Despite argument from a couple of my younger friends (who seem to enjoy picking on me about my age) - I am not old.
But I am gray.
This gray business led to a rather unfortunate chain of events last May - some of you know about that. I was preparing for my class reunion and wanted to not be gray, so I dyed my hair what was supposed to be a lovely shade of auburn. It came out decidedly orange. I tried to fix it and ended up looking like Ronald McDonald's love child. Finally I had it professionally fixed and walked away with the lovely shade of auburn I intended to have the first time. The pictures of this chain of events are priceless, yet frightening.
I've been waiting for my coloring lady to let me know when she could work me in, because the grays were having a reunion of their own atop my head. Yesterday at lunch, I took one look in the mirror at home and decided it could wait no more.
So last night, for the first time since the great disaster of 2006, I box-dyed my hair again. Fortunately, this time it worked as it was supposed to. I'm not orange. I'm not red.
But you know what else? Also not gray.
Maybe if I get really brave, I'll post the orange and red pictures.
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I noticed my first gray hair when I was 16. It wasn't very traumatic at the time. But lately, my friend has been dropping hints that I might want to start "covering" the gray. Just a thought...
But I've resisted. As you've discovered, coloring your hair becomes a commitment which becomes tyranny on the part of the gray roots. I'm still not ready to sign up for it.
But when the color works, especially on one so much younger than myself, I'll bet you feel like a million bucks.
Congratulations on a successful auburn!
Just so you can feel better, my uncle was totally gray before he turned 30. You're nowhere close to being TOTALLY gray. :)
By the way, LOVE the Colts pix. I've managed to learn enough about the sport to stay interested in the game, but I still ask Barry annoying questions. I figure I better learn now, because we have 3 boys who love to tackle. We even all wore our Colts t-shirts in public, which turned out to be a good thing since Bryan decided to run away from the group. No doubt to which family he belonged! :)
Oh--did we miss Green Eggs & Ham Day? Last year we celebrated, and this year I've forgotten, I think. The kids had fun making green eggs & have asked for them ever since.
Skyepuppy - I'm so glad to have company in my boat - but you are so right. Oh the commitment of hair coloring!! :) I can't remember when I saw my first one - I think it was in college sometime. But WOW have they popped out since!!
So...so you think you might join the bandwagon????
Amy - I'm not close to TOTALLY gray - but I am developing a definite "stripe" down one side of my head. ICK! The world of finaid!
Green eggs and ham day was not on my calendar...so I don't know about that one! But we shouldn't miss it if it exists! I had to kind of wonder where this calendar company picked its holidays from! For example - why would you include "create a vacuum" day and leave out green eggs and ham day!?!?
Bekah,
No, I'm not ready to join the bandwagon yet.
About a month ago, a woman on the train told me she loved my hair, and then she went on to say it was the way the "silver" is blending so nicely with the dark.
Maybe going silver isn't so bad...
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