Yes, You can ask me about my hair.

I'm considering whether this would be funny to put across the bottom of my personal business cards: "Yes, You can ask me about my hair." Because I think more people want to than do. What do you think? I do enjoy talking about my gray hair when someone asks, and it would kinda break the ice.

Another hair thought...

I've learned some things of late as my hair's gotten longer, and I've been wearing it down. The importance of brushing on so many levels. First, I remembered how when I was little there was this thing about 100 brush strokes before bed - I think I got it from the Little House on the Prairie books. I remember regularly cleaning brushes full of hair.

Like many people with long hair, I'm constantly dropping long strands. I particularly notice it during gaming when one of my hairs finds its way to the board. So I wondered if more brushing (more than just what it takes to style my hair) would solve this.

I mean, it felt like something I used to know and do, and somehow forgot. And BTW, it's totally true! When I give my hair a good brushing before I go out, I shed less, and my hair is more manageable as well.

Another reason brushing is important: When the wind blows, my gray hair kinks up, sticks out, and I look like a crazy person. One day last month, I didn't actually look into a mirror at myself until the end of the day, AFTER a movie. I was washing my hands, and I thought, Oh, I should look in the mirror, and I literally gasped at what a fool I looked. (Yes, I'm often so in my head that I can stand at a sink and not actually see myself.)

I notice people look at my hair fairly regularly, with various expressions. So it's difficult to realize that on a particular day "gray hair, how odd" has turned to "look at that woman with the crazy-person hair." Total mortification! But seriously, my hair could be perfect and sometimes I get that look just because I've got gray hair. There's no way to really read an expression coming at me and realize something's off.

So now I'm trying to regularly make sure my hair is as tamed as possible, and I'm not rocking the Einstein look. Oy vey!

I totally realized I should have taken a picture of my crazy hair for the blog, but in the few seconds it took to have that thought, I'd whipped open my purse, grabbed my comb, and brushed my hair back down into place in a frenzy of horror that I'd been walking around that way.

You know, when it's windy and it feels great, sometimes you want to think you're rocking some sort of sexy, windswept look. Yeah, Not So Much.

Comments

[Peggy Archer]

No one's mentioned my hair (which is also going grey. Guess I just look mean. Or something.

[lizriz]

Peggy -  lol  It comes and goes with me. Sometimes I don't think about it or notice anyone looking at it for long stretches, and then suddenly I'll go through a period where I'm very conscious of my hair and people's reactions to it. Right now I think I'm particularly sensitive because I'm unemployed and I worry that it effects my employment opportunities.

[misskate]

I'm growing my hair out now and while my colleagues are super supportive, some of my peers are not. I think some of them take it personally, as though I am judging them, that I have chosen to stop coloring my hair. Whatever, it's my hair, not theirs and I am loving it. Just wish it would be done already so I can grow it back out.
goinggraylookinggreat.com has been a great help.

[Tara Anderson]

I love that tagline for your business card. It starts a conversation and is most definitely memorable.

Any suggestions for my tagline? I was stumped all weekend long. The entire card is designed and just waiting for the perfect something to fill in the white space at the bottom. Perhaps I should look at my old blog posts and see if any titles jump out at me?

(Ideas welcome!)

[lizriz]

Hi misskate - I hear you! It is amazing the push-back you can get just for stepping outside the lines. I'm glad to hear you have some supportive people in your life, too. I hold the people who find my hair beautiful close to my heart.

[lizriz]

Tara! Looking forward to seeing you at BlogHer for sure.  Taglines are so tough.  Right now I'm thinking that mine should actually be, "It's OK if you hate my hair" LOL  But yeah, looking at blog posts is a good idea. It's often surprising what's hiding in your archives.  ;)

[grayinghairgals]

Sorry if this is posted twice but it didn't seem to go through. I love your post. I am one of those "struggling" with whether to go for it or keep coloring. My friend and partner has been gray for years and looks absolutely lovely. Great post.

[grayinghairgals]

lol. I had to laugh about brushing 100 times before bed. I remember watching Marcia Brady and thinking if I brushed my hair long enough it would look like hers! Thanks so much. A very informative and fun read.