In no particular order
1. Yes, definitely darker. I was tired of messing with the roots growing out, and wanted to cover the gray better. I told my hairdresser to make her best guess as to my natural color. No idea how close we are, especially considering the older I get, the darker it gets. Can you believe I was a natural blonde when I was in elementary school? I know blondes usually go dark as adults, but this dark??? Already want highlights again. I look like a zombie. A pale, goth zombie with very dark hair. But hey, at least a zombie with fewer gray hairs.
2. Blaine actually has always preferred short hair. Mainly he gives the generic “whatever you want to do is fine” reply when I ask, but honestly, short hair is what he likes best. Plus he was tired of listening to me bitch and moan about how long it took to blow dry and flat iron.
3. Although ironically, I find shorter hair more work. It might be quicker, but it has to be done every day. With long hair, I can wear it down, or in a ponytail, without having to mess with it more than once. I’m lucky that its not naturally greasy, so I can skip washing it several days in a row, when its long. Now, I’m faced with actually washing and styling it every day ………. good grief, what was I thinking?
4. No, I left the ponytail with my hairdresser. Hopefully she knows of the other options for donating.
5. No real reason, except I wanted a change. I do this every few years, and wonder why I did it, then grow it back out again. Then cut it again. So either I like change more than I realize, or I’m very masochistic.
6. Honestly, I should have gone either a few inches longer, or a few inches shorter. Its at this length where it hangs down inside my shirt collar and itches my neck. I keep trying to flip it back over my shoulder out of habit ….. so in the next week or so I need to decide whether to go shorter, or immediately start the growing out phase again.
7. The only real comment I got from the kids came from Kendrie, interestingly enough. I was looking at pictures from hairstyling magazines the night before I was getting it cut, and had a photo of the (very short) cut that I really want, but don’t have the courage to do. Kendrie said to me, “You can’t cut your hair that short, you’ll look like a boy!” Once I got over my astonishment, because hello, isn’t her hair cut just like a boys …. ??? …. she then continued with, “and people will think Dad is gay!”
15 Responses to In no particular order
March 11th, 2010 saat: 11:13 PM
OK, really. I enjoyed the whole post but the kicker ~ #7. “people will think dad is gay!” Funny stuff that our kids will say.
Oh, and I like the new do :)
March 11th, 2010 saat: 11:48 PM
That Kendrie is hilarious!!!!
March 12th, 2010 saat: 12:30 AM
MAN! you’ve gotta a head of hair! wanna share with me? i’m losing mine by clump-fulls!
and….when are we going to lunch so i can see your new beautiful do?
March 12th, 2010 saat: 1:29 AM
I love the comment from Kendrie! Too funny.
March 12th, 2010 saat: 7:21 AM
OMG Kendries comment is too funny!
March 12th, 2010 saat: 8:42 AM
LOL @ Kendrie!
March 12th, 2010 saat: 9:21 AM
your kids crack me up! for what it’s worth, I think your hair looks great that length, but I am the same way- I grow it out and then cut it then think why did I do that and grow again!
March 12th, 2010 saat: 12:21 PM
#6 would drive me over the edge…hate that length (and yet end up with it quite often!)
#7 cracks me up. Love her!
March 12th, 2010 saat: 4:00 PM
1. Darker is definitely better if you want to cover gray & not worry about roots growing out. Maybe you can just go a shade lighter the next time & see how it goes?
3. Honestly, still no need to wash it every day. My hair is just a little shorter than yours (right above my collar at the moment) and I wash mine every other day – although I DO stick my head under the faucet so I can re-dry/restyle every day. I blow it dry & then round brush it.
7. Kendrie CRACKS ME UP!! But seriously, if you want to try a shorter hairstyle, now would be the time. Just get it cut a little shorter every time you go so it’s not so drastic. As you know, it will always grow out if you really don’t like it. Blaine will like it, and he may think he has a new wife, albeit a ‘gay’ one according to Kendrie. :-)
March 13th, 2010 saat: 7:57 AM
It looks awesome :-)
March 13th, 2010 saat: 3:06 PM
I love your hair but I would definitely take it up a little shorter. With summer coming on you don’t want anything on the back of your neck bugging you. Sorry I haven’t been commenting much lately but we found out my son is being deployed to the Sinai Pennisula to do border patrol between Egypt and Israel on 20 May and have been scrambling to help him secure passports, etc. the Army requires and quite frankly, I’m not dealing well with him being gone 400 days. Any suggestions from an experienced military wife/mom?
March 13th, 2010 saat: 4:27 PM
Laughing so hard at Kendries commment!!
March 13th, 2010 saat: 5:40 PM
I say GO FOR IT! Go for that drastic shorter cut. At worst, you’ll hate it, and it will take longer to grow out (oh yeah, and people might think Blaine is gay). At least you can say you tried it.
At best, you’ll love it.
March 14th, 2010 saat: 12:46 PM
Kendrie made me LOL!
Your hair is gorgeous, BTW…so nice and thick! Any pictures of how it looks from the front?
March 14th, 2010 saat: 5:31 PM
LOVE that you were brave!! Go a bit shorter!! You’ll love it. I cut all mine off for nursing school last fall, and I keep saying I’m going to grow it out, but I love that I can have a different style practically every six weeks. . . . .
Would love to see a FRONT FACING picture of you though. . . . . . .
Still – looks good. I don’t think it’s too dark, either! Looks beautiful, but then, you always have the prettiest hair.
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