New Haircut

My hair has been driving me bonkers lately. Usually if I straighten it I fall in love with it again, but for the past several months, even after straightening it, is has gotten on my nerves enough to put it up. And now putting it up is not even enough. I got to the point that it had to be either in a bun or a braided ponytail. I guess I didn't realize how incredibly long it was. But it was always draped all over me, like a blanket. When I laid down to go to sleep at night, I'd accidentally lay on it and as I'd try to shift, my head would be yanked back. When I got into my car, I'd lean on my hair and wouldn't be able to move my head. It was getting caught in the screws of my chair at school. I was fed up.

Before:

Two hours and NINE inches later:

I went to Gypsy Rose in San Jose. I was being really brave as I couldn't afford to fly down to San Diego to see my old hair stylist. But I really needed it shorter. I researched a ton and read over reviews on Yelp. Then I made an appointment.

My stylist was Amy, and I checked out her client as she paid at the register. Amy's hair was a little more modern than what I wanted mine to look like, but her client had hair much like what I wanted mine to look like. I felt relieved.

I explained to Amy that I wanted my hair gone, I was fed up. Also, I have very curly hair in the back and stick straight sides (I went in with my hair totally straightened). I showed her some pictures of what I wanted, told her I wanted it about to my collar bone...and that I am not fond of my curly hair (hair stylists love my curly hair...I do not). I also had the requirement that it be able to go up in a ponytail, both midway up my head for running and going to the gym, and down at the base of my head for cycling. And I don't like my curly hair. 

We talked quite a bit about the history of my hair, how it reacts to getting cut, etc. Then I was shampooed and got my scalp massaged. Then she went to work. Once the big bulk of my hair was cut off, one of the ladies was coming around sweeping the floor and commented on how much hair was on the floor. I didn't get to see it as Amy was in the midst of fine tuning, but I can imagine it was a lot.

I did not leave there with curly hair, score one for Amy. And I left with the EXACT cut I went in for. Score two. I will return to her again. 

And I am happy to say that while a couple of the stylists commented on how amazing my curls were when my hair was wet, no one tried to talk me into keeping it curly.

I went home and was starving. I didn't expect a cut to take nearly two hours....and I made dinner...WITH MY HAIR DOWN. I have not felt comfortable doing anything with my hair down in several months. And I just cooked dinner with it down. I have also tested to be sure it goes in the two ponytails specified and it does. This is exactly what I needed.