Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Still no print head - trying to be patient.

I slip stitched the front band on last night and did the other cuff while watching Shackleton, which we borrowed from the library. I can't sit still through a 90 minute-long movie, never mind a 200 minute-long movie! My neck gets all tight from being still like that, so I need to keep busy doing something else.

One reason that going to the movies isn't the most enjoyable thing, and I know I could knit through the movie, but not when paying $7 to see the thing - the other is the volume. There's no, NO reason for these small theaters to show movies with blow-your-ear-drums-out volume. I always have to shove some cotton in my ears to block some of it, or wince through the whole thing, never mind the ensuing headache.

I've been trying to grow my hair out. Patience is needed with that as well. It's not easy. I've had boy-short hair for nearly 20 years, back when gelled, spikey hair was in. I've worn it softer for many years, but always very short. I never could stand having long hair - so much weight, that you don't know is there straining your neck *until* you cut it short and are surprised by the sudden lack of weight!

Then there's the heat. Lots of hair just seems to hold heat at the scalp instead of letting it go - torture in summer with no AC.

Then there's the it-takes-all-day-to dry bit. I have lots of fine hair and it does take forever to dry and blowing it dry every day (as it must be washed every day) is ruinous for my colored hair and the electric bill. So, I won't do it.

And I won't NOT color it! At 45, I have no wrinkles, but have tons of grey that began after the kids were born by age 22. And though I was an ash blonde as a child, after the kids, it turned mousey brown. Mousey brown and grey are NOT options and do nothing for me!

Then there's the I-can't-sleep-with-all this-hair-in-my-way thing. I remember pulling it all back off the pillow as a teen, as I couldn't, and still can't, stand the feeling of hair sliding about under my head every time I turned over, not to mention the *sound* of it! I really don't know how other women aren't tortured by their long hair, or is it one of those suffer-to-be-beautiful things (which I don't buy into). A little effort - sure, suffer - no.

Yeah, I'm irked by a lot of things! But most of the things that irk me have to do with feeling constricted, or having to fuss about my person. I like to go through each day doing what I need to, without having to be conscious about my clothes or hair. It's distracts me from what's going on in my head!

But, I'm growing it out anyway. At least to the chin. It may not get longer than that, but I've long been tired of the same old haircut. It's surprisingly pleasant to feel soft hair longer than 1-2"! Now to just keep it from looking like those bed hair and flipped-up ends looks I've been seeing. Sooo not me.