There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart. ~ Wallace Stevens

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

OOPS

I feel like I've had alot of OOPS moments lately.  Usually followed by an apology.  This one is classic.  Apology goes to myself.

Most people are quick to focus on their flaws ~ usually external, beauty related.  We all do it, including me.  On the opposite side, I am ok with recognizing a positive quality.  My hair.  I know, sounds strange.  My hair is naturally stick straight, chestnut brown, no greys (until recently) and a spritz or two of cheap hairspray is all it gets.  All natural, healthy hair.  Whether or not it is nice is subjective but I will think of it as a positive.

So a couple of things happened probably since the beginning of summer.  My shoulder length "Gwyneth" bob started to grow alittle longer.  And I started to use the flat iron to get rid of the little bump in the middle that develops from blow drying it.  I also decided not to get a haircut in order to let it grow (I was always diligent about getting a haircut every 7 weeks).  Then I decided one day to replace my cheap flat iron because I didn't want it to ruin my hair.  Makes sense, right?  So I upgraded.  Next, I noticed that giving a slight curl at the bottom of the hair was in style.  So I bought the fat curling iron. After several attempts, I think I got it.  Excellent.  My hair is stylin' even though the rest of me may not be.

Enter the winter months and I felt like my hair was full of static.  Upon further examination, I noticed some split and broken ends.  I became obsessed with picking at them and realized this was going nowhere good.  I thought I had healthy hair.  I decided to go in for a much needed haircut.  After examing the problem spots, my hairstylist very nicely broke the news: I managed to singe the bottom part of  my hair.  Split, broken, dry.  Nice!

I am officially self-grounded from all hot hairstyling products.  Unless I have a special function of course.  Good-bye to my flat iron(s) and curling iron.  Hello to super straight hair with a bump!

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