eversleeping
November 14th, 2008, 10:01 PM
Hi I'm Julie, 33 years old, married and the mom of 3 children, a girl and two boys. I had my twins in 2004 and my hair was just past shoulder length then. It was after they were born that I was determined to grow my hair long ... and I did. It had just reached my waist in 2007.
I had been going through some very stressful times beginning of 2008 (it didn't help at all I had a 'friend' telling me my hair was plain and boring all one length and that I needed a 'change'. I'm never listening to friends again. And so in February in a move to help me feel a better and heal from some inner issues, I cut 10 inches off my hair. (I'd thought about doing it for months so it wasn't really an impulse decision) prior to Christmas 2007 I'd made a few smaller cuts of 2 inches or so, so I was left in February 2008 with hair about an inch past my collarbone.
Then October 2008 I made the mistake of cutting several inches off again, bringing me back to collarbone length (even shorter then the first big cut!) and I added layers all around. I don't regret the first cut of 10 inches, though I now regret cutting it last month and the layers. It wasn't until I had been wearing a fake hair piece (wasn't a wig and wasn't extensions, sort of inbetween) which went halfway down my back for Halloween which made me realize I missed my long hair. So November 1st, I made the decision to grow my hair long again.
I don't use any heating tools, no curling irons, straighteners and I haven't had a blow dryer in the house for 6 years or so now. Dying it occasionally and playing with it I think are my main worst habits I do to my hair. I can't stop the playing, it's a habit I've had since I was little, but I don't do it nearly as much as I used to. I only play with a small section on the left hand side of my head, usually by braiding and unbraiding it (I can do that over and over as I watch tv without realizing it) or twirling it around my finger. It's relaxing in a way and it may sound silly but I like the silky feel of it as it slides over my fingers.
My hair is naturally dark brown, though I currently have it dyed Dark Burgundy. I love the purplish colour it gives my hair. I only dyed it a week ago but I already have new growth showing! My one plus is my hair grows fast. I've already regained about 3/4 of an inch since cutting it about 3 weeks ago. It seems to grow faster in the winter too for some reason.
And so that's my novel :D Looking forward to when my hair is waist length once again!
I had been going through some very stressful times beginning of 2008 (it didn't help at all I had a 'friend' telling me my hair was plain and boring all one length and that I needed a 'change'. I'm never listening to friends again. And so in February in a move to help me feel a better and heal from some inner issues, I cut 10 inches off my hair. (I'd thought about doing it for months so it wasn't really an impulse decision) prior to Christmas 2007 I'd made a few smaller cuts of 2 inches or so, so I was left in February 2008 with hair about an inch past my collarbone.
Then October 2008 I made the mistake of cutting several inches off again, bringing me back to collarbone length (even shorter then the first big cut!) and I added layers all around. I don't regret the first cut of 10 inches, though I now regret cutting it last month and the layers. It wasn't until I had been wearing a fake hair piece (wasn't a wig and wasn't extensions, sort of inbetween) which went halfway down my back for Halloween which made me realize I missed my long hair. So November 1st, I made the decision to grow my hair long again.
I don't use any heating tools, no curling irons, straighteners and I haven't had a blow dryer in the house for 6 years or so now. Dying it occasionally and playing with it I think are my main worst habits I do to my hair. I can't stop the playing, it's a habit I've had since I was little, but I don't do it nearly as much as I used to. I only play with a small section on the left hand side of my head, usually by braiding and unbraiding it (I can do that over and over as I watch tv without realizing it) or twirling it around my finger. It's relaxing in a way and it may sound silly but I like the silky feel of it as it slides over my fingers.
My hair is naturally dark brown, though I currently have it dyed Dark Burgundy. I love the purplish colour it gives my hair. I only dyed it a week ago but I already have new growth showing! My one plus is my hair grows fast. I've already regained about 3/4 of an inch since cutting it about 3 weeks ago. It seems to grow faster in the winter too for some reason.
And so that's my novel :D Looking forward to when my hair is waist length once again!