A lot has changed since my last update six months into my transition. I finally chopped off the last of the perm ends. There was no point having thin, straight strands on my otherwise thicker curlier hair, it just looked odd. It took a while to adjust to having short hair. So much of our identify as women is attached to our hair, I didn't fully realize it until I only had a few inches on my scalp. The day after I did a "mini big chop" my co-workers didn't even recognize me (although I'm the only black person in the office -__-). I learned to love my shorter hair and now it's back to the same length as before the transition when straight. Here are new things I learned about my hair:
21.2.16
Style Icon: Ayesha Curry
Yes, she does have my name, and yes, we both share perpetual chubby face syndrome (PCFS, it's real peeps) but I didn't choose her because of that. Mrs. Curry (my twin sister) has impeccable, easy to copy style.
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