So, I’m going to cut off my hair tomorrow. It won’t be too short, since I have a tendency to ‘fro (without a LOT more work than I’m willing to put in) when it’s anywhere between a pixie and a bob. So, it’ll probably end up about mid neck in length. Right now, it’s down past my shoulder blades. I can tell from the texture, though, that a shorter cut is necessary ASAP. My hair is fried from dying it blonde for a few years. OK, 5 years. Without a break.
Cutting it short would do two things. It would get rid of the fried stuff. It would also allow me to grow out the dye. I have two reasons for wanting to do that. It’s apparently bad for a pregnancy to dye your hair during it. The chemicals can apparently travel through your blood stream and through the placental wall. I don’t know how accurate this theory is, but I think when I finally do get pregnant, the kid’s going to have enough trouble without my adding challenges to his existence.
Also, I went gray at 25-26. I am curious as to how far the gray has gone. It’s also gotten quite dye resistant. Which is one of the reasons I went blonde. In the blonde hair, it looks like highlights. When I’m my normal ash blonde/auburn, it stands out for what it is. Gray. I do not look old enough to be gray yet. Tim doesn’t look old enough to have a wife with gray hair yet, either.
I haven’t had short hair in quite some time. Since Middle School, I think. It’ll be interesting to care for, that’s for sure. I’d like to try to find a dye close to my natural color till all the dye grows out, but I haven’t yet found anything remotely resembling my normal calico hair color.
I’m nervous about cutting off that much, though. I like my long hair. I like the weight of it, the way it feels when it touches my arms. I’ll miss it, until I grow it back out, that is. My hair does grow quickly. Almost abnormally so. But still, it almost feels like I’ll be having a major organ removed. One that’s a bit rusty and overused, but still a major part of me. But unlike an organ, my mane will grow back.
Maybe if I keep saying that, I’ll believe it.
