It all started innocently enough with a little flip 'do . . .
And a bad home hair cut courtesy of the Mom Salon could always be covered up with Lithuanian folk regalia . . .
But wait! What's this?
Could it be the beginning of the "awkward phase?" I appear to have been blinded by the reflection from my satin Members Only jacket. It's also caused my left eye to swell up and I think I lost a couple of teeth, too. Thank God I'm wearing my lucky unicorn tee shirt and there's a rainbow behind me.
Sadly, the comb-over and fugly glasses are not much of an improvement:
"No photos, pleez."
My only saving grace at age thirteen was that I was allowed to get contacts.
Who is the dog in this picture?
Oh, hai, spiral perm:
"I don't need no stinkin' hairdo. Pass me another Rolling Rock."
That's better.
Hello, nineties.
"Halp! I had a baby and I'm skeert."
All's well that ends well.
(Except that I'm starting to Feel Bad About My Neck)
This post was brought to you as the result of a gauntlet that was laid down by my bloggy friend, Janet. Go check out her stellar hair retrospective here. And while you're at it, hop over to JCK's, as well. All the cool kids are doing it, and you should, too.
Unfortunately, I did not have photos of my modified mullet or mall bangs at my disposal for this post. If and when I come across those pictures, I will be sure to post them to the interwebs, because isn't that why Al Gore invented this technology, after all?
32 comments:
i need to whisper something in your ear: i think i had the companion swimwear to your cabbage rose sweatshirt. seriously.
Ah...It did my heart good to see a spiral perm AND "The Rachel" in one blog post.
Nostalgia...
Ouch...I had to avert my eyes from the glare of all that satin-y shine :)
That picture of you and the babe is lovely.
Happy weekend, Heidi
This was fun!
I don't have many pictures here in Germany or I'd do it too. Let's just say my mom always chopped my hair super short so she didn't have to brush it....so as soon as I was old enough to decide for myself I grew it L-O-N-G...and I've been doing that ever since. About every two years I cut it for Locks of Love and then grow it long again. :)
Alice Walker says: "Oppressed hair puts a ceiling on the brain." I'm glad to see your brain is freer now than it was in the days of the spiral perm.
I kicked off my awkward phase by gaining a ton of weight and getting a mall haircut so hideous everyone thought I was a boy. I will not be posting those pictures on the internet. :)
Heh heh, this was hee-larious. I can't decide which I like better - the Lithuanian folk regalia shot or the comb-over fugly shot. In that first shot, you're a living DOLL.
That satin coat RAWKS. I loved my satin coat (not that I had one of course)!
Hey. How'd you get your hands on my pink satin Members Only jacket?
Did it have a stars and stripes peace sign on the back? Handstitched? If so, I want that back, pronto.
Gosh durn it, I wish I wasn't incognito and could post my pictures! Had the spiral perm and mall bangs too.
Oh, how I loved this!
You were right: your perm could totally beat up my perm.
Your hair now looks awesome on you.
I didn't know Lithuanian folk regalia had so many uses! I could use a bit myself, today... Got anything larger?
Hmm. I don't think I could lay my hands on that many photos of me over the years...
Ha ha ha ha. I refuse to get R a hair cut (even though she REALLY NEEDS IT) because I don't want her to put her through the trauma that is the modified mullet. Which I had. And still detest.
What a great idea - I may just go search my drawers for some old pics too. That's if my scanner can take it!
You don't look any older in those last few pics.
i have an almost identical picture of me in a hat... except I think I'm the one wearing the rainbow shirt.
and the spiral perm. oh, I lived for the spiral perm...
this was fun!
Oh, how I wanted your jacket. BAD, I tell you. I wanted it BAD.
Oh...Rima, so glad you played along, too. This was AWESOME. I hope you do find the modified mullet and the mall bangs photos. The Lithuanian folk regalia...is just darling. Your mother must have been in heaven. You kind of look like English Royalty in the comb-over picture. Are you sure that isn't Queen Elizabeth behind you with the pearls?
You are so brave! These pics are classic. I love the one of you and the baby - you look ever so happy. Oh, and I loved that Ephron book. I knew you had good taste.
That was a stunning retrospective of some awesome hair LOL! How courageous of you to post your "awkward phase" photos... I think I burned all mine.
You look great with baby... and baby looks so much like mama in that shot.
Very nice ending to the photo journey... beautiful shot of you!
i have a little award for you at my place.
I LOVE this post! You and I could have been soul sistahs in schoo - right down to the BIG glasses starting at age 8. I may have to steal the idea and do my own retrospective - I actually have photos where my hair fills the entire frame of the photo - much like the spiral perm.
You are freaking adorable.
Hey, I remember you! That was me in the rainbow shirt ;)
Love this!!
Oh, now this looks fun! I might have to give this a go! Scary.
We could be twins, 10 years apart. For reals. I've had all that hair!
Sweet. I have a modified mullet phase as well. I suddenly have the urge to either go to the salon or put a bag on my head...
Oh the memories are flooding back! I used to have satin vests...hot pink and bright purple. I thought I was the coolest thing EVER. Sigh. I was SO wrong.
Love your Lithuanian headdress--what a cutie.
I coincidentally did a post like this last week to honor my hubby who just started chemo. He will be losing his hair so I thought a homage to do of yesteryear were in order.
http://thepaintedhouse.blogspot.com/2008/02/hair-today-gone-tomorrow.html
Now you have inspired me to do my own retrospective!
Angela
www.thepaintedhouse.blogspot.com
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