Things I Would Rather Do than Dye My Hair

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Time with my sons is precious to me. And having to spend 2-3 hours in a salon chair on a Saturday morning or weekday afternoon is (in my opinion) a miserable waste of time, when there are so many other things I’d rather be doing.

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That's a lot of time spent doing something that is not fun, is expensive, and (for some of us) is itchy or painful.

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Here are a few things I’d rather do: 1. Pack a picnic, grab the kids, and go to the beach 2. Walk around the beautiful Getty Center 3. Read a classic mystery, like Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout 4. Plant some succulents

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1. Call my Mom 2. Call my Sister 3. Declutter the House 4. Volunteer my time to a great cause or community organization

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1. Play with my pug 2. Participate in the King Arthur Flour Bakealong 3. Lie on the couch and watch Poldark or Being Human, so I can drool over Aidan Turner

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1. Finally organize my photos into albums..or something 2. Look at pictures of cute Valais Blacknose Sheep 3. Play board games or cards

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I could go on with this list forever. But how about you? What would you do with an extra 3 hours once a month?

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