The Great Hair Saga Continues...The Hairy Situation Part Trois

So those that read my blog on a regular basis (THANK YOU!!! You're AWESOME!!) have probably read the Hairy Situation and the Hairy Situation Part Deux. The first two halves of this post.

It's been 2 years since i started growing this mess out. I decided i needed a change, and why not grow it back out. Let Brooks see it long. But i wasn't sure how long i could stand to actually grow it, so i figured a year maybe. Last year, when i posted the Part Deux i was pretty ready to chop it back off. But i waited. I really kept thinking i wanted my hair long for our wedding. However, it may be a while until our wedding and i just can't stand it ANY LONGER!!!! (No pun intended).

Ok, so it's not always been horrible. But long hair is a pain in the ass!! Like big time! I have very fine hair. So it's almost impossible for it to hold a style other than what it does on it's own, which isn't good. Unless of course i pay someone to style it, but who am I? Rockefeller? Umm...not last time i checked! Both sides curl weird, and not in a way that goes or compliments the other side. It's just wonky. I can spend a good 45 minutes just straightening it...but then eventually, it'll do what it wants in the back anyway, so what's the point? I cut my bangs a while back and that helped for a while. With me liking it anyway. But that's over. I'm back to hating it. And then i realized that i have not photographed well in a LOOOONG time!! I blame the hair! Part of it is my skin as it's been freaking out lately, so my face is red and blotchy, but the hair sure as hell isn't helping! Plus as far as washing...UGH! I should've bought stock in shampoo before growing it out! Not to mention it takes FOREVER to dry!! I try not to use a hair dryer as much as i can, but i can't walk around in wet hair all day either. SO. HIGH. MAINTENANCE!!!!

This is the only good pic of me in
MONTHS!!! And this took WORK!

The other day a friend of ours posted on facebook the most adorable pic of this hair color and the cut that the gal in the pic was rocking? Adorably short! Not pixie short, but short. That was it! I'd been seeing a TON of cute short hair styles posted on facebook for far too long. I was READY!!

I started dinner and while it was baking, i went to the living room where Brooks was relaxing after work. I sat on the couch and looked at him.



I said to him, "Baby? We need to chat".
Him: "Yes love?"
Me: "I know this isn't going to go over well, but I've made a decision"
Him: ....
Me: "I'm cutting my hair. It's time"
Him: "What? But whyyyy??"
Me: "Babe. It's time. I ust can't stand this shit anymore. I'm sorry."
Him: "But it's so pretty!! You never wear it down!"
Me: "That's why though!! Because it's a PAIN IN THE ASS and i hate it!! It's SO much trouble!! I just wear it up all the time anyway, so what's the point?" 
Him: "But it's so pretty!"
Me: "That's not a good enough reason babe. It's gotta go!"
Him: "But...it's pretty!!"
Me: "I find hair EVERYWHERE!!! For real! I find it in my coffee and my sandwiches...damn near on a daily basis! I get it stuck in the car door, or the car window. It clogs the shower drain! And it's EVERYWHERE!!! HAIR EVERYWHERE!!! I feel like a freakin dog who needs to be brushed everyday! It's gotta go babe. I'm sorry. But i need you to get prepared. I'm calling Adam tomorrow"



He got fairly quiet for the rest of the night. Not that he was angry mind you. Thankfully!! I would leave him if he was pissed over my hair! And i'll get to that in a minute. But i think he was really just sad. Or in denial. One of the two. Perhaps a little column A, a little of column B.

It's true that he does love my hair long. But he doesn't have to deal with it everyday. And truth also be told that he is the ONLY person I've ever met who has said that my short hair didn't suit me. WHAT?! Yea. I brought that up too. He's partial. It's a lie. He just prefers long hair to short. But this was a battle he wouldn't win.

See...FUN hair!

When i was a kid i wasn't allowed to get it cut until i was 13. When i got married, my husband wouldn't allow me to get it cut. Yes. You read that right. As if i was his property. He wouldn't allow it. The long term boyfriend after him, wouldn't let me cut it either. No wonder that i had it short for 6 years after that!! I don't take that kindly. A man telling me what i can and cannot do with my own hair. Or anyone for that matter! Anyone who knows me well, knows I'm stubborn to a fault. And I'll stand my ground on things! ESPECIALLY things that trivial! Sounds weird to say that hair is trivial, yet I'll get really pissy if someone tells me what i can and cannot do with it. It's the principal of it.

The next day i did as i said i was going to. I called Adam. I had a slight panic attack while i waited for the phone to his salon to be answered. What if he's not there anymore?! What will i do? I can't have just anyone cut it!! I'll hunt him down if i have to! If he's in NC I'll find him. Thankfully, he was still there. I haven't seen him in almost 2 years! December 2013.

Adam is pretty awesome! He's got a dry sense of humor, but we've never struggled to find things to chat about. He's amazing at what he does too! He knows hair, and the best part...he knows MY hair! Almost better than i do!! The last time i was in and i got the boring librarian cut, he was really wanting me to cave and have him cut it short again. Like he got the clippers out! So i think he's been as ready as i have to cut it off again, was just waiting for me to agree. He's always said it suited me. I can't agree more!! It was easy, fun, and low maintenance! 

The guy who answered the phone seemed to get confused with a few questions i had about color, and put Adam on the phone. Which wasn't really necessary, but i was happy to hear his voice.

Him: "This is Adam"
Me: "Hi Adam! This is Juliana."
Him: "Oh my gawd! HI!!"
Me: "Been a while! I haven't seen you in what...a year and a half?"
Him: "Yes, i think that's about right. Well what's going on?"
Me: "It's time Adam. I'm cutting my hair"
Him: "Just a trim?"
Me: "Oh no! Like chopping this mess OFF!"
Him: "Wow!! OK!!"
Me: "Brooks isn't happy about it, but..."
Him: I could hear him roll his eyes over the phone. "He'll get over it. When?" 

As of today, I've got 10 days left!! 

Now I'm not about to post pics of what I'm getting done. That's no fun! But it'll be short. Not quite as short as i got last time (or in above pics)...that's a bit too far. But I'm wanting something a bit different. Fun, and short, but not pixie short.

So after i get it cut, I'll post the last installment of the Hairy Situation so y'all can see the pics. See ya in 10 days!!


...To Be Continued.