I measured my hair. I am finally getting beyond 2 to 3 countable strands. My hair is reaching beyond 25 inches and there is some real bulk at this new length.
I believe it is due to my consistent Ends Routine. It literally just takes me 2 minutes to do my routine at night, before bed.
I'm able to hold onto my ends. The hope is that when I'm ready to straighten it and trim, the bulk of my hair will be beyond my goal length, and that my ends will have minimal knots and splits.
No matter the outcome, I'm so happy to not be tearing my ends apart every time I do my hair. Because I'm not traumatizing and breaking my ends, atleast in theory, I'm racking up maximum length. I don't care if it's scraggly, either.