little bitty girl

Anyone who knows me knows that I harbour a secret love for redheads and girls with curly hair. Not necessarily together, but you know, you always want what you can't and don't have. All my redheaded friends are these outrageously, fun, outgoing, spontaneous girls. Yes, I meet the occasional meek, shy, redheaded girl but they are very few and far in between. I think I admire their natural spunk.

And curly hair? Forget about it! For the longest time I wanted to make sure I married someone who could ensure my children would have afros. I know you think I married the whitest man alive but were I to scan his university pictures, you will see that Stefan truly is an albino black man. If he grows his hair quarter of an inch longer, he has this huge afro puff. Then there is his Bahamian born butt which we will not talk about right now. I sincerely hope our progeny inherits his follicles.

This is why - I spent a good hour of my time on Friday prepping for a film fest party that George Clooney was at. I found this fabulous funky updo hairstyle on YouTube. All it required was a high ponytail, some hair teasing, hairspray and pins. I teased my hair for a full hour and sprayed it. ONE. FULL. HOUR.

Do you want to know what happened? After the teasing and spraying? My hair stayed teased for all of about half a full minute before it fell into its usual straight self. It was beyond frustrating. You know, at least with curly hair or some hair with texture, you have a chance to be creative. I am forever stuck with just straight boring hair.

Which by the way, you curly haired people....one thing you don't realize is that straight may seem easy and it is at most times, but if I fall asleep with it wet, it folds like paper. Seriously, I've gone to work with Origami folded hair before and it is NOT a pretty look.

Like I said, you always want what you can't have.