Thanks ladies!
@ CaramelHonee - lol, that's my prized pic. I was so proud of my bun when I took that one.
@ keylargo - My regimen these days is very simple. I wash every Sun and Wed with whatever moisturizing shampoo and conditioner I have (currently Dove). My daily style is the donut bun as shown in my hairjourney album, and I use carefree gold activator as my moisturizer. That's it!
ETA: As for dealing with the breakage, I stopped going to the salon, dropped using heat altogether, and waited 10-12 weeks between relaxers. The main thing was the dropping the heat because it did nothing but damage my hair. As for the breakage in the bathtub pic, I learned that I cannot stretch my relaxer past 12 weeks or I'll have knots galore. After having a couple of set backs, I realize that consistency is key - that's the only way I'll really train my hair.