3 posts tagged “red”

Well, red seems to be the shockingly popular winner. I also polled friends on a message board I frequent and I had some good, ego-boosting responses (mostly guys over there). The tally thus far is 31 red/11 blonde and a handful of suggestions for brown or black. Was a huge surprise to me-- I really thought everyone would say blonde. I was blonde my whole life until about two years ago and have been trying to decide if I like it or if I should swap back (which would be an expensive, long hassle). Maybe I'll toy with lighter red or black highlights to give it some kick. Oh, the trials and tribulations of being a girl!

But mostly this little exercise has given me some much needed self-confidence that I've been lacking lately, for reasons previously chattered about. I've been trying to pinpoint when I lost some of that loving feeling and it really started when we had the car accident. I was telling Reesie about this the other day--I felt so ugly afterward and there was a period of many months were I was afraid I would always have a massive scar running from my lip to my nose. Thankfully, it faded nearly completely (if I'm wearing makeup), but at the time I was really struggling with how to accept my potentially changed face. Yes, I was incredibly thankful just to be alive and that Joe was alive and okay but when you are disfigured as the result of someone else's stupidity and carelessness, it's a hard pill to swallow--we both had a tough time with it. I'd post a picture so you could see what I mean but Joe would freak--he hates seeing those pictures and I don't really blame him.

Shortly after I changed to red, hoping to give myself a burst of newness but after 33 years of blonde, the red has been slow getting used to. It's just now at a length where I feel like it looks good, but I've just been trying to figure out if it really does look okay--I like it quite a bit actually, but there is a stupid part of me that worries about looking like a freak and no one will tell me. But WOW...I have been so surprised by the responses that I've received. It came across loud and clear that I don't look like a freak after all--just the opposite really. So thanks for all that, everyone.

Tomorrow, while Joe is scrimmaging with his baseball buds, I'm going shopping for some new spring duds to go with my ravishing red locks!

right at home. He seems to think he gets to sleep in Joe's spot at night. Joe put him in his place and now Paku is guarding the wine rack...

Day 012 Project 365

Brazen Paku