You live and learn, they say. I’ve never been sure
about the last part. You live. Most times you don’t really learn. Most times
the lessons are hard, and complicated, and they are not really learned, more
like hammered into your brain. Lessons like don’t put foot cream before stepping
into the bathroom and never, ever have a mud bath are the easy ones. Others, though, others are much more
complicated.
Anything hair related falls into this category. You laugh
now, oh, you laugh. And if you laugh, it’s probably because you are one of the
two people in the world who are perfectly content with their own hair. If you
are one of those two people, I just have this to say:
I don’t like you.
However, if you are like me, just another slave to
your mane, then welcome. Join the club. You are most definitively not alone.
Your hair so pretty, some people tell me. It’s wavy, and full. Luscious and gentle. I wish I had hair like
you, they say, and I try to smile. I thank them. And, deep down, I wonder: do
they know? Do they realize that it takes 2 hours for my hair to look
presentable? Can they tell I’m a fraud?
I think they can. Deep down, I think we are all the
same.
My hair, for example, my hair is thick. And full. And
frizzy. No, not wavy. Not curly either. Just …frizzy. Countless of products go
into its maintenance. I’ve considering a separate shelf for all the hair
products I’m forced to purchase month after month. I probably spend more on
hair products that I do on …gasp …shoes!
And that….that is just wrong.
So, New Year’s resolution….I will …I will …oh, who am
I kidding? I will continue doing the exact same thing. But, at the very least,
I’ll try to enjoy it. I’ll take the compliments and smile. It’s not easy, after
all. So, yes, that IS my hair. And, it looks damn good.