Like most I lurked for a while--but not too long--before I joined. Once I realized how much time I was spending here, I figured it would behoove me to make it official so I could take advantage of all the community has to offer.
So
all! I've been natural most of my life (I wasn't allowed to relax until tenth grade and went back natural my sophomore year of college) but have always kept my hair relatively short due to laziness and resulting neglect. Recent events led me to take a more proactive stance toward my health and well-being, and in doing so, I came across this amazing site catering to women of color growing long hair.
I figured, if I'm taking care of everything else, why not my hair...? Plus I'm entering a lot of new phases in my life and intend to do so with as much fierceness as possible.
Looking forward to getting to know all you lovely ladies (and gentlemen) during my journey!
ETA: My current hair status is TWA; I BC'ed 10/29 for the last time (Lord willing) to get rid of all the ratty ends and plan to protective style my way to BSL, prayerfully by this time in 2012.