I was so happy at around this time last year when I tamed the frizz and started getting these wonderful curls. And my hair, which I'd never been able to grow long (for me), was at a nice new length that felt and looked good, I thought.

I don't know what's going on, but I seem to be losing the curls. It could be that the hair is longer and weighing them down. My hair is lank and listless. It will curl up a bit after I shower and condition but the curls don't last much and don't seem as full. I wonder if it's also hormones. I go through textural changes in my hair every couple of years.

Anyway, I'm feeling sad about this....and worse, I am having hair come out in the shower, more than I am happy about. I had my thyroid checked out as normal and the doctor has been consulted. I feel much more leery of washing it because of this (not as bad as it sounds, because it's so dry anyway). But really. I don't like it.

So I am suddenly wondering if I should get it chopped short. Fairly short. Not a pixie. I don't know what. What would suit me. I wonder if I would regret it. I am worried about whether short hair would make my head look larger, or reveal some sort of shape that I won't like. Or make me look older or less cute. I don't know if the hair would grow back the same if I didn't like it.

Feeling disproportionately down about this (unless it's other things I can't even pinpoint). I'm just feeling a little blue--out of the blue. Bruce Springsteen got it right: Wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face.