About four years ago, when I was living in Florida, it got well into the 100's daily and one scorching summer day when our air conditioner was on the fritz, I went into the bathroom with a pair of kitchen shears and chopped off my hair up to my neck. Sure it was impulsive but effective. Talk about instant heat relief! At the time, my hair was well past my waist and always hung around me like a thick veil. In the four years since, I've regretted my hasty decision to cut my hair but at least it's not so high maintenance now. Soon, I want to start tinting my hair, it's starting to look dull now that it's growing out again. It's taken awhile but it's down to my mid-back again. Guess hair doesn't grow as fast for a woman as she gets older.