Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Liliana's Growth Record by the inch

I lopped off three or four inches of damaged ends before I found The Loom in March of 2004. It gave me a fresh start to begin a quest for long, healthy hair.

March 2004 - 24" U-shaped hemline.
October 2004 - 27"
November 1, 2004 - 28"
December 1, 2004 - 28.5"
December 19, 2004 - 29"

January 1, 2005 - 29.5" A self trim (Feye method) went badly. I will never do it again.
April 1, 2005 - 30.5
July 1, 2005 - 31.5"
August 1, 2005 - 32"
September 1, 2005 - 33" Ratty, uneven, dry ends.
September 2, 2005 - 30" Got a trim and went from soft 'U' to straight hemline.
October 1, 2005 - 30.5"
November 1, 2005 - 31"
December 1, 2005 - 31.5

January 1, 2006 - 32"
February 1, 2006 - 32.5" Steady as she goes. Microtrim.
May 1, 2006 - 34" Steady 1/2" growth per month since last trim September 2, 2005.
June 1, 2006 - 34 and 1/4"
August 1, 2006 - 35.5"
September 2, 2006 - 35.5" Total growth 5.5" since Septemer 2005
October 1, 2006 - 36" Woohoo! I'm thrilled. I'm content. I'm happy.
November 1, 2006 - 36.5" Desiring a trim. Unhappy with ends.
December 1, 2006 - 36.5" Because I trimmed my pointed end off.
December 7, 2006 - 35" Ivan trimmed my ends for free! Better blunt hemline. Nice!

January 1, 2007 - 35" Still? Yup.
February 1, 2007 - 35.5"
March 1, 2007 - 36"
April 1, 2007 - 36.5"
May 1, 2007 - 37" I am so content with this length. I like how it swishes when it's down although I almost always wear it up. I yearn for a freshly cut hemline though. I can feel when it's not perfectly even. I will have Ivan trim it again for me in December. I'm looking forward to hitting 40" - hopefully in November?
June 1, 2007 - 37.5 I remember wishing my hair was this long. Now it is and it doesn't seem very long.
July 1, 2007 - 38" Woohoo!
August 1, 2007 - Thought I wasn't gonna make it but I'm 38.5. Feel like I'm glissading down a mountainside! And thatsalottafun.
September 1, 2007 - Again, thought I wasn't gonna make it but I'm 39". Man, I feel great about this 39!
October 1, 2007 - 39 and 3/8"
November 1, 2007 - 39 and 7/8" Such pain! A mere eighth of an inch from 40. Next month I hit the big 4-0 for sure!
December 1, 2007 - 40.5" I feel pretty.

January 1, 2008 - 40.75 Some hair is at 41", but not all. Wanting a trim.
NEWSFLASH: Goal attained. Classic length. I didn't realize it till I took a photo on January 5th! I'm...breathless.
February 1, 2008 - 41.5"

February 27, 2008 - 41 7/8" in the morning and 40" in the afternoon. Saw Ivan and got a trim. I like it.
March 1, 2008 - 40 1/8" A wee bit above classic. Better ends now.
April - didn't record measurement due to lack of interest.
May 6, 2008 - 41.5"
June 1, 2008 - 42"
July 1, 2008 - 42.5"
August 3, 2008 - 43" I have to say it looks exactly the same to me as it did when it was 41".
September 1, 2008 - 43 1/8" So this is what I get for saying it looks the same? This month, 1/8" growth.
October 1, 2008 - Strange month. Measured 43 1/8" on the first. Twice. I didn't believe it but accepted it. Then I remembered that we did a mid-month measure and it was almost 43.5" then. Perplexed, I asked son to measure over again on October 4th and, voila, it shows 43 6/8th. I'm rounding to a joyful 43.5". We don't know why we kept getting a no growth measurement on the 1st.
November 1, 2008 - 43.5" Self trim to take off longest ends.
December 1, 2008 - 43.75" I got 1/8th inch growth. Growth has slowed.

January 1, 2009 - 44 1/8" My knees are 51" and that's my new dream length.
February 1, 2009 - 45" I didn't notice till now that this means over 1/2" growth. I hope it was an accurate measure.
March 11, 2009 - Ivan trimmed. Now 41.5". I expected only two inches off but it looks great with this new, improved hemline. (3.5" trimmed off)
April 1, 2009 - No measure. Got a bladder infection and then sick almost all month.
May 13, 2009 - 42.5"
June 1, 2009 - 42.6"
July 1, 2009 - 43"
August 1, 2009 - 43.5"
September 1, 2009 - 44"
October 1, 2009 - 44.5"
November 1, 2009 - 45"
December 1, 2009 - 45.5"

January 1, 2010 - 45.5"
February 1, 2010 - 46"
March 1, 2010 - 46.5" (Need a trim, but haven't done it yet.)
April 1, 2010 - 47"
May 1, 2010 - Self trimmed a wee bit. 47"
June 1, 2010 - 47.5"
July 1, 2010 - 47.5" No growth this month! so I figured I'd do a self trim again to 47.2" Ends got caught in the fan in the hallway twice. That can't be good. I'm surprised how a tiny trim of such a few hair can make the length look better. I'm a full year away from knee length. Realistically, more like a year and a half or two years at the rate of my growth. An added note: I just realized it's more accurately called dusting rather than a trim. I do it like JJJ.
September 1, 2010 - No growth at all.
October 1, 2010 - 48 and 1/4th. Finally hit 48!
November 6, 2010 - 48.5"
November 6, 2010 - 47. 75" Trimmed 3/4 inch. Ends needed it and it looks much better.
March 1, 2011 - 49 7/8" What happened to December through February? Did I forget to write?
June 1, 2011 - 46.5" Forgot to mention trim in April.  It was very satisfying.  The ends are still much better.
July 24, 2011 - Where did July 1-23 go? 47 1/4"
August 24, 2011 - 48" Yay!
October 12, 2011 - Full moon. Mayela trimmed my hair a little bit. 47" Looks better, feels great.
November 4, 2011 - 47 3/8"  He says the hemline is crooked.
December 19, 2011 - 48"  So it's growing!  Woohoo.

March 17, 2012 - 49"
April 8, 2012 - 49 2/8" and I trimmed 2/8".  Just a few scraggly hairs.
May 3, 2012 - 49.5" Yay!  So close to 50" though the very ends look worn out.
May 5, 2012 - Son trimmed for me.  More of a cut really.  I said take off as much as you think to make the hemline look nice.  He took of 7.5".  I was happy at the time but now (two days later) am a little weepy.

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