so, this week began with getting a bad haircut... any gal that has had one can tell you that bad haircuts suck and can sometimes ruin your day, your week, and if REALLY bad, the months it can take to grow out! yeah, i know there are more important things going on in the world these days but....
one thing about having shorter hair (like me) is that with a few poorly placed snips you can easily start looking like a spinster teacher, a soccer mom badly in need of a makeover or a stereotypical butch softball player... and not the hip, groovy, fashionable, young looking for her age, gal about town that you might see yourself as ... well, my hairdresser (who i normally love) made a few snips when cutting my hair earlier this week that i fear brought my look too closely into the territory that i did not want to emulate.... that incident, combined with a friend who is an amazing artist sending me an image of "me" to use for my blog that also seemed to veer into that territory while aging "me" by at least a decade older than what i am almost pushed me over the edge... both happened within hours of each other and made me wonder if i am in fact not nearly as cool as i thought i was...
the thing about being an almost 40 year old intern is that between classes and working in my internship i am surrounded by classmates and fellow interns that are at least 15 years younger than me 90% of the time. so, that tends to make one slightly more sensitive to the aging process and i, for one, have no desire to look older than i am or like an almost 50 year old intern (in real life or in drawings) when i am actually 39 (and a young lookin' one at that!). the good news is the haircut was fixed today and the artist friend said that what she sent was just a very early idea she whipped up quickly for me and the next ones won't be like that... i can't wait to see what she draws because she is an amazing talent!
today is good friday in more ways than one... i just learned from my drafting professor this morning that he is officially adding me to the class! so, the good grades i have been receiving these last few weeks will actually mean something! woo hoo! my perseverance has paid off! YAY! also, easter is in 2 days and that darn easter candy that i can't seem to say no to will finally be leaving the stores... i don't know if it is the colors or what but easter offers my favorite holiday candy... those darn cadbury mini eggs! i am addicted!
one thing about having shorter hair (like me) is that with a few poorly placed snips you can easily start looking like a spinster teacher, a soccer mom badly in need of a makeover or a stereotypical butch softball player... and not the hip, groovy, fashionable, young looking for her age, gal about town that you might see yourself as ... well, my hairdresser (who i normally love) made a few snips when cutting my hair earlier this week that i fear brought my look too closely into the territory that i did not want to emulate.... that incident, combined with a friend who is an amazing artist sending me an image of "me" to use for my blog that also seemed to veer into that territory while aging "me" by at least a decade older than what i am almost pushed me over the edge... both happened within hours of each other and made me wonder if i am in fact not nearly as cool as i thought i was...
the thing about being an almost 40 year old intern is that between classes and working in my internship i am surrounded by classmates and fellow interns that are at least 15 years younger than me 90% of the time. so, that tends to make one slightly more sensitive to the aging process and i, for one, have no desire to look older than i am or like an almost 50 year old intern (in real life or in drawings) when i am actually 39 (and a young lookin' one at that!). the good news is the haircut was fixed today and the artist friend said that what she sent was just a very early idea she whipped up quickly for me and the next ones won't be like that... i can't wait to see what she draws because she is an amazing talent!
today is good friday in more ways than one... i just learned from my drafting professor this morning that he is officially adding me to the class! so, the good grades i have been receiving these last few weeks will actually mean something! woo hoo! my perseverance has paid off! YAY! also, easter is in 2 days and that darn easter candy that i can't seem to say no to will finally be leaving the stores... i don't know if it is the colors or what but easter offers my favorite holiday candy... those darn cadbury mini eggs! i am addicted!
oh, and i met a cool guy at an event for a charity i support earlier this week who was inspired to write about me and my blog in his blog... how cool is that? here's a link to what he had to say... http://mediasetfree.wordpress. com/2011/04/21/the-art-of-change-for-happiness/
until next time....