to grow or not to grow

[Nicole]

Colleen I am not sure at the moment what the prognosis is for my hair.  In my teens and 20s when I had longer hair it was somewhat wavy.  I think I inherited my maternal grandfather's dense carpet and I am eager to let it grow to see what mojo might still be there.  I am also quite grey, but in my mind's eye I think I will aim for a look I saw often when I lived out west (Rocky Mountain country)...older women, strong from hard work, always in pants and work shirts, with luxurious braids of grey and even white hair.  A frontier look I suppose.  

That's my theory of the moment....but I really need to just see what works, as I try out different things in my journey.  

Oh, about the styling skills....I'll have to teach myself....or make new friends who can teach me.  Frontier style...

[edit]  oh!  forgot to mention...I do wonder about wigs when I am letting my hair get longer...I am sure there is a limit to how much hair you can stuff up inside a wig...are there statistics on this?  I mean...what is the experience among the girls here, with stuffing hair under a wig?  (because even if I do want to work with my own hair I still might need to wig out from time to time)

Hello Kelly,

I am not sure what the stats are about wig stuffing   but take it from me... I once had long hair. I wore it long in both my fem and male modes. Length was about 4-5 inches over my shoulders. To get by in male mode I simply put it in a male style pony. Fem mode I would use both a curling iron and a hair crimper. Both together would give me a nice look. I was able to do this until I got married, age 26. Then the fem style was put under wraps until I began working more contract assignments out of town. I was able to wear this length quite well under all wigs that I had at the time... only 3 Colleen   As I got older my hair began to change some and I eventually cut it short. I can honestly say that I do miss the opportunity to work with my own hair. Oh and my hair is quite thin... so stuffing the wig didn't really present itself as a problem.

By the by... not sure if I ever welcomed you to the forum.... just in case I didn't... WELCOME  Your intro story is quite enlightening.

H & K
Nicole