ALMOST 8 MONTHS SINCE BIG CHOP...MY FEELINGS NOW..

Its been a long time since I've posted.  I have actually since my first couple of post done a 180...I now love my hair.  The first 3 months was hard, only because  people around me brought it to my attention.  "Omg your gray," Omg you cut your hair'.  See, I did a big chop so all the dye was out of my hair and my hair was growing back naturally gray.  Now mostly everyone I know know now so nothing is really said out loud to me.  My youngest , bless her, always tell me my hair is cute, especially when I style it.  Everyone else that I know or close to me tend to ignore the hair.  Strangers always come up and tell me how they love my hair and how soft it looks.   Well I appreciated that and now on my own I'm embracing my gray. 

To get thru the first few months I hide my hair with handband and scarfs. 

Whats Important?

There is so many things going on in the world today..My hair shouldn't be on my mind like it is. but it is.  2 years ago I went natural (no perms).  I was losing hair, getting older and all. I decided to go natural, but one thing I didn't change, I still colored my hair.  Seems everyone is saying   "30 years of coloring now I tired," me too.  Being natural and taking care of my hair made my hair grow super fast and my roots started growing out overnight.  Fighting to keep my roots covered took to much of my time.

I did the big chop again. and now I'm growing my hair back without coloring.  In one way its more freedom, but to chop off my hair and be gray all of a sudden is like a shock.  I tried to let the gray grow in naturally  for about three months.  The stripes of all the faded dye was so terrible looking, one day I went to the shop and said: "chop it off ".  So I'm trying to embrace...

How to embrace my gray, when my makeup needs to change, Really...my clothes the colors clash, what to do...What are your challenges with your gray, silver, white hair...I do have many.

YESTERDAY I BOUGHT A BOTTLE OF BLUE SHAMPOO....

Its been a month since I decided to cut all 12inches of my hair off.  I'm officially GRAY.   My gray roots won.  I dyed my hair every three weeks, a mess.  My hair looked fine only for one week.  The next two weeks my roots were there, front and center..  I had to give up, kicking and screaming, not gracefully.  Really,,,I tried to let my gray grow out and blend but the white strips were scary.  People are telling me I'll get use to it, well not yet.

Anyone out there had to ditch the dye and go natural and did or didn't really feel graceful. I say this because I've seen the articles and the   famous people who went gray and now loving it.  Well, I not loving it, but I'm trying.

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