And in the Aw, What The Hell category...

[darkemeralds]

Not long ago, I challenged ravurian to get a photograph of himself at his most fabulous, and I said I would do the same. While we wait for Mr. R...






I don't know whether this is the most flattering picture, but I liked it the best of all the ten zillion I took trying to get something I could bear. I think it speaks the most truth about me.

Honestly, I wouldn't have posted these three weeks ago. Things are converging, and I'm growing down into my real, actual, 55-year-old self, so I figure I might as well show my face around here.

Comments

[darkemeralds]

It was a great relief to stop coloring, and now and then when I think about coloring my hair again (usually when someone mistakes me for being even older than I am because of the gray), I remind myself how hideously difficult the growing-out process was. It took a couple of years and several really expensive transitional coloring jobs from the salon, and I'd never want to go through it again. It's very liberating not worrying about roots after 20 years of worrying about roots!

[without_me]

If coloring were more of a pain for me, I'd probably consider stopping--but it really isn't. I use semi-permanent so I don't have a stark line of roots, and it just takes 20 minutes or so every 4-6 weeks (whenever I notice it starting to get particularly dull). Also, I fear instead of beautiful silver I'll just have brown mixed with ugly streaky white. Ah well. If this is the biggest thing I can find to complain about, my life is pretty good. And more importantly: you look marvelous!