Scared Straight

I have always identified as a “curly-haired” person. Even when my hair was at its straightest, it was struggling to curl:

I  have embraced my curls, and how well they enable my “wash and air dry” (aka lazy) lifestyle.

For March, I decided to take on the great frontier: straight hair.

With more blonde thrown in for good measure:

It’s certainly been a dramatic change since a friend who has known me for 17 years didn’t recognize me from the front, another friend (of 30+ years) didn’t recognize me from the back, and I don’t recognize myself every time I look in a mirror!