It's the small triumphs in life *g*

[sholio]

I finally learned to updo my hair with pencils!

Okay, yes, I know it's a silly thing, but I've had long hair for most of my life and had always assumed that doing up a bun with pencils/chopsticks was a) quite difficult and b) would be prone to falling out.

But it's neither! I found a video on Youtube that shows how to do it, and tried it, and -- it's super fast and every bit as secure as a ponytail with an elastic band. I'm actually really surprised at how securely two pencils can keep all my hair in place. I've had it like that for a couple hours now, just going about my normal day's business, and it hasn't shown the slightest sign of slipping.

(The video is this one, except that I tried what she does at the end, and it doesn't work for me AT ALL -- falls right out. But if you stop right before her final step and, instead, shove a second pencil through at right angles to the first one ... voila, it's solid as a rock. At least, it worked once. *g* Maybe I should make sure that I can repeat the effect before I get too cocky.)

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They were selling this on HSN one evening. My hair is chin length so
not long enough but had been, I would have tried it and Sandy, my sister,
had much longer hair than she does now, a bob, but she said she was tempted when she saw one in a store here.

[sholio]

I've never really done anything with my hair -- I either tie it back in a simple style (a ponytail or braid) or wear it loose. But I figure that, if I'm going to bother with the hassle of long hair, I may as well start learning to do a few cool styles, right? *g*