hair today, gone tomorrow.

i've talked before about how much i have been wanting {coveting} a nice camera. like, here & here & here. but anyone who has ever entertained the idea of buying a dslr knows there's a little more to it than just running out to your local one-stop shopping mart & picking one up. it's smart to do a little research & figure out what one fits your needs, & how much you should invest in it. because it's definitely an investment.

ok, what i'm getting at here in a very long drawn out way {let's not beat around the bush any longer, ok?} is that they're expensive. right? there, i've said it. and sam & i just don't have the income that we used to since going from two full time incomes to one + my two-days-a-week income. so i am pinching pennies. pinching pennies where i can, & changing the way we're doing things around here. this includes, planning meals much more efficiently, less weekend traveling, & spending less of my budgeted disposable income.

but oooooh, it will be worth it.

unless of course my plans for today go horribly wrong. you see, i usually spend a ridiculous amount on getting my hair cut & colored. i don't consider myself a high-maintenance type girl (what girl does?), but i do love a good hair job. having a good cut & color can honestly put an extra little spring in your step, can it not? but my hair costs are definitely an area where i could stand to benefit from some savings. so, i am saving. so much so, that my hair has grown way longer than it has been for years, & the horribly dark roots & gangly ends are evidence of that.

this weekend i took care of the length & nasty split ends problem & got a cheap trim at mastercuts. no complaints there.

but here's where it gets scary. i'm dying my hair myself tonight from out of a box. what i usually pay almost $100 for, i am substituting with a $7 bottle of dye from fred meyer.

here's my "before" picture.

and, i'm going darker. back to my roots, folks. at least for now. it should be fun mixing it up, right? RIGHT? i'm sure i'll be thanking myself when that beautiful nikon strap is hanging around my neck.

"after" pictures should be posted tomorrow. i'm hoping for the best. wish me luck!

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