Laura Vegas

have been meaning to do a post about my hair. i think you’re all familiar with this picture … since it’s on the side of my blog (really should update that):

last week i went and saw rachele for a haircut. funny how i can’t stand my hair being to my shoulders anymore. and my hair has been acting all funky lately. don’t think i ever came out and said this … but i lost a ton of hair during the last part of the year. i’m talking handfuls of hair coming out at a time. i would get in the shower and could just run my hands through my hair and pull out gobs of it. honestly i think it was stress from all the physical stuff i had going on … and not knowing what it was. i was in constant pain for so long … and i really do think it was because of that. still in pain … but now i just accept that it’s part of my life and suck it up. i could complain … but no one wants to hear about it! lol!

but i hate the hair thing though. anyone can look at me and wouldn’t think there is anything wrong with me. i look totally fine. everything on me hurts like heck … but no one sees that. the hair loss … people can see. well i guess they really can’t see it … i have a hat on about 6 days a week. lol! although it has crossed my mind that people may wonder what my fascination with hats is since i wear them all the time. to be honest … i’m getting tired of wearing hats. i wear the same 2 all the time … by nice brown one or my nice black one. the way i talk you’d think i have no hair under there. i really do. just really thinned out on top. my head isn’t built for that … i need volume on top. if i don’t wear a hat … i pin up part of my hair and then pin on a couple of those extra hair thingies you can tie on ponytails. it actually looks pretty good … blends in with my hair color-wise (which reminds me, just about time to color my hair again … i do it myself, so easy). in this picture from christmas i have 2 of the hair pieces on:

but i want to go back to having my normal hair. but my normal hair is gone. i used to be able to wash my hair just twice a week … and it always looked great. if i worked it right … i had tons of curls … tons of volume. not now. my hair is so oily that i can barely go two days without washing it. i want to be able to put it up different ways. granted it’s not much work right now. i just wash it and let it dry on it’s own (remember, i take all my showers at night). then in the morning i just straighten it really quick with my big curling iron and flip the ends a little. not a lot of styling involved once you put a hat on or clip on some extra hair. lol!

sometimes i like that hats. i feel a little stylish when i wear it. sometimes i think it just looks dorky … there is such a thing has having a "bad hat day" … just like "bad hair days". but i think you have to have a little attitude to pull off wearing a hat. it makes you stand out a bit … at least a little from all the other moms i see at the school yard. lol!

this could be the reason i have such a hard time dressing down. i cannot wear sweats … never in public. my usual attire is jeans and a nice, casual shirt … most days with a zip-up sweater type hoodie on top of a t-shirt. i always wear boots … the big chunky boots with a 3-inch chunky heel on them. either brown or black. once spring hits i’ll switch over to my jean capris and t-shirts … with flip flops to match.

somehow this is turning into a post about my clothing habits. lol!

so anyways … sometimes i think i look young and hip. don’t mind that hat. and i get compliments on my hair when i wear the hair pieces … not sure how to respond to those comments … how does one reply to a comment on their fake hair?!?! lol!

but i really just want my hair back. good news though … it is growing back. when rachele was cutting my hair she said she could see all these little one inch pieces of hair growing in. which is apparently one reason my hair is all funky lately … short little hairs popping up. maybe one day i’ll try straightening my hair … and then spiking up the short little hairs on top. lol! wouldn’t i be hip and stylish then!?!?