Not the best photo, the shiny part is gray...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Intentionally UNcolor.
August 3, 2008, was the last time I colored my hair to cover the gray. It has grown out about one and a half inches. I am thinking of cutting it off where the color ends. Radical change. It is exciting. It's only hair. It will grow back.
There have to be many more people out there just like me.
I've colored my hair for several years, but no longer want to continue.
I don't want to spend the money.
I don't want the chemicals touching my scalp any more.
The transition is difficult.
I can't afford to have a professional ease me through it so I have decided to go cold turkey.
I work in a professional job in a large corporation. Most everyone around me is dressed to the nines and their hair is beautifully coifed and, of course, the right color...intentionally a particular color. I guess mine is intentionally UNcolored. Rebellious.
You see, I think there is more to life than worrying about my hair color. So what if my hair is gray. Yes, it's a BIG adjustment. But it is not the end of the world.
The end of the world is losing someone you love to violence
or not having food or a roof for your children
or so many other horrible things that happen in the world.
The thing that has helped me through these 3 months is that realization along with action. I have intentionally taken part in civic activities to get my mind off of hair color (a trivial worry).
More about that later.
There have to be many more people out there just like me.
I've colored my hair for several years, but no longer want to continue.
I don't want to spend the money.
I don't want the chemicals touching my scalp any more.
The transition is difficult.
I can't afford to have a professional ease me through it so I have decided to go cold turkey.
I work in a professional job in a large corporation. Most everyone around me is dressed to the nines and their hair is beautifully coifed and, of course, the right color...intentionally a particular color. I guess mine is intentionally UNcolored. Rebellious.
You see, I think there is more to life than worrying about my hair color. So what if my hair is gray. Yes, it's a BIG adjustment. But it is not the end of the world.
The end of the world is losing someone you love to violence
or not having food or a roof for your children
or so many other horrible things that happen in the world.
The thing that has helped me through these 3 months is that realization along with action. I have intentionally taken part in civic activities to get my mind off of hair color (a trivial worry).
More about that later.
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