I Reached My Goal...Now What?

Tuesday, January 11, 2011



So I've officially reached my goal of Mid Back Length. Whoohoo!! I feel like I just graduated. LOL

My 3rd year anniversary passed Fall 2010, but I never had the chance to upload a comparison photo from start to finish. Just to re-cap, I've been on my hair journey since Fall 2007 and I reached Mid Back Length Summer 2010. Finally! Though I've experienced it all i.e. porosity issues, dryness, moisture overload, protein overload, chopped off 4'inches etc. it's been an amazing journey thus far. I've learned A TON of new things about hair, my hair and I'm truly proud of myself for being determined and dedicated. If you are unfamiliar with the drastic cut I got back in Fall 2008, you can read about it here.

Although I've reached my goal in length, that doesn't mean my hair journey is over, oh no no no. At this point in my journey, I will be exploring more products, making new goals and focusing on helping others rather than myself. I'll still be doing updates here and there but not as frequent as before since I'll just be maintaining MBL (cutting it to MBL each relaxer, no waist length for me..lol).

So in a nutshell, 2011 is all about maintaining this length, thickness and experimenting with other products, items and tools. Just keeping it very simple...I guess :)

What is your main focus for 2011?

Do you have new goals?

Or are you just keeping it simple with no expectations?

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23 comments

  1. CONGRATS ON YOUR 3 YR ANNIVERSARY HAIR GOAL!!! MY MAIN FOCUS FOR 2011 IS TO REACH APL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND TO HAVE MORE THICKNESS. I DIDNT NOTICE TILL THE START OF MY HAIR JOURNEY THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF PATIENCE AND TIME SO MY NEW GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE MORE PATIENCE SO I CAN FOCUS MORE. YOU TRULY ARE A INSPIRATION AND I WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST ON MAINTAINING YOUR GOAL. :-)

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  2. First of all I must say Waou !!!Please excuse my english. I think this is such a nice result .. and I also imagine all the work behind it.

    Now you can really do so munch like juste be happy with your hair !!

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  3. congrats!! i can only imagine how excited you feel. MBL is my goal length also. keep up the great work sunshyne :)

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  4. Congrats Sunshyne!!! I've been following you since about 2008 and it's been great. I hope to get to MBL one day...

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  5. I know you'll hear this 100xs, but Super Congrats to you! My main focus for 2011 is completing this 3 yr transition, My new goal is blemish and pimple free skin.

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  6. Congrats Sunshyne! Thanks for showing us all that it IS possible. Can I ask how long it took you to get from APL-BSL? Also why dont you want to try for WL? Is it cuz its too much work to maintain? Finally I have a request pls! Since you'll be trying more products this year can you review more all natural products please! Thanks :)

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  7. congrats to u on this glorious achievement. thanks for d inspiration

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  8. Beautiful hair! Congrats on meeting your goal!

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  9. Congrats Sunshyne on reaching your goal! Your hair looks amazing! I love the length and thickness;the hard work you've invested into it is obvious. You've accomplished in 3 years what it takes most people a lifetime to achieve. You're certainly an inspiration to everyone!

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  10. Congratulation
    The next target will be to make it smoother

    My personal target is to grow it like double then yours ... o love long hair ... is awesome ...

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  11. Congratulations! I can only dream. :)

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  12. Wow lol I'm only trying to get to SL and stay there lol any longer is too long for me (maybe I'm too lazy ;)?) oh well, congrats!

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  13. Yay Sunshine! Congratulations!! You've inspired me along the way not to cut my hair off and start all over. It does take lots of energy, patience, etc. For this year I am focusing on getting healthier hair, going back to finish my college degree and just being a happier person overall. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

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  14. Hee hun
    i've reach mine also
    I'n going back to Naturel and rock me some big hair :)

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  15. Congrats on your goal!

    I'm hoping to get to BSL by this spring. I'm 2" away from the back and about 4 in the front :(
    Ill be reading/bookmarking this blog for tips!

    http://amartianslove.wordpress.com/

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  16. Congrats to you!!! What you've started is amazing. Did you ever think when starting YOUR journey, that you'd have such a following? How blessed you must feel to not only have met you're goal, but created a platform for other women to reach their goal as well. God bless you Sista. And thank you for obeying God!

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  17. Congratulations on reaching your goal! Your long black hair looks fantastic! Looking forward to seeing much more improvements on your long beautiful hair in the future.

    P. S - I agree that you should discover more hair products that can make your hair even look more beautiful than ever. Good luck! :)

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  18. Gongrats sunshyne!!!!!!!!! I have morre to say but i'll leave a different comment... You were my first influence to starting taking care of my hair 3.9.09 my goals for 2011 is to Reach APL, Thicker hair, successfully completing my 1st 1 year stretch for thickness that I started on 11/11/10 www.blackhairjourney.blogspot.com

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  19. How about going natural? you mentioned that once !!

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  20. Congrats!!!!

    My main hair focus for 2011 is to grow and retain WL hair!

    As for new goals, I want to be top of my class in graduate school (Class of 2013). I'm also on the hunt for money to pay for grad school (scholarships, grants...)

    God bless!

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  21. Amazing! Folks like you are a constant inspiration.

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