Even haircuts give perspective

 Hi people of the world, 

It has been a while... How are you doing? What's new, exciting, and fun in your life? Has 2021 given you something to look forward to?

I had a haircut about two weeks ago. I was so excited for it since I had been cutting my own fringe since about a year now, and I thought that I should maybe get a professional to do it once. Big mistake. Sometimes I wonder how professionals can screw up so badly, especially when they actually do care about their work and they charge quite a bit for what they do. 

When I cut my own hair for the first time, I spent about a month prior to that just observing how it was setting/falling by itself. I analysed where my hairstylist must have made the cuts, and imagined doing the whole thing by myself. I'd got a fringe about five years ago, so I opened up those pictures and tried to imagine how the hair would have to be partitioned to get the same effect. I checked out photos of models, singers, and actresses who had similar hair and hair cuts. And I finally took the scissors and made the first cut only on a small part of my hair. Week after week, I made adjustments, until it finally looked like how I wanted it to. 

This is why, when the person I went to for a haircut royally messed it up two weeks ago, I spent a couple hours patiently fixing it today. I cut the fringe into the exact shape I wanted it at, leaving a couple strands to fall behind my ears. And I also cut a single layer which made ALL the difference. 

Sometimes I wonder how professionals can screw up so badly, especially when they actually do care about their work and they charge quite a bit for what they do. 

Maybe they just don't care as much as you do, but they care a lot by their own standards. Maybe they just aren't that detail oriented about that particular task, and don't even see the things that you see. 

And I find that really funny, yet it hits home, because when I think about the approach to cut my hair, it was very methodical. I did an initial assessment, had multiple iterations of work, and after months and patience and continuous improvement, I finally have something that I like. 

Really need to apply both this method and attitude in all areas of my life. Good things take time, good things come to those who keep trying. 

That's something we all need to remember. :)

Whatever you have to look forward to - keep looking, keep trying, and stay excited. You'll get there soon!

Love,

Kanksha

Edit: After a re-read of my post, I realised that it has too many 'I's in every sentence. But you know what? I don't care this time. BECAUSE I'M BACK TO WRITING ABOUT RANDOM STUFF THAT COMES TO MY MIND AND I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT B)