I'm So Light-Headed Today...

Have you ever had one of those times where you just needed to change something? I'd been struggling with this for awhile. Some days yes, some days no. I was a teenager of the '60s, you know, back when long straight hair was the fashion. No matter how I tried my hair never got very long, but it was never trimmed and I didn't know about split ends and all that, and it was never straight, not when you live in a wet land with a fair amount of humidity and rain. I tried everything from ironing, to soup cans to even wrapping it around my head and securing it with huge long bobby pins and taping my bangs down. Hair dryers, vent and round brushes were unheard of items back then, and even if they did exist there certainly wasn't money for them. All that to say, I have a love-affair with long hair. Long hair on MY head. But, and especially at my age, and with the color it is, it isn't the most flattering look for me. At my daughter's wedding it was shoulder length. That was three years ago. I'd see that picture and think "Man, you looked good then!" So why was I sporting this long, silver/brown blend of fluffy hair that was usually twisted up and clipped to the back of my head anyway making me look much older than I'm willing to admit I really am. Oh, and I was really getting tired of all the really long hair everywhere that was shedding from my head, especially in the bathtub drain which always left me soaking my feet in the water that would back up in the tub, so...Christmas Eve I grabbed my scissors and after showering and washing my hair pulled it back in a tight pony tail at the base of my scalp, added an extra band, braided it tightly and cut between the bands leaving an intact braid of old-woman hair.....I pinned it to my design wall to dry and it will be sent to Locks of Love (they'll sell it since it's mostly silver-grey). That length of braid is nearly 16" long!! It was down to my waist. My head immediately felt lighter even though it doesn't weigh that much. Part of me misses it, and I still need to shape what's left on my head a little more, especially on the sides which are slightly longer than the back, but with the wave/curl in my hair it doesn't matter much. And if I want it long again, I'll just let it grow! So, here's what I chopped off......