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I pay some attention to my hair. I color it (no, this isn’t my natural shade!!), I wash it…and well…I guess that’s about it. It’s not that I don’t care about it, but I’d rather be doing other things than fixing my hair, especially when a perfectly good ponytail takes 30 seconds.

However, every so often I get into a debate with myself about whether or not I should cut it. It’s not too long, a few inches past my shoulders, but I just never know what to do. Bangs are out. Hair does not belong on MY face! Straightening? Too time consuming. Curling? No. 9th grade with a long time ago. Banana clip? Just kidding…Do they even make those anymore?

I love short hair. On other people. My hair has been short for most of my adult life, and as soon as I cut it, I want to grow it out again. You see, I have a super ‘unique’ hair texture. Not straight and not curly and not even wavy. Just puffy. Short hair + puffy hair = really ugly. I resemble Dark Helmet from Spaceballs. But, I still can’t see a cool short cut without thinking that might be the one that finally works for me…

I have had some pretty bad haircuts. Many were self-inflicted, like high school when I used to cut my own bangs. Not a good idea. Or, how about the time I got a near pixie cut 6 months before my wedding? Not on purpose, by the way. The result of a wacko, fancy Newbury Street hair stylist who didn’t quite understand what I meant when I asked for the very complex “Shoulder length bob with some long layers.” I am one tough customer! The most recent? One month before I was due to give birth to my 2nd child. I asked for the cute Katie Holmes layered bob and waddled out with the Posh Spice, or most recently named, Kate Gosselin ‘do. Yes, 1 month before I am due with baby #2 is the perfect time to cut my hair into a style that I actually have to tend to every day. Thank you, Heather, for not trying to talk me out of that one!

Here’s my dilemma. My hair is flat and thick. It clogs my shower drain on a weekly basis as if I am newly postpartum. It is heavy and boring. But…and this is key…I really have to do nothing to be reasonably satisfied. Do I get a trim that will not even look like I visited my hairdresser? Do I ask for a few inches off, and chance getting a chin length cut that I can’t just ignore? It’s been 4 months since my last hair cut. It is a mess, but I really can’t take the stress of another massacre.

It’s just hair. It’s just hair. It’s just hair. Nope…still doesn’t help!

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