Introducing the GC (Gradual Chop)

Just a little hair update...

I've been transitioning for a few months now.  I'm not really sure how long since it took awhile before I was definitely going natural as opposed to just late on my next relaxer.  So anyway, my loving husband has been urging me to cut my hair.  Among naturalistas this is referred to as the "Big Chop" or BC.  I decided pretty early on that this wasn't really an option as far as I was concerned.  I don't like my face too much with short hair and this would be super short hair!  Now the transitioning journey generally still ends with a BC, when after a few inches of natural hair has grown all the remaining relaxed hair is cut.  I don't have the emotional fortitude for a BC. 

Now I haven't seen it anywhere else, so I don't know if this is a thing or not, so I'm introducing the GC...Gradual Chop.  According to experts hair grows a 1/2 inch per month.  Every month I cut approximately 1-2 inches of hair.  Not only am I cutting it faster than it's growing but I'm cutting relaxed length in exchange for curly length.  Bottom-line is my hair is getting shorter, I'm getting closer and closer to a head full of natural hair only and I'm learning how to deal with less and less "rescue hair", which is what I call the relaxed hair that I use to cover natural hair when a style has gone very wrong, very flat or is non-existent.

Imagine Linus (from Peanuts) having his blanket cut shorter and shorter until he's finally left with a pocket square...