CHOPPED IT OFF!!!!

I know, I'm a lightweight but I just couldn't bear it any longer ...

You see, "The Fringe" had taken on a life of it's own - it was like "The Donald" only worse!  I had started talking about it like it was it's own person ... that would have been fine if I actually LIKED it!!

Friday at work:  I had convinced myself that "The Fringe" was behaving and that I was liking it - by mid-morning, I was well and truly OVER IT - I HATED IT!  So much so that, 10 minutes prior to a meeting,  I was found neurotically rummaging my handbag and desk for a hair clip / kirby grip - none to be found... SO I used a paperclip - Yes, that was the Rock Bottom of my fringe growing episode!!!

Saturday morning:  As I was cursing under my breathe and trying to "do" my hair (feeling close to tears actually - I know, pathetic really!)... Kim teased me - You know you want to cut it off - think of all those people following your blog though"  ... "I'm fine" I said - "I know you" says Kim ... "you CAN cut it you know ....."

Well, that was it - someone else to "give me permission" ... sod the blog ... I had my sanity to think of...

So, later Saturday morning, kid's in tow, I turn up at the Bald Englishman Hair salon in Bethlehem (www.baldenglishman.co.nz) as they prepared for the launch of their Beauty services (Kim was trialling one of the facials) .... no relaxing for him though ... the minute he was done I said, "CHOP IT OFF"  .... a grin appeared on his face - he knows me so well.  I tried to ignore the "I told you so" expression on his face - afterall, I wanted a good job done :)

So, this is where I am now:

 (Feeling a happy chappy today!)

 (a smug look at the Salon on Saturday!)

The relief - aghhhhhhhhh....  I just know I'm going to have a great day today :)


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OMG - I'm getting there!!!

I can hardly believe it myself, but I think my fringe is finally growing out!!!

Just over a week ago - I was going CRAZY - I could hardly cope ... SO I asked my husband, the Bald Englishman Hairdresser, to cut me a diagonal fringe so that I could do something more than clip it up.

I had to admit, I wasn't convinced after the cut.  The fringe would NOT behave!! All those months of pinning it back had led to a bit of a cows lick - OMG ... that was SO bad!  I so nearly cut the lot off - forget the blog - who cares .. I was ready to call it quits BIG time...

But, one week later I can really tell the difference - finally, it's laying flat and I guess I've got used to handling it - and YES it's actually growing out - YAY!!!!!

So I guess I need to keep it going - there's no doubt about it - it's really hard...but I'm starting to see the rewards :)

I'm actually quite excited looking at the photos now - I have given myself a goal of Christmas - that's a whole 8 months away ... think how long it will be by then!!!!

Come on girls - keep up the good work.  If you, like me, are growing those bangs out - keep going ...it does get better - TRUST ME!!!!!!

AGHHHHHH......

If it wasn't for the fact that I was writing this blog, I can tell you now I wouldn't be continuing on this crazy quest for one length hair...

Most of the week has been fine - I've been away on business and so the scrunchy and the clip in pony tail have served me well .... that's not the problem...the problem is:

1.  I'm tired of pulling it back of my face
2.  I can no longer to anything else with it unless it's pinned back in some fashion...

So, at the moment I can:

1.  Put my scrunchy in
2. Wear my clip in pony
3. Part my hair to the side and pin the fringe back

I NEEEEED it to be longer!!!!

This is where I am in the growing stakes - 3 months on:

Before (3rd Jan)

Now: (1st April)

Ok, it looks REALLY bad here (just out of the shower) but you get the picture ... it's definitely growing ... just not fast enough!

Thankfully I AM writing the blog or else ....chop, chop, chop!!!!  :)

Polished & Professional

It's been a great week in the hair department (if not in the work one!!)

I'm finding my hair piece SO helpful with the darker mornings  - you know, I'm having those "it can't POSSIBLY be time to get up" moments on a regular basis - and the thought of blowdrying my hair makes me want to pull the duvet over my head and refuse to get up!!!

It's been great!

2 minutes after I pick up my hairbrush, my hair is looking polished and professional. The fringe is hidden by clipping it back and is now growing well - even if it seems to be taking AGES!! (look out for the photos later)

Hair's looking great - face not so much!!!

Well, it is only 7am!!!!

Little Bit In Love with Scrunchies!

Well, I've finally found a brilliant hairpiece to help with the growing out phase.

One of the problems with growing out your fringe when you hair is my length (medium inverted bob) is that it's not that easy to put into an "up do" without copious amounts of hair sprouting out at the back.  What I needed was a hair piece that would cover them ... and how in love with my scrunchie am I?

Day 3 of the wash cycle (day one and two were great - just parted my hair on the side and clipped my fringe under - perfect) however, it's raining today, we're off bowling and I REALLY didn't want to wash my hair.  Trouble is, there's no way I could have gone a third day without trying it back.

Am LOVING the easy and elegance of this.  As you may have gathered, I am not one for scruffy hair, so growing out my fringe is a real challenge!



Front - fringe twisted around and then using a bobby pin, have simply pinned pointing the clip towards my forehead - this gives extra grip:

And the back looks awesome too !!

I can definitely wear this to work and still feel "put together" ... ...   LOVING IT!!!!!

No Honeymoon!

Yeh - I've made it to Friday with not too much grief!

My fringe is now officially too long to blow dry under - I tried last night and it was a disaster, so I'm no longer in the honeymoon phase - this is real!  Crappy fringe, driving me nuts and the only way I can deal with it is to pin it back.

I've had lots of positive comments this week - apparently I look younger and the kids seem to like it - I worry that my nose looks beaky, but there's not much I can do about that!

So a bit of a success I think - I've made it to the 2 month mark and am seeing considerable growth.  It helps to see the day one picture:

and the 2 month mark:

So CHEERS!!! Here's to the next 2 months :)

Finally Given In ...

... and realised that I can no longer continue to blow-dry my fringe forwards.

Every day last week, I needed up looking "scruffy" by morning tea time which meant that I spent all week feeling less than chuffed with my hair!  Not good and left me sorely tempted to get my fringe cut.

The problem is that it's now too long and so needs to be blow-dryed with a large brush but then the wave drops.

SO, this is the new every day style for now:

I've clipped it back at the top with 2 large slider type clips (one from each side so that the ends don't fall out)

I think I can cope with this - let's see if I make it till Friday without changing my mind!!