So...I cut all my hair off.....

I'm liking it pretty well. It's definitely a lot cooler!! (although, it took me a few days and several tries to figure out the correct formula of fixing and hair product
to get it to NOT go flat like it did in this picture, but you get the idea.)

It's also a bit shorter on the front sides than I intended, but it will grow!

This is my attempt of doing a self photo of the back of the haircut.

See...it is really pretty short. Cut off like 7 or 8 inches!!

A Hair-Raising Haircut!!

You might remember that recently Big Daddy and I went to that auction for our town's Symphony. Well, in addition to the fantastic necklace I got....I won a silent auction for a $100 gift certificate at a salon here in town. And since I am going out of town on Tuesday to head for my first Creating Keepsakes Convention for the year, I decided it was time to get a haircut
and start chipping away at that $100 I have to spend.


So, I called the salon and was given an appointment with Judy, who I was told was available to do the haircut. Well, I wasn't too worried, even though Judy does sound like she could be an older lady. But, really, doesn't that just mean she's "more experienced?!"


Well, everything was just fine, until I walked in the door of the salon.

Everywhere I looked, I could not find anyone that was anything less than 20 years older than me. Including Judy, who right off showed me the picture of her latest grandchild, who is a month old. I was a bit alarmed, but I figured, how bad can it be?!
(well, the 65+ year old in the next chair was getting her hair set for her weekly "hairdo" before going to sit under the dryer....should have been the thing that assured me I was COMPLETELY OUT OF MY ELEMENT HERE!!!!)

So, as I sit in the chair, Judy asks me if I want a wash, haircut and a set.

A set?!?!

Um....oh my gosh, no!!

So, Judy opts to spray my hair with water, rather than wash and set, and then cut it.

So, she asked me what kind of haircut I'd like.

So, I explained to her that I'd like it just like it was....long layers, layered around the face. Shorter in the back and longer at the bottom of the face on each side.
(and I did fix my hair before going, so she can see what it looks like......)

Well, she asked me questions about how to cut it.

Um....I don't know. Isn't it YOUR job to KNOW THAT?!?!!?!

(I could have told her it's similar to Victoria Beckham's, but she probably only knows
what Betty White's hair looks like!!!)

At this point, I started to panic.

The entire haircut, I sat there about to have a complete heart attack. I couldn't just jump up and run, although, I actually thought about it!!! You see, these people knew who Big Daddy is, so I have to "behave" when I'm in situations like that. So, I knew I had to be calm and be brave.

So, at the end of the torture, I mean haircut.

She asked me if I wanted it to be "styled."

Oh my Gosh, NO!
(I can't even imagine what my hair would look like if Judy styled it!!)

Good thing, too. Because when she asked my how I "fix" my hair. I responded a straightening iron (which they didn't have) or a FAT barrel curling iron, depending on my mood. (well, after looking for about 10 minutes, they found a curling iron that was a bit bigger than a normal small curling iron! Good Grief!) After that, I just said, well you can just blow dry it.....
after all, it's 30 degrees outside and I am still a bit sick, so I didn't want to leave with wet hair.

So, she proceeds to get out the hairdryer and the mousse.

Mousse?!? Do they still manufacture that stuff?!

Yep, they do. And she coated my hair in it. Yummy!

So, at the end of all this fun....I was just ready to GET THE HECK OUT OF THERE!

At this point she offers me some hairspray, so I say sure.

I think to myself, "at this point, if I have hairspray...I can finger place the hair where I want it until I get home later and can wash all this crap out of my hair."

Well, good idea, but the minute she offers me the hairspray, she brings out a can of "Aqua Net" look-alike and proceeds to spray the crap out of my hair.

I about freaked.

So, at this point, I wanted to just go.


So, I get my purse to take care of the charges.
How much can this be?

Well, $18 for the haircut and $8 to blow dry my hair. Not fix it, just blow dry.

$26.00


So, I give her a $6.00 tip, because isn't it 20%?!

$32.00 gone from my $100.

And, I'm only going back to get a bunch of Matrix shampoo and a pedicure......
how can they screw that up?

Thank goodness, I have the name of another hairstylist to go to next time!


*I realize this post is useless without pictures! I promise to post one later!

When good color goes bad........

Well, if you remember from my last post, one of the things on my to-do list was to
"wash that gray right outta my hair!"


Well, girls, thanks to my dad's side of the family, I have the genes that gives me lots of gray hair. And it gives me the grays much earlier than I should have them!! It's really unfair.
Of course, my dad has been turning gray since he was 16 years old. So, the fact that it didn't happen to me till I was in my 20's was, well....lucky. The only positive thing about this gene for gray hair, is that when I am old enough to "deserve" gray hair.....I should get the really good kind that my dad and his mom have. It's a pretty silvery-gray that eventually turns white.

But for today......I am NOT ready for that!!! So, I'll dye my hair.


Well, I've been dying my hair, at home, for like 10 years.
And, for all practical purposes, I'm pretty much an expert.
(ok, well, maybe expert is a stretch, since half the time I get the color everywhere.....I've ruined many towels, bath mats and clothes. And, I always seem to forget the "hairdresser secret" to apply vaseline around the hairline to keep the dye off your skin, and I've regretted not dying it a time or two. And, it seems like every single time I go to buy the hair color...I can never remember exactly which one is my "regular" color. Ok, fine....so I'm not an expert. Thanks for pointing that out!!!!!)


So....what am I getting at?

Well, apparently the box I picked up this time was much, MUCH DARKER than my "regular" color I normally use.......because I ended up looking like a "goth" chick!! (well, I have the 2 tattoos, but I'm not into funky piercings...so I'm not exactly the "goth" type!! I totally can't pull that one off.

So, now I have DARK BROWN, almost black hair and something had to be done.




Well, for a while I've been wanting to add some pink to my hair.

Now, before you freak....
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..not like a cotton candy pink,
more like some bright pinkish reddish.
Just some pretty streaks or something.
I think it would be kinda cool but, I have never been brave enough to do it.

My whole life I have always been so worried about what everyone thinks about me. I let that worry keep me from doing things I really want to do. I wish I didn't care what people think, but I do. But I'm getting more and more brave with every day that passes. I'm becoming more and more willing to stand up for myself and do what I want to do, rather than what I think people want me to do. (I guess that's what this latest round of therapy has really done for me.....I realized that I don't do things for me. I'm always taking care of everyone else, but never taking care of my own needs.


Wow...how did I go off on that tangent.....


My point is....
I have always wanted to dye my hair a fun color.....
but I never have because I was afraid of what people would think.


So, I told Big Daddy and he thought it was a fabulous idea!


(And then, when I found myself with "goth" hair.....it seemed like the
perfect opportunity to "try" my daring color to lighten my hair up a little.)

So, Ike ran to the store and picked up a box or L'Oreal Colour Rays in Red Rays.
(they have a Fushia color, but that one scared the crap out of Big Daddy!!
And really,it was much more purply vs. pinky.)


And it says it works on even the darkest hair, so we figured we were good to go!


So, we decided we would do it last night, when big daddy got home from work.
This is because, big daddy was going to help me do it.

But, then, he decided he'd do the whole thing!!!
(Now....we are talking some serious trust here!)


Well, we about freaked when we mixed up the dye!
Oh. My. Gosh!!!!!!!!
It was
REALLY RED!!!!!!



Shh........don't tell anyone, just in case this doesn't go well!!! :-) LOL!!!



Yikes!!!! This is insane!!!!!


At one point, I was sort of freaking out....and fussing at Big Daddy a teeny bit.
And he responded by saying, "Well, what do you expect?! I'm not gay!!!"
I COMPLETELY CRACKED UP!!!!!
(now....we don't mean that to be offensive. I'd like to say that we have both have had
several FANTASTIC gay friends, that we have loved so much.
So, please don't take that wrong......)



And since TMI has become an every day occurrence on my blog......
I should say that he did some "dying" of things downtown!
(I had to give him some kind of reward for his hard work!!! ;-)

I know. I know. It says not to dye anything other than your hair on your head.
Well, sometimes you just have to try something risky!!
(FYI....It didn't really work.)

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Well.......I suppose you want to see what my hairdo looks like?!



Here ya go: I know. I know. It's not that different. Well, until I get into the sun!
And then you can really see it!!


Well, the place it is the brightest is right at my scalp.
Why? I have no idea!! But the place I wanted it really red was on the ends and it really isn't that red towards the ends. Both Big Daddy and I were disappointed!


I think where we made the miscalculation was in the fact that my hair was already dyed REALLY dark, not just the dark being my natural hair color. Therefore, it didn't work as well on the ends. So, as soon as it fades a little.....I think it will work better. But, you can bet I'll be checking with my step-sister (the beauty school grad) for confirmation on denial of my suspicions regarding the dye issues! (Call me when you get home from your trip, Angie!!)

PICTURES

of my new *hairdo*


I really like it, I really do. But, it would help if I wasn't so blow-dryer impaired. Seriously, I suck at it. But, I am trying to get better.


The only thing that bugs me is that it takes me 2x as long to get out the door. And for the girl who is ALWAYS late....that IS NOT a good thing. Trust me on that one!


But, for now, I like it.....
...what do you guys think???

Weigh In Saturday.....Quickie Update!!!!!

So, even though I didn't come rolling in from the re-union festivities until 2:45am.....I still got up and I was at Weight Watchers for my weigh-in at 8:30am.


And I am super glad I went because I lost.....


drumroll, please....


another 4.2lbs this week!!!! Woo Hoo!


So, for those keeping track, I am down 10.6lbs in
3 WEEKS!!!!!


(and on a funny side note...the girl that weighed me in, took one look at me and said, "I know I know you!" Turns out it was one of my Delta Zeta sorority sisters from like 17 years ago!!! SMALL WORLD!!!)


Well, I will update tomorrow....I'm off to shower....shave my legs and get ready for tonight!!! Plus, now I takes me 20x as long to get ready because....I cut all my hair off and I have super bad hairdrying skills. Hairdryers and I....well, it's not a good relationship.

But, I am sure glad you got me a new one Sherry...because I need it now!!!