This has grown too far....

It's been a few months now, I've lost count exactly how much time has past, since my hair went up in a pony tail. It is so nice to have it out of my face and off my neck. Summer time without pony tails or short short hair is, for me, unbearable. I don't really like the look of my hair all pulled back, I can honestly say that it isn't flattering. But I do it anyway. It's comfortable and soooo easy! I don't even have to torture myself with the hair dryer each day, up it goes and it's forgotten. One other problem with this is that pony tails are like gate way drugs, once the pony tail goes up, the makeup goes down. It's a sad progression but it has happened to me yet again. This time of year is the same as every year. I start looking in the mirror thinking "Geez! What have I done?". So out come the exercise videos, the makeup and a search for a new hair style. After I get it cut I spend the next few months thinking I should have tried some styles with my long locks. I check out the awesome hair styles of the lovely ladies at church and wish I could figure out how they got their hair to do that whatever you call it.

This go round I think I want to go with the Rachel Ray hair cut. I'd like to try it before I go to the tried and true stacked bob that I love so much. However, this time I've committed to trying 10 different styles with my hair before I chop it all off. This past weekend I became the proud new owner of my very own Helen of Troy gold series curling iron. That's right I didn't own a curling iron, I know not very girl-like. I've used it once - without burning myself. My first trial didn't go like planned, it was close, but no. You Tube is very helpful but the instructor is usually doing a models hair. It's not the same.

The styles I'm choosing are inspired by ones I've seen around on people I know and from magazines. Do not ask, because I will not tell you if you inspired a style. I would hate to lose a friend over one of my mishap hair does.