I find that I look at other women's short hairstyles intently; I am wanting to see if my hair looks "normal" yet. I think that parts of my hair, at the back and sides, are close in length to some short hair styles. Most women though have longer hair on top of their head; mine is still quite short.
Another advantage of very short hair is that I can try out various short hairstyles as my hair grows. It is not as drastic as if I had cut my hair this short from the original length. My hair had been shoulder-length or even a bit longer. I had been meaning to get it cut before I became sick. As my hair was thinning I had my daughter cut my hair to chin length; that helped make it look healthier. I am glad that I still had hair and felt well enough to get my drivers' licence photo taken; I was going to have that picture for five years!
I think that I am expecting miraculous hair growth because I often look in the mirror first thing in the morning expecting it to look longer. Maybe "watched" hair doesn't grow, much like "a watched pot never boils"! I know that my hair is growing; it is now starting to grow over my ears. That may sound pretty long, but it is only about an inch long everywhere. There is a slight wave on the top of my head and I do see some grey hairs.
Yesterday I was in Costco and I wanted to get some information from the pharmacy department. After I asked the woman there what I had wanted to know, she said "I like your hair! It opens your face". I received her compliment and thanked her without adding my usual explanation that I didn't cut my hair in this style, but rather it is just starting to grow in after chemo.
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Your post made me remember being in high school and trying to grow my hair long. I had never been allowed to have long hair as a child because my hair was fine and flyaway and my mum kept it cut in a short bob.
I still have a list in an old journal, of every girl in my class, whose hair was longer than mine. I remember a joke about leaving a glass of water beside the bed at night and rubbing salt into your scalp to make the hair thirsty. It was supposed to make the hair grow towards the water for a drink! :)
Belinda,I laughed when I read your comment. I too had to have short hair as a young girl. My first stylish haircut was a "shag" when I was a young teen.
Thanks for the "tip" re hair growth, but I think I will forgo it! :)
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