Well, I did it...

I LOVE the new cut! It looks so great on you! It takes a lot of guts to cut off hair that long. I know from experience!

WOW Fran! I never knew you had such long hair and duhhhh now I get your username!

I think it takes years off you, and like everyone else I love your new do!

Originally Posted by rapunzel47

What a GORGEOUS kid!

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AWWW.... thanks.
So are you!!

Looks great! I bet your head feels funny without it! I used to have my hair down to almost the middle of my butt. Then I started getting headaches. I still love it long so I go between long and shoulder lenght a lot and I still can't get over the feeling after cutting so much off!

I definitely like it! Good job!! It brings out your eyes really nicely.
Will you save a lot of time???

Oh Fran- very nice!!! You look years younger now!

Wow Fran, it looks wonderful!!! It really does make you look years younger. I'm diggin' it, chick!!!

Thanks, all. Yes, E, I will save time!! I will also save elbow grease, 'cuz my hair is very dry, and when long, keeping it brushed and de-tangled is hard work, and takes a chunk of time. It will also be so lovely to be able to stick it under the shower when I feel like it, rather than when I have time to deal with it. (Thank God it doesn't grease up, or I would have been dead long since!)

Rob Jr was funny tonight. He came over for dinner, as he often does on Friday night. The roast was out and resting, and I came back downstairs until he arrived. When I heard footsteps upstairs, I knew he was here and went up. He was decanting the wine in the dining room, and I went into the kitchen to zap the veg and carve the meat, and while I was doing that, the two Robs arrived in the doorway, continuing the conversation that was in progress. Jr was saying something or other and suddenly interrupted himself with "Oh, my, that's different" ( it's important to note the propensity for understatement in that family ) However, he did express his approval.

It's true, it does take years off. Now I look like my mother (this is not a bad thing), rather than HER mother.

Wow You look marvelous!!

Your looks great with the new hair cut

Feels good, doesn't it ? I did that last December, it took two beers on an empty stomach at the local BBQ pub to screw up the courage! With me I'd been trying to grow it long for as long as we'd been married (16+ yrs at the time) but it absolutely refused to get any longer than a straggly mid-back as my hair is baby fine and breaks easily. It was just extremely hard to get 16+ years whacked off all at one go . Unfortunately I haven't found anybody yet that has done as well at trimming it as the girl who originally cut it and I didn't get her name .

Wow! Just caught this thread. You look absolutely stunning Fran!!!! Without a doubt years younger!!!! I remember you commenting that this was something you were pondering for a long time when I had mine cut off a few months back.

Don't you love taking care of it now? I still forget and pour too much shampoo on mine, even though I have half the hair. My daily headaches are gone except for the occassional allergy related headache. My husband fought me to keep it long for 15 years and finally admitted last night that he thinks I'm far more sexy now than before it was cut.

I'm doing the happy hair cut dance for you - keep your stylist - she knows what she is doing!!

Wow! Fran what a great hair do. You look GREAT! It's true - you do look years younger.

Frannie!!! What a Brave Girl!!!
I love the Long Hair but you looks Terrific!!!
everyone needs a change....but don´t forget to let to grew up again your lovely hair my dear! ..
Congrats!!!

I trimmed about a foot off when mine got to the point where the ends would get stuck in my butt crack when I showered, but I haven't been able to go that short!

I guess I'm a bit of a coward...

Fran,

That looks absolutely great on you!!!! Good for you!

you look great!

aww fran i think it looks fantastic!

Thanks again everyone! Yes, we are pleased, we are!

Got up this morning, and it looked as if I'd been dragged through a hedge backwards (as my Mum used to say), but a damp rubdown and a bit of gel, and we're back in business! Oh, yes, we are pleased, indeed.


And, yes, I do plan to keep that stylist. One thing I had been anxious about was the prospect of going into some salon, where -- obviously! -- I would not be known, and some gung-ho stylist wanting to do overly trendy things. I did make my decision of where to go, based on loading the dice against that, but still you never know. So, it was a major relief to sit there and know she was really listening to what I wanted, and even picking up on what I hadn't yet articulated. And then she did it. And -- MEGA BONUS! -- it wasn't even expensive!!