"I have never been happy with my hair."

There, I said it! It’s true. I’ve always wanted long, thick, straight hair – like one of the Kardashian sisters (if their hair was real). Instead, my hair has never been long enough, thick enough, and since it’s curly, certainly never straight enough. 

Recently, I was cleaning out boxes of photos and ran across some old pictures of me from 20 years ago. Guess what? I liked what I saw in those pictures! I now think my hair looked pretty when I was 25! Why didn’t I appreciate it back then? Here’s what I’m talking about:

I don’t remember ever having that much hair! Well, I definitely don’t have that now. In fact, it even seems like my hair refuses to grow. Here’s my hair now:

So I’m now on a mission: Have long, beautiful hair by next year -- OR finally be happy with the hair I've got! I’m going to try out different products or methods along the way that I’ve heard will help hair grow, make it healthier or generally improve it. I’ll also be trying hair products and styling tools that are supposed to solve common hair problems (like frizziness on humid days). 

I'll tell you all about my experiences here each week. You’ll get my opinion on everything before you spend any money yourself. Hopefully, you will benefit from my trial and error! Sound like a plan?

So, welcome to my journey! I’d love to have you along for the ride, get your opinion on what I’m doing, and hear from you if you try something I recommend. You’re my online girls, and like my real-life girlfriends, I want to know what you think!

Well, I’m off to see my hairstylist, Christie. I love Christie. She cuts my hair exactly like I like, except for one thing: Christie believes my hair is at its perfect length right now. So my first step to getting long hair is to convince Christie TODAY that we need to leave it alone and start letting it grow. Wish me luck!

Til next week (when I’ll talk about speeding up hair growth),

Bethany