After coloring my hair for 10 years, about four or five months ago I decided to stop. There are several reasons for my decision, and it is, after all is said and done, my decision. I am grow weary of the maintenance. There is the accompanying monetary cost. I am concerned about the weakening of my hair.
Mostly, at this point in my life, I want to embrace who I am. All of me. Even the grey…or silver, as it will be hopefully!
So it has been 4 or 5 months. My hair does not grow very fast, in my estimation. In fact, I would say my hair grows slowly. My stylist doesn’t seem to think so, but I am not sure I trust her. I think it the nature of the beast. She tells me she is cutting off only an inch or two, and that my hair has grown out at least three or four inches. What I see lying on the floor, and what I see in different color at the roots is the same length. I don’t think math problems are her strong suit.
Yes, that is correct. I go to a hair stylist I don’t all together believe. But we have history! That goes far in with me. I started going to her while she was still in beauty school. We say, jokingly….mostly…. that I am her ‘oldest’ customer. In the beginning, her family went to the church where the X was the minister, and our families socialized with a couple of others for a few years. She has known me through the Story of the Dee-vorce. I have followed her from salon to salon to where she now owns her own place. We have ‘cred’ with each other, and when we ask about each other’s daughters, usually we are pretty honest. Within reason, that is.
So I put up with her ‘length analysis’ issues, and she puts up with my ‘micro-trims’ and ‘going natural’.
(I must remember to take her some dishcloths and tribbles this week!)
Mostly, at this point in my life, I want to embrace who I am. All of me. Even the grey…or silver, as it will be hopefully!
So it has been 4 or 5 months. My hair does not grow very fast, in my estimation. In fact, I would say my hair grows slowly. My stylist doesn’t seem to think so, but I am not sure I trust her. I think it the nature of the beast. She tells me she is cutting off only an inch or two, and that my hair has grown out at least three or four inches. What I see lying on the floor, and what I see in different color at the roots is the same length. I don’t think math problems are her strong suit.
Yes, that is correct. I go to a hair stylist I don’t all together believe. But we have history! That goes far in with me. I started going to her while she was still in beauty school. We say, jokingly….mostly…. that I am her ‘oldest’ customer. In the beginning, her family went to the church where the X was the minister, and our families socialized with a couple of others for a few years. She has known me through the Story of the Dee-vorce. I have followed her from salon to salon to where she now owns her own place. We have ‘cred’ with each other, and when we ask about each other’s daughters, usually we are pretty honest. Within reason, that is.
So I put up with her ‘length analysis’ issues, and she puts up with my ‘micro-trims’ and ‘going natural’.
(I must remember to take her some dishcloths and tribbles this week!)
1 comment:
I'm afraid you're gamboling through a foreign field with me - onliest thing I do with my hair (well you know, other than brushing &c) is indulge it with Pantene. It's a funny issue, perhaps to share another time - but I say GOOD FOR YOU! I do so admire grey or silver hair; mine's brown with about eight silver threads. HOWEVER!! M'dear! What are those ADORABLE "tribbles"?? (Also, those are mighty-fine dishcloths; I'm becoming re-Inspired!)
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