Chopped Off

My hair has been needing a haircut for a while now. The layers were getting shaggy and I would find split ends that had split at least half an inch up my hair. I was planning on getting my hair cut before I left Virginia and came out to college, but that obviously didn't happen. I knew that if I didn't schedule an appointment soon then it would never happen...or at least not until my hair got really, really bad. So last night I went online and scheduled an appointment at the Paul Mitchell Studio 1030 Salon, which is new in the Wilkinson Student Center. I got a $5 off coupon during new student orientation and figured that it was a perfect time to use it. So I scheduled an appointment...then I realized I had no idea what I wanted to do with my hair. Did I want to just trim it up a bit? No, I wanted something different. I just didn't know what I wanted. So I went to pinterest to look for ideas and I discovered I really had no idea what I wanted to do with my hair. I found 19 different pictures of hair that I was considering. Most of them were between chin and shoulder length, but there are so many different cuts and styles that I could choose that I couldn't make up my mind! Thankfully some of my friend gave me their input. Ryan decided that he is now a hair expert, and he was a big help in discussing the pros and cons of different hairstyles. I still hadn't decided what exactly I wanted when it was time for my hair appointment, but as I was sitting and waiting for my appointment I finally sort of decided on what I wanted. I picked two of the pictures and told the lady cutting my hair that I kind of wanted a mixture of the two pictures, and she did a pretty good job!

Here's a before picture and an after picture:

This picture is a few months before the haircut:

    And this is the after picture!                

My hair is a bit shorter in the back than it is in the front. I love how it feels so much lighter and softer now! This is the shortest I've ever had my hair. It was pretty close to this short when I cut it in my sophomore year of high school, but not quite. I think that I like it short though!