Agent Orange.

As some of you may know, I've had my hair almost every color under the sun. A year or two ago, I was tired of damaging my hair so much and stopped dying it. For the past couple of weeks I've had the urge to dye my hair, not just any color, but orange. I've actually wanted to do it for a long time. I FINALLY decided to have the *ahem* balls to do it. and.....

Ta daaaaa! 

There it is. It's actually more orange in person and not as red. But I did it! With amanda waiting by my side and encouraging me that it will look okay great (unevening lightening scared me!) it turned out much better than I had anticipated!

After facing my mom, my bosses (and them not even commenting on my hair, not even a flinch!) and the public, I can say that I am so happy I did this. My family, of course, is gonna tease me and be honest, but I know they know me. I do what I want with myself! I get a lot of people commenting and stopping me on the streets about how they love my color. It's really nice! At first, I was unsure how to handle all the attention and looks I was getting. Though it may seem I want attention with this hair color, that wasn't the goal. I don't like a lot of attention, (honestly) so this is a whole new experience for me. I'm learning to take it and to accept the compliments I'm getting and to tone down my modesty.

I do, however, realize this hair color is not everyone's cup of tea. I get a lot of "whyyyyy did you do that"'s or half-hearted smiles. Those are the people I know that dont know how to react to it or understand it. There's no occasion people! But, I'm not offended in the slightest. I just figured I could get away with it now more than any other time and mustered up the courage to do it. I believe if you present yourself in a positive light, people can't help but be attracted to the nontraditional qualities a person has. Either way, all that matters is that it's MY cup of tea, and I'm happy with my newfound hair color.

:)