I got this trait from my Mum who is a serious DIY-er! I grew up watching her build, fix, cook, grow and do just about everything. She has always called herself a 'Jill of all trades' and I'm proud to say I am following in her footsteps.
Growing up, 90% of our haircuts were done at home by Mum. We would go to the hairdressers when we wanted a complete change of style, and then Mum would copy the style from there. As teens, she started to colour our hair too - a rinse here and there just for fun. Most of the time, I was happy with my hair. There were a few tragic moments in my youth, but since I've never been a terribly girly girl, these weren't too big a deal. When I left home I had short hair, and either had to rely on the budget hairdressers on campus at uni, or wait for a trip home for a haircut.
When I moved in with my (now) husband, we were pretty broke, and one of our early purchases was a set of clippers ($20 from the supermarket) so that I could cut Stu's hair. I've kept cutting his hair most of the last 15 years, and most of the time he has been happy with his style. For a while (when babies were a priority) I sent him to the hairdressers, but found I wasn't happy with how they cut it and after two fix-ups by me, we were back to only home hairdressing for him.
My beautiful babies didn't bother growing hair until they were two years old, so haircuts were not necessary until they were about 3 and then Lachlan grew his hair long for a while anyway. I have done all but one of the haircuts they have had over the last 4 years, and after the drama of the hairdressers visit, we won't be returning for some time.
I cut Jamie's hair this morning. I love that he can say "Mum, I need a haircut" and within the next few hours I can get out my hairdressing kit (a plastic smock for them, an apron for me, a comb, two pairs of scissors, clippers and a few clips), prop him up in the bathroom and do it. I know how he likes his hair, and he feels comfortable telling me how to do it. If something doesn't quite work, I fix it up. Today was the first time I used the clippers for Jamie's hair and he is very happy with the results.
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| Scissors first to trim and cut his fringe |
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| Clippers around the back |
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| Clippers make it easy and so neat! |
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| Another happy customer! |
As for me, I had short hair until about 4 years ago. Sometimes Mum would trim it for me and once, while we were camping our way around Australia, Stu cut it for me. But most of the time I had to go to the hairdressers. I know a lot of women like the hairdressers, but I don't. I don't like letting a more or less stranger style my hair into something that they think will work. I hate looking into a mirror while wearing a smock for so long and I really don't like the chemical smell of my freshly styled hair. So I avoid it as much as possible - I didn't even go to the hairdressers on my wedding day (short hair + a bit of product + a small tiara = simple!). So I am happy that my hair is now long and I can cut it myself using the very technical 'front pony' method. I have also coloured my hair regularly over the years, but find that since I have gone 'no poo', the rosemary hair rinse I use keeps my hair a nice dark glossy colour.
So I cut hair for my whole family. It saves us the
Does your family do home haircuts? If you don't and would like to give it a go, there are lots of tutorials on the web - try Youtube. My recommendation for starting out would be to include a hat or bandanna in your home hairdressing kit - just in case :)
I can remember home haircuts when I was a child but they stopped when I become a teenager!! Having been blessed with 4 sons I also cut their hair when they were little. My own hair I am only game to trim the fringe occassionally. I also do my own colours. I cannot justify spending upwards of $120 on having a colour put in my hair professionally. I envy you having the gumption to cut your own hair - it saves a reasonable amount of money over a year. Good on you for doing it!
ReplyDeleteHello :) I came across your blog by accident and have enjoyed having a read. I'm Susan from Perth, my husband is also called stu and he's also a bombers fan like your stu. He grew up for a few years (early teens) in warrnambool. Small world :)
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