I Got My Hair Did!

Throughout my life I've had short hair, long hair, curly hair, straight hair.  All kinds of lengths & hairstyles.  More recently I've had long hair.  Long hair for me has always been past my shoulders.  Here is a picture from September, when my hair was at my longest. 

After I had Ashby I started wearing it in ponytails a lot.  It was just easier to do & it didn't require styling.  Who has time to do their hair with a newborn & 21 month old??!!  Over time, though, the endless days of wearing ponytails got to me.  I wanted something different.  Something easy to do but something that had style & made me look older.  So after careful thought & consideration, I had 8 inches cut off & got a pixie cut.

I loved it.  It was easy to do, I thought it looked cute, and I got many compliments.  Marc, however, was not a fan.  He didn't exactly say he didn't like my hair.  More like, "it's fine."  Or "if you like it that is all that matters."  Well that didn't sit well with me.  Sure I liked it, but my husband didn't.  I decided to give it a good month or so & see if the new hairstyle grew on him.  But it didn't.  When I went back 5 weeks later I told my hairstylist that I wanted to grow it out.  I explained to her that although I liked it, it was important that my husband finds me attractive & likes my hair too.  Knowing that he didn't like it made me realize that I needed to grow it out.  Not all 8 inches, but to a length we were both happy with.  Marriage is all about compromises and making sure your spouse is happy, and I guess hairstyles & haircuts fit into that category too. :)

Having had the shortest lived pixie cut, my hair has now grown out about 2 inches or so.  I went to my hairstylist today for a highlight & trim.  Here I am processing.  Oh, the things we do for beauty...

And here I am after my highlights & trim. 

It is starting to take shape into a nice little bob.  I like it & Marc actually said he liked my hair when I came home today.  I'd say that is progress!

Thank you Jennie for making the transition from short to long(er) hair so painless & for always making my color look fabulous.  My husband thanks you too! :)