Isn’t it funny how a haircut can you make you feel like a completely different person? It’s like the dead leaves in the Autumn when they fall off their branches. Let go of the old and embrace the new right? That is exactly how I felt when I got my haircut. It sounds so trivial, because like Rania….it’s just a haircut. Is it though? My hair has been the one consistent thing that has always made me feel beautiful. More like a security blanket I suppose. So the thought of chopping it off was a bit frightening. Now the plan wasn’t to cut it off, but as I was driving to the salon my sister works at, something literally came over me. I started thinking about all the changes I had gone through in 2018 and how I want to continue flourishing in these changes. If I am growing into the successful woman I have worked so hard to be then my hair must match! Amirite ladies?! Now, I have chopped my hair off before {never this short though!}, but I have naturally curly hair so in the past when I have cut it short I would slowly regret it because I wasn’t a fan of the way it looked. I always felt like I looked like a frizzy poodle! As I have gotten older though, I have become more secure and realized my value doesn’t measure to the length of my hair…crazy notion right? When I got to the salon and my sister asked, “Okay, how short are we going?” and I responded without hesitation, “I think we are going to chop it off.” After that first snip she made, she and I gasped and started cackling. CAN’T TURN BACK NOW. The point of my over-emotional rant on my haircut is that this was a big change for me and I’m glad I was brave enough to commit to it. Those seven inches that I let go of represented my self-doubt. Self-doubt that I couldn’t feel beautiful without long hair and self-doubt that I couldn’t be successful at all the changes that are going on in my life. I woke up this morning truly feeling like a new leaf has been turned over and I’m ready to take anything on. I just know that there are other ladies out there who totally understand me on this and others who might think I’m crazy for feeling so strongly about a haircut. Either way, I feel freaking fantastic and I won’t apologize for that. Happy Saturday loves, and if you have an urge of facing fear, remember to believe in yourself and tackle it head-on. ‘Cause giirrlll, you got this.
Shout out to my sister for always making me feel beautiful, I love you little sister<3