I did it! I finally made an appointment and got a new haircut! I’ve been wearing it in a ponytail for years — it’s so hard for me to spend time and money on myself. But I have to thank Alyice Edrich of The Dabbling Mum Christian magazine — she wanted a headshot to go along with an article I wrote for her. This sent me into a panic, as I had nothing to send her.

So I made an appointment with someone I’d never met before. When I walked in, she had gorgeous long, wavy hair — shimmering with blond highlights. “What can I do for you today?” she asked me.

“I want something fun,” I told her. “Like yours. Can you give me some highlights like yours? And cut it however you want … I’m just sick of this same old look!”

Well, I had no idea that I was putting myself under the hands of a master cosmetologist. And she had no idea that I like to ask millions of questions when I find someone interesting. So the hours flew by. I think I’m going to have to write a story on this lady.

She’s a single mom who is raising two daughters all on her own, working as much as 50-60 hours a week. She said, “I love what I do. It’s amazing the passion is still there after 23 years.” She said when she was a little girl, she used to love putting curlers in her doll’s hair and lining them up at her beauty shop.

Now her dream is to someday open up a full-service salon/ day spa. The first one in our town. Doesn’t that sound exciting? I had fun helping her think up some names for her new business. Since I write for two local magazines that help small businesses, I hope maybe one day I’ll get to interview her and help her find some new customers.

My husband took some pictures of me yesterday afternoon right before we had a backyard Easter egg hunt. We waited until the last minute to buy plastic Easter eggs, so the stores were sold out. Instead, we had to hide little cardboard boxes of Jujy Fruits candy and other toy prizes. But the kids didn’t care — they had a great time.

My article was posted this morning on The Dabbling Mum, How to Write Online Book Reviews.

If you’d like to write for The Dabbling Mum, Alyice Edrich is always looking for great articles about a variety of topics related to parenting, business, travel, faith, and writing. And she’s a paying market! (That will help pay for those highlights.) You can read her writer guidelines here.