Weaver's Web

I stopped cutting my hair almost 25 years ago. I missed having long hair and just decided one day to see what would happen and how long it would get. Well, it goes to roughly the middle of my back, and sadly, no further. Unfortunately, as I have aged, the hair in front appears to have a significantly shorter amount of time that it will grow, and as a result what's up in front is not long enough to get around to the nape of my neck, to get tied back. That I have a ginormous head does not help matters and as my hair on top of it all is baby fine, leaves me with wisps of it always out of place.

Option 1) cutting it short - not currently willing to go there.
Option 2) the two barrette solution - one smaller one placed high on the back of my head and the second at the nape of my neck. This is what generally my solution
Option 3) a french braid - to my eye this is the most elegant of solutions, but I am not coordinated enough to be able to do one myself on my hair (nor anyone else for that matter). Currently my office manager and friend, Oana, sits my butt down the moment I walk into my office and throws a braid into my hair when I walk in to work. Below are the results of yesterday and today. The 1st is with the braid 'in', the second 'out'.





Now that the weather has gotten warm again, it allows me to have my hair loose in the early morning, protecting my neck and ears from the sun, until I arrive at the office, and thereafter, gets my hair back, out of my way and off of my neck.

I need to learn how to do this myself I think.

The room was warm & so as we watched Olberman I pulled off my shirt. A moment ago, I stretched & arched my back and as I stretched I felt my hair graze my waist. My waist! OMG!!