I have had hair that I've just let grow out since the middle of high school, and man did it grow fast. It was at my shoulder blades when I was a senior in high school, and by the end of my junior year of college, it was down to the middle of my lower back.

I've been thinking about cutting it off for a few months. Some of my friends were all for it, some were a little hesitant. But as the months went on, I noticed more and more that my hair was always tied up in a ponytail or pulled back, and while I love my curls, I never really felt comfortable wearing them.

So this summer, with my internship and with going through a big life change, I decided to just chop it off. I needed a change, and if I hated it, so what? It would grow back.

I cut roughly 6 inches off, and I love it. It's light, it's bouncy, and I just get to wake up and go. I've worn it down every day since I cut it. For two weeks, and I think that's the longest I've gone in a while wearing it down.

I feel great about it. I feel really confident with this hairdo, and I feel less like a high schooler and more of an adult.

It definitely feels like a new start, which is what I wanted. So I'm really glad that I did it. I feel really feminine but really boss too.

So in sum, cutting my hair was pretty bomb, and I don't regret it at all.