First day of School on Monday

The first day of class is only a few days away. Today, it felt so good to browse through the college bookstore again. All of the books displayed adds to the infinite possibilities; makes me feel hopeful and excited. :)

I'm taking some SWAG classes while I'm working on my thesis and incompletes. I'm sure that it will keep me busy enough and will help me prepare for a new graduate program!

Wish me luck! HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR!

Think of all the women you know who will not allow themselves to be seen without makeup. I often wonder how they feel about themselves at night when they are climbing into bed with intimate partners. Are they overwhelmed with secret shame that someone sees them as they really are? Or do they sleep with race that who they really are can be celebrated or cared for only in secret?
-bell hooks

What to do about my hair?

My hair has really begun to grow back. Unfortunately, I have SUPER curly hair (and did before cancer), so I have to straight-iron the little hair that I have otherwise it looks a little funny...a short curly mop of unruly hair. It seems to have some curl there still (crossing my fingers that I'll still have ringlets!!), but it is too short to tell what kind of behavior it will have once fully grown out. The frustrating thing is that it's in an in-between phase; long and mullet-y in the back, weird shortish bangs in front. My usual approach is to straighten it as much as possible and stick a headband on it, hopefully to distract people from the fact that I have a mullet now. :p

I am SO tempted to cut it, but I figure that if I really want to go back to a short do, it would be easier to take off length than to cut it short and wait for it to grow back again. I can always decide to chop it off later, but I am really missing my curls. I guess it looks like a short, cropped bob now..?

WAYYYY back when:



Then:


Now: