Short Hair: Style Yourself Confident

I recently made a drastic change to my appearance...

What do you think?

Let's take a step back in time.

For the past 34 years I've had long hair.

(oops, did I just give away my age?)

I've had a few different styles, but overall long, straight, THIN hair was my thing.

After two babies and lots of Hair Loss (read HERE for that post) I decided it was try for something new.

And, I've got to say,

 "I love my short hair! Why didn't I do this sooner?"

So, here are the top 10 reasons that

Short Hair Rocks!

1. Drying time literally cut in half
2. Less Shampoo/Conditioner needed
3. Experimenting with "product" is fun!
4. No need for pony tails
5. It's sassy
6. Hubby's like short hair too (who knew?)
7. Easy to style
8. Coloring your hair is easier
9. Style your whole head with a flat iron
10. Shows you are confident

And now, the top 10 reasons I told myself that short hair would not work for me:

(Note to self and all reading, these are NOT true! 

Although I believed them to be true for a long time)

1. My face is round (read... too fat)
2. Only "old" people have short hair
3. My hair is too thin
4. My hair is limp
5. I don't know what to do with short hair
6. I tried it once and didn't like it
7. I'm afraid of change
8. My hubby won't like the new 'do'
9. It will look ugly
10. Cute hair cuts only look cute on cute girls

So, in reading the above totally FALSE assumptions I made about having short hair, I learned a lot about myself. 

Mostly, I learned that it was my own insecurities that kept me from trying something new.

I have a few good friends who have short hair. They look ADORABLE!!  

But, I figured that short hair was just for "THEM".

"THEY" are cute (Beautiful actually!)

"THEY" just have great hair.

"THEY" don't have trouble trying new things.

"THEY" are confident.

Has that ever happened to you?

Why do we hold ourselves back?

Why do we compare ourselves to others?

Why does something as simple as a haircut become such a self-defining moment?

I don't know the answers to these questions, but I do know it feels great to try something new.  

And it feels great to be happy with the change I've made.

So, don't be shy.

If you've been thinking about a change, any change, DO IT!

Do it NOW!

Leave me a comment and let me know what you're thinking about.

Here is what I'm thinking about: What can we do as "Women in Zion" to support each other and bring out the best in one another?

Oh- And let me know whatcha think of my new "do".  

I'm diggin' it!

(PS-Huge shout out to these adorable short haired MoMomma Friends who I adore and look up to... Heather, Jenna, Kristal, Julianna, Shelly, Destiny and MANY more!)

Linking up here: Serenity Now, 

Truthful Tuesday: Hair

Today's Truthful Tuesday post is all about HAIR.
Grey Hair.
Losing your hair.
Why my baby made me lose my hair and grow grey hair.

No one seems to talk about it, but I'm here to tell you ladies that oh yes, it happens!

Right after I came home from the hospital with BabyMo I started losing my hair by the handfuls. 
And I'm not exaggerating.

It looked like a Tiger had coughed up a fur-ball in my sink. 
That's how much hair I was losing each and every day.

I figured it was no big deal and that it would stop. It happened when I had baby #1 too. 
Eventually it did stop, four months later.
By then, I actually had bald spots on my head.
Awesome right?

Oh ya, and one of my best friends was getting married in a few weeks.  Oh ya, and I was in the wedding. Oh ya, that means formal pictures.

Bring it on.
That's when I noticed these little teeny tiny hairs starting to grow back.... halleluiah!

 See all those small hairs in the lower left of the photo growing diagonally to the top right?
(They aren't hard to miss- they are all grey.... uh, white actually)

And yeah... I took that photo this morning.
True photo (someone call TMZ).

Those, my bloggy friends, are the new hairs that have finally grown in.
Seriously? At 34 all of my new hair is growing in white?
Okay, maybe not ALL of it, but most of it.

This is a pretty TRUTHful Tuesday, isn't it?
I hope I haven't scared you all away yet.

The truth IS that babies do strange things.  My baby is adorable. So I'm okay with having weird hair right now.  But, I'll be seeing a stylist next week - so I'm feeling okay for now.

I've had long hair almost my entire life.  Babies 1 and 2 have changed my hair forever and I realize that super long hair is just not my thing anymore. 

I'm not going directly to the "Golden Girls" haircut just yet, but I'll be there in another 30 years for sure.

Until then, I'm looking for some ideas on cute short (or shorter) haircuts.
And ideas on your favorite stylists and styling products.

Please help a Mommy Out! Leave a comment with your ideas!