Hair part 2

So before I leave the subject of hair altogether, I should say that I forgot an important, shall we say foundational reason for a super short hair cut. But first, 9 other reasons (can you tell I'm trying to convince myself...)

1. I get to experiment with an assortment of goo. (putty, gel, clay, texturizer, oil)
2. My hair stays wet for about 5 minutes without the dryer, 1 minute with. (This would be a con in BGO where we always dunked our head for instant relief from the heat, but here a dry, warm head is a definite advantage.)
3. I can be in and out of the shower, before the twins can find me, disrobe and hop in.
4. My hair looks healthy even with repeated colorings every 5-6 weeks. Could I be almost gray? From the glimpses I get of my roots before I dunk them in black dye, perhaps...
5. I don't need a brush.
6. Incredibly funny bed head shocks early morning giggles from the kids.
7. Inspires me to wear make-up and earrings. (otherwise I look like a guy.)
8. Gives me an excuse to wear a hot pink winter coat. (ditto.)
9. No worries about hat head. In fact, sometimes putting a hat on and taking it off HELPS.

But most important, something I never worried about in BGO:

10. Short hair covered in goo is totally protected from winter STATIC.

I forgot that my hair (nice but very fine) is extremely prone to standing up on end during the dry, cold winter season. And here, that might be 7 months out of 12! I remembered this important fact yesterday when both Savannah and Louisa came inside and looked like they had just stuck their fingers in a socket. Of course, they are both so young and beautiful that it simply looks cute on them. But for me? No thank you. I'm glad I got this inspiration before Nate told me over dinner (and with great glee) that I looked just like the macaw bird at the pet shop.