I finally did it. I chopped off almost all my hair. After years of hemming and hawing and dithering I made an appointment and got it done. Do I regret it? Not a bit. I keep running my fingers over and through the super abbreviated back and reveling in the freedom and the feel. I can't remember a time when my hair reached higher than my shoulder blades. I know there are pictures of me with short hair as a kid but I don't remember what it was like. I remember asking my mom for a haircut like the one I have now and winding up looking like Elvis for a while, but it's only a brief impression.
The thing that surprises me the most about this is just how much hair I have and how differently it acts. I thought that when straightened it would just lay flat on my head but it keeps lifting. At one point today I looked like I was wearing a Bumpit. I never realized just how heavy my hair was until it was gone and turning my head quickly didn't give me whiplash.
Thanks Zoe at Evolve in Charlottesville VA! You did a great job!
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