Fierce by Nature: Allow me to Introduce Myself...

My name is Toots..TO to the OT(s)...LOL, let me stop. After much talk, Miss G Chic and I finally went through with starting a blog for us naturals. I know there are plenty of other natural hair blogs and websites, but we wanted a forum that would allow us to share our journey with others and serve as motivation for us to keep it Naturally Fierce. I'm sure G Chic will soon bless us with her own introduction of sorts, but let me go ahead and get mine out the way.

So the obvious first question would be, 'how long have you been natural?'..Well, that's an answer that I don't have an exact date for. I got my last relaxer at the beginning of September 2008, so I've been natural for about 15 months. Go me! I haven't had to do a Big Chop (BC) or anything, as I've been trimming my relaxed hair off as the natural hair has been coming in. I'd say I'm 97% natural. I've begged my stylist to cut the ends to be sure but she says that it is all natural...so yeah. Thankfully, I never had any problems with breakage or other things that so many other naturals complain about. Throughout the past year or so, I've worn weaves and braids to help with the transition process. I've also had my hair straightened and done other natural styles such as braid outs, flat twists, and sets using Curlformers. I've enjoyed the ride and now I'm wondering why I didn't do it sooner? I've posted a few pics taken over the past year and a half so you can see what I'm working with...but I have to admit, I haven't been the best at that. I'm sure having this blog will force me to be better though.

Relaxed Sept 2008