Monday, January 31, 2011

{Just Because I Can...}

I was a hairdresser.
Worked in a few salons.
I cut hair.

I colored hair.
Ratted hair.

Permed hair.

I have all the stuff to do hair.

Even though I don't work in that profession any more.

I still do hair.
My better half always has a nice haircut.
Occasionally family.
Occasionally friends.

I even cut my own hair.

When it was long it was easy to cut.

Now?
Not so much.

I don't have eyes in the back of my head.
I couldn't quite tell the angle I was cutting.
It was mostly by feel.

Just because I can cut hair...

Doesn't mean I should!

(Worst hack job ever!)

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33 comments:

  1. ~Wyatt~Brittney~Brecken~Oliver~January 31, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Oh how you crack me up!

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  2. Ann MarieJanuary 31, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    So... you cut your own hair?
    I am pretty sure you look good bald too. :)
    You are a woman of MANY talents. :)

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  3. LisaJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Ahahaha!!! That reminds me of what my husband used to say. I cut our boys hair when they were tots, and did a hack job. But we couldn't really afford otherwise. Finally, my husband took them to a pro and said, "Lis, you do soooo many things sooooo well. But cutting hair just isn't one of them." And he was right. But I was still mad. :)

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  4. Serene is my name, not my life!January 31, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    I'm not sure now if I should ask you for a haircut or not. LOL!

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  5. Grandma Yellow HairJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    I love you honey! A woman with so many talents. If you cut hair as good as you make candy then please please find a way to cut mine. lol
    Love ya
    Maggie

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  6. Kristina P.January 31, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    I am slightly scared.

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  7. BarbalootJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    I'm totally jealous of my friends who have long enough hair to cut it on their own. Also, you should definitely post pictures:)

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  8. Welcome to the Garden of EganJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Not gonna happen Barb!

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  9. Jenny P.January 31, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    I'm not a hairdresser, but I still give all my boys, and husband, haircuts. Sometimes it's really great, and sometimes, it's not so good. But I'm free, so we make do. :)

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  10. Queenie JeannieJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    I wish you could come on over and give me a trim!!! The prices over here are CRAZY and by the looks of these "professionals", I'll be going un-trimmed for quite some time!

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  11. MikkiJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Dang! I bet it still looks cute on ya.
    Hey, If I drive up there will you cut my kids hair for me? I'm seriously considering taking the scissors to them this week, and that never turns out well.

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  12. gigiJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    I'm sorry for your loss. I will pray for you. You really need a winter project or you will be bald!! Maybe you should take on raining your 4 cats to do the laundry or something like that.

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  13. SaimiJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Oh Dear....On the bright side of things, it's only hair and it WILL grow back....

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  14. ValerieJanuary 31, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Oh, I bet it's still cute! Besides, I see so many weird haircuts nowadays...no one will know anyway! funk it up with some gel and add a purple streak and you'll be just fine! :)

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  15. TisforTonyaJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    one of my self hair-cuts ended up with me getting a really cute SHORT cut...

    which is why I now am searching for a good hair gal... again...

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    I have not had any training as a hair dresser. Hubby and I have been married over 41 years, I have cut his hair all those years and cut all the kids hair when they were still at home. I also cut a friends hair and mine. I have put in perms and color. I am so tired being a hair dresser that is not a hair dresser. How does one get to the point where they can stop? Hugs

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  17. Lisa LooJanuary 31, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Ummm...sorry for your loss?

    My #2 just graduated from Paul Mitchell and it is so nice to sit in my kitchen and have my hair done!

    Not sure how to comfort you best--but can I just say that as long as your hair doesn't look like that woman's in the "ratted hair" photo--I think you're okay...ack!

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  18. Julie HarwardJanuary 31, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    LOL I cut my hubbie's hair too and sometimes his ear too...really! LOL

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  19. YvonneJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    I can't cut hair at all--and even though my husband is pretty much bald, I won't even do his hair ; )

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  20. CBJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    I tried cutting hair once and it was nothing short of hilarous!! No skills here - ha ha!
    I always wondered who cut the hair of people who cut hair (kind of like if a woodchuck could chuck wood) now I know!!

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  21. InkMomJanuary 31, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Once right after we were married my husband got a "real" haircut after I'd attempted to trim it. She asked him who cut it last and he said, "Oh, just some girl I know."

    And that was the last time I cut his hair. Thirteen years ago.

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  22. VernJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    I thought we were supposed to outgrow that by age 4?

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  23. EmmyJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Oh no! I am barely brave enough to cut my own bangs! Though I never was a hair dresser.

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  24. KazzyJanuary 31, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Think of your new short 'do as real liberation. I'll bet you are still adorable.

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  25. LKPJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    lol. it took me a second or two to crack the code of this post. at the end i kept looking at my screen going, "....aaaaaaaannnnndddd???????"
    then i figured out a) that i need more sleep so i will talk to my computer screen less, and b) that you've got another new hair cut! i want to see pix. i know you told others no, but if i bat my eyes...offer a pretty please + a cherry, well would you share pix then?! love you! i don't care what you say, you'll always be cute no matter what you do! ::hugs:: finally off to sleep.

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  26. Susan AndersonFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    I'm getting my hair cut short on Thursday. Your post has filled me with trepidation.

    My hair is too thin these days to survive a hack job!

    =)

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  27. ain't for city galsFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    The hardest thing is to find someone that can cut short hair...really is a talent! Right now I have a pretty good guy to do it but still not "punky" enough for me...they just don't want to do it on an old(er) lady...lol..I swear if I had enough nerve I shave my head and see how it grows out...

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  28. Nutty Hamster ChickFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    This sounds like something I would do. Hope you have a lot of cute hats.

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  29. just call me joFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    I'm afraid to cut my hair ever since my mother taped down my bangs, cut, cut unevenly, cut again. I had tiny bristles sticking straight out of my hairline. I was not a popular child, alas. Thanks for stopping by. I always love to hear from my fellow Idahoans. Yes, we picked those oranges a week before Christmas. It's warmer here, but it's not Idaho.

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  30. Shelle-BlokThoughtsFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    WAIT!!! I want to see pictures! I don't even dare cute my bangs, so the fact that you would attempt to do anything to your hair, hair dresser or not.

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  31. Liz MaysFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Uh oh, that doesn't sound good at all! Oopsie!

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  32. Debby@Just BreatheFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    That's really interesting. At least you can do your husband and help others with your talent.

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  33. mCatFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Note to self - meet up with Tauna right after she gives herself a haircut.

    C'mon - can't be that bad.....did I ever tell you about the time i let someone practice on me? I have that stupid photo for my passport for the next 8 years!

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