Big Hair Don't Care!

Big would be great and quite preferable, but I'll take any hair at this point! Ugh! I have been trying to grow my hair out F-O-R-E-V-E-R! No, this is not an exaggerated over embellished forever.  The last time I really cut my hair was my Senior year of college. (THAT WAS ALMOST 7 YEARS AGO)  I have tried trimming it. ( I soooo hate trims.  Even when a teeny tiny bit is taken off it, I feel like we might has well just shave the whole thing, because that teensy tiny bit took me 4 frickin months to grow out!)  So I quit trimming, I tried not putting it in my staple princess bun. (Only because it entails folding my extremely frazzled ends under to tuck them into my pony tail and I may or may not see a crap ton of hair fall out when I undo it ).  All of my efforts to fix my hair in the past apparently were in vain, because I can't tell you how many people in the last few months have asked me if I have cut my hair!!! Of COURSE I HAVE NOT CUT MY HAIR!!! I am beyond desperate to wake up with long luscious locks. (Emma, my 3 year old niece has the same aspiration, though she would say to have hair like Punzel).

Now I have resorted to drastic measures. I heard that this line of Aveda hair products works wonders on your hair, so of course I bought it. (desperate times call for desperate measures) Here are my issues with it.

1.) The shampoo does not suds. (which is ok, but you just don't feel quite as clean)
2.) The crap cost $100 for a teeny, tiny bottle of shampoo, conditioner and scalp sprat
3.) Austin seems to love the smell of it and enjoys taunting me from inside the shower.
       
Austin: "Aubrey I'm using your new special shampoo-ooo! I like the way it smells"
    ME: "Austin drop that bottle unless you would like to buy me more"
The next day I hid the shampoo.
Austin:(from inside the shower)  "Aubrey bring me your special shampo-ooo I have to use it!"

I know I know! This shampoo was stupid to buy. It doesn't seem to be helping me, I'm broke and my husband has found yet another way to drive me bonkers!

So the Shampoo system sucks. Onto my sister's suggestion. Coconut oil conditioning 2 times/week. Here are my issues with this.

1.) Coconut oil is not coconutty. WTH? No smell, none, nada. Major bummer. I was hoping to feel as though I was on a tropical vaca every time I used it.

2.) Coconut oil is the consistency of Crisco.  Yep. Solid, white and super duper greasy. This makes for a seriously messy application.  I would like to say it gives my hair that super sexy sleek super model look, but I would totally be lying. I look more like someone who has boycotted all hair products and/or showering in general. Grease ball!

3.) I have to wear a shower cap to contain the greasiness.  Austin LOVES to make fun of the shower cap.  I get it, it's not sexy, but it's a necessary evil until my hair decides to cooperate!

I can't say this doesn't work yet. I have only done it twice so no big changes yet but it has given Austin yet another way to annoy me and I have a really hard time washing the crap out my hair with my sucky Aveda non foaming shampoo!

I am totally open to suggestions folks! Until then. More thankfulness...

I am thankful for the invention of clip in extensions so I can appear to have the luscious locks I so desire. (I think Emma would be thankful for these too. She has a clip in Rapunzel braid)

My list of random groups of people I am able to now relate to is ever growing! Women with every "not so fun" pregnancy symptom as well as those that are premenopausal, lobsters, and toddlers with princess hair envy. (LUCKY ME!) :)