different...
There are certain milestones in life that I always thought were supposed you feel different when they occurred.
For me, they were:
turn 16
graduated high school
turn 18
turn 21
get engaged
graduate college
start working
The only problem is, I never did feel different. I don't know what I expected to be "different," but they all felt like logical progressions onto "the next thing."
Yesterday, I did something that made me feel different.
I cut my hair. For the first time in over a decade, I paid for someone to take sharp pointy objects near my hair.
Don't worry. It's still "long." But I did lose about 6-7 inches off the end. And I now have long-ish, grown-out-bangs looking things to play with in the front. The hair stylist showed great restraint in her cutting and made it obvious that she wanted to cut more, but didn't. So, I can still braid it, or put it up in a bun if I want to (except for the bangs-things), but the 6-7 inches of split ends are gone. I no longer rip out fist-fulls of hair when I brush it, so maybe it will get thicker (finally!). And, I think if I decide I need to, I'm going to go to Roxana again if I need to have something "done."
For me, they were:
turn 16
graduated high school
turn 18
turn 21
get engaged
graduate college
start working
The only problem is, I never did feel different. I don't know what I expected to be "different," but they all felt like logical progressions onto "the next thing."
Yesterday, I did something that made me feel different.
I cut my hair. For the first time in over a decade, I paid for someone to take sharp pointy objects near my hair.
Don't worry. It's still "long." But I did lose about 6-7 inches off the end. And I now have long-ish, grown-out-bangs looking things to play with in the front. The hair stylist showed great restraint in her cutting and made it obvious that she wanted to cut more, but didn't. So, I can still braid it, or put it up in a bun if I want to (except for the bangs-things), but the 6-7 inches of split ends are gone. I no longer rip out fist-fulls of hair when I brush it, so maybe it will get thicker (finally!). And, I think if I decide I need to, I'm going to go to Roxana again if I need to have something "done."