Why Getting a Haircut Is Empowering
For those that have known me for a long time, you’d recognize that I’ve always been a short hair person. However, over the past year I really let my hair grow. I let it get long. Not to-my-waist-wannabe-Rapunzel long but long for me. Well past my shoulders and trailing down my back. I did it because I wanted to see myself with luscious locks but also because a lot of guys in my life said to keep it long. They liked it better long. But now, I have chopped it and here is why.
I am unsure why I allowed the opinions of guys to persuade me so much. Just kidding. I totally know why I listened to them. I’ve been single forever because middle school and almost relationships don’t count. In my mind I thought, “oh, these guys I really appreciate and trust say I should grow my hair out so let’s do it.” And I did it and I liked it for a while. I enjoyed seeing it cascade down my back but I absolutely hated when I’d lay on my couch and it would get stuck behind my back making it hard to adjust my head to see The Crown on my laptop. Also, the long hair didn’t get me any closer to finding a guy so why the hell keep it long?
Fresh short hair versus the night before it was cut.
I’ve always been a short hair person. My hair was longest in high school when I had to ensure it could be in a “non-turd” bun for dance competitions. Even then I generally kept it as short as I could. It was only my senior year that my hair was actually long and as soon as I got home from nationals I believe I got 8 inches cut off to donate.
I gave the long hair a valiant effort. I really did. I think it was in Disney for my birthday when I realized that the look just wasn’t for me. I looked cute in my birthday photo at Chef Mickey’s but I didn’t look like myself. And that isn’t just because I had contacts in. It was because my hair was so dang long.
Just not the right length for me!
And now if you’ve read this far you are probably like, “why the hell is getting a haircut such a big deal?” and that would be because appearance is a very important thing. Just because I’m chunky and don’t wear makeup everyday doesn’t mean I don’t want to look good. But, I truly do believe that happiness and confidence are what make people look their best. So going back to my short hair is a great start to 2018. New year, better Natalie.
