I am sure you have all been there before. You look in the mirror and realize its definitely time for a hair cut. After that realization, you book yourself an appointment knowing you will have to say goodbye to your luscious locks sooner than you'd hoped. You have an attachment to your hair. It may be considered a key part of your identity, and when you get your split ends chopped off it's like a piece of you is missing. Of course, it will grow back, but it will definitely take time. Here are the first few thoughts that run through my mind after telling my hairdresser to cut off "as much as he thinks I need" for it to look healthy.

1. Wow, my hair has never looked better! I mean, look at how good my ends look, and it's so shiny! And soft! I could be in one of those hair commercials.

2. It is definitely shorter than I originally wanted. Imagine what it will look like once I do it myself. I don't even want to think about it, yet. Is it going to look like a bob!?"

3. All of my friends ask me if I recently got my hair cut and they say it looks good, especially healthy. I am still skeptical. I still haven't fully accepted the change.

4. It's all off (after showering for the first time). How could my hairdresser do this to me?! What am I going to do? I don't even need as much shampoo and conditioner as before because I've lost all my hair! I used to feel it so much further down my back! It is gone. Great, now I'm going to have to find all new hairstyles.

5. Everyone keeps telling me it looks good. I can't tell, though, my confidence is off. I guess I'll just have to wait a year or two for it to grow back. It'll work in the mean time.