kadyellebee

Yesterday was an odd day. It didn’t feel right to be a wednesday, and then I didn’t do things like I normally do on a MHD.

What did I do? I got up late and ate breakfast. Played around. Ate Lunch with E when he came home. Took a bath because I was so tense. Dyed my hair. Wrote a grocery list. Went to Sweet Tomatoes with E. Actually went to the store to go shopping. Finished my php article and worked on 3 column layouts. Went to bed.

The hair dying experience wasn’t so great. I’ve done it many times myself. I usually use Natural Instincts in Rosewood, a Clairol brand, which is a 24washout color. Since I have been getting more gray in the front, I figured I might as well bump up to the nearest permanent color. I’ve got a natural reddish tint to my hair (which is really only visiible in the sunlight), so I usually get a darker red color. So I got Herbal Essences, which is also Clairol brand, in Spicy Ginger. The boxes look almost the exact same, with Rosewood being maybe a bit more cherryish accents in it and the Spicy Ginger being a bit more consistant all the way through.

Did it just like the box said, left it on the right amount of time. The ends of my hair is perfect - just a shade redder than natural, absolutely perfect and the color I wanted. But the top of my head is light. I look like I’ve been out in the sun and I’ve got a halo of lighter color. Its not SUPER bad, but its not absolutely perfect either.

So I’m deciding if I should try to do some darker brown streaks on the top. I know I’ve seen those kits where you can put a shower cap on, and then pull through the strands that you want to color. I think that might make it look a bit more even and natural, and give me fun red streaks from how it is right now. I don’t know, I guess I’ll see if it fades into a more natural color over the next few days. I have 2 weeks before I go to CA to get it fixed up.

So now, I’m starting a full time day, and I’m really nervous about it. I’ve promised myself that I will give myself frequent breaks because I think I could pop otherwise. I haven’t done full time days since March or April, and I know I’m not up to this.