It’s that time again when a visit to the hairdresser can be put off no longer.  Not quite the same as a trip to the dentist on drill noise alone – or the of humiliation of an eye test:  ‘Read what?’ – Thank God for lazering  is all I can say hashtag BEST money EVER spent, hashtag why did it take me so long? (even if you do smell your eyeballs burn..)

But the hairdressers?..it’s meant to rank as a pampering treat, except every time I go the mirror clouds up with a thick layer of emotion.  The first thing they do is release my hair from whatever grips and slides are currently holding it in place slash up.  Then they brush, talk, wash, cut, snip, roll and bouffant. And by the end, I do my best to grin it up..but I’m always waiting for those elusive, unicorn words..

‘Would you like me to – or would you like to put your hair grips back in/hair up again?’

Any combination of the above would be great..but in all my years of trips to salons, large and small..not one person has said it..instead I scrabble around to find the shrapnel of my previous existence and wait till I’m out the door..is it weird to want just a trim and leave as me rather than a full blown transformation each visit?

Laters, Kate x