Short Hair for Christmas

my hair,straightened, summer 2001
self portrait, Bainbridge WA

Well, I did it. Its been a few years, but I've decided to cut my hair short again. I absolutely loved it short the last time. I felt so much cuter. It must have worked for me too, because I met my husband while I was sporting a short coif, and people treated me like I was older. Unless my hair was in little pigtails.


(while dating Joseph)
Curly hair, summer 2003
photo by Sarah on Mexican cruise

But as it took about three years to grow it out, I was somewhat reluctant to make the cut again. Every winter I say I will, because the rain makes it look frizzy and messy. And every summer I consider it, because my short hair looks really good in the summer (as its not frizzy or messy.)

This time around my long hair had been somewhat more attractive than the first time, I felt.
Maybe because I don't have glasses. Or bangs. And my hair is curlier in this climate.



long hair this summer, 2006
Meadowdale Beach, Mukilteo WA

Maybe it was because I worked with the Young Women at Church and they always told me how they loved my hair and they didn't think I should ever cut it. Young Women are like that. Maybe it was because Joseph thinks its so pretty long, though I admit he's very supportive of my shorter doo.
I think part of my decision was due to feeling like I'm in high school again with long hair. What if I see someone who hasn't seen me in ten years? We might possible move back to Utah for Joseph's schooling next summer, so that would be a distinct possibility. They'll have no idea that I actually have had a different look. We can't have that now, can we?
It took a month or two of deliberating, but last weekend I finally went out and did it. Of course, the next day I cut off a few more inches in back my self, as the stylist didn't do what I wanted. But now I love it, so its all okay. Plus, since I donated it to Locks of Love, I got half off. Woo hoo!
I thought seeing my hair lying there would give me a pang of regret, but really I was just thinking, "Yup, there's my hair. Hope someone likes their new wig."
I really like it. One of my hometeachers (who says things that make him seem much younger than he is) asked me, "so what is that, the "mom cut"?" Thanks a lot. He then shared how his wife had cut her hair for cancer kids and he didn't like it, but he didn't care 'cause he hardly looked at her anymore.
I think he was kidding (they've been married as long as us) but it still wasn't a very nice thing to say. But Joseph piped up and told them that he thought I was very cute with short hair, as he'd loved me that way to begin with. So there, stupid boys!

So anywayhere is the new cut ( along with my anniversary flowers :))

Short hair - Winter 2006
bad photo taken with camera balanced on Nativity set

Its a horrible picture of me..whats with my fat neck? But at least the flowers look nice.
What do you think of my hair though?

PS...is this post narcissistic ?