1 Year into this HCJ; Having I achieved all of my goals??

Here at the links to goals & my looking back at my goals 6 months on posts. This post my seem slightly representative of my 6 months on post so I apologies in advance. 

Goal #1: stretching for longer than 6 weeks (yes i know SHOCKING) to every 3 months/holiday season (which means Christmas, Easter & Summer).

I'd managed to successfully achieve this by stretching my first relaxer for 3 months followed by 11 weeks and now i'm going on 29 weeks post!

 Goal #2: Weaving protective styles (either weave or braids) for 8 out of 12 months.
Success! My hair was relaxed June 20th 2012 and left out for nearly three months and in between protective styles i'd leave my  hair out for about a weak at a time.

Goal #3: *Perfecting a regimen that I will stick to in the future - this included finding my staple products. 

I've managed to discover new staple products such as the African Pride Braid Spray, Coconut Oil, Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends Leave in & the Affirm Relaxer etc but I still need to find a staple detangler & deep conditioners.

3 month into my HCJ & I created Goal  #4: Finding a new salon/Hairdressers and not going back to my Aunt
After getting my relaxer overlapped 3 months into my HCJ by my Aunt I made the decision to go on a hunt for a salon to get my relaxers done. I then found a "professional" salon nearby which was quite expensive but they ended up under-processing my hair severely. I also tried a hairdressing college (again nearby) which did a fair job (better than the other two) but my hair was still under processed (although only slightly) and I was a bit sceptical about letting students relax my hair.

So by the looks of things, in 2013 I'll need to:
- find a staple detangler, moisture based deep conditioner and protein based deep conditioner
- and a new salon/give the one's i've been to a second chance.

Did you meet your 2012 goals?
SHAYE x

Looking back at my goals 6 months on!

ITS JUNE! The month summer officially begins (in my eyes) and my birth month! YAY! 

Summer Summer Summer Time! 

So Will Smith isn't the best lyricist in the world but this song will forever remain a summer classic & so it is only right that I add this to my first Summer post.

This blog post is going to look back at the goals I made 6 months ago to see whether or not I have achieved them and to help me focus on the goals that need the most attention.  

Here is a link to my first ever blog post: 

Ok, so my first goal involved

stretching for longer than 6 weeks (yes i know SHOCKING) to every 3 months/holiday season (which means Christmas, Easter & Summer). 

My first relaxer (of my HCJ) was on December 21st 2011, the second 30th March 2012 (3 months later) & my third is due to be done between the 18th and 21st of June (so roughly 11 weeks). So by the looks of it i have been able to meet my first goal. After my relaxer at the end of June, I'm not too sure as to whether I will relax again in September (before uni starts - so 3 months later) or wait until my one year hair anniversary and relax in December.

My second goal was:

Weaving protective styles (either weave or braids) for 8 out of 12 months.

Which I have been doing!

My third goal involves:

Following my regimen to the tee! (this is a big one as until now i have never had a regimen and i'm not a fan of rules/boundaries - i like to go with the flow).

Alright so I guess have not exactly being doing BUT I plan to do during the summer as for the first time I will have my hair out for the whole duration of my three month stretch (more on that to come).

My fourth goal was:

*Perfecting a regimen that I will stick to in the future - this included finding my staple products. 

This has not happened as instead of listening to whether or not my hair likes a product, I have been following what other people say are good products (on YT/K.I.S.S/Hairlista). I feel at though ATM I have a good enough selection of products (only things missing are EVCO and a moisturising DC) and so this summer I plan on listening to my hair and letting it decide my staples. 

& Last my fifth goal added 3 months in was:

Finding a new salon/Hairdressers and not going back to my Aunt. 

My main reasons for this was due to the fact that my Aunt kept overlapping my relaxers and over-processing my hair (check out my Finding a New Hairdresser + Side Note post ). So in March for my first update I found a new hairdresser in my area but now my problem is with under-processed hair  (ironic I know) so now I'm trying to decide whether or not to stay with my new hairdresser or go on a hunt for another one.

So that's the outlook on how things are going 6 months later! Sorry for the lack of posts I've had exams/been ill.

My Main Goal & the mini goals that will help me achieve it.

My main goal is to achieve MBL hopefully by the end of uni (May 2014) *fingers crossed*, to maintain the thickness and to improve the overall health of my hair.

In order to achieve this i have set up some mini goals that i need to achieve:

1. stretching for longer than 6 weeks (yes i know SHOCKING) to every 3 months/holiday season (which means Christmas, Easter & Summer). 
2. Weaving protective styles (either weave or braids) for 8 out of 12 months.
3. Following my regimen to the tee! (this is a big one as until now i have never had a regimen and i'm not a fan of rules/boundaries - i like to go with the flow).
4. *Perfecting a regimen that I will stick to in the future - this included finding my staple products. 
5. *Finding a new salon/Hairdressers and not going back to my Aunt. 

I will probably add to this in the future, but for now that all i can think off. If anyone has any suggestions/would like to share their goals/mini goals with me then don't hesitate to do so :)

* = added officially on 12th March 2012 

Destination: MBL; Calling at: SL, APL, BSB and BSL