light reddish brown

so I haven't colored my hair or gotten it cut since... um... a few weeks before my wedding?  in April?  even in the dim bathroom light of the Days Inn last week I could see the gray amid the dark roots, and my hair has been gradually becoming more and more of it's own animal.  I finally gave in and called my salon this afternoon, and scheduled an appointment to tame the beast tomorrow - then I realized that, unless I addressed my hair color issue, they'd totally try to talk me into color.  which, I will confess, the cheapskate in me simply can't allow, not when there are perfectly good boxes of Loreal Preference Light Reddish Brown in my bathroom that cost $8.99.  

I first colored in college - I'm pretty sure it was for a play - and have since been every shade of auburn, some shades of brown, and one Snow White-esque black.  with my pale pale skin, I looked like a vampire.  I also seem to remember some in my family making fun of my colorings... which were never really crazy colors... and now most of them have their own favorite boxes.  my mom's haircolor is way edgier than mine.... in fact, I sort of take pride in the fact that my haircolor-in-a-box skills are so good that most people who've known me forever are convinced that I'm a redhead (for the record, when I was little my hair was totally auburn).  anyway, I love haircolor.  it's like reinventing yourself just a little bit every time. and here I sit, freshly colored and with a pep in my step I didn't have before.  I forgot how powerful taking care of yourself can be.  that could sound shallow, given that I'm talking about hair color in a box, but whatever blows your skirt up and mine is UP.