Hair today, Gone Tomorrow

I have a thing about hair…as in I can’t leave mine alone.  Color, cut, straight, curly, long, short, I’ve been them all. I suppose this must mean something psychologically, but it’s fun, and keeps me entertained. The great thing about your hair is that it can change in an instant (30 minutes for cut, hour for color) which makes it the fastest, and most economical way to change when you want. I mean, a box of hair color is only $3-15. I can’t get shoes that cheap, or a purse. AND the best part is that it always grows back, so when you are ready, you can do it again! You can be a new color every month! You can have whatever haircut you want. Whatever style, whatever:) I love that. Here are a few of my hair highlights spanning 20 years:

At the time of my wedding, in the late 80’s, I had the requisite layered, big-hair look:-

at the time of my engagement, natural color, permed, gelled, blowed, and curled with hot rollers. Not for moms!

Of course, like most moms, my hair spent most of it’s time in a ponytail..

the Post-Partem-Poodle look, after Alex was born

Hair growing out, almost to my waist here

and then I discovered hair color:) At first I stuck to my own color, but in 2000, after my 5th baby, to celebrate my 30th birthday, and a successful baby weight loss, I got the good idea to cut my hair and talked a sister into helping me bleach it. I do not have photographs of this, but in church, the first Sunday, a guy leaned over, tapped me on the shoulder and said, “You look just like Billy Idol.” Ahem.

After I’d bleached it, it was like stiff straw.  I called the company who’s kit I’d used, and was informed that I’d not only followed the directions incorrectly, but that I’d have to wait several weeks before my hair and scalp were recovered enough to redye. I bought a hat.

Then,  I really got going. I mean, after Billy Idol hair, you don’t really have anything to lose:)

6 months after Idol hair

discovered and bought my first straightener, also tried going dark

like dark and straight, tried shorter

Or maybe I like blonde, parted in the middle?

back to dark, growing out

maybe I like curly better, still growing out

back to redder and shorter

I meant, Darker and shorter...

Maybe I meant super short, a little edgier...for me anyway, and red...

I admit, I’m already dying to see this short ‘do a different color…..and maybe spikier…

Let’s see…Browner? Redder? Blonder? Darker? Lighter? For $3 I can have whatever I want!

I see a trip to Walgreens in my future:)