In September 2008 I was looking for a little change in my life. It had been six months since I'd moved to Austin, and my pattern had previously been to move every 4-six months: Boise for a few months after the mission. Then school at BYU-Idaho. Then Dallas for a practicum, and back to BYU-Idaho. Then Boise again, St. Louis for a summer internship, Boise for six months, then Austin... Needless to say, I was feeling antsy, and was itching for a change. Knowing I loved my job, roommate, and Austin, I wasn't going anywhere. So instead, I chopped my hair off. Pixy short, with millions of layers that stuck up crazy with a palm full of gel. My sister Amber told me I looked cute, like a soccer mom. Not exactly what I was going for... Anyway, within weeks I changed my mind and decided to let it grow out again. It has been a week shy of a year, and in that time I have only cut it twice to reshape it (I was feeling a mullet coming on...). Looking at the pictures below, I can not believe how much it has grown. Seriously, you would have thought I'd mixed a little Miracle Grow with my cereal each morning!
September 2008 (with my neices Cora and Claire)
August 2009 (with my sisters Cho and Amber)
(And don't worry - I just moved to a new apartment last month, so I've had my change for this half of the year. My hair is not going anywhere any time soon!)
Ooh that is a good difference! I vote for long. I feel like my hair's grown a ton too since that fateful day when I chopped 12 inches. What was I thinking!? Thank goodness I had you there to give me strength.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad for the update. I saw that picture on Amber's blog and I LOVE your wavy/curly hair. You're beautiful, Desi!
ReplyDeleteWhen I need a change I change my hairstyle too. :) I cut my hair once when it was pretty long, to decently short. My hairdresser who was doing the haircut was having conniptions. She was more afraid than I was. I think she was worried that I would walk away crying. Needless to say, I don't care that much about my hair. It will grow back if I don't like it short. I did end up liking it as well. It was a fun hair cut and I got so many great comments. Though now I am back to the long hair. Last cut I added long bangs. :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! I do that too. Sometimes I re-arrange my furniture, sometimes I get my hair cut :).
ReplyDeleteI think I LOVE the longer hair the best!
It's amazing how easy it is to be a creature of habit. Most people crave that comforting routine day after day. For those of us who need the change injection, however, it is great that something so simple can help. I've always found cutting my fingernails or trimmin' up the whiskers in a funny way works for me.
ReplyDeleteI love your hair now it's so dang cute!! And pass some of that miracle grow for hair over this way!
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