This week is already crazy! I am so sorry for not posting in my normal fashion. Then again, there is something nice to giving myself some flexibility with my frequency.
I know Halloween is technically next week, but it feels like it’s happening this weekend! James and I literally just figured out what our costumes will be for Friday & Saturday night, so I’m excited to share photos with you to reveal this year’s theme. It’s something that’s been done before, but will be easy to make original. I love transforming the way I look once a year.
Speaking of transformations, have you ever wondered why colored hair (outside of the “natural” spectrum) is still so taboo for school and work places? This baffles me. Most people would say that it’s distracting, but to me it isn’t any more distracting than wearing a bright pink shirt or electric blue shoes. It’s just a form of self-expression, and if color is a bad thing, then I’m not sure what is good in the world. I think it’s becoming more and more acceptable, but at a turtle’s pace.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if Halloween, or something like it, were once a month… or even anytime you’d like it to be? I guess it might take away the uniqueness of it all, but there is something to learn from freedom to express yourself.
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October 24, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Dusti
My children would really love to have colorful hair and I think it’s a shame that the schools ban it. I understand the need for some rules and standards, but it seems like the kind of thing that, as long as you look neat and tidy for work or school, shouldn’t be a problem. I briefly had purple hair in high school, and wore it back in a ponytail for work (the same way I did when it was its natural auburn color). I was informed that I would have to color it a more natural color in order to keep my job, even though my hair was in a ponytail and a hat. Made my seventeen year old self very sad.
October 25, 2012 at 6:33 pm
Jen West
That is very sad, and I think it’s restrictive environments like that that trains our inner voice and creativity to stay under the radar. It’s much harder later in life to learn how to be original and unique.