In which we're talking about short hair

So I've been living with the short hair for a few weeks now, and it's been a revelation. Seriously. I hadn't realized HOW MUCH time and thought I'd been putting into my hair until I lopped it off. My schedule, both morning and evening has changed, and so much for the better! I can go from unwashed hair to washed, dried, and styled in TEN MINUTES. It's life-altering. My husband and I rode around in a convertible in Phoenix, and it was bliss. Whenever we got out, I just ruffled it and tucked it behind my ears and it looked exactly the same as when I'd gotten into the car.

But short hair changes more than just time. It means that I have to rethink everything I wear! Earrings that might have peeked out from behind my hair now take center stage. Anything too girlish or twee is OUT, as it ought to have been anyway, really. When I was pondering the difference of short hair, I ran across this essay by Joan Juliet Buck, and read it saying YES. That's exactly what it's like. When my hairdresser finished cutting off my hair, she spun me around and said, "You should never hide behind long hair." And she was absolutely right.