So yesterday while I was dying my hair (back to dark brown) I had a dramatic epiphany about my life. It was time to rinse and I stepped in the shower, and casually noticed my corner of shampoo, conditioners, body wash and so on. Right now, I'm in transition of shampoo and conditioner...I'm finishing off the last of the VO5 shampoo (conditioner is already gone...I go through it faster) and have already started on the new bottle of Fructis conditioner. I basically get a different kind of shampoo and conditioner each time I go to the store...depending on if something is on sale, if I have a coupon...or if it just seems to look particularly nice that day. This is when it hits me...I've discovered why I can't seem to commit to a real relationship with a guy...why my life always seems full of boy drama that never seems to actually go anywhere but in circles. I can't even commit to a shampoo. Or a haircolor for that matter. I like change. I like to try new things. I get bored and move on to another brand, another color, another anything.
This is a bad strategy to have with boys.
"Trying on" a lot of different guys like so many pairs of shoes is generally frowned upon in Christian circles, and since that is the pool from which I would prefer to date, this leaves me relatively up a creek. And it's not that I don't intend to buy a pair eventually...it's just that they are always a little too tall or short...not quite the perfect color...straps are just a bit wide or thin--something is always just enough off that I don't really want them. So I keep trying on different ones. I finish off the bottle of one brand of shampoo and move on to the next one that looks interesting. It's like some sort of sick cycle.
So it's at this moment, when I start to feel relatively emo, that all of a sudden I see a light at the end of the tunnel: my hair gel. Fructis Style Curl Shaping Spray Gel, to be exact. I discovered this stuff some time last year, and we totally clicked. It works exactly like I want it to whenever I am scrunching my hair. We meshed. We bonded. And now I don't buy any other product. Even though I have an occasional bad hair day with the stuff, I am still 100% committed to FSCSSG. We are living happily ever after.
All that to say, I am now confident that I do not have commitment issues. I just haven't found the right shampoo yet.
Or hair color.
...or boy.
But I suppose I don't mind much. I think hair gel is a good start.
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#2: I can't commit to a shampoo either. but i usually use kids shampoo (shampoo and conditioner together! so simple! so not as effective probably!)... you thoughts ARE that deep, mere.
I don't think everyone in the Christian circles frown upon dating around. I know I don't. I think it's a great way to get to know what you're looking for in the other gender.
I agree that once you do find that one shampoo or guy that it will stick and you won't want to move on to the next. It just takes a little time to find it...
wow meredith! first i thought...why the heck is she blogging about hair products..but then..again wow.
i really love the way you write.
let this stuff keep on coming.
and add some german ;-)
wow meredith! first i thought...why the heck is she blogging about hair products..but then..again wow.
i really love the way you write.
let this stuff keep on coming.
and add some german ;-)
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