Since today is Red Hair Day and I have some red hair things in my life, I thought I’d write about the subject.

National Love Your Red Hair Day is a special day to celebrate being a red head and to show the red haired people in your life some love.

Red-haired characters & popular public figures have always been the coolest to me, like Madeline and Ginger Spice.

Most Well Known Red Hair Characters

• Anne of Green Gables 
• Little Orphan Annie
• Madeline
• Pippi Longstocking 
• Brenda Starr 
• Wilma Flintstone 
• Jane Jetson 
• Peppermint Patty
• Charlie Brown’s little red haired ??‍? girl 
• Daphne from Scooby Doo
• Josie
• Strawberry Shortcake
• Poison Ivy
• Jessica Rabbit
• Ariel – The Little Mermaid
• Chuckie Finster
• Ginger Spice 
• Blossom frmo the Powerpuff Girl
• Kim Possible 
• Pepper Ann
• Princess Fiona
• Merida from Disney’s Brave

So when I ended up having a strawberry blonde baby I decided to try red hair out. I was just soo inspired by our daughter. And it was so surreal having red hair ??‍? on our 1st family vacation on The Little Mermaid ??‍♀️ Disney cruise ? ship called “The Wonder”!

The photo above is of me during that time—that’s when we stayed at the Del Coranado Hotel in San Diego before our trip. 

Another reason I went red was because I had never dyed or highlighted my hair ever. And finally, I felt bold having just done one of the most dangerous things you could do (giving birth to a baby). So I wanted to throw my cautiousness to the wind. I wanted to do something I’d never done before, and it was fun. Though I have to tell you that red hair is the most ? high maintenance colors to keep its not natural. I bailed after 2 months— it was exhausting for me. And CAUTION: transitioning your hair back to normal is not easy (thank you Gretchen for saving my hair ?‍♀️. But I have absolutely no regrets. I’d have always wondered & definitely regretted if I hadn’t tried it. 

Wait—are all the great characters red heads? 

If you’re a redhead, why do you love your red hair?