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fewer ends: 11: haircuts

1/27/2016

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i realize these fewer ends posts are a cross between...obviously and crazy...it's all a matter of perspective, i guess.  :)  no preaching here, just sparks...or take it as you will.  anyhow...

in college, my friends and i would cut each other's hair.  it was easy and free.  when we got married, i started cutting my husband's hair.  it wasn't entirely without incident, but it worked.  :)  we didn't have much money at all then.  he was in grad school and i was just starting out as a nurse, so i asked him to cut my hair... once.  he kept trying to straighten the line across my back and i could just feel it getting shorter and shorter.  i didn't let him try again.  :)  the girls have very easy one length haircuts that i have always cut.

it took some guts to finally try cutting my own hair, but i worked up the nerve and told myself that i could always go to the stylist (as long as i didn't cut it too short).  it worked out fine and it's been a few years since i've gone and paid to get it cut.  i would not have attempted cutting my own hair when it was short, but at this point i believe that it looks best longer...and now that i can cut it myself, there is even more motivation to keep it longer.  

so i cut this tribe's hair.  we don't pay for haircuts.


if this is a goal. start with an easy cut and a good pair of scissors that is especially made for cutting hair and only used for this purpose (mine cost much less than the cost of a good haircut).  :)  there are also lots of tutorials out there online.

this post is one of a series based on this quote by courtney carver, "instead of figuring out how to make ends meet, work on having fewer ends," and originating here. 

love,
jane
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Cheryl
2/3/2016 09:52:08 am

You are very correct, hair shears ONLY on hair. When I first met my husband, I had gone nearly a year since my last haircut, and it was a bad one. I was dreading going to the salon or two reasons, the first was that my last experience was a bad one and the second was the expense. I was not making very much money and didn't have the wiggle room to pay for a decent haircut. He offered to trim my hair for me and I was taken aback. Did he just offer to give me a haircut? I asked if he had done it before and he explained he had, many times and he explained the process of he would section my hair, pin it up, trim the bottom layers removing split and damaged ends and ensuring it was even. I asked if he had hair shears and he went into the other room and got out a leather case, opened it and showed them to me. I said ok, but not tonight, I had a couple glasses of wine and I knew alcohol and haircuts don't mix. So that Saturday morning I showed up at his house for our date, and to get a haircut. I told him I had a lot of damage and needed 3-4 inches off. He set me on a stool, combed my hair and said he could get the splits and damage, taking off only about an inch or so. I said great, do it and he did. After he finished, he swept up the clippings and I inspected the contents of the dust pan, not much there, that's good. Then I dashed to the bathroom to check in the mirror, and checked the back with a hand mirror. Combed it, checked my ends and I realized, this was the best haircut I had ever gotten, and it was FREE. I was very happy, I did not have to go to the salon afterwards to get it fixed. He has been my stylist ever since. I told him I had always wanted my hair long, but I looked into hair extensions and the price was insane. He told me I could just grow mine out to get the length. Mine was collarbone length when he started and now with dusting trims every other month, my hair is now past my elbows. As it was getting longer, I got him to learn how to braid my hair, and he has learned several from Youtube tutorials. It saves me hundreds of dollars a year having him trim my hair, and the days of bad haircuts for me are long gone. I love my long hair, I know my guy does as well or he wouldn't be so supportive in braiding it for me.

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jane link
2/3/2016 07:35:00 pm

oh my goodness! i LOVE this! you had me smiling the whole way through. what a picture of love. thank you so much for sharing, Cheryl! :)

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Cheryl
2/4/2016 10:37:38 am

Actually I think having him give me that first haircut was a very significant point in our relationship. I had to work that evening and if I chose to reject his offer, I would have been at the salon rather than with him. He gave me a great haircut and seeing how well it turned out put me in a fantastic mood. I enjoyed the rest of the morning and afternoon on our date before I had to work that evening. My coworker asked for the details of how the date went and when I told her it started with a haircut and the rest was great, she thought I was crazy. She said let me look at it, she checked my hair and told me that it looked great, he is a keeper and don't let him get away. I checked multiple times more that evening and I just kept thinking, he gave me a great haircut, I love this guy, he is mine. I am going to marry this guy. Crazy, but that is what happened.

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jane link
2/5/2016 05:36:00 pm

:) hold on tight!


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