Day 43 Hair Day!

Awoke this morning with that sort of  'first day back at school' feeling in my stomach.  It's ridiculous, how can going to the hairdressers be such a big deal!

It's 10.45am..  Off I go to the hairdressers.  Clive says look upon it as an adventure!  Well, hair always grows back!  I get there and I'm the only customer.  Luckily there is a very trendy young lady working there - gives me hope.  I choose two colours for highlights.  The young lady shows me where to sit and Martha goes to mix the colours.  I start chatting to the young girl - I am starting to relax.  Too soon I think, back comes Martha with one bowl - she has mixed the two colours together!! I start to panic again,  never mind I think.  As the saying in 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ' says. ' it will all be alright in the end, and if if not alright, it's not yet the end '.  I hold on to that thought.

Colour progressing.  I chat with the young girl - Martha really has difficulty understanding me!  I am not looking in a mirror so have no idea what she is doing.  All finished, I'm left to 'cook'. I feel even more nervous as the cut is soon approaching!  Colour washed off - guess its rather yellow - they put on a toner - thank goodness.  Once washed off, it doesn't look too bad.  I try to explain to Martha I just want a trim.  I show her which side my parting is on and I have a fringe - they call it bangs. I think all is going ok and then I realise she has got my parting on the wrong side.  With lots of prompts from me, we get there!  It's almost finished and doesn't look too bad.  I breath a sigh of relief.

We chat a little. She is from Columbia.  She suddenly says she should have practiced her French, but says my English is very good!  I feel I have had a lucky escape!  She is lovely.  Lots of  ' The Snow Birds' as they are called, come from Quebec - Fench Speaking.  She must have thought I was one of them.  I leave feeling more confident if I have to return there.

We quickly pack a picnic and off to the office we go.  It's a good afternoon.  We don't leave until 6pm.

I feel quite exhausted!