The summer is almost over, and this makes me sad. It is so lovely to be able to wake up a little bit later in the mornings, because the kids are not going to school. All the extra-curricular activities are on a break. No carting the lids all over the place to do this and that. And lots of people at work have taken vacation leave, and that means my work load is a bit lighter too (less people around to harass me). We took our family vacation at the beach this year, and that meant a week of lying on the beach and doing nothing all day long. I was able to read 5 books during this time. Wonderful holiday!!
Today I got my hair retightened by my consultant, and boy did I need it. Six weeks ago I retightened it myself, and I don't like to do it very tightly. So by the time another six weeks passed, it was a real tangled mess of new growth. Here's a picture of my freshly retightened hair.
My hair is continuing to do its thing. Growing pretty fast. As I promised myself, I have not coloured my grays for a long time now. I am still learning to embrace them. Reluctantly. I will explore the possibility of using henna, instead of the commercial dyes. I understand that the henna is supposed to be gentler on the hair. We'll see.
My hair has been locked for 3 years and 9 months now. I still have no regrets. Every now and then I fantasize about undoing my locks and rocking my loose hair. In reality, I don't think I will really do that. Yet.
