My new year`s resolution

I am 21, and resolved in December to let my hair grow long. It used to be down to my waist, but when I went to college I cut it all off... literally. I am now in the process of growing out a short pixie cut! Luckily, my hair tends to grow fast, and it is very thick and wavy. It`s already grown an inch since I resolved to stop cutting it, in early December. Now it`s a weird cross between a pixie and a shag and my bangs go down to my nose when I straighten them (they curl.) Like someone else on this board (meg?) I too look good in a short cut, but also with long hair. (Actually, since I have an oval face, most hairstyles look ok... the problem right now is that I don`t have a style, per se!) For about three years, I loved my pixie and didn`t regret cutting it in the least, but all of a sudden I find myself longing for long hair again, and so I have determined to grow it out again.
I`m not very impulsive once I`ve made up my mind - I am very stubborn, so when I decide something, it`s decided! However, I do wail and rant and feel glum when my hair is being awful, so support would be good to have.
I am taking Hair vitamins and B-complex, which I have heard are good, and eating a protein-rich diet (hair is made of protein, after all), and I know once summer comes, the growth should accelerate even more. Thank goodness, otherwise I fear my sanity would suffer!
Good luck to all of you ladies.

Poor meg! Yes, I have an easier time because my hair is already really healthy, so I probably won`t even have to get a trim for months - plus, it`s wavy/thick, so the waves sort of disguise the worst of the growing out. I still can`t wait for it to be long, though... sigh.
One thing I use is to just pull as much of my hair back as I can in my hands, sort of bundle it, and anchor it with one of those clawed clip things (do you know what I mean -I have no clue what they`re called!) I can`t put it up in a ponytail yet, but that does at least get it out of my way so I don`t feel it being dreadful!
All my support to you, my dear! Don`t give in and cut!
sara

Sara,
You`ve come to the right place for support! Based on my wife`s experience, get trims every 10-12 weeks to help you cope with the concern of not having a "style, per se" during the grow-out phase. It will at least have some shape and not become uneven, preventing any temptation to return to the short pixie cut. My wife cut her hair from mid-back length to a short pixie cut 2 to 3 inches all over in April 1998 (mostly to please her grandmother!) She immediately began growing it out. Like you, her hair is very thick and grows fast, though without as much wave. Now, less than 3 years later, it is 17 inches long from the crown straight down her back, more than halfway to her goal of waistlength. The time will fly for you, too, and before you know it your hair will be to and below your shoulders and beyond. Good luck!!

Hi Sara,

Thanks for sharing your hair growing journey with us.

Best wishes,
Karen