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The bun took thirty seconds. But removing the hair tie requires prayer, patience, a second mirror, and maybe a second set of hands. It also requires courage. The courage to look at all of your hair still wrapped around it… no longer attached to your head.

We signed up for silver. So why is the front looking like somebody highlighted it with chamomile tea? Or with some Cassia- henna's blonde cousin.

Apply the mask. Find the plastic cap. Locate the dryer. Move the chair. Untangle the cord. Find your computer so you can work while you do it. Never mind. Rinse it out and keep it moving. This is me. So many times. Sometimes I almost even worked out on the treadmill, or dusted off the Peloton; I didn't, but I…

'You gotta be out of your mind.' I whisper to myself as I read the directions on the back of every conditioner bottle ever. I'm lying. I don't read conditioner bottles anymore. EXCEPT for the ingredients. I don't care about your marketing claims on the front of the bottle. I know what my hair likes, and I know I need…