I am not a hair person. I hate having to deal with it, and I hate taking the time to style it. I just do the bare minimum. I brush it, I wash it in the shower, I put some dry shampoo in it when needed, and I put maybe one product in it before I have to blow dry it, and that’s it. Those four activities are the only things I do in regards to my hair! I’m a simple kinda gal, so I like to keep my hair real simple too.
But every few years, I love to chop off all of my hair. I had ridiculously long hair in high school, but in college I chopped it all off and I loved that length. I’ve had about medium length hair ever since, but I haven’t gone super short in a while. I’ve been hating my hair recently, all I ever do is throw it up in a ponytail or put a hat on. I’ve just been so over the upkeep!
So on Wednesday, I went to my hairstylist and chopped it all off. I’d been dreaming of this day for weeks, and the day had finally come! I think it ended up being around 6-8 inches total that was cut off, and I’m obsessed! It’s everything I wanted and more. I love how lightweight it feels. The weight of my long hair was just driving my head crazy! Like I said, I haven’t gone this short in a long time, and I definitely want to keep it short for the foreseeable future. It’s so much easier to maintain, and I’m actually motivated to try doing more with my hair because curling it or styling it won’t take nearly as long as it does with long hair.
I know there really isn’t anything too drastic about this hair changeup, but it’s just the type of change I needed. I’ve been wanting to make some changes here recently, and the hair is just the start! It’s weird how just changing up your hairstyle can be such a confidence booster. I look in the mirror now and look at my hair, and it makes me so happy! It just feels like so much more than a haircut to me. The change in hair has definitely had a change in my mindset, and you just feel like you can conquer the world, as cheesy as that sounds. It’s like my hair represented the weight I was feeling both inside and out, and once I chopped it all off, it was so lightweight and freeing, both mentally and physically. Like I said, it was just the change I needed. I can’t really put into words all that this cut means to me, but it means a lot. It just feels like the start. The start of what, exactly? I’m not really sure, but I’m eager to find out!
This was a short post today, but I hope that it motivates you to make a little change in your life, big or small. You just never know where it could lead you! Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you all have a great one wherever you are!