I’ve been dealing with a cold this week. One of those cough til you throw up, tired all the time, nothing tastes good, short temper, wake yourself up snoring kind of viral storms that show up out of nowhere and leave you brain foggy and irate. It has affected my decision making ability, but it’ll be ok.
During my morning internet and coffee therapy a couple days ago I was getting caught up on all the things I ignored while my plague was at critical status. I was feeling like I had turned a corner and was on the mend, so I filled out that mail form, did some message updating and was planning my week. I’m signed up for a four day art retreat next week so I thought I’d see if I could get a haircut. Note: I am not a high maintenance kind of gal, and I don’t plan ahead and schedule my next appointment, I just kind of decide one day that I need a haircut, and I need it today. I checked my stylist’s schedule expecting to not get in until the end of the week or possibly next week, but Oh My Goodness she was open that whole afternoon. Pencil me in at noon, Marina!
Since Marina’s afternoon was open I thought now would be a good opportunity to freshen up my color. She’s been doing this peek-a-boo color where the top layer is my natural tone but she puts a band of color underneath all the way around, that I can hide when I need to and when I’m feeling more sassy I can reveal the playful tones. I think I’ve been every color since I’ve been doing this, except lime green. I did say my decision making skills were a little questionable, but man, I’ve been stuck at home feeling yucky, and I was ready to make a statement, I guess.
She brought out the colorful boxes of vibrant dyes to offer me a choice. Let’s see… we did this one, and this one, and you didn’t really like this one – setting the boxes in a row on her table. The lime green box was more of a day-glow fluorescent yellow. Scary.
Ever the professional, she brushed a little of the colors onto a piece of paper towel so I could agonize over them. Mmm, I just don’t think I can do that lime, I’m not really feeling much like Billie Eilish today.
In the end, I chose a teal and she added a teeny tiny bit of the lime into it. I expected a more blue, but wound up with a kind of grass green. It’s still a little bit of a shock when i catch a reflection, until a couple washes and it fades a little bit. The first day I fussed and curled and tried to disguise it a little but today I tossed it up in a pony and threw on my boho recycled quilt jacket and decided who cares. I chuckled when I walked through the local home store today, I kind of matched their smocks and corporate color scheme.
Since I retired I’ve been able to embrace my artsy punky side and I don’t have to present as a grown-up if I don’t want. I want to be seen as fun and quirky, and let my wild side have a little fun. I’m too young to get old.