what a difference a year makes...

OK. SO, THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT RUNNING. I DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK...FOR JUST THIS BLOG. BUT, I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU.

I'VE BEEN OBSESSED WITH MY HAIR. FIRST, MANY OF YOU WHO KNOW ME, HAVE KNOWN ME TO HAVE SHORT, CHOPPY HAIR. IT'S EASY. IT LOOKS FINE...AND DID I MENTION HOW EASY IT IS? REALLY EASY. SO, SINCE MY SURGERIES, I'VE LET IT GROW BC:
1. THE LONGER THE HAIR THE MORE IT HID MY SCAR AND THE GROWTH OF HAIR FROM THE INCISION. AND,
2. I LOST A BIG PATCH OF HAIR IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD, FROM THE RADIATION THEY USE DURING THE 2ND COILING SURGERY, AND THE LONG HAIR COVERED THAT PATCH NICELY.

SOOOO....IT'S LONG-ER...FOR ME. ANYWAY, NOW WITH SUMMER ON ITS WAY, THE EASE OF MY SHORT DO IS TEMPTING ME TO CHOP IT ALL OFF AGAIN.

WHAT TO DO...

IN THE MIDST OF MY OBSESSION, I REALIZED... WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!!!

LAST SUMMER I/WE WERE TRYING TO GATHER RESEARCH AND ADVICE AND SEARCH OUR SOULS FOR DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE AS TO WHETHER WE NEEDED TO GO THE "CRANIOTOMY ROUTE" OR GO IN THE "COILING DIRECTION" AGAIN. TRY AS WE MIGHT TO BE IN CONTROL, WE'RE NOT ALWAYS THE DECISION-MAKERS. IN MY CASE, I ENDED UP GOING THE CRANIOTOMY ROUTE, FOR WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE A CURATIVE END TO MY BRAIN DILEMMAS, AND ENDED UP WAKING UP WITH PARTIAL BLINDNESS AND BEING TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE COILING 7 WEEKS LATER, ANYWAY!!! HOW'S THAT FOR PLANNING?!

SO, INSTEAD OF OBSESSING, I EMBRACE MY NEW DAUNTING, DECISION-MAKING TASK OF WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE TO GROW MY HAIR OUT, OR GET IT CUT SHORT AND EASY AND CHOPPY AGAIN. OR...EXTENSIONS. JUUUUST KIDDING. OH MY GOSH, DREW WOULD DIE!!!