So I’m about 20 pounds away from hitting the 75 pound mark – nice! Somehow losing 75 pounds in a year sounds so much more exciting to me than 50. If I’m pinning down an exact time, I weighed my highest (ever and all time) somewhere between the end of last February and first of March. I think I initially lost a bit just getting rid of the salt bloat from February Fashion Week, but it found its way back by March. It’s hard to forget the number on the scale at the casting office for Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. That was a life-changing trip to LA in so many ways!
But back to my original point (focus, Christina!) – 75 pounds! I decided when I hit that mark, likely in the next couple of months if I’m a good girl and eat my veggies and keep hitting the gym, I’m finally going to cut this hair!
The bigger I am, the bigger I want my hair to be – I feel like it balances things out. And let’s be honest – I’ve lived 90% of my life in a Southern state, and we love our high hair. Closer to God, you see. #BigHairDontCare as my friend MAM would say. My hair is REALLY long right now, and maybe the longest it’s ever been. I’ve realized in the last decade that I have really good hair. It took a few disastrous haircuts in the 90’s, but I’ve figured out a few things. I can’t go too short, I’m lazy with a blow dryer and I can never have bangs. Please see the photo evidence below. These were the only two I could scrounge up, as the rest have been burned. I do love this Glamour Shots, though. So funny. Worst cuts of my life were when I was 16 and when I went through rush at Kansas State. Short is a fail, but it might have a slight edge on bangs. Woo.
I can work a bob like no one’s business, though, and I’ve been pulling it off since I was three. See? I couldn’t take my eyes away from Guiliana Rancic’s bob during last week’s Fashion Police, and I think I have my next cut!
So back to this Beyonce moment. The fabulous Lindsey Parnell has been doing my hair at least five years, including any chance I could snag her while in town from Seattle. I was so happy to be reunited with her when I moved back to Dallas, and my red has been restored! (Surprise! It’s not natural. Oh, you already knew that? Well anyway, apparently as I’ve aged, my natural color is dark blonde. Not that you’ll ever see it.) She’s absolutely worth the drive to The Shops at Legacy in Plano, because she’s both a lovely person and kickass with color.
Anyone who has ever done my hair will tell you that blowing out my hair is a whip, though no one whined as much as Brannon back in the day. And he had giant muscular arms! Wuss. There’s a reason I wear so many ponytails, and it’s because I hate blow drying my hair. Well let me tell all of you fine people – if you haven’t had two people blow drying your hair at once, you are missing out. It is so glorious! Lindsey set me up with such a nice treat!! I love having my hair played with anyway, and then you want to double up? Adam (the gent in the pic) asked me if I felt like Beyonce, and I totally did. When I win the lotto, I’m going to set up a dressing room Kardashian style and have two people in to blow dry my hair always.
Happy Blue Friday, everyone! #GoHawks 🙂
