Cut My Hair Off

And no, I didn’t make a donation. I just cut it off and it got swept away.

For the last 6 months, I’ve wanted a haircut, but I didn’t know how I wanted it cut. So the best option was to do nothing. Then, like a bolt of lightning, I decided to bob my hair. Coincidentally, I think one of my former co-workers has the same haircut. Basically I haven’t had my hair this short since 8th grade. It looks great, but I think for $80, it could have been a better cut. I got it cut in Boston while I was killing time waiting for my girlfriends to check in before a bachelorette party. It was a good debut. But no, I didn’t donate it. I wasn’t going to carry a ponytail on the plane with me from Boston back to DC.

At any rate, yes, I do use a LOT LESS shampoo and conditioner. It’s funny. I actually use it in even amounts. Before, when my hair was long (past the elbows long), I used about 2x conditioner over shampoo. Not any more.

The only drawback to all this is the need to maintain the hair. I figure I am going to wear this short style through the muggy summers in DC. This wombat really can’t stand the humidity. As the colder weather returns in the fall, I’ll probably grow it back out into a blunt cut like I’ve always done.

Short hair isn’t really frugal if you are getting a good salon cut every 6 weeks, but for now, I’ll take it just to shake things up with my appearance.