what do you look like right now?

[Heka]

Well it's only part of me... but got my first tattoo today On the inside of my right arm. I made the template myself, so it's my own 'handwriting', and I only have myself to blame for Ehwaz being very slightly out of place!

I still love it. I just love looking at it. So. Much. Love.

[Rae'ya]

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Aww thanks guys. Heka, next time you're in Adelaide you can come see it in person

[Heka]

Aww thanks guys. Heka, next time you're in Adelaide you can come see it in person

I am so down for this. I'm there a week or so in January. But no car 😕

[Heka]

I dyed my hair for festivus

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[ThePaganMafia]

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This is what the miniature version of me looks like.

[volcaniclastic]

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This is what I looked like last month, on my 30th birthday. In Amsterdam.

[EndlessCravings]

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Nvm I figured it out

[Heka]

This is what I looked like last month, on my 30th birthday. In Amsterdam.

I love those dreads

[volcaniclastic]

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I love those dreads

Thanks. They are a year and a half old. I go through daily phases - sometimes I don't mind them, once in a while I love them, but mostly I just find them itchy against my skin and uncomfortable to sleep on. Oh, and I miss not having dandruff. Buuuut...not brushing my hair for 16 months has been kinda nice.

[EndlessCravings]

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Thanks. They are a year and a half old. I go through daily phases - sometimes I don't mind them, once in a while I love them, but mostly I just find them itchy against my skin and uncomfortable to sleep on. Oh, and I miss not having dandruff. Buuuut...not brushing my hair for 16 months has been kinda nice.

I swear I was about to ask if those were dreads. Being on mobile I couldn't see.

[Juniper]

Thanks. They are a year and a half old. I go through daily phases - sometimes I don't mind them, once in a while I love them, but mostly I just find them itchy against my skin and uncomfortable to sleep on. Oh, and I miss not having dandruff. Buuuut...not brushing my hair for 16 months has been kinda nice.

The itchy and uncomfortable to sleep on part is a total deal breaker for me when it comes to having dreads. I considered having them back in my teens and early twenties, but job restrictions always got in the way and shaving my head to get rid of them terrified me. I know there are other ways to undo them but I ain't patient enough for that. They look fantastic on you, though.

[volcaniclastic]

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The itchy and uncomfortable to sleep on part is a total deal breaker for me when it comes to having dreads. I considered having them back in my teens and early twenties, but job restrictions always got in the way and shaving my head to get rid of them terrified me. I know there are other ways to undo them but I ain't patient enough for that. They look fantastic on you, though.

Thanks, yeah. Sleeping wasn't so bad before, but now that they are maturing, it's like sleeping on rope. Some people report that having dreads to sleep on is awesome, but I just find them a little uncomfortable. I usually flip them up onto my pillow to sleep.

Some days I really love them, but I do spend a lot of time thinking about whether I should shave them off, or go through the effort to brush them out. It's been a fun experiment, but I miss having hair.

[Jembru]

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Ah yes, the itching at night.. that takes me back. In my case it was braids rather than dreads but I didn't wash them and left them in long term so that they dreaded at the roots. My scalp never itched except when I went to bed. As soon as I lay down it would start. I took antihistamines before bed and that seemed to help (I'm scratching just thinking about it), but in the end I gave up and took them out.

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Oh and to stay on topic, I posted a recent photo at the bottom of the blog I posted earlier. Just scroll past all the waffle and I'm there!

[Hawkfeathers]

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Thanks, yeah. Sleeping wasn't so bad before, but now that they are maturing, it's like sleeping on rope. Some people report that having dreads to sleep on is awesome, but I just find them a little uncomfortable. I usually flip them up onto my pillow to sleep.

Some days I really love them, but I do spend a lot of time thinking about whether I should shave them off, or go through the effort to brush them out. It's been a fun experiment, but I miss having hair.

This reminds me of sleeping in pink foam curlers when I was a kid. Always the night before school pictures, etc., and the results were always kinda lopsided! It was hard to sleep with those things.

[Heka]

Thanks. They are a year and a half old. I go through daily phases - sometimes I don't mind them, once in a while I love them, but mostly I just find them itchy against my skin and uncomfortable to sleep on. Oh, and I miss not having dandruff. Buuuut...not brushing my hair for 16 months has been kinda nice.

I always wanted dreads. Pretty far off goal atm with my hubby not being into it. But one day lol.

Atm I only wash my hair once a week and I almost never brush it. I have to straighten it a bit fairly often to get it to sit right, but with a bit of dry shampoo most days it feels like straw and sits just how I like with minimal effort. No idea how I managed to bag that!