cathartic

When my hair starts to get past my shoulders I always think that I am going to let it keep growing and have long, flowing, Bohemian-looking awesomeness or something huge and sexy...

And maybe it looks ok once in awhile (trust me, I know this is not even long by most standards but this is about as long as I've ever had it)... but mostly it just starts to feel stringy and split-endy and generally boring and gross. My hair is super-fine so it feels yucky if I don't wash it at least every other day (i.e. - I'm not one of those girls who can wash it once a week); and basically I just get sick of it and bored.

#AwkwardSelfies

And usually chop it off. Right around my shoulders seems to be my sweet spot.

I'd been thinking it was time to cut and when the job news (or lack thereof) came last month I took it as a sign that it was time for a change and fresh start. So two days after the Big Announcement, off it came. I find it kinda' cathartic (that's such a chick-flick thing to say, right?).

Besides, I think this looks a lot more polished for all the interviews I'll be having (knock on wood). #Hopefully

Post-job interview!

It also feels ten pounds lighter and looks healthier. I like to think it's like at the end of Tangled when Rapunzel really came into her own once she lost all the hair literally weighing her down (sidebar: Seriously Eugene? You just take a random hack at her hair and it magically becomes this cute, layered bob? Ok Vidal Sassoon.).

I mean, the first time I asked for The Rachel in seventh grade,
it looked like my head was run over with a lawnmower.
A lawnmower with its eyes closed. #AmIRite?

So buh-bye long-ish hair. I'm sure I'll be back at some point. In the meantime, saving money on shampoo!

What was your last big hair change - cut, color, bangs? Are you the type to cry after a haircut (no offense but I smirk at you if so)? Do you prefer Rapunzel's hair to be long and lovely or short and sassy?