What Were We Thinking?

Do you remember a few months ago when we first became aware that the Covid 19 virus was entering the US?  That was before social distancing and face masks and daily death toll reports.  I recall making one of my weekly trips to the grocery store and finding there was no toilet paper and no cleaning products. I thought it was so strange and really didn’t have a clue why there were shortages. I also just added them back to my next weeks list and assumed I could get them later.

Here it is, 3 months later and the TP and cleaning products are still missing and a few other grocery items are only available on a limited basis, like eggs, milk, some meats and some frozen items.  Evidently people are stocking their freezers and leaving nothing for the rest of us poor freezerless shoppers.

What most people failed to realize was that some basic, essential services would also be put on hold.  Services like hair salons and gyms.  If we knew, we could have rushed to our favorite hair dresser and gotten a very short cut to last us through the pandemic. And we could have ordered some gym equipment on line so we could exercise at home for a few months. But, we didn’t think of it. Now there is no exercise equipment to be had and our hair has gotten so shaggy even our pets don’t recognize us anymore.  I wanted to add just one perfect quote to explain the importance of a good salon, but found several to share:

“A good stylist is cheaper than a good therapist.” Anonymous

“The most important thing a person can have, next to talent of course, is a good hairdresser.”  Joan Crawford

“It doesn’t matter if your life is perfect, as long as your hair color is.” Stacy Snaps Killian

That kind of sums it up.  I’ve seen photos on line of my friends with do it yourself hair cuts and colors. Some are OK and some are just plain funny. I’m holding off and just letting mine grow–down past my shoulders now and back to my college days look. I’m thinking what looked fine on me at 17 just doesn’t suit me anymore and I am hoping, when the salons reopen, my stylist doesn’t laugh too hard. But, what the heck, we all need a good laugh these days.

And, after I get my hair done, I’m going to see if I can still fit through the door at the gym.