Shoulder Length Hair

To start, I feel it necessary to talk about length. I had cut my hair into a chin length bob in 2009 and had been growing it out ever since. In December, my hair was quite long, far reaching my goal. Then, last week, I cut it to my collarbone. I know, what was I thinking?

I did so as I was under the assumption that my hair was looking very "thin" or without body as it would tend to drag and not hold much volume unless it was curled with a one inch curling iron. Going to the hairdresser, I knew that I wanted a few inches taken off to freshen up my look. I didn't expect to leave with 4 inches gone!

I do feel rather shallow having to admit that I cried one night last week as I was trying to adjust. It seems self absorbed to be emotionally attached to your hair and I need to realize that having healthy hair has always been my priority. My stylist is wonderful and I always keep up on my color and conditioning treatments. Now, I just have to wait for it to grow out a few more inches. I think that my lesson here, is that I am going to try and enjoy it as much as I can while I grow out my hair again and try to be realistic about it. I should be thankful to have hair! That I am.

So, I have come up with a few ideas regarding my grow out process. I am going to photograph myself the last day of each month to document my progress and blog something relating to what I am liking most about the length I currently have. I will try and find pictures of celebrity cuts that are similar to my length and go along with any cool observations I find out about along the way. My goal length is not going to be as long as it was before. I would be quite happy if I could grow out the 4 inches I would like back.

Here's to a happy grow-out!