know it can, 2. Mid-back length when straightened-I ultimately want to let my hair grow out to my booty or longer, but my first goal along the way is to mid-back length, 3. no more shabby edges-the edges of my hair around the front are thin, and as long as I can remember always have been because I've always liked my hair pulled back which can put a lot of tension on the edges, but I want to see if it will grow and 4. decrease mid-hair breakage-I have some hair breakage near the center of my hair that I want to help grow and not break off again.  So, now the question of course is what am I doing to reach these goals.  One major thing that I am doing is moving toward a more ayurvedic routine (this will be discussed more in an upcoming post).  Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicinal practices native to India utilizing all natural ingredients.  Some other things that I am doing are:

• settling into a routine for real (I know I always say that, but everything starts with a thought)-this will hopefully help to achieve all goals, the routine won't change much from what it is now, but products will be modified and slight changes will be made to include more ayurvedic practices
• reduce how often I wear buns-this will cut down on some of the breakage in the center of my head and the thinning edges
• keep up with end trimmings-this will help to measure my growth progress and get rid of split unhappy ends
• drink more water-this will be good for my general health and hair
• focus more on my ends-this will help reduce split ends which will aid in length retention

These are all of the changes that I have for now, but if you all have any suggestions please feel free to let me know.  Now comes the fun part, who is going to join in with the Shayna Grow Out Challenge or Kim Coles Grow Out Challenge or any grow out challenge?  I challenge each of you to set a new hair goal (which does not have to revolve around length) and make a plan to make it happen.  Feel free to share with the community, let's support each other in our mission to achieve our newly stated goals!!!!

That's all for now, tootles
Love, peace and happiness