Groupon.

I have been on a quest for a new hairstylist for a couple years now. I had a fantastic girl back in high school, but junior or senior year she just kind of fell off the face of the earth (left the salon, stopped returning phone calls, etc).

I thought I found a haircut guy earlier this year, but he texted me the day before an appointment and said he no longer worked there and that my appointment was canceled.

So anyway, because of the unreliability of hairstylists (and a bit of bad luck), I have not had a haircut since December. (Yes I realize how terrible that is, but my appointment for January was canceled, and I haven't had much luck finding a new place).

A couple weeks ago, I bought a Groupon for $60 at a hair salon downtown. For those of you unfamiliar with Groupon, it's basically a coupon website. They have "Daily Deals" for your city where you can buy gift certificates at a lower cost. My $60 to the hair salon only cost me $25. You get the idea.

Of course after I paid for my Groupon, I read the "fine print." I had to use all $60 in one visit. Haircuts are not $60. This may sound a little strange, but I'm terrified of coloring my hair. I've always kind of wanted to color it brown, just for fun, but I've never colored it or even gotten highlights. I really like being able to say "This is my natural color, I've never dyed it" and I'm a little paranoid that I won't be able to get it back to my normal color.

So as much as I like saving money and all, I now have to do something drastic to my hair. I'll let y'all know how that goes.