one year!

i made the one year mark.  i'm almost done!!  i enjoyed the entire journey, yet i wouldn't ever want to do it again. 

i am almost fully white now, with about 1" - 1-1/2" of dyed blonde/brown ends.  jenny has layered my entire head and cut me just below chin length.   i like the length although i will admit i miss the long hair. 

i've changed my make up after haunting blogs and pinterest and the going gray facebook pages.  i've even purchased a berry colored lip stain - and i never wear lipstick - i'm a burts bees chapstick kind of girl.

i try to wear colorful earrings... or a scarf around my neck because i am feeling a bit washed out.  not enough to make me want to color my hair, but enough to make me feel less attractive. 

i feel 'beige'.

i know you understand that.  i know you do.

so i'll keep my eyes open and see what's out there.  perhaps one day i'll give up the contacts and get some amazeball glasses frames.

here are some recent shots!

8 months and 12 days....

this has been the most amazing journey - when i first started growing out my gray and i would read the other women say the same thing, and think 'right, not me'. 
it is absolutely worth every moment.
it is so much fun i can't even tell you.

the women said 'people comment on my hair every day'. and once again i would think 'right, not me'.
people comment on my hair every day. 
no less than 4 a day.
all positive, all curious, and i've already had 3 patients follow my lead...

so it started getting fun around the 4-5 month mark - when you could really tell what was happening.

if you're waffling, or if you think you can't do this - you can.

some photos from last weekend...

i skipped over 6 and went straight to 7....

5 months, 5 days.

and once again you're only getting a photo.   still lazy.....

so lots has changed.  the white is a half inch longer than it was the last time you saw me.  this photo doesn't show too much, this i took this morning outside.  when my hair is scrunched, the white comes through from underneath and looks like white streaks. 

i get lots of comments on my hair now.   now it's pretty evident what is happening - although i have had a few people ask me when i decided to go blonde... LOL   but  not a day goes by without a comment from someone.  i come in contact with a lot of people all day long, people that see me every six months. 

i still have moments of feeling extremely dumpy and old and ugly.   at some point before i die (at 105 in my sleep) i would like to NOT have those thoughts....

so the first shot is this morning, scrunched up

this next shot was from last weekend.  it was super hot and humid and we were hosting a house concert.  i had my hair pulled up on top of my head in a ponytail.  which made everything white!

4 months, 15 days...

just a photo this time, no video.  no reason, just lazy.  i'm on vacation, and it's a staycation, and i'm lazy. 

i'm actually starting to really enjoy the transition, now that it's obvious what i'm doing... sometimes i just stare at it in the mirror, trying to picture what i will look like when it's fully grown out...

off now for a weekend filled with MUSIC... tonight at godfrey daniels.  then 2 full days of 'muses in the vineyard'  plus possibly making an appearance at the buck dilly memorial on sunday... enjoy!!

3 months, 17 days, and vagina monologues...

three months today!

no video today... chalk that up to being hellishly tired, makeup half on and half off, dog slobber covered scrubs and chapped lips.  

just a photo... so i'm 3 months in.  jenny has masked the top of my head with some low lites.  but underneath it's snow white...

i tend to forget about it until i look in the mirror or see a picture of myself.  and this weekend i saw a LOT of pics of myself... and video of myself.... and i have quite a stripe!  i know it looks a bit strange, but another couple of months and i think it's going to look cool.

jenny is going to cut a few inches off in a few weeks.  then she'll layer it - shag it... something. 

here you go - 3 months in!