Yesterday afternoon, my husband mentioned to me that he was long past due for a haircut. I hadn’t want to say anything, but had already noticed that his hair was looking distinctly mop-like. Not in a good way 😉
With all but essential services closed here in Montreal, Canada’s epicenter of COVID-19 infections, there’s nowhere to get a haircut. I happen to have a pair of barber’s shears at home, because I used to trim my own bangs – before a rare autoimmune and neuro-inflammatory disease rendered my right hand and lower arm more or less unusable.
To be clear, I’m not a hairdresser! I’ve never done more than trim my own bangs, between visits to a professional. But what, I wondered to myself, if I used my left hand? Could I use my old barber’s shears to scissor-cut my sweetheart’s hair, using my left hand, without making a horrible mess of it?
When I ran the idea past him, I was surprised when he said: “Let’s try it. It can’t be worse than it is now!” I set him up on a chair in our kitchen, with towels covering his upper body, and crossed my fingers. On my left hand; the fingers on my right hand don’t work properly!
It took me over an hour, but he loved his new haircut. I have to admit, it looks pretty good! And now he finally understands what I’ve meant over the years, when I’ve said that scissor-cut hair feels softer than hair that’s been cut with clippers. His hair does feel softer, so much so that he can feel a difference himself.
Now that I’ve been able to give him a decent haircut, I’m thinking of trying to cut my own. We have similar hairstyles, short and somewhat choppy – although I keep my hair shorter than his.
Wish me luck! My attitude will be: “If my hair looks horrible, at least it’ll grow back. And it’s not as though I’m going anywhere special these days, since we’re mostly staying home”.
It was a nice surprise to find out that I could do this for my husband, who does so much for me; each and every day.
Whatever activities, adventures, or challenges you try during this bizarre pandemic period, I hope they work out well. Stay safe, keep well, and take good care – of yourself and your loved ones. This is so much a time to come together, to reach out to old friends, and to make new ones – even online.
As always, thanks so much for stopping by ,-)