My new haircut

Ok. so on Saturday I called Jennifer, my hairstylist and told her I was ready for a change, and I wanted to go short. She was excited! :) So last night I brought a picture in of the kind of cut I wanted. It was short and straight. I liked the cut, but wasn't sure about going straight. My hair has so much body and is so thick, that going straight isn't an easy thing for me to do. I almost always end up tossling my hair after its dried and spray it. Thats it. I've gotten more wave since I've had the boys, and its definitely gotten darker too over the years. No more blonde for me. A dirty brown is now my natural color. But Jennifer is such a great stylist that I know she can do wonders with my hair. And she's so great - she's the kind of stylist that you want - she loves doing new "dos" and doesn't tell me what I want to hear, but what she thinks. I totally trust her when it comes to my hair. And besides all that, she's also a great friend!

So I went short. Martin told me last night that this was one of the best cuts I've had, and of course he likes it straight. He just doesn't understand how that works. If I blow dry it straight using a brush, it'll be completely limp by noon. My hair is so thick and heavy, that it won't do anything else then. I have to blow dry it from underneath to give it the volume it needs. So right away this morning he says "oh, its bushy". I knew what that meant - it was ok, but he kept emphasizing how he liked it last night. Jennifer and I have laughed at the thought of having her be at my house every morning so I could get my hair "just so", but that will never happen. The way she styles my hair always looks so easy, and she'll even explain it to me, and I think I can do it, but by the time I do it the next morning - all those thoughts of how she did it have completly escaped my mind.

So I go back to what I know - the "fluffy" look. I told Martin to give me a few days to get used to the new cut and hopefully by then I'll have a better idea how to style it.