Yesterday I had the chance to guest blog over at 4women.com run by the lovely Susan Beausang. The topic is hair loss, so if it interests you, go check it out!
Recently I did a bit of a chop to my hair in anticipation of it falling out due to chemotherapy. I went in to my stylist and told her, “Have fun, but make it short.” I was half expecting to come out with zebra stripes and a mohawk, but she kept it pretty safe. There’s still a little temptation to go buy some blue dye and play a bit myself, though.
I ended up coming out of the salon with a rather short and still curly bob that I wasn’t sure I could pull off. For me, short hair with curls always leaned a bit towards the overly fluffy and frizzy side. It’s one of those things that happens in the Pacific Northwest with all of our rain. Hair without frizz…well, needless to say it doesn’t really happen except for our driest months of the summer.
The next morning I played a little more with it. I think I prefer it blow-dried.
Of course, the next morning my scarves, or ‘beaubeaus’ as they’re officially called, came in from 4women.com. Back in 2010, about six to seven weeks after my mastectomy, I found myself out shopping for a mastectomy bra and orpemborp so I could balance out my new-found lopsidedness. This entailed a lot of sitting in the dressing room waiting for the attendant (who I believe was also a RN) to run back and forth, grabbing different bras and orpemborps until we found the right fit. I have to complement the ladies down at Saffron’s, they take a lot of care to making sure you walk out of there satisfied and not feeling completely awkward. As I sat there waiting I began to thumb through the magazines, looking for something to occupy my time. I came across a small article, about a half a page, about Susan Beausang and her story about why she created the beaubeau and started 4women.com. I sat there staring at the beautiful scarf she was wearing with a hair touch of envy (see what I did there? Of course you did.), as I had already resigned myself to wearing wigs once more, even though I’m a bit disdainful of them. The website seemed easy enough to remember, though, so I ordered one for myself when I got home. Long story short, my relations also purchased scarves for me after I raved a bit on Facebook how wonderful they are. I’ll never go back to a wig, that’s for certain.
I did, however, save the chopped hair for a viking funeral that…well it didn’t exactly turn out. Let’s just say that next time (should there be one) I need to actually make a boat that floats with more than thirty minutes of thought put into it. We got it to burn, but it didn’t exactly leave the shore. But that’s a story for another time, naturally.
Love the hair style. The pic of you and your daughter is adorable.
I love reading your paot and your are such an inspiration to many.
I’m still getting over a cold I’ve had since new years, otherwise I totally would have come for the funeral. Too bad it didn’t leave the shore. ;( Though, it’s still fun to play with fire. NYah!!!
I wouldn’t worry about it, honestly it was over so quickly and the beach was so COLD that it was probably best that we didn’t linger too long.
I love the photo of you and your daughter, it’s so adorable, and the scarves are very cute!! The new hairdo is fantastic!
Thanks! I keep getting compliments on it! I just…find it horribly ironic that the hairstyle everybody loves is the one that’ll be falling out soon! ;)
That’s true…but it’s fierce for now! I also read your guest blog entry, and it definitely made me do a lot of thinking. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences :)
You’re welcome!
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