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Special weekend edition...

Well, I got the big haircut today. There were piles of hair everywhere! I would post a picture of the winning style, but I can't. My wonderful stylist of 15 years went rogue. Chop, chop, chop. After venting to my mom for 30 minutes and crying about it for an hour...I took a shower spruced up and starting looking at it objectively.

What I was originally seeing was just short hair. My mind was screaming "boy", "butch", and "soccer mom". Sigh. All of the pictures I had were of medium length. Short in the back but with the sides and top long so it was roughly all one length. What I got was short all over, just shy of a pixie cut.

I am proud of myself because I did express my displeasure and did get her to get rid of the scary "roundness" of it all. She did admit that she cut it too short on top, but I can't get too mad at her. She has been an AWESOME stylist for so many years. I think she may have been distracted today because she had to tell me she was dropping me as a client. I knew it was coming because she has been wanting to scale back. I wish she wouldn't have been so nervous about it... :-) Ha!

Anyway, now that I look at it, it is a cute cut. Just VERY short. Thank goodness I'm 75 pounds lighter and feeling better about my body. This cut last year would have put me in the looney bin, i think.

I tried to take a picture but I can't get a good one of myself. I will try and have someone take one on Monday.

I guess one silver lining is that it is going to inspire me to lose more weight just to stay confident with it. All in all, I wanted something different to emphasize my transformation and I got that. It certainly makes a statement. I'm determined to make that statement "I'm a confident and sassy woman!" and not "I hate my hair."

Have a great weekend!

Beth

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Bklynike

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I am sure you look fabulous. We are all so hard on ourselves. I have my hair cut super short and it is so much easier to get ready in the morning. I will never grow it long again. I am sure in a very short amount of time you will be happy you did it. Great weight loss, as well.

Dadkins8

LAP-BAND Patients

Boy...have I been there with you on someone chopping way too much off. Then...looking at it and deciding that it is not so bad. I am looking forward to seeing your picture.

mezzo

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I have been there too!!! It's hair and it will grow back!! In the meantime try to enjoy the new look.

marw

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Me too! In fact I am just growing my hair out from a cut I did not ask for . . . and it caused me to make a move after 7 years with a stylist who was not consistent with satisfaction. Now I'm with a little gal that I just love and she shows me something new to do with my hair everytime I see her . . . it's fun. So enjoy the new look and if you feel like you still want something different . . .it will grow for sure.

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