I’m on the Verge

There are plenty of things a human being can be on the verge of. You can be on the verge of a great discovery. You can be on the verge of insanity. You can be on the verge of tears. I recently discovered I’m on the verge of something.

It all started late one night just before it was time to put the girls to bed. I decided to closely examine my scalp in the mirror. I look at myself in the mirror on a regular basis. However, I have learned not to look too closely. That can get scary. Not creepy possessed doll scary. Just an I am no longer a twenty year old scary. For some reason I decided to examine my hair follicles. It was cause for an alarmed cry to resonate down the hallway.

My husband dutifully showed up at the bathroom door to see what was wrong.

“Just look!” I said pointed to my hair. He examined my scalp closely.

“Do you see them?” I whined.

“What am I looking for?” He asked innocently.

“Don’t act like you can’t them. They’re everywhere!”

I eventually pointed out that there were a large number of gray hairs. An extremely large number to be more exact. Even the new hair growth was gray.

“I am on the verge of becoming predominantly gray!” I shrieked.

He started to back slowly towards the door.

“You’re definitely on the verge of something” he grinned and ran. The hairbrush I “casually tossed” in his direction missed him.

I heard him yell down the hall, “Hurry up girls. Get in bed. Mommy’s on the verge!”

My husband is really good at pissing me off entertaining me that way.

A couple of days later I decided to check out the hair coloring solutions. There are way too many choices. It’s a bit intimidating. I went to the Clairol website

And after watching a tutorial I decided to use the Natural Instincts coloring. Choosing the shade was a bit harder. My hair is somewhere between medium auburn brown (Cinnaberry) and ash brown (Clove). I’m not sure which one to go with. According to the site, they don’t work together. One neutralizes red tones and the other enhances them. Basically the natural color of my hair is in conflict with itself. Might explain all the gray? Well, that and being married to such a wonderful man.

I’m tempted to mix the two colors together and let them fight it out. Will the red highlights prevail or will the neutral tones win the match? Seems like a reasonable solution to me.

I know. I see that look in your eye. There is no need for worry. If my hair turns a weird color I promise to post it for your amusement. It’s the least I can do. I care about your good humor that much.