“Oh, my hair”-Goldie
Hawn in Overboard
Self-denial is a wonderful thing. Lose my hair? No way. Uh.
Let’s rethink that.
For the most of my life I’ve had long, thick, beautiful
hair. At the present I have non-existent hair, which is freaking me out a
little. Yes, I know it will grow back, but what to do in the meantime?
When my long strands started molting I made an appointment
with my hairstylist for a short pixie cut. I left my long hair to be donated to
kids with cancer. Within a few days I got used to that look. Swiped my son
Spencer’s hair gel and I was rocker girl.
A week later I was shedding worse than my cats. Between the
two of them and myself I could have hooked a rug. One evening as I was cooking,
I noticed my hair all over the kitchen counter. No good. I took a deep breath
and said to my husband, OK, it’s time. We waltzed into the bathroom and buzzed
it all off. I wept. I screamed. I laughed when Spencer gave me a mohawk. I
cried again. I cried all night.
Then I pulled up my big girl bloomers and popped on the wig
I had purchased the week before. Not so shabby. Aside from the fact that I
looked like a soccer mom it would do in a pinch. Not the most comfortable thing
in the world, but at least I wouldn’t scare anyone.
A few weeks ago I went to a workshop for women going through
chemo. It was all about makeup, hats, wigs and scarves. We all received a
beautiful bag of products. The product junky in me swooned. But the best part
was learning how to make turbans from scarves and tee shirts. Yes, that’s
right. A plain old t-shirt. Cut off the bottom half and voila! Following the
workshop I drove right over to Marshall’s and purchased a beautiful melon green
men’s t-shirt. What? Of course I did! Check out the sidebar.
Isn’t it cute? I added a floral scarf to make it tropical.
Pina colada anyone??
I don’t walk out of the house without makeup and therefore I
won’t walk out of the house without something on my head. I may have lost all
my hair but I’ll be sportin’ some fabulous new head coverings this summer.
Carmen Miranda eat your heart out!!!
PS: A big shout out to my big sis Linda who sent me some fab
turbans! Love you sis!
Ellen, I haven't read it yet, but I just learned about a new book by one of my favorite HGTV interior designers, Sheila Bridges. It deals with her issues coming to terms with her alopecia. I saw her on tv and it was bit jarring. She is totally comfortable with her new look and persona. See if you can get a copy. Her "thing" is that she is totally fine with it, but it's the reactions of other people that keep disrupting her balance. The author is correct, the title has something to do with Bald Mermaid.
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