Am I the only person

I have been natural for almost 3 years and am constantly vowing to do my own hair, but to no avail I wind up at the salon for everything....blowdry, flat iron, flat twist, braids, straw sets, etc. I have never had one clue about hair even with permed hair, but it's really starting to bother me because I want to learn. I have thought about taking some classes at a natural hair salon or something because this it ridiculous. I just found this site last week and have gone through many of the pictures on this site wishing that I could do some of the gorgeous styles, but I do not know where to begin. I didn't stop perming my hair because I'm anti-perm. I just really learned that my hair can do everything that permed hair can do with the right products (thanks to my wonderful stylist who is not a "natural" hair stylist, but only 20% of her clients relax their hair). I found her a time that I was becoming more mindful about what I was putting in my body and using on my skin and hair. I had stopped relaxing about 6 months before I met her and she just made the transition very easy. My hair is shoulder length and because it is all natural now, I'm not afraid of breakage as much as I was and ready to try to do some styles myself. Can anyone give me a suggestion on where to begin?

Practice, Practice, Practice
When I look at my two strand twists from 2-3 yrs ago I can't believe that I wore them in public. They look a whole letter better now.
Also check out YouTube, there are so many tutorials that are helpful.
I taught myself how to flat twist by watching vids on YouTube.
Start with something simple-like twists and as your skills improve so will your style options.

I didn't know how to do my daughters hair until this year! I just learned how to do all of this stuff and I'm still learning something new every day. I love websites like this and other various forums. Youtube has a bunch of great tutorials as well. You can check out my blog too. I have done rollersets (let air dry) flexi rod sets (air dry) cornrows, box braids, 3 strand twists, twist outs, etc on my daughters hair. Did I tell you I just learned how to do this stuff this year? lol If I can do it I know you can do it!!!

This is the website that taught me how to cornrow (after watching numerous videos that did not help, lol)

http://cornrows.co.uk/howto/howtobraidcornrowsx.html

Search on youtube strawsets, flexirod sets, natural hair tutorials, etc.

You will learn!

I went ahead and found some youtube channels that may help you

https://www.youtube.com/user/curlychronicles (she is also in the Curl Friends section of the forum so you can ask her questions there)

https://www.youtube.com/user/PRETTYDIMPLES01

https://www.youtube.com/user/blackonyx77

https://www.youtube.com/user/rusticbeauty

https://www.youtube.com/user/Glamazini

Hope that helps, good luck!

Thank you so much! I will try a style or two every month every other weekend. That way if it looks too crazy, I have time to make an appointment at a salon before the weekend is over. I just don't want to go to work with my hair looking like it has legs. LOL