I'm back after a little hiatus
My subscription expired a while ago and I just let it lapse since I've been in protective styles anyway.
I got my hair braided since I was going to be away on vaca with friends and didn't want to worry about washing, detangling, etc. when I was sharing a bathroom with others for 2 weeks. I got my hair re-done in twists after 4 weeks, and I'll be getting it redone again this weekend after 5 weeks. I can't keep extensions (or any limiting/extremely-protective styles) in for long because my scalp goes CRAZY when I don't cleanse it frequently. When my hair was loose I would wash, co-wash or rinse DAILY, so after 3 or 4 weeks of only weekly washes with diluted shampoo it's dry, flaky and itchy so 5 weeks in a PS is my absolute limit.
I plan to keep my next set of twists in until the weekend before or after Christmas, then get a texturizer touch up and wear my hair loose again and go back to my regular regimen. I'm currently 18 weeks post texlax so my texturizer will be at 22 or 23 weeks post.
My longest layers reached APL back in September, but I'm going to join the 2014 APL/BSL challenge and focus on growing the rest of my hair to APL and reaching BSL next year.