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March 08, 2004
I know, I'm a big baby.
Thank you thank you thank you for your e-mails and comments and all the support about the new 'do. It's really helped me get through the weekend of experimenting with "how to not look like Farrah Fawcett meets Carol Brady" without just cutting it all off and starting from scratch.
I swear, I wouldn't be such a baby about the whole thing if it weren't for the fact that for the last 10 years, I could leave the house 30 minutes after the alarm clock blasted me awake in the morning. I could shower, dress, throw on some mascara, and run a blow-dryer for 3 or 4 minutes and I was done.
But this whole short hair thing is a pain in the ass. to look presentable, I gotta dry it thoroughly. I have to use three different slimy smelly products (one for the roots, one for the longer ends, and one for the shorter ends...). Oh yeah, I also need to use a straightening mangle comb thingy to smooth out the curly bits.
unless I want to look like the lead from Flock of Seagulls. yes, that's an effortless look that I can now achieve by simply sleeping for a few hours. (Yes, I've already added this to the list of reasons why I can't sleep over)
I'm looking at the photos from last week, however, and am realizing that the time I spend on the hair is a part of a larger girlishness that has been seeping into my life these past few weeks. I'm painting the nails. I'm buying kicky miniskirts and swishy hourglass-shaped ballgowns. I now have three pairs of spiky heels and all sorts of stockings and form-fitting blouses.
I haven't been this girly since high school, when I wouldn't leave the house without makeup.
I'm wondering how to put a positive spin on this weird regression - it's hard to be a grown up when my focus is split between normal every day life-issues and straightening the seams in my stockings...
Posted by Heather at March 8, 2004 10:26 AM
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