What a Day !!!

 

SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010

What a Day !!!

I've had some funny and exciting things happen to me this week. There was a time I thought about hair (or lack of) every moment of every day, and it consumed my thoughts, and it was difficult to get past it. Anymore, I don't think about it too much. 

Yesterday, I was looking in the mirror and thought, "I need a little color on my body." I know I can't lay in the sun. I have some bronzing lotions that I sometimes use, but they are so much maintenance, so I decided that I would go get a spray tan; after all, as women, we all need a little "pick me up" once in a while. 

The hot flashes are getting worse, and the fatigue and insomnia are not any better. Maybe doing something for myself will help me feel a little better. First, I needed to go grocery shopping, tomorrow is Sunday, and I didn't have anything for dinner yet, so off to Walmart, I went with my list in hand. On the way into the store, I noticed this lady with a huge bouffant hairdo thing going on.... on the top of her head, it took me back to the late 60's and early 70's. I remember my mom wore her hair like that. I immediately thought, how nice she feels comfortable enough to go out into public. She then disappeared into the east entrance from my sight while I went into the west entrance. I was busy going up and down the aisles getting the ingredients I needed; I looked up as I was putting some diced green chilies in the cart to see the bouffant lady walking straight toward me; I had this feeling she was going to say something to me, yep, sure enough, here she comes.

Lady: "whoever does your hair doesn't do a very good job."
then she pulls out a business card and hands it to me
Lady: "Here is the lady's business card of the lady that does my hair."
I'm thinking seriously? She has got to be kidding me. Uh, no such luck. She was totally serious. I started to laugh, then said
Me: "Um, I have cancer; I didn't cut my hair this way."
then in a very sarcastic voice, as if to say I was the one being rude, she says
Lady: "OH...., WELL, I Didn't KNOW."
And she walked off with her beehive hairdo and her nose in the air. Very funny I could not stop laughing at the irony. I guess that's what I get for judging her hair in the parking lot. I did wonder if she had been introduced to the year 2010? I may have just passed on an incredible opportunity to have my hair done by the latest and most fashionable hairdresser. Styles of clothes are constantly coming in and out of popularity, and maybe hair fashion does too.

I left Walmart thinking about getting my spray tan and hoping I would have enough energy. After all, spray tan was all I really needed to do today. Haleigh called and asked me to get her SUBWAY on my way home. When I walked into SUBWAY, the lady behind the counter exuberantly expressed how much she loved my hair.
SUB GIRL: " OH MY GOODNESS, I love your hair."
ME: "Thank you, I appreciate you saying that"
SUB GIRL: "Are you attracted to females?"
at this point, I think, "This will not end well for me. I just know it." Huge gulp and a lump in the throat
ME: "Um, no, not really."
SUB GIRL: "That's too bad. You would be a huge turn-on at the club I go to, and I was going to ask you to go with me tonight."
OK, this girl is so excited and smiley that I can't help but smile. I'm just thinking, Heavenly Father, get me out of this, and I promise I will never go in public again, well, until my hair grows out. haha
ME: "Sorry" are you kidding me, Monya? That's it? All you could say was sorry? Really at this point, I just want to get in my car and get home.
SUB GIRL: "Here, let me help you to your car. Are you sure you won't reconsider going out tonight?" I'm wondering, do SUBWAY employees usually walk their customers to the car? WOW, that was uncomfortable.

This is the 3rd time I have been "hit on" by a woman since my hair loss. I guess I'm attractive to lesbians.
Not sure I will take any comfort in that, but it has really been fun to come home and tell Eric about it. He got a good laugh out of it last night, and I love that we have been blessed with the ability to laugh right now.

After this eventful and entertaining day, I decided it was time for my spray tan. I was so nervous. I have never done anything Like this before, and I was afraid I would come out looking like a giant PUMPKIN.... then I thought, who cares? It can't really get any worse, and besides, I've decided since we never know how long we have on this earth, I am going to take risks and do things I always wanted to do but was too afraid to try. 

Well, I did it; I got some color. Thank you, spray tan. I just might try it again someday.