New Hair New Challenge

The last time I cut my hair above my shoulder was more than 10 years ago. I had been looking for a job since September of my senior year in college. Four months later, I was still without an offer. I blamed it on my hair because it made me look too feminine and too young. In January, I cut my hair to shoulder length. A month later, I cut it to ear length. By march, I had two job offers after sending out more than 100 resumes and interviewed with more than 20 companies. Shortly after, I began my new job and new milestone in life with a new hair style.

For the last ten years, I have kept my hair long. I have always liked long hair, partly to compensate the fact that my grandma always cut my hair short to avoid any lice problems (growing up on the country side, we were subject to lice check every 3 months). I missed the days when I lived with my parents and had long hair. I had long hair the whole time after I moved to the US. I have since only cut my hair short 3 times: during my freshman year, my senior year and today.

I have been wanting to cut my hair for the last few weeks. Summer is coming and I don't want to worry about my hair during labor and confinement (I cannot wash my hair for 30 days during the confinement). I also feel that with this new chapter in my life, I needed to do something to signal the beginning. Jaime was reluctant at first but I guess he soon gave in after my persistence. So today we went to the hair stylist and cut my hair almost to ear length. I felt some much lighter afterwards (the only weight I get to shed right now). It may not make much sense to others but I'm one step closer to the next milestone in my life!