http://riverrest.net/2008/07/16/simple-living-i-cut-my-hair/ Ideas for Low Impact, Simple Living Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://riverrest.net/2008/07/16/simple-living-i-cut-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Caroline Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:27:21 +0000 http://riverrest.net/?p=54#comment-16 Well, I just retired from the Air Force. For the first time I can do what I want with my hair without breaking military rules. Needless to say I took out my hairclippers and with a 1/2" gaurd shaved my head. I feel so free. Plus no more styling products or shampoo. I will probably out grow this phase, but right now I love it regardless of how Un-fem it may be to the general public. It is liberating in so many ways:) It has made me think a lot about society and pressures women must bear to be beautiful from shaved armpits, legs, etc..bras, plucking, make-up, when did we become so removed from nature and so "nature-ly ugly"? Well, I just retired from the Air Force. For the first time I can do what I want with my hair without breaking military rules. Needless to say I took out my hairclippers and with a 1/2″ gaurd shaved my head. I feel so free. Plus no more styling products or shampoo. I will probably out grow this phase, but right now I love it regardless of how Un-fem it may be to the general public. It is liberating in so many ways:) It has made me think a lot about society and pressures women must bear to be beautiful from shaved armpits, legs, etc..bras, plucking, make-up, when did we become so removed from nature and so “nature-ly ugly”?

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