I know I’m strange

I have some extra money this week and since I’ve not really spent any significant amount on myself, I decided that I want to do something. I decided to get highlights done to my hair. I called today and made the appointment and asked how much, so I knew how much I had to put aside. I nearly cancelled the appointment when she told me how much because I have issues with spending 40 bucks on my hair. This is not a bad price, I know that for a fact. I know people who spend a lot more than that on a weekly basis. I just have this mindset that I could put it to better use.

So, it was suggested that I get pink or purple highlights. Uh, no? I’ll stick with blonde, thank you. I have a hard enough time garnering respect as an adult in this community because everyone has known me my entire life and still see me as ‘Tom’s daughter’ and not the person that I am. I’m trying to be taken seriously and garner enough respect in the community and expand my involvement. While I believe that my hair color shouldn’t matter, it does in this community. I know these people and how they think. I’m sure I’d have gotten even more strange looks last night than I did if I had walked in to the town board meeting with pink or purple hair.

I have other things going on in my head, but they’ll go in a separate post or 3.