About short hair

I'm going to stray from my normal topic list of unschooling, home birth and all things mothering and talk a little bit about style today. Particularly hair. Short hair to be precise. I recently cut my hair off. This isn't new to me, in fact I've had my hair Mia Farrow pixie short in the past. But after having hair no shorter then chin length and well past that for the last 10 years it was a pretty big change. Currently my hair is in a "long pixie" I have to admit it's taken some getting use to but all in all I love it. Here are a few things you need to know about short hair. Number 1) Your days of wearing sloppy t-shirts and sweat pants are over. Unless you want to look like a dude and in that case be my guest. Short hair makes you sit up and take notice of your clothes. You're no longer hiding behind your hair, so what you wear takes center stage. That being said, you can still be comfortable and have short hair. You just need to trade in your baggy t-shirt for a form fitting one and your sweats for some cute yoga pants. Number 2) People will say something. Or nothing. People will either like your hair and say stuff like, "your hair is so cute" or they won't like it and they'll say stuff like, "why did you cut your hair?" Which is a stupid question. Don't take it personally some people can not accept women with short hair. No matter how cute. If you're lucky they won't say anything but that just means they don't like it. And if you have uber religious in laws (like me) who think cutting your hair is a sin that will get you banished to the fiery depths of hair you will be prayed for, but hey is that ever a bad thing? Number 3) You will feel like you can kick everyone's ass. I don't know why but after I cut my hair I feel like I could give some serious ass kickings. At only 5 ft 3 in and average weight I probably couldn't really kick anyone's ass but I sure feel like I could and not in a violent way but in a super woman type of way. Number 4) OK this is going to be disappointing for a lot of you, but be prepared to spend more time on your hair. I know, I know, but it's true. Unless you shave your head you will spend more time on your hair. That's because there is no quick fix. Your days of pulling your hair back in a pony tail are over.