Hair Resolution Support Group

[Gladtobemom]

I thought it might be fun to start a:

Hair Resolution Support Group

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Record your resolution.

If you think about breaking your resolution, you can come here first for a little feedback.

Open to any hair related resolution maker and those that want to offer advice and support.

[Gladtobemom]

I'm back at waistline again. Finally, for the third time since joinging LHC. This time there's no chemical dye damage. I think I can safely make a no trim resolution now.

So here goes.

I want fairytale ends. To help me attain that goal, I will not trim my hair (except for snipping the occaisional split end) for at least 3 years.

I solemnly swear on my Nanny's Hairpins.

[Cricket]

I will take the time to search for split ends and trim them each week, instead of letting them build up and then grumbling my way through a marathon S&D session.

I may also try to sit outside to do this. The sun seems to make the split ends stand out.

[Curlsgirl]

I will let my bangs grow out to at LEAST chin length and then if I want to cut I will wait at least 2 weeks before I do. (they're at nose length now and that's usually where I cut but I am liking them this time)

[RavennaNight]

I will not dye my roots sooner than every 5 weeks, no exceptions. I will NOT rake the dye through the ends.

This is my resolution because I used to dye every 4 weeks, and get tempted pretty often to pull the dye through the ends, eventhough its BLACK and SO PERMANENT that in reality nothing short of chlorine bleach would put a dent in that color.

[Darkhorse1]

Where was this thread last year? Well, I didn't even know this bb existed.
I've stuck with finally growing out the mass majority of my very 80s esqueish styled (or there lack of) bangs. My hair dresser(who has waist long hair herself!) and I sat down and I asked her for her help, because I've NEVER been able to grow my bangs out. She showed me how much bangs I should have, and I've stuck through those miserable days where it's in my eyes, won't tuck behind my ears. They now are just past my chin. I started growing them out last July.

Resolution: to leave them be and find an appropriate hairstyle/part that works when they are a bit longer :)

[Patrycja]

I will not cut.Plain and simple.(except for S&D and dustings)

This is the length and the weather when I get scissor happy and I cut.Alot.Last year,I was almost at waist and went to a bit below shoulder length.Not this time.

[missy60]

I will not cut except for dustings. I have been feeling the urge to cut back to shoulder length for a while now. I start thinking my hair looks and feels like crap and start getting the urge to chop. I never go shorter then shoulder length though because I look terrible with it shorter then that. My resolution is to keep my crappy hair I will not cut:)

[Silver Grace]

I'm with Patrycja. I WILL NOT CUT.

[jessie58]

I will not touch my bangs ever again. Won't go near them with a 10 foot pole. Nuh-uh. Nope, let the bangs grow and never ever cut bangs again as long as I live. Never!!! Got that!!! :deal:

*unpleasant reminder* bangs look messy, they do not suit me and they make me a triangle head while they are growing out. And they make wings on either side of my head. Bangs are stupid. Stupid, stupid bangs.


:tmi: :wail: :scared: :brickwall :crazyq: :shake: :no:

[aprilmay]

I made the mistake of cutting bangs again about 12 years ago right after they had grown out and I had cut the rest of my hair to chin length. Two hair mistakes I will not repeat. I think the shortest I could ever go would be below my shoulders, but I am still years from that point.

I would like to avoid breakage, find a shampoo and conditioner I am in love with and can afford, find a comb and brush that can withstand my hair, and accept my lone gray hair cause it will have friends in the future.

[Moiraine]

As I sit here with 6" grey roots and a box of hair dye within reach, I resolve to never let my touch-ups go for so long (due to my laziness in getting my daughter to do this for me). I did an all-over dye myself last August but can't do the roots myself....I am sick of "letting myself go" so much and I am trying to fight back now.

You guys might laugh at me but after a year of no earrings, I finally put in a pair a couple of days ago. My armpits are hair-free. I have lost 17lbs very slowly but at least it's going:D Now to get these roots done.

Anybody here suffering with depression and SAD knows there are times when it's a huge effort just to get out of bed and do basic hygiene, much less the things I just mentioned.

So I guess I also resolve to stop "letting myself go" and to "do things for myself" instead of doing for everybody else and letting myself go downhill, thinking I am not worthy of anything.

It's a hard battle as some know:blossom:

[jessie58]

As I sit here with 6" grey roots and a box of hair dye within reach, I resolve to never let my touch-ups go for so long (due to my laziness in getting my daughter to do this for me). I did an all-over dye myself last August but can't do the roots myself....I am sick of "letting myself go" so much and I am trying to fight back now.

You guys might laugh at me but after a year of no earrings, I finally put in a pair a couple of days ago. My armpits are hair-free. I have lost 17lbs very slowly but at least it's going:D Now to get these roots done.

Anybody here suffering with depression and SAD knows there are times when it's a huge effort just to get out of bed and do basic hygiene, much less the things I just mentioned.

So I guess I also resolve to stop "letting myself go" and to "do things for myself" instead of doing for everybody else and letting myself go downhill, thinking I am not worthy of anything.

It's a hard battle as some know:blossom:

Moraine, that is wonderful, you're doing so well. You go do those roots girl!!! I also have trouble doing mine and get one of my DD's to do it. I hate the look of myself when they grow out. Yay on the 17 lbs too. :cheese:

[Toadstool]

Well done Moraine! You are not alone:grouphug:

[Loreyanne_H]

I will not cut nor trim my hair from the last trim I'll make in august 2008, for one year round.

Only this way I'll be able to reach past 90 cm!!!

[Moiraine]

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As I sit here with 6" grey roots and a box of hair dye within reach, I resolve to never let my touch-ups go for so long (due to my laziness in getting my daughter to do this for me). I did an all-over dye myself last August but can't do the roots myself....I am sick of "letting myself go" so much and I am trying to fight back now.

You guys might laugh at me but after a year of no earrings, I finally put in a pair a couple of days ago. My armpits are hair-free. I have lost 17lbs very slowly but at least it's going:D Now to get these roots done.

Anybody here suffering with depression and SAD knows there are times when it's a huge effort just to get out of bed and do basic hygiene, much less the things I just mentioned.

So I guess I also resolve to stop "letting myself go" and to "do things for myself" instead of doing for everybody else and letting myself go downhill, thinking I am not worthy of anything.

It's a hard battle as some know

Moraine, that is wonderful, you're doing so well. You go do those roots girl!!! I also have trouble doing mine and get one of my DD's to do it. I hate the look of myself when they grow out. Yay on the 17 lbs too.
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Well done Moraine! You are not alone



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GOALS: No trimming/chopping until August 2008



Stop trying to go cone-free



Leave it alone!!!









AWWW thanks guys for the encouragement. Yes it is very hard to change to"looking after myself" from "giving myself away" for other ppl. When we look around other ppl have no problem getting what they want in life and we need to be good to ourselves. I am 53 years old in the second phase of my life. Time to look out for Linda now

[Moiraine]

ps I need to learn how to do quotes huh:graduate:

[Lamb]

I resolve not to not change my routine (I'm back to good old S&C every other day and conditioning every day) for at least three months.

And this time I really mean it.

[JessTheMess]

I WILL NOT destroy my hair anymore. I've been doing weekly dustings to get rid of split ends caused my years of "tough love" on my hair.
Brushing when wet - Never Again
Blowfrying - Never Again
Flatiron - Never Again
Chemical Dye - Never Again

[bex487]

I will use as little heat styling as possible to keep my hair in healthy condition.

[peachy.pudding]

I will let my fringe grow until i can throw it behind my shoulders

I will not have any drastic cuts for the rest of the year!

No scissors until 2009

[peachy.pudding]

As I sit here with 6" grey roots and a box of hair dye within reach, I resolve to never let my touch-ups go for so long (due to my laziness in getting my daughter to do this for me). I did an all-over dye myself last August but can't do the roots myself....I am sick of "letting myself go" so much and I am trying to fight back now.

You guys might laugh at me but after a year of no earrings, I finally put in a pair a couple of days ago. My armpits are hair-free. I have lost 17lbs very slowly but at least it's going:D Now to get these roots done.

Anybody here suffering with depression and SAD knows there are times when it's a huge effort just to get out of bed and do basic hygiene, much less the things I just mentioned.

So I guess I also resolve to stop "letting myself go" and to "do things for myself" instead of doing for everybody else and letting myself go downhill, thinking I am not worthy of anything.

It's a hard battle as some know:blossom:


Ah was so sweet

[Siava]

I will learn how to do at least one fancy updo this year. This might not sound complicated for a lot of you, but I am an updo retard. I've got horrible coordination. Plus, trying to do them make my arms and fingers hurt. But this year...at least one!

[LaurelSpring]

No cutting! Bangs included! (maybe some S & D, not sure yet)
No Heat appliances (I've done great on this)
I wont buy any more henna. I will use what I have, mixed with Cassia and gradully decrease to only Cassias. I will love my gray.
Stop being obesessive about hair toys and hair products.
Find the best routine and stick with it.
Keep it simple.

[squiggyflop]

:scissors:by this time next year i will have trimmed off all of my bleach damage..
i will not cut my hair with paper scissors..:scissors:

[wintersun99]

..............

[nicolina]

I will not let my mum persuade that I need a trim when I go home next week.

[crystal_89]

I will not trim off any length until I reach Tailbone (hopefully by June 2009).

I will not chemically dye my hair ever again (even if the ends fade)

[zanne]

I will not wash my hair in the near boiling water i enjoy showering in, even though lukewarm water makes me shiver.
I will not become lazy and and be forced to cut off ends that were damaged due to neglect.
I will not spend my children's lunch money on hair toys.
..... okay.. I never did that... but I considered it disturbingly often;)

[Gladtobemom]

I am having this horrible urge to cut long layers again.

I used to do that, let the lower foot of hair be layered, but my hair isn't long enough for that. I don't want to cut . . . why am I having this urge?

It's got to get to tailbone before it will look right.

[lady_hero]

I will not cut for one year (except for S&D). I will not put off deep treatments. I will not listen to my friends' " you'd be cute with short hair" comments.

[MsBubbles]

Thanks for bumping this thread! I hadn't noticed it, and I can use it. I hereby pledge to take care of my hemline and not let it grow down in its current straggly layers. I will start letting inches grow next January (2009), assuming it's still growing! I will trim to keep my hair at 25", which it should measure hopefully a month or so from now.

This means no more yearning at others' photos of 27"+ hair, but taking the time now to get the hemline even instead of the quick fix of another 0.75" per month. (now watch me stall...).

[happymommy]

I will S & D regularly. I will try one new routine change a month to find what works for me. This is in direct contrast to my current new routine change every three days, lol. I will start a journal of my hair progress.

HHG!

[Chromis]

I will henna and indigo my hair again...soon. My scalp very much likes it when I henna and it is good for my length too!

[Cinnamon.locks]

Great thread! very helpful.


My resolution is to grow my hair to Mid-thigh length which is aprox. 45 inches. and i want a straight, even hemline. so to that end i will only trim my hair twice a year, and only 1 or 2 inches to keep even hemline and maximize growth. plus will do my best to pamper and protect my hair as much as possible to discourage damage. i thank all who are willing to help keep me following my goals.

[jessie58]

GTBM don't cut layers in your hair. You don't really want them.
You are getting sleepy, very sleepy, you will not cut layers into your hair.
You will not cut layers into your hair.

[Gladtobemom]

http://www.emotihost.com/glass4/25.gif *Yawn*

http://www.emotihost.com/glass/23.gif mumbles, "will not cut layers, don't want layers . . . "

[tiny_teesha]

I will grow my bangs to chin length before deciding to "trim" them! :)

[kate46]

I will not ever ever dye my hair again! :nono: If my friends/family tell me (again) that I should, I will do this :lala:

[toodramatik]

I will not use my straightener, ever again.

I will not wash my hair so frequently.

I WILL NOT LOOK AT SHORT HAIR AND BE LIKE "HEY THAT'S FUNKY I WANT IT" and head for the hairdresser.

I will not tie my hair up so tight.

I have so many *sob*

[30isthenewblack]

I will not let a hairdresser 'trim' my hair. I will cut it myself.

I will give my hair regular treatments.

I will keep my hair back and give it a rest from wearing it down.

[DavidN]

My resolution is to never touch a straightening iron again, because of the earlier damage they caused in my hair. Currrently, I have stuck to my resolution, and the last time I used one was early September, 2006!

[Carina]

Only wash my hair when it's dirty and treat it with plenty of the good stuff.Trim only three times every year.

[rapunzhell13]

My resolution is to never touch a straightening iron again, because of the earlier damage they caused in my hair. Currrently, I have stuck to my resolution, and the last time I used one was early September, 2006!

That's almost 2 years, congrats! :D

Mine are:

I will wait until my next birthday to trim.

I will restrain myself from colouring my hair (including henna). I love my natural colour.

[winter_star]

I will not EVER, EVER touch another straightening iron! It has been just over a year since one has last touched my hair :cheese:

I will also refrain from cutting my hair until next year.

I will wear it up more often to avoid breakage.

[Periwinkle]

I will not ever, ever, EVER get my hair layered again. Instead, I will continue to hate the layers I have and then maintain at hip/waist when I get there until the b*stards are all GONE.

[kate46]

I will not ever, ever, EVER get my hair layered again. Instead, I will continue to hate the layers I have and then maintain at hip/waist when I get there until the b*stards are all GONE.


:agape: Miss ! Miss! Periwinkle swore! :disbelief

;)

[DotDotDot]

I will not trim more than half an inch off my hair at a time.

[WavyGirl]

I will not touch my bangs ever again. Won't go near them with a 10 foot pole. Nuh-uh. Nope, let the bangs grow and never ever cut bangs again as long as I live. Never!!! Got that!!! :deal:

*unpleasant reminder* bangs look messy, they do not suit me and they make me a triangle head while they are growing out. And they make wings on either side of my head. Bangs are stupid. Stupid, stupid bangs.


:tmi: :wail: :scared: :brickwall :crazyq: :shake: :no:

So, just to be clear that's no bangs then? LOL

Mine is to cut once every six months only. I have given myself the option to choose between a tiny trim or a slightly larger chop to remove the rest of the damage, but whatever I choose at the time I live with until the next scheduled trim. It's going well so far.

I've also sworn off heat styling, colouring and brushing. Strangely, these were hard at first, but now I can't imagine wanting to do any of them. I normally wear it up for protection and convenience, and have resolved not to wear it down unless I have loads of holding product to keep the curls until the last of the damage is trimmed away.

[janaana]

I managed to catch a number of the unruly hairs that like to stick up on the top of my head on fire when I had to light a friend's gas grill with a match. I have an electric one, so I didn't realise the flame would shoot out like that. The rest of my hair was undamaged but the hairs that got caught burnt right into the follicles (a very strange sensation like being spattered with hot fat) and the follicles got distorted so now I have quite a few hairs that grow in the crown area as tiny corkscrews with less than a quarter inch diameter. I've always pulled them out because they annoy me when they stick up but as often as not I think I've felt one and pull it out only to find it is a normal hair with a temporary kink from a hairstyle or several hairs tangled together.

My hair resolution is to stop pulling them out for at least a year, by which time they will be long enough to tie up and not stick out so I hope I'll be able to forget about them.

[jessie58]

I don't even need this thread any more, every time I look in the mirror and see my "bangs" I hate them. I will not be cutting bangs again, ever. So there.

[EvaSimone]

I will let my hair get to tail bone and until then will only trim small amounts 1/2" max at a time as needed but not more than every 2 months.

[ReadingRenee]

I will not trim my hair again until December 08 at the earliest, no matter HOW straggly I think my ends look. (wow this is gonna be hard)

Every time I look in the mirror at my hair I will say to myself. " I love my hair." :)

[ole gray mare]

I will see my hair through rose-colored glasses only, not scraggly glasses.

[winter]

I will not trim my hair until December 2008 (aside from S&D)
I will keep up henna
I will not spend all my money on hair toys

Not much, but something.

[WavyGirl]

Every time I look in the mirror at my hair I will say to myself. " I love my hair." :)

That's a good one. Think I'm going to borrow it from you.

[birthmarkie]

I will contain my hair when I go out.

[HairyCarrie]

--I will continue reading this forum (it's my home page) to reinforce my goal to have long hair.
--I will poo-poo away any negative reactions to me having long hair at my age.
--I will not get a trim until I really need it and even then I'll be very picky about how much comes off.
--I will continue cutting my own bangs. I love my bangs. :p Cutting them relieves my urge to cut other parts of my hair.

[Julesn]

I WILL NEVER BLEACH MY HAIR AGAIN

Julie :)

[aprilmay]

I will find shampoo, conditioner, hairbrush, and comb that I love!

[DeepRiver]

I will make the time to experiment with new hair toys and hairstyles to encourage me to grow my hair out.

I will make time to do this for myself.

I will pass on the value and beauty of long hair to my daughters (ages 5 and 6 months) and my son (age 3).

[jojo]

As I sit here with 6" grey roots and a box of hair dye within reach, I resolve to never let my touch-ups go for so long (due to my laziness in getting my daughter to do this for me). I did an all-over dye myself last August but can't do the roots myself....I am sick of "letting myself go" so much and I am trying to fight back now.

You guys might laugh at me but after a year of no earrings, I finally put in a pair a couple of days ago. My armpits are hair-free. I have lost 17lbs very slowly but at least it's going:D Now to get these roots done.

Anybody here suffering with depression and SAD knows there are times when it's a huge effort just to get out of bed and do basic hygiene, much less the things I just mentioned.

So I guess I also resolve to stop "letting myself go" and to "do things for myself" instead of doing for everybody else and letting myself go downhill, thinking I am not worthy of anything.

It's a hard battle as some know:blossom:

I also get SAD every winter and I totally get the same way, so my resolve is the same as yours. I am going to try and get myself more motivated and concentrate on fixing do-able stuff, rather than fretting about stuff which is out of my control.

For my hair; 3 monthly dustings, to do more DC as my hair really likes them and to stop doing S&D's there making me cross eyed
<------proof in my avatar!!!

[Ranee]

I will trim my hair myself and NEVER set foot in a salon again.

[Scrofula]

I'm not getting a trim for at least 49 weeks....hand holding will be required!

[rhubarbarin]

I will not trim again until my hair is covering my B00bs (dry and curly).

Also I will stop putting it in ponytails, and keep it up with my new hair toys that are coming in the mail.

Yes, it's damaged and dry. Yes, my ends are thin and straggly. However my hair still looks pretty good and almost no one is noticing these things but me, so I need to get over it and just let it grow for a while. I know I want it to be longer before I start to maintain!