2 hours and no hair

 So I finally sort of decided to get my hair done. It was on my decision tree. Since I'll be attempting Pilates in Philly and have a work meeting in a month. Picked out some styles.

Left after last work meeting and 2 hours later back at my computer.

My hair is in exactly the same condition.

What happened? Thank you for asking.

Well, I got dressed. Even applied some deodarant and found some new underwear from scary closet. New as in clean. Just to minimize the very smellable funk. I have some respect for my compadres after all. 

Went to Food Lion and decided on a banana to purchase to get cashback. I haven't really had a taste for bananas these last few years, but it was going to be worth it. Every single checker had a sign that they were not doing cashback right now. Grreat!

I promptly returned the banana I had decided on back to its original home. And walked out. CVS! The bank said this could be a fee free withdrawal. I pull in and remember... I don't actually know what fee free means. Last time I did fee free with a bank, my Bank did not charge me a fee but the ATM charged me a fee and I thought the ATM fee was what was going to be returned. It wasn't. So I wasn't really in the mood for an extra $3 fee, so I moseyed on down to Walmart in the other direction.

Aggravation dial turned up a bit. 

Was not lured by Walmart's bright lights and got my 1 banana and $100 cashback. Yay! 

Went to the nearby braiding place. All the chairs were full. It's 10 in the morning...don't you people have jobs!! (Yes, I'm talking to me too!) The lady says come back after 3p. Grrrrrr. 

So I try to use my technology and click around ... the reviews aren't that helpful so I just pick a place that looks close. None of them really look like a shop with multiple braiders. I drive to this place..get turned around a bit because I'm really not a city driver kind of girl. I get there and Maps tells me it's on the right and it's in fact on the left... 5 lanes away. Grr. So I pull into a random business and spot the new salon across the street. Great. How do I cross 5 lanes of traffic with no crosswalk?  Do I leave my car in this business ...will it get towed? 

Luckily I spot a nearby oil and lube place and ....woot! They do inspections. I can safely leave the car with them. Get back in the car and drive next door.  Leave the car with them and grab my two bags of cargo to make my way across the street. 

It takes a few minutes to find a break in the traffic to cross.

The salon is locked with a flashing open sign. I peek inside and no one is there. Grrr. So I call the number. She's "on her way". What style do I want? Send her pictures so she can tell me the price. I text her pictures. No response. Then 10 minutes later I notice missed calls from an unknown number. I call her back. $168 for the style I want. Is she crazy?! Plus $20 to wash. $200 for a 6-week style. Someone lost their mind.  She actually tells me thanks to get me off the phone. Hilar. 

I look across the street and my car is done. It takes me at least 5 minutes of waiting to cross the street again. I ended up standing in the middle turn lanes for a bit because I got tired of waiting.

I decide to just call it a day and head home. So I have $100 in my pocket and no hair style. Luckily I have a wig and decide to just rock a messy bun for my work trip or a wig-style. I've worn a wig exactly once in my whole life. 

I was already not feeling this hair doing day.

I decide instead of moving on down the line to go pay for my registration in person, I'm willing to suck up the $3 fee to be done with this and pay online. But I check my mail and the renewal paperwork is actually in my box. So I decided to pay by check via BillPay. Not sure what to include but hope adding my license plate number is sufficient. That check is cut and on its way.

I figure I have a month for them to figure it out. And if not, I'm happy to pay the $3 fee in May when I return. 

So, the hair saga is over. (For now.) The braid shop said they're closed tomorrow. How confused would I have been if I tried to go tomorrow. So it's either: do nothing; get it washed at the Dominican Salon tomorrow; or go back after 3p to see if they can cornrow my hair. Stay tuned!