I got highlights today.  Now it's odd how very non-vain I am in most conventional ways.  I don't get carried away with clothing, I feel like I'm trying too hard if I wear make-up, fingernail polish makes me look like a little girl trying to act grown-up, and styling my hair is too tedious.  I am vain about my hair though...not how it looks, but how it feels.  I cannot stand having any products in my hair because despite the fact that it might look nice, it feels crunchy and gross.  I only get highlights because I like my hair blond and the salons I go to use chemicals that leave my hair no worse for the wear (i.e. not dired out nor crunchy).

As I left the salon today, I had that little extra spring in my step that comes with having someone blow dry and style my hair just right.  I hate blow drying my hair...despise it.  Yet, I cannot help but feel a tinge of sadness that my hair only looks this good 8 times a year.  I start considering maybe putting forth more effort.  But then I remember...it took the stylist almost an hour and a half to dry and style my hair.  I am NEVER going to spend that amount of time each day working on my hair.  Forget it.  I'll stick to combing it before rinsing out the conditioner.  Plus, my hair is a little crunchy right now...ick.   I tell them not to use any products, but they swear what they put on it is lightweight...I won't know the difference.  This is commonly referred to as "lying".