The new year seems to have brought a lot of new beards, mine included. After shaving clean for the holidays, I'd planned to give the beard a break and maybe spend the winter working on growing a mustache. That plan lasted about a day. When it came time to shave, I just couldn't do it.
So here I am about 6 weeks toward my 6 month goal (first picture). I've grown for 4-5 months in the past, so I'm hoping I can reach the 6 month mark without too much difficulty. Due to work, I won't be growing completely unfettered, but I plan to keep any trimming to the minimum just to keep things neat. The overall goal is to grow back a beard similar to but bigger than the one I had last spring (second picture).
After that, I'm not sure. I'd like to think I could continue to grow like AndyJ or others, but time will tell.
Wish me luck!


