Introducing this blog

This is my first blog and I would like to start out with a little about me. I have been chemical free for 10 years, and I have to say that it has been a unique journey. I can remember I was pregnant with my middle child and I had been wearing braids for over a year and I had several inches of chemical free hair. Before I cut it, I measured it, and it was at least 6”.  So I said, “I’m cutting my hair today.”  10 years ago, going natural was not unheard of, but it wasn’t the thing to do. Typically natural women were deep, incense carrying, very knowledgeable sisters that always seem to have something deep to say. I on the other hand was intrigued by my beautiful hair pattern… not so deep. My new growth was a silky wavy texture that I would ignorantly say in my head “Girl you got good hair”, mind you, I did have enough common sense not to say the “Good Hair” term aloud! So I was mystified by the thought of waking up to silky curly hair, and this wet and go title that every girl dreams of. So I sat in the chair and I said ”Please cut all of the permed hair off”, although my hair was past my shoulder blades it was damaged and thin at the ends. The hair dresser said “Are you crazy, I can cut off 2” and your hair will be beautiful, let me give you a perm, girl I have people who would die for your hair!”  She looked at me as though I had cussed her out. I said in an even toned voice “I’m tired of chemicals, I want you to cut all of the perm out, I have at least 6”, it won’t be that bad”, she then asked, “Have you ever worn your natural hair!”, I looked at her as though I was her mother and said in a condescending voice “Of course I have sweetie, from the time I was born until about 9 or 10 years old, I have silky curly hair, I saw it in my baby pictures, please cut my hair”. In my head I thought, what’s her problem, can’t she see my texture, I got “Good hair”, shoot! Cut my hair lady, I know what I’m doing. She began to cut, shoooop, shooooop, the shears began to cut, hair dropping all around me. I just could not wait. I envision my hair looking like Eddie Murphy’s wife, or Cree Summer's hair, just a shorter version; I just knew that my hair would be the “BOMB”!  With two more snips, she stated “I’m all done, that will be $30.00.” Without looking I gave her the money and slowly looked up at my beautiful hair. As I looked into the mirror, this little boy with a 1” afro starred back at me.  I screamed “You cut all of my hair off, I didn’t tell you to cut that much” She began to chuckle and said “I guess you didn’t realize that curly hair shrinks.  “Stretch out your hair”, she said, I pulled my hair and there was the 6’’, I let it go and it popped back. There began my realization of the nature of curly hair.  Where are the silky bouncy curls, what happen to that awesome wave pattern I saw?  Where is my Good hair? The good hair saying rang in my head.  Growing up we all deemed silky curly, wavy hair as good hair. But my Journey lead me to understand the true meaning of good hair, is healthy strong natural hair, and that is what this blog is about. Growing healthy hair. Understanding the ups and downs that come with natural hair. I am a product Junkie, but I am very much in to homemade products, that I will share with you, good and bad results.  So with this I consider myself a Natural Chula…..Natural cutie!