As the old saying goes, “You learn something new every day”.
That is so true. Some days we have to look a bit harder than others, but I am
always happy when I have learned a new tidbit of information. Let me share with you what I learned
today: don’t try a new hairstyle 30
minutes before you have to be somewhere.
Recently I shared some videos on facebook that demonstrated
fun hairstyles for long hair. I tend to
wear my hair in the same four styles: partially up in a barrette, in a French braid,
in a braided ponytail, or in a bun on the run. So when I see a video with fresh
styles I Pin It or share it or save it to my picture files. Apparently, I have never tried any of these
examples before.
My husband texted me today and asked me to meet him in town
for coffee. I had been doing errands and
had a wrinkled t-shirt on and my hair up in a bun on the run. I didn’t want to meet my husband looking
like that so I put on a nice shirt and thought to myself, “Self, wouldn’t it be
fun to try one of those new styles we watched on the videos this week?” “Yes, Self, let’s!”
I’m not sure I will take Self’s advice next time. Apparently, these videos that show the
examples being done on someone with long, sleek, shiny hair are not supposed to
be done on people who have long, naturally curly, mind-of-its-own hair. There
should really be a disclaimer on this.
I go to the mirror and pull back my first section of hair
that is usually in the barrette. The barrette doesn’t normally give me any
problems; I slide it across the section and latch it. Done. Obviously, I have not ever tried to put a
section of long hair into a ponytail holder. I pulled it through once. No
problem. I twist it and pull it through again, catching some of the extra dangling
hair. With a bit of pain, I pulled it
through. I flipped that section over my head, hoping it would not catch like
that again, but this time it caught on its own self. More tugging and adjusting
was needed. Finally, that FIRST part was
done. Now I had to pull back another
section…and go through the same process.
Same results. But I’m over half way done and not giving up now. Whew! Okay, done with that part.
Next, I had to push the bottom ponytail over the top and
through the top ponytail. I put my fingers through an opening trying to grab
the whole section of hair and pulled it half way through. I’m in trouble. I painfully
get it through. I find a mirror and look at my….not so much of a masterpiece
that definitely doesn’t look like the picture. I can’t go like this!
It is now five minutes away from the time that I was
supposed to meet my husband who is sitting and waiting for me in a restaurant
20 minutes away. I painfully pull the
ponytail back through and begin the task of trying to take the elastic bands
out of my rat’s nest. Pulling and tugging strand by strand, trying to unwind 2 ½
feet of hair from the bands had me looking in the mirror and laughing. “What am I going to do?” I actually asked
Self out loud, but was not willing to take Self’s advice when she said, “You’ll
have to cut it.” I
couldn’t cut the bands out without getting a good chunk of hair with it.
I left the first and
started on the second one thinking it would come out easier. Yeah…not sure why
I thought that. It didn’t . I just grabbed each band and started tugging
and tugging, clumps of hair falling to the floor.
FINALLY! They were off my head. I prayed I could get a brush
through it. Painfully, I did. I tossed my hair into a full ponytail and braided
it and out the door I ran. I was 15 minutes late to my very important date but
walked in refreshed enough to visit. I let my secret out when I got home.
Lesson learned!
Oh do I know that pain. Yes, they should have a disclaimer on things of that nature.
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