Shorts | still being [Molly]

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photos by the lovely Brooke Allen

Okay, so I was GOING to wait until all my long-hair outfit photos had been posted to post my fresh haircut outfit photos, but I got impatient. So I moved a few things around on the ol’ ‘editorial calendar’ if you will, and voila, I opted to share these early.

Yep! I cut my hair. I shared this news on Instagram and in a blog post last week, but now it’s like REALLY official. Or something.

I hadn’t cut my hair in like, honestly, five years. I mean. IT WAS LONG. Like, REALLY long. I cut 10 inches off on the sides and 12.5 inches off from the back. And yes, I donated it to Wigs for Kids!

For you Triangle people, I get my hurr did at Salon 135 in Chapel Hill. They are AMAZING. Jonathan cuts it and he is the bees knees.

It’s definitely going to take some getting used to, but so far I am loving it.

Things I love about my short hair so far:

Easier to “style”
WAYYYY quicker to blow dry
Less shampoo / conditioner used
My hair no longer gets caught in things like my jacket, zippers, my purse straps, car doors, or the dishwasher (yes, that happened)
My husband says my hair is no longer in his face when he’s trying to sleep
Other perks TBD

Things I miss about my long hair:

No more sock buns
No more messy buns (…yet)
No more putting my hair up at all, really
No more fake facial hair (yes, I used to pretend I had a beard or mustache with my long hair hahaha)
Other things I miss TBD

So far, so good.

Oh, and this outfit? Well, if my new haircut is Batman, my outfit is Robin. AH! I like that idea… analogies for my hair and outfit:

Haircut is Barack Obama, Outfit is Joe Biden
(in the interest of being politically fair) Haircut is Mitt Romney, Outfit is Paul Ryan (with better abs, athankyou)
Haircut is Peanut Butter, Outfit is Jelly
Haircut is Chips, Outfit is Salsa
Haircut is Laverne, Outfit is Shirley

You get the picture. Got other analogy ideas? That would be a fun game to play…

That was way too much rambling for one haircut / outfit photo post. But oh well. It’s what you come here for, right?

And yes, just to warn you, there will still be a few more outfits to post where I have long hair. It’ll be alright.

You guys, I love shorts. Also, I love doggie photo shoots.

We run. We jump. We swim and play. We row and go on trips
But the things that last forever… are our dear friendship.

Man I loved that show. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Then you must not have watched Nickelodeon in the 90s.

For a long time, I didn’t love shorts cause I’m short and I felt like they made my legs look stumpy. But then I just realized I wasn’t getting the right style shorts and I was getting them too small.

I have since learned from my short mistakes. And now I love shorts. LOVE em.

I know these outfits are a bit more “caz” – is that how you spell the abbreviation for casual? Casual. Cas. Casj. You know what I’m trying to say.

The doggie photoshoot is at the end of this post. Don’t give up now.

Anyway. What do you think of these ensembles? Do you love / hate shorts?

OUTFIT ONE

[instagram, yo]

[i'm a creeper]

[seeing as how this is my only full length mirror (i know i need a new one) i was trying to go with the "flow" of the mirror]

Outfit Deets: Shirt: Old Navy | Cardigan: JCrew (warehouse sale) | Shorts: Belk | Boots: Urban Outfitters (really old) | Necklace: Express

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OUTFIT TWO

[haha why do i do these faces?!]

[you know, spicing it up with a jean jacket]

[sans jean jacket - and yeah, i'm in a target dressing room. sue me].

Outfit Deets: Shirt: Target | Short: Vineyard Vines (really old) | Boots: vintage / thrifted | Jean Jacket: Ann Taylor Loft (old) | Jewelry: Jewelmint

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OUTFIT THREE

[i decided that you guys deserve better and that i should at least try to get some better photos. it's tough to get someone else to take them - i'm not gonna make husband take them... so i attempted with a tripod. i felt awkward. i am clearly not made for fashion photography - also, notice my dogs supervising]

[does anyone else feel awkward when they take pictures like this? just me?]

[WHAT? a white jean jacket? so hot right now. or something. also, i like how tater is either smelling and / or about to lick my leg. thanks, tater.]

[tater decided, yes, she wanted to lick my leg right as the photo was getting snapped]

[up close and personal]

[i thought this was hilarious. i wanted to take a foot pic and BOOM, tater wanted to take a foot pic, too. tater's toenails are so hot right now]

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[You know, since tater and audrey are girl dogs, they wanted in on the fashion shoot. So I took some pics of them. This is them working the camera.]