a little off the top

[susandennis]

Around the end of last year, I hit the last straw of professional hair cutting. The only thing I found even remotely tolerable about getting my hair cut was the result. The rest, I hated. So I decided to do it myself. I bought a hair trimmer and tried that. Ooops. Then I bought a Flowbee and tried that. Ooops. I had to wait for growing back... and had a few more set backs - I am so not a quick learner :)

Finally, yesterday, I gave myself my first acceptable haircut! There are no bare spots, it's even, it does not even look like a goat chewed off the ends.

I was reading a novel not long ago where one character was describing another and his description included "her hair looked like she had cut it herself, but not too badly." I think that pretty much describes my efforts of yesterday and I can totally live with that. No chit chat. I did not have to answer questions like 'so what are your plans for today?' or 'don't you love/hate/whatever this weather?' I did not have to debate the over tip for the result or undertip for the annoying conversation. And the music volume was perfect.

Satisfied customer, c'est moi.

I love this time of year when rainbow flags spring up everywhere on every building. There's a giant one on Starbucks' HQ. It would be great if this kind of love was year round and everywhere but until then, I'll just love all the color everywhere.

Today's baseball game is a day game that starts here at 11 so I'll be doing that while I work on my latest crochet project.



This is my fun way to use up all the bits and pieces of yarn. My plan is to make it for my bed OR smaller if I get tired of doing it. The beauty of this kind of project is that it can stop at any time and be finished. Or go forever. Time will tell...

I still have the July 4 baseball sunblock top to finish but there's plenty of time. There may be laundry today. Also I plan to go out and snap some pics of the highway coming down on the west side of this building. Historical documentation.

Oh and the Costco app totally now has all my prescriptions ready for me to refill whenever I want to. Yeah!

Comments

[solteronita.livejournal.com]

"her hair looked like she had cut it herself, but not too badly."

Haa! I like to imagine that's how someone would describe me. Though they might say, "She had a self-inflicted haircut."

[susandennis]

:) yeahbutt yours is so thick and luxurious - so much room for hidden errors. Mine has always been thin and now old lady sparse... one false move and I look like I got gum stuck in my hair and my teacher had to cut it out.

[dadi.livejournal.com]

I finally found a hairdresser a few years ago who sked me "do you want to chat or do you prefer to relax in silence?" Perfect! And she cuts well too and opens her mouth only if there is anything hair related to discuss. I love her!

[susandennis]

perfection!

[rsc.livejournal.com]

In The Nature of Alexander, Mary Renault's biography of Alexander the Great. she reports that his father Philip is said to be the originator of "the classic put-down of the chatty barber: 'How do you like your hair cut, sir?' -- 'In silence.' "

[kinderheldin.livejournal.com]

Good to hear there is another one out there like me! I avoid interactions with hair dressers -- and I've been cutting my own hair for over twenty years. I've yet to master the art of holding up a mirror to see the back of my head, however. I just sort of guess at it. I found a few tips on youtube -- videos of people cutting their own hair: it's a whole world! :)

[susandennis]

What I cannot see does not exist. That goes for back of hair issues and dirt on the floor. And a lot of other things. I live in the land of denial ... happily :)

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I love my dad but when I was a kid he used to ask me what my plans were for the day constantly and it drove me nuts because I was a very bored kid with no social life and I always hoped he was asking me because he wanted to do something with me and he never did.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Your new crochet project looks lovely. I am lucky - the same person has cut my hair for the past 20 years or so - our daughters were at primary school together and if we chat it is about things/people we both know well.

[quirkytizzy.livejournal.com]

The last time I tried to cut my hair, I accidently gave myself a mohawk. But I was also high, sooooo that might have influenced the terrible chop. Overall, cutting your own hair sounds like it would save A LOT of aggravation!

And those colors are SO BRIGHT I LOVE IT!

[opakele.livejournal.com]

Yay!

Love the crochet project...