I don't know about you... but, I think getting a haircut is a big deal. I know haircuts are essential for the health and growth of your hair, but for me, it isn't that cut and dry.

For some, getting a haircut is a simple process: you make an appointment, show up, and go home. Your haircut process is comprised of those three steps and those three steps alone. Meanwhile, I have about twenty things running through my head before, during, and after. My haircut process has those three steps too, but there's a whole lot more in between.

1) Recognizing that it's time for a haircut

2) But hesitating because you like your long hair

3) Eventually, you call and make an appointment because you know you should

4) You mark the appointment on the calendar

5) And the day comes around much faster than you thought

6) So you get in your car and drive to the salon

7) You get there and have to act like you're not freaking out because it's only a haircut right?!?

8) You sit down and make it clear to the hairdresser that you JUST WANT A TRIM

9) They say, "Ok. Don't worry, honey" but you are still very worried

10) You move to the station where they wash your hair

11) Lying back in that chair is so uncomfortable but it feels really good when they start shampooing

12) They finish rinsing your hair but then you realize that means it's time to cut

13) They move you back to the other chair where they start brushing out your hair

14) As the hairdresser takes our her scissors, you remind her again that you only want a trim

15) The scissors are in her hand... you want to close your eyes but you don't

16) You hear the first cut

17) But then you see she only trimmed a little bit and it actually looks good

18) She finishes the haircut and dries your hair

19) You tell her it looks great, but you don't make too big of a deal about it because it was *just a haircut*

20) You leave and know that in 3 months, you'll go through the exact same thing again