I dreadlocked my hair! Ok, not quite. I put in dread extensions a couple weeks ago and can now cross the item off my bucket list.

I first became curious about dreadlocks in high school when another girl in our church youth group had a couple. I started researching more about them, the care, process, and styling that goes into them and it turns out there’re a lot of STRONG misconceptions about them (I might write another blog post about that alone)!

I thought over the decision for about a decade and went back and forth on whether they’d completely ruin my hair or whether they’d actually turn out the way I wanted them to. I’d asked a few stylists about them and watched a LOT of videos about them, pretty much everything from installation, to regrets, to people taking them out after maintaining them for 5+ years! I loved the simplicity of styling and daily maintenance that they afforded and how DIFFERENT it was from anything else. I watched videos from creators like Liz Kidder Studio and Liza Jayne and was mesmerized by the whole concept and found so helpful things like what to know before getting dreads (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D-2VhG01cc)(not affiliated or sponsored by).

I’ve had so much fun with the dreadlocks and trying something new. It’s definitely encouraged growth in my self-confidence simply by reminding of what Caleb has told me over and over again: “It’s just hair”. But ultimately, I don’t owe the growth to the dreadlocks, I owe it to God and temporarily removing a distraction/idol from my life (my bad hair days) helping me prioritize my relationship with God, and my wonderful husband, which is why I’ll be removing them in a couple weeks. It’s been fun!