I can, fortunately, still nap in the daytime for up to an hour if I'm tired enough but I still need some mental distraction like music. I'll take sleeping pills if the run of nights has been too long and I'm barely functioning but they're not guaranteed to work either unless exhaustion is already there.
I managed a super deep sleep last night, as indicated by the fact that I woke in exactly the same position, zero turning over and my earbud still in (which often falls out during sleep). So, hopefully my body has reset and I can get back to my 4.5-6 hours a night!
Wtf?!
Whut?
His name must be DaveWhut?
The cylinder must not be harmed.
I'll only go earlier if there's a special reason to.
I mean, you have gone 6 months already, If you do a full dye now, you are back to square one.A glimpse inside my brain... typical overthinking incoming!
I am 51 years old and generally I am happy with my appearance in terms of ageing. I'd never go down any kind of cosmetic surgery route for tackling wrinkles etc. But my hair...
I've dyed my hair pretty much all my life. From being early twenties just for fun colours then slowly fell into dying it because I began to have grey hairs before my thirties. I am a lazy twat, though, and don't do the regular upkeeps of roots and my hairdresser has despaired of me many a time, pointing out that I could have them done every other month then wouldn't have to do the "big" appointment every 4-6 months as I do. Nah. That's far too much faff. 1 x three-hour appointment every six months sounds fine to me.
Which brings me to now. I last dyed my hair in August 25. The grey is coming through strong now and I'm seriously debating never colouring it again. It'll look wrong for probably about another year or two, but then it'll be all grey. All natural. And I have zero problem with being full grey before I'm 55. In fact, I like to buck trends and being a younger-older person with full grey hair appeals to me.
The issue is that I also have long hair which I adore. It's also thick so it hangs really well. I want to keep the length. I want to be that older woman with long grey locks. But sense would say to chop it off to more of a bob once the grey tideline reaches that point. I've had bobs before for practical purposes but never really liked them. So this is when the oddness of growing out greys could reach critical point - to chop or not to chop. This, I think, is my biggest issue. I'd have to be careful not to fall into the 'old lady haircuts' realm.
A small part of me wants to dye it and ignore the problem - make that a Tallulah at 60 problem of going through growing out the dye. But. I'm already six months into it, so it seems silly to postpone the inevitable anyway.
The beauty of right now is that my hair is a dark blonde colour with a couple of highlights so it's not a terrible terrible contrast.
I'm also following a wig woman on FB - she's Scottish and she began wearing wigs to grow out her grey. I love this idea- though I don't think I would become a daily user, but maybe for special occasions just for the fun of it.
Normally, I'd be dying it for travelling but this time I think I'll be wearing hats/scarfs most of the time anyway, so that's not concerning me now.
I'll be booking my hair appointment in a few weeks time (March) and talking to my hairdresser - at the very least it'll need a trim and shape anyway. I wonder if I'll still feel this bold and confident when I'm sat in the chair.
