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Regrowth.
What I can look like when I work it.
What I usually look like when I don't work it. Too-busy-to-try-look.
Ponytails daily!
What I do when I get tired of not working it. Cropped!
I have been told it takes guts to cut off your hair. I guess it does. Honestly, for me, it takes more guts to walk around in a ponytail all the time. I have felt dragged down by the pelo, so off it came. I feel lighter, happier, hipper…and when you’ve just turned 43, hip is a good feeling to work toward.
Only my husband and daughter have turned their noses up about it. They are getting used to it though.
Sometimes, you gotta knock it all off and start all over again…it’s a cycle-of-life, re-growth thing…And, I have been feeling in the mood to knock things over, get rid of things, purge, lighten up, since the floods hit in May. For some reason, my movements toward change always begin with a shearing…this is the fourth time in my adult life that it all has come off.
Something good always comes out of it…I am waiting to see what this cycle brings.
Have you ever chopped off all your hair? Ever felt the need to knock it all down and start again? (And I am not talking hair…)
Oh, yes I’ve felt that need and I’ve acted on it. Several times. Drastically..haircut included. But, that’s a story I’ll have to share over a couple of copas.
Ana Lilian Flores´s last essay ..ReadMe- When Times are Tough-En tiempos difíciles
I guess the question is: would any of us be in a bi- or multilingual family or a foreign country if we had NOT ever made a radical cut?
I personally had a big one that was triggered by a woman (or rather her withdrawal) and led me to the Côte d’Azur. Best move I’ve ever made.
Carrie,
I totally love the new look. Very nice.
And yes, chopping off your hair feels nice and necessary from time to time (I did it two weeks ago). And as for non-hair things, definitely-moves to another country, moves to another state, divorces, witness protection programs….all in the eternal and healthy cycle of endings and beginnings.
How did I miss this post??? You are adorable, chica! How funny that I just cut mine off, too…though yours was longer than mine to begin with. I love it!