30 before Thirty

{cut hair (short or straight across bangs)} √

First I want to say, this is on my list because I have been "growing my hair out" FOREVER! and when you grow your hair out forever, it is REALLY hard to cut it! You become attached. You don't have to get haircuts that often...a trim here and there. It's easy. I can wake up at 4am, throw my hair in a ponytail, and be ready for work in ten minutes.

HOWEVER, it has reached a point where I am just plain lazy. If I know I'm not going anywhere, I will skip the blow dry, skip the flat iron, and skip the curl. You can only imagine what the end result looks like! Let's just say, Joe started calling me Pocahontas...Poco for short! I was beginning to feel like a hippie! It was starting to get out of control...starting to look like a horses tail! I knew I would soon need something different and not just a trim.

So, when I found out that I would be making a trip home in July for my sister's wedding, I thought "Perfect. I'll chop my hair off then." I would make an appointment with my stylist back home and she would have the honor of giving me a super cute short do. She was the first (and only) person to ever cut my hair short. So I knew I would love it.  HOWEVER, my hair was becoming so out of control, that I.COULD.NOT.WAIT.THAT.LONG. I made an appointment with Heather and told her to cut the bangs.

And this is where I sigh. I've never had straight across bangs (well, ok, when I was five I guess), but I was taking a chance. I was super nervous, but figured I would love them in the end. And I know that it's only day three*, but I'm not too fond of them. I'm hoping they'll grow on me....or just grow fast. Either way, it's just hair, so I'm not too worried about it. Now I can say I've tried the straight across bangs. And it's kinda fun to be someone else for awhile :)  Joe's new nickname for me now is Sally....(I think I like Poco better).

*update: it was day three when I wrote this post...it has now been almost a month since I've cut my bangs (I just finally got around to taking a picture of them). And no, they haven't really grown on me, but they have grown a little :)

 

visit a state I've never been to

run a 1/2 marathon in under 2 hours

cut hair (short or straight across bangs) 3/4/11
get Joe to organize his mail
take a cooking class

open up an etsy shop

get married ;)

refinish our dining room table

camp out in Yellowstone for a week

go fishing for a day

go skiing or snowboarding
make it to the coast

find the perfect pair of black boots

purchase a digital SLR 2/26/11

read a book

run a marathon

learn how to swim tread water

get Joe to try cream cheese

host a girls night

make a scrapbook for myself

learn how to sew... and sew something

take an exercise class with a friend

learn how to knit

s k y d i v e

put together a book of inspiration

make the perfect pot of chili

volunteer

create a piece of jewelry
find the perfect letter E
throw myself a kickin' 30th birthday party