the magic in a haircut

My friend Third Degree and I are getting hair makeovers this week.  In fact, I'm getting my hair done in t-minus 94 minutes, and while I'm a little terrified, I'm mostly thrilled.  You see, I  believe that New Hair = New You.  And I'm not the only one-- Third Degree has decided that after a long, emotional roller coaster month, she needs a change.  A fresh start if you will.  And I've become a little bored with my party girl lifestyle.  I'm in a rut, and I feel like I'm losing my sparkle.  The solution to both of our problems, what we hope will be an impetus for change?  A new hairdo. 

For many, it's the "breakup haircut" a la Felicity, but it could just as well be the "moving on" haircut.  What you get out of the simple act of a haircut is indescribable.  It's a sense of liberation, an emancipation of that part of your life.  You're literally chopping off a part of you, and making a change.  Starting a new you-- because the old you is being swept up by the bottom-of-the-food-chain intern at the hair salon and thrown in the garbage bin.  Hasta la vista, baby.


The curious thing about the cathartic hair cut?  It seems that women are the only ones who subscribe to it.  There are slideshows dedicated to newly-single celebrity women who "Cut That Man Out Of Her Hair," but I have yet to see males changing their hairstyles because they've been dumped.  And I've pestered surveyed most of the men I know, and a new haircut doesn't even make the Top 10 List of Things to Change When Seeking Change.  (Results of the survey might be slightly skewed by one Ryan Bingham, who also admitted to never wanting to change, let alone change his hairdo).  Maybe it's because men don't have as much hair, so they generally can't lop off 6 inches for effect.  Or maybe it's because they see working on their Guns and Buns as being a better step towards change.  Give me your theories, because I really don't know.

At any rate, I'll be rocking a new look tonight, highlights and all.  (This is a Big Deal, as usually I don't even brush my hair, let alone get all fancy and color it).  And good or bad, it's just hair.  It'll grow back.  So here's hoping that having the confidence to try something new will pay off and help me reclaim my sparkle!

L