Reed's Hair

My husband is a very selfless, caring man. He consistently puts the needs of others- myself, customers at work, friends, family- before his own needs or desires. Sometimes though, there is another facet of this level of concern for others... apathy about his own needs and desires. This being said, Reed having his hair cut has been one of the areas where he lets his apathy towards himself take over. He has told me many times before that he wishes he could grow his hair out forever, or keep himself shaved bald, because then he would never have to worry about what he looked like, or have to take care of his hair. We tried this 'let's not care and not cut it' approach for a while. Reed was happy because he didn't have to take time out of his life to go to the barber, and because he thinks paying for something unnecessary is wasteful. I was happy without cutting it because every time I did convince him to go, he would drill me for instructions to give to the barber... and I never knew what to say.

This is the result of the no cutting method:
Which, actually, I thought was pretty cute!( A little untraditional, but think Jim, from The Office).

Then, we decided to go visit Reed's family for Thanksgiving, about 2 weeks after the above picture was taken. So, we decided to trim it up a little. Unfortunately, it was about 2 in the morning the night before, as we were packing, that we decided this. And all we had to do the job with was, lol, a broken beard trimmer. It came out pretty badly, very choppy and uneven (again, broken beard trimmer... not the job it was meant to do... not my fault!) I'm not sure if you really get the full effect in this picture:


So, for Christmas, I got him a hair cutter set. At this point we've pretty much decided that I will be cutting the Kerr household hair because, like I said before, Reed hates spending money on 'non necessities,' particularly if he feels they are borderline vanity. (The set I bought will pay for itself in 1.5 haircuts.) I cut my own hair, and have for years (see previous pictures). Reed admitted to me today that if he had to pick a favorite look, he likes the longer hair (first pic) the best. We decided that I needed to even out the cut I gave him with the beard trimmer for his hair not to look so choppy as it grew back out. This was the before:


The during:
And the after: I think it came out pretty well! What do you think?

Whoops

How did I ignore this blog for a month? I feel like I've abandoned my creation :( So many times since December I have thought, "Oh, that would make a good post" or "I need to snap a picture of that to put up." But alas, here I am a month later with no new postings. The longer I didn't post, the more difficult it became to come back! I felt like I needed to come back with an increasingly more important blog the longer I stayed away. Well, here I am with nothing of great importance:

As I said in my last post, I did have a hematologist appointment, in preparation for pregnancy. But after waiting for 2 hours,and charging me a 40 co-pay I might add, the doctor just drew blood and sent me home. He is new to me, and said that he needs my past files before we can sit down and talk about special pregnancy precautions. I go back next Monday.

In other news, my mom and little brother came down to VA to spend some time with us. Clee (my brother) came down for about 2 weeks and my mom for one. It was nice to all be together on Mike's one year anniversary. I cannot believe it's been a year since he died! What a strange feeling to look back on this year, and realize he is not a part of all these new memories. The Lord has been good to us, but I don't think something like loosing a family member is ever easy.

I have also started couponing and CVS-ing as of late. I have a coupon book all organized, and I use it every week! If you're not sure what CVS-ing is, you should head over to this blog It is a wonderful way to get most of your toiletries for free! I am still learning, and trying to spend as little out of pocket as possible, but I can already tell that I'll never have to buy toothpaste again! I am learning from manyof the frugal blogs I read about how to be a good steward of the money God has blessed our family with. Not that it's a lot, but it's more than we really need! We really are learning about how to live on less, and how your priorities in life really are reflected in what you do with your money.

It felt good to catch up! I plan on updating more often now :)