Because I haven't rambled excessively about hair in a long time

well, unless you count the random rambling and yesterday's mention.

Which I guess should count.

So I need a new title, but will forget before I think of one. Sorry. Maybe I should call it "Random kim's hair thoughts that you probably already know" ~ an enticing title if I ever saw one!

I used to measure my hair every month ~ for those of you not in the know, you can measure from the hairline and stretch out any curls to get a more or less accurate measurement of hair growth over time. Did you know the average person's hair grows about 1/2" a month? As a curly girl, most of my growth sproings up and is difficult if not impossible to gauge.

So I started measuring it so that I could pat myself on the back and say "Look, your hair really IS growing!"

What I didn't forsee is how very uneven it grows. Between postpartum/hormonal loss over the last 12 years (I really don't think the idea that you only shed what you didn't during pregnancy is true for me, I think my hair has thinned considerably over the last 12 years) and whatever else might cause it, even when I've confirmed THAT it was growing, I've been disappointed with HOW it's grown. First I tried the "as much length, no trimming" method, and ended up with thinning scraggly uneven hair. So then I got it chopped way back and started trimming it every 3-4 months, which the stylist even said shouldn't be too bad if I were to grow it out. I didn't keep going to her, though, she really didn't seem excited about the prospect, I got very "yeah, whatever" vibes from her when I went back for a trim. I don't know. So anyway, I've been having The Grand Lunar or iCat use Feye's method to trim up 1/2" - 1" every 3-4 months. Which you'd think would be enough to keep the ends evenish.

But not so. Apparently much of my thinning and uneven V-shaped growth is 1.) just the way things grow and/or 2.) the results of my postpartum excessive shedding.

I guess I said all this yesterday, I apologize for rambling profusely on things you already read. here's the real point ~ here's what my hair looks like yesterday. The curls are slightly more uneven than usual because my hair dried while I was wearing a hoodie, so the curls bunched up over/on the hood. But still, you get the gist.

It's at 27" at it's longest, but, sadly, there's not much of it making it to that length. Or, like before, even a few inches up. I'd have to cut WAY back, again, to even up and have a 'blunt hemline'

So ... like before ... I'm left wondering what to do. I don't want to give up my long hair dreams. But it seems silly to keep trying to grow it out when it grows so uneven and scraggly.

So (and I am in no way implying I'll take anyone's suggestions, but it's still fun to read them) what do you think? What might you do?

Oh, and the color - interesting, eh? What you see there is "temporary lasts up to 6 weeks" color not fading out, which is why most of it looks a nice warm brown. If you look close you can see gray peeking through the roots. And look even closer you can see my burgundy streaks, which I believe I forgot to tell you about. I bought some burgundy permanent color, but applied it only in a few streaks. 8 total, most hidden NOT at the edge or part line, so I can either hide them or expose them as I see fit.

Here's a dorky picture of me looking up at the camera trying to take a pic of the stripes. Pretend the wrinkles on my forehead are because I'm looking up, rather than because I look very old.

What do you think?