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This picture is fairly significant.
Why?
Well, because it's likely the last photo you'll see of me taken with my trusty, loaner LG EnV3 (I just checked - the Droid X2 - my very first smart phone - is on the FedEx vehicle for delivery).
AND ... (this is a biggie, that's why my AND is in all caps) ...
It is one of the last times you'll see me with all of this hair!
See? A strange thing happened. I had this haircut
Why?
Well, because it's likely the last photo you'll see of me taken with my trusty, loaner LG EnV3 (I just checked - the Droid X2 - my very first smart phone - is on the FedEx vehicle for delivery).
AND ... (this is a biggie, that's why my AND is in all caps) ...
It is one of the last times you'll see me with all of this hair!
See? A strange thing happened. I had this haircut
about 4 ... maybe 5 years ago. It was the first time in decades (literally) that I had worn my hair short. I liked it - it was easy to style - it was sassy - and I was frequently complimented on it.
Then I started gaining back all of the weight I had worked so had to lose, and as I did, my hair got longer and longer.
My self confidence waned - I just wanted to hide my face - and although I will admit to plucking the occasional chin hair, I wasn't able to grow a full beard to accomplish face hiding.
It wasn't intentional - definitely a subconscious thought - but when I was asked recently why I quit wearing my hair short - why I was hiding my face (not the exact words, he might have used "pretty" somewhere in there) - that little cartoon-ish light bulb lit up above my head and I realized that was exactly what I was doing.
Tonight, at 5:00, I have an appointment at the salon. I'll be going back to sassy me, highlights and all.
This year is about learning to take care of myself. Treating myself as well as I treat others. Allowing myself the occasional want instead of requiring everything to be a need before I designate myself worthy of having it (and sometimes, not even then). It's about taking care of myself - physically and emotionally.
It's about balance.
Balance that I lost over three years ago and haven't made a priority to regain.
Then I started gaining back all of the weight I had worked so had to lose, and as I did, my hair got longer and longer.
My self confidence waned - I just wanted to hide my face - and although I will admit to plucking the occasional chin hair, I wasn't able to grow a full beard to accomplish face hiding.
It wasn't intentional - definitely a subconscious thought - but when I was asked recently why I quit wearing my hair short - why I was hiding my face (not the exact words, he might have used "pretty" somewhere in there) - that little cartoon-ish light bulb lit up above my head and I realized that was exactly what I was doing.
Tonight, at 5:00, I have an appointment at the salon. I'll be going back to sassy me, highlights and all.
This year is about learning to take care of myself. Treating myself as well as I treat others. Allowing myself the occasional want instead of requiring everything to be a need before I designate myself worthy of having it (and sometimes, not even then). It's about taking care of myself - physically and emotionally.
It's about balance.
Balance that I lost over three years ago and haven't made a priority to regain.
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5 comments:
Good for you, Dana! That IS a sassy cut and looks good on you ;-)
You're not going to carry a bouquet of flowers around with all the time are you?
You go girl, we have missed you and I am so excited to start checking you blog everyday. I have so enjoyed reading your blog and can't wait to see the new hairdo!!!! Sooooooo very glad you are back!
Linda in Mississippi
Yay!! (just so you know I'm cheering for you!)
Are you going to share the new 'do with us??? :)
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