And it starts...

I have to admit that I’m getting a little dramatic about my hair.   I caught myself combing my hair from underneath with my fingers, fluffing out my hair for a couple of minutes after getting out of the passenger seat of my car.

Channeling Tia Carrere in True Lies

Yes, my hair is getting long.  I have not hit my goal (like Tia’s length above), but it’s crossed the line from meh to long in the last few months. 

How do I know?  Mainly from family and friends’ reactions.  My daughter just came back from her semester of European college studies and kept playing with my hair, saying that my hair grew long while she was away.  Then there’s my hubby.  And there have been various other people who I have run into that have told me that my hair has gotten longer.  And without me asking either!  Bless you all, my people!!!

So, it looks like I am finally on the fast track with The Long Hair Quest!  It is ON!   

What a difference two years makes

As we approach Lent this year, I am reminded that it was two Lents ago that I donated my hair to Locks of Love (that story here).  And I have had a lot of fun with shorter hair.

Aw, I miss that college-aged daughter of mine

In fact, many people have told me that I look better with short hair.  However, if you are one of those people, I have to apologize to you now, because my hair is finally getting LONG and that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh :-)

That's me collecting MyVegas coins from my casinos

From the top of my head to the bottom of the longest bit of hair down the middle of my back, I am measuring 19 1/2 inches.  People who know of my blogging have remarked that my hair is getting long.  Yes!!!  The Long Hair Quest is paying off!  Perhaps next year, I will really be in ideal bellydancer/mermaid/islander girl territory.  It's important to set goals :-)


          

The Middle Stage

If I had posted a couple of months ago, you would have seen a more former Beatles/David Cassidy look.  That's the thing about short hair on me...my hair is bone straight.  So, when it's not styled or curled, it just kinda looks...jagged.  And I just don't have the time or patience for all that fussing.  I miss the days when I would just wrap my hair on top of my head, throw it in a ponytail, or just wear it long, fresh out of the shower to let it air dry.  A long hair life....that's the life for me!

Some might say that the above pictured length is long.  Ooh nooo it ain't!  This is the middle stage.  Long hair for me is at least past my waist.  That length when my hair has a mind of it's own.  Like, all of a sudden I turn my head and something trails along and hits me on the side of my arm a few seconds later.  Or maybe hits someone next to me and I have to apologize.  Or when I can do the full Cher Bono flip; tilting my head down, turning my head to the right, and using my left hand to assist as my head turns to the left to fling my long tresses to the back.  Aaaah yes.  That's called long hair mentality....it's all those little behaviors that women with long hair take for granted.  It's a beautiful thing.

What do you like about your long hair?  Do share :-)