A Starting Reference

I guess I should give some type of starting point for measuring sake :)

This is my hair straightened. This was day 4, and it had been mostly in buns, so it's not completely straight. Ignore my sister's room lol. As you can see, my hair is about 2 inches above my bra strap. This pic was taken on September 12,2010.

Week 1 of 52 10/13-10/17

I came up with this idea and this blog on Tuesday 10/12/10. So, my 365 days officially starts on the 13th of October. So I'll be tracking my growth/progress/setbacks (hopefully these won't occurr) from that day. Onto the pictures! I worked all weekend so I kept the styles pretty simple:

Wednesday 10/13: I used a glass hairstick from this seller. It took some trial and error to figure out how to work it, but I finally got it lol!

I adjusted it later in the day so it didn't stick so far out of my head. But overall, it held nicely and didn't cause any discomfort.....(excuse my nails because my daughter "did" my nails earlier in the day :)

Thursday 10/14:Had to work once again, so nothing fancy. This time, I used a KETYLO from Sticks and Stones. The customer service on that site is out of this world!!

Friday 10/15: No picture for this day. I just used a different color of the above stick, it was virtually the same bun lol.

Saturday 10/16: I know this style isn't exactly a bun, but it's an updo and those count towards the experiment as well :) I used a custom hair stick from Sticks and Stones again. I really liked this style!

Sunday 10/17: I was feeling a little flirty on Sunday, so I decided to change up the pace. I used Goody Spin Pins to make my bun. I use one to anchor my hair to my head and another just for extra hold, but one usually does the job. Then I added a flower from my slightly out of hand collection. I got it, and several others, from this vendor.

That's all for week one and thank you for reading!

Salutations!

Hello Everyone!

I've been on my HHJ since January of 2010. Through a lot of trial and error I found a regimen that works for me and my lifestyle. The cornerstone of that regimen is bunning. I'm sure everyone knows the benefits of bunning and keeping your ends moisturized and protected. But let's face it, buns are boring!

I'm here to reclaim the Granny Bun! This blog is to provide a pictoral/written journal of my experiment that I like to call "365 Days of Dressed up Buns". The plan is simple:

I'll be wearing my hair in a bun everyday for the next 365 days.....BUT! I will not use any ponytail holders ( I have unintentional layers from years of too tight ponytails), and every day there has to be some sort of adornment in my hair. Right now I'm very into the ease and versitility of hairsticks. They are really fun and pretty to wear! My other options include flower clips, pelican clips, hair-zings, hair forks, hair combs and anything else I can get to safely and securely hold my bun. I'll also be using spin pins, hair pins, or other invisible holding agents but some type of barrette or other adornment will have to accompany those, since these are 'dressy buns'.

I will be allowing myself roughly 1 pass per month to wear my hair down (but I'm gonna try hard not to use them).

The whole point of this 'experiment' is to grow my hair to great lengths. I'm currently 2 inches above BraStrap Length. I'm hoping my experiment takes me to Tailbone Length (that probably won't happen in a year though lol).

So that's my introduction and thank you for reading!