Cheap Haircut: Check

So I was looking to get my haircut cheap last week. Well I got it but it was not at Aveda. Aveda is great but it's also downtown & I really didn't want to make the trek downtown just for a haircut & then head back uptown. So I googled hair schools in Toronto & found the International Hair Design Academy located at Yonge & Sheppard. Score, since it's fairly close to work & I just went straight there after work.

I can happily say I had good results. First off, the place is a little ghetto looking, especially if you compare to The Aveda Institute. But hey, I care about the haircut & not the atmosphere. So there I was, didn't have to wait a single minute & was able to get my hair cut right away. The lady cutting my hair spent a good amount of time and did exactly what I wanted & offered her input along the way on what would work best. Score!

The total cost was $13 & I am a happy camper. Would I go there again? If I was looking for a cheap haircut then yes. If I ever find my dream stylist, I would happily pay the extra money. I mean I was happy with my hair cut but at the end of the day if you go to a hairschool, you have to accept that your stylist will eventually graduate and you have to try & find somebody that cuts your hair the way you like it all over again.

I am in trouble

My local Shoppers Drug Mart just renovated their store. It finally has a beauty boutique which is hard enough to resist but I also noticed they had the most gorgeous purses there.

The brand is called Suede & Co. Never heard of them but since and did Shoppers carry purses? Either way I totally wanted one of these bad boys. Made me wish I didn't redeem my points earlier and waited till they reopened my store so I could have splurged on a purse & not had to pay for it.

woo, I just won $10

So I do Hotspex surveys every once in a while when I have free time. You take surveys and in exchange they give you points that you can redeem for stuff.

I like their surveys because it's actually semi entertaining and I can use their points to convert to esso points & get a free car wash. Well I was doing one of their surveys a few days ago & won $10. Totally not expecting $10 and happy with the points that I'd have gotten instead, it was nice little surprise. It's not much but that's me eating fast food or getting snacks.

Yoga - Seated Forward Bend

I can finally say that I've gotten to the point where I can do the seated forward bend & get my nose to touch my knees! Feels good to finally be able to do this. I've been so close for the last few months & finally it's been clicking.

Seated Forward Bend down, head stand here I come....

I might have blogged about this before but my yoga goal for 2009 is to be able to do a head stand without any assistance (i.e. wall).

Haircuts

I am due for a haircut & am not sure which route I want to go. Expensive salon route or school route (i.e. get my hair cut by a student at the Aveda institute). I've done both & have had instances where I was completely satisfied & then instances where I almost left crying because I hated my haircut.

I have crazy hair --> Thick semi-curly, wavy hair that I've grown to love. However not all hairstylists know how to work with my hair or give me a haircut that works with my hair & face.

A haircut at the local salon I'd go to is about $40. If I went to Aveda, I could pay as little as $10 I think. I don't completely remember how much I paid last time. To be honest though, I don't mind paying the extra buck if I got a good hair cut. I truly think if I found a wonderful hairdresser that every single time without fail had me leave the salon with fabulous hair, I would definitely pay $50 or more for the haircut.

However with all that being said and my upcoming trip expenditures, I think I am going to go the cheap route and book an appointment at Aveda.

Why is it that

when you can't wait for the week to be over, it takes forever & when you just don't have enough hours in the day, the week flys by. I have so many things to get done at work and at home but it seems like as much running around as I do, I still have lots left on my plate to do.

Went out for drinks last night

And as a result I am over in my food budget for March. I made dinner at home and went out just for drinks thinking I'd be good. However the place that we went to was a little on the pricier side and I had such a great time talking to my friend that one drink turned into 2.

Sunday is a lazy day as are most Sundays. Planning on doing some grocery shopping today so I can make some food for the week. Since I am still a little under in my food budget, I want to try being adventurous and try a new recipe. Also planning on cleaning up my place a little and testing out some new things I got at shoppers drug mart yesterday!

off to google recipes....