Blathering About Change

Well now. It seems to be a time for change in my life.

The need for change has presented itself in many different ways recently. Some I'll share, some I won't.

Such as,

I'm ready for this summer to be over. Can you believe that? I almost can't believe that those words have flown from my fingers, but really, I am. It's been another incredibly busy couple of months with traveling CONSTANTLY. Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of things that need done, but constantly in a state of recovery . . . from the last trip - or whatnot. Just tired.

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The weather the past few days has been perfect for the mood that I've been in. Chilled out. 70s during the day, with that brisk Fall feel. Mmm. I love it. It's energizing to me. I know it won't last long . . . like probably not another day . . . but I love wearing jackets and thin sweaters. I love the change in seasons.

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Hazel will be starting school in just over two weeks. {{sigh}} This is a bit of a trauma for me. I can't believe that she'll be getting so big! That a new chapter of our lives is about to begin. Never to be that same again. As crazy as life can be at times, I love my life. I love my girls being at home with me. Learning from and depending on me --- even though that responsibility is a bit . . . um, large. Ready or not, this is a change that is coming. I'm working on being excited for her.

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Nels was home for an entire weekend without doing a gazillion different projects! It was amazing! We spent an entire Saturday and Sunday together without even leaving Idaho Falls! THAT is a change.

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I have recently started to no longer be in love with my long hair. I've had it long for over three years now, without ever getting tired of the ponytails. Finding them incredibly conducive to the life that I've been living. It's felt sexy and fun and different from the typical "mom hair". I felt pretty.

My hair texture has changed DRASTICALLY over the past 4 years or so. I have curly hair now. Not the gorgeous natural curl that my SIL, Melyni, has, but a strange wavy on top, curly on the sides, and kinky in the back. Long hair has worked well through this transition. I haven't felt tempted every time I need a new trim to chop it off (as has been the case . . . well, throughout the rest of my life).

So. Lately there have been a lot of things going on in my life. Things I can't control. Feeling a new chapter opening up in my life. Life is again at a turning point and I'm ready to turn a page. Time to take control of SOMETHING in my life. Short Hair Rachel is ready to come out again and no longer be Rachel of the Perpetual Ponytail.

Before posting my new 'do, I was going to find a picture from the past few months to show how long my hair was. However, to further illustrate the ponytail point, I can't even find one where my hair is not pulled back. What's the point in long, sexy hair if the only time you wear it down is about once a month!? Okay, so you'll just have to live with the horrible picture that I took on my phone right before leaving to the salon.

Lovely, huh? I know, I know. What can I say? I'm just naturally photogenic . . . as is my camera. (For those of you always wondering how to take me, heavy sarcasm is implied here.)

Another lovely phone picture, of course. Too bad I was too lazy to walk downstairs and get a real camera. Lack of correct products and a working flat iron are going to delay the duplication of this look for a few weeks. - But this is what it looks like straight. I like it!

And curly. Again, too bad that I was too lazy to get the camera out before 10:30 pm, because it looked better before a day of wrestling with kids at church, laying on the bed, jumping on the trampoline, etc. However, I still like it. (Lynsey. I told you that your cut was "inspiring". :)

I LOVE the feeling of a new haircut. - Made all the more fun by a brightened color. :) I love walking past the mirror and still being surprised at how you look. It's addicting enough to grow my hair out, leave it long for so many years that no one remembers (or knows) you with short hair, and then chop 10 inches off over and over and over again. It's fun.

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Wow. This got verbose for just a post about my new haircut! I guess this is for those who are sitting around in front of their computers, trying to remember what you came there for, and secretly trying to avoid the pile of _____ (you insert your own noun here --- ex. laundry, dishes, random papers, children) that seems to multiply overnight. You've checked your email, your facebook, your favorite website, and now you are blog hopping through the web - silently cursing all your friends and family who don't seem to update their blogs more than once a day. :)

However, I can't keep typing forever. Talking on and on - like I'm prone to do when I'm trying to explain myself to Ne . . . someone . . . and they just sit there looking at you without offering any feedback. So you think that you need to further explain yourself when all that you're really doing is boring them to death and not allowing them time to supposedly process any of what you're blathering on about.

Plus, Nels went up to bed over 45 minutes ago. Only recently turning on the fan --- a sure sign that he can't sleep and is begging for someone to come put their freezing cold feet on him.