Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Short Hair, Long Hair, New Hair, Old Hair

I decided to let my hair grow long again. I've had it short for a year now and I miss that nice hair at the back of my neck. Also, last spring, I couldn't wear my Tigers' baseball cap because it looked silly with my hair do. Next spring, I hope to have it long enough so I can do a ponytail and put it through the hole in the back of the cap. Love it.

I truly appreciate all of the kind comments about my short hair. I agree that it looked neat and cute most of the time. It was very easy. But I can never have short hair for very long. I'm sort of a Rapunzel kind of girl. I always wanted long hair when I was younger and my mom liked it in a shorter style, (except for my 4th grade ponytail year, one of the best years of my like but that's a different story.)

I'm thinking I may have a bit of a Samson complex, too. For some reason, I feel better, more myself with a little longer hair. Not stronger, just better. I realize that even though I can make the do nice on Sundays and special occasions with the curling iron, straightener, or both, most days, it won't look as good as it did a few months ago, before this growing out mess I have right now. I can live with that. When it is a bit longer, say just at shoulder length, and it looks nice, I feel great. I feel like I can lick the world. Silly, it's just hair. And one thing is certain, if, after I grow it out and I hate it, or it drags me down, I can always cut it the way it was this year and hope it looks cute again. It looks like a win-win situation.

I'm wondering, do you go around and around with the short hair, long hair thing? Or do you stick with one signature style?

9 comments:

  1. I stick with my long hair. I had short hair my whole life, and on many occasions was mistaken for a boy. Long hair for me is easy and wonderful! Have fun growing yours out!

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  2. Hi Nancy -

    I prefer myself with short hair. It's easier than dealing with tangles and looks better on me.

    Have fun going back to long hair.

    Blessings,
    Susan :)

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  3. As the deer pants for the water is one of my favorite songs, too!

    Short hair seems to work best for me...I wear the "wild and crazy" look...lol!

    Blessings,
    andrea

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  4. My husband wants me to grow mine out. Everyone else likes it short..... what to do??? :O)

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  5. I have gone round and round. Right now, I am letting it grow out because when I had it cut this summer, she also thinned it. She mis-understood that I just wanted layers because of the weight. Now I am just waiting for it to all catch up before I can get it styled and it is a mess.

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  6. This is an ongoing issue with me. I let it grow long. Then I cut it off. I think I look better with shorter hair, but the longer hair is easier in a pinch. I can put it back in a ponytail if I don't have time to fix it. You are beautiful either way, Nancy! :)

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  7. It's usually long, but sometimes I get this urge to cut it shorter and then end up growing it out. My mom liked me to have short hair when I was younger, so I think that is why having it longer now is so nice:)

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  8. I too let my hair grow out in the last few years and I love it! People say that when you are 'older' you can't pull off long hair, but at 48, I love the long hair! It's so easy!

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  9. I loved these comments. Thanks so much.

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