What I did while LJ was down

[girlyswot]

I cut my hair!

I haven't cut my own hair since I was 13 or 14. I did it while my parents were out as an act of great rebellion, which completely failed when neither of them actually noticed (despite the fact that I'd taken off several inches) and even after I'd pointed it out, weren't cross at all.

Today I just hit a point of suddenly not being able to put up with it any more. It hadn't been cut for about 18 months and for at least the last 9 months or so, I've been meaning to get it done. I always have it cut into a shortish bob and wait until it grows long enough to irritate me. It's very straight and flat and grows out fairly evenly, so it's fine if I leave it six months. I hate the experience of having it cut (for lots of reasons, but particularly the helplessness of having to take my glasses off. Which, actually, I've never understood since I always wear my glasses, so surely they should take them into account when they cut?) and I resent spending money on it. So I'd kept putting it off.

Until 7.15 this evening when I suddenly couldn't bear it a single second more. I grabbed scissors and a mirror and went into the bathroom to do the deed. It's not perfectly even, obviously, but it is the same length on both sides (something which not all professional haircutters have always achieved on my hair) and I love it. It's light and bouncy and it dries in a flash and it makes me smile when I catch my reflection in the window. And I haven't had to spend a single penny on it. I'm definitely doing this again.

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[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, I suppose so. I tend to think of it as mainly a clothes community, but I suppose hair can be stylish too (or not).