I have a problem.
I haven’t kept it a secret, but it’s starting to get ridiculous.
To maintain my *original* dark brown hair color, I need to dye my hair every three weeks, minimum. I’ve always done it myself with good results, but it really is becoming silly with its frequency. Plus, being a proponent of living the healthiest life possible, a dye job doesn’t really fit.
Why do I have such a death grip on my hair color? My husband has begged me for years to just. stop. already. And I tell him that when I’m sixty, I will. But if you do the math, that’s about 400 more hair coloring sessions.
Is it really that difficult to manage? I say YES it really is. By the time I’m allowed (for safety’s sake) to color my hair again, the roots are a sight to see. Here are the answers to the imagined frequently asked questions about my hair:
*Yes, it really gets super gray/grey after just two weeks
*I have tried many different products, each increasing in its coloring intensity
*I’ve considered professional dyeing, but would need a trust fund to implement
My moment is recognizing that perhaps it is time to let my natural hair fly. It’s a huge step for me. It seems silly that our hair defines us, but as women, it is a reality of how we are perceived and how we perceive ourselves. I don’t want to look like an old lady yet, but if I can look like that woman above*, maybe gray and grey is possible.
![om [one moment] meet up](http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx125/alamodestuff/OM_alamodemeetupbutton.jpg)
OM is *one moment* and is a meetup designed to notice & relish a moment in everyday life. The meetup idea was created by Linda at her blog, a la mode stuff.
If you’d like to participate in OM, just click the button and you’ll be taken to Linda’s post explaining it all.
*She Photoshopped her hair that color – I think the color is called Irony.
