Vanity's downfall.... the poor. / The family or the Pedicure

So I have not had a haircut since last June. Are you surprised? Most of my girlfriends are. I just can't see spending 35$ to $40 dollars on a haircut when there are so many other things that we need. It just makes me feel selfish. On that note, I have been trying to decide if I should cut my hair shorter before the baby so that it takes less time to blow dry, or leave it long and just let it curl. Oh my curly hair has been the bane of my existence for such a long time, and I have done everything I can to banish it. I rejoiced the first time I bought a ceramic flat iron, and spent far too many hours slaving over my hair making it straight ( I wonder what I could have done if I had those hundreds of hours back. hmmm). And now it seems, out of a lack of money, and a lack of motivation I have given into the beast that is my curly hair. The curls that I have not seen since high school are making a come back. I feel somewhat defeated and then there is the other part of me that feels like I am embracing my true self. (I know, how corny do I sound, right?)

The other hair styling that has fallen by the wayside, is getting my hair dyed. I have been slowly noticing gray hairs the last few years since I quit dying my hair. (Blake likes to tell me that they are just really blonde, as he pulls some out for me. lol. His denial is sweet.) So in conclusion, if you see me roaming around town with slightly gray and curly hair, now you will know why. I like to think of it as acceptance more than lack of options. lol. Maybe I am just growing up and care less than I used to about these things, but I say that when deep in my heart I know I am vain enough that if given the chance I would go to the salon every two months, and have a mani/pedi every two weeks, and buy accessories like I used to. I guess the real reason that I have stopped those things is, that as much as I loved sitting in that massage chair while someone paints my toes, or having someone else fawn over my hair, the truth is that I really love my husband, my baby and our lives together sooo much more! I would sacrifice so much if it made us better off, or happier. Blake gives up so much of his time and talent and love for this family, is giving up some of my grooming habbits so much to ask?