Blondes do have more fun...

Ya know that old saying? Blondes have more fun. Well, it's true. When we went up to Eagar for Labor Day Sarah dyed my hair (thank you!) back to brown. It was a change badly needed. My roots were grown out to my ears and let's face it, nobody's ever as blonde as an adult as they were as a kid, as hard as we try to hide it, it's the cold hard truth. So, I was glad to go back to my brunette self (sorry mom) but there have been some interesting things that have come with it. For instance since returning to my state as a brunette I have:

taken on 7 new students for private lessons

started teaching 3 dance classes

literally forgotten important things like brushing my teeth and showering way more often than I'd like to admit

added 5 additional meetings a week to my already loaded down 17 credit hour semester

gained a new sister to Visit Teach

become the temporary provider for the family

been almost hit on the scooter too many times to count

been buried in homework every single day and night except Sunday

and I have successfully failed 3 of my last 6 tests

After looking at this list I was realizing that blondes really do have more fun. When I was blonde I didn't have any of these responsibilities and I still had that summer relaxation thing going on. Then I dyed my hair and the fun abruptly stopped. Just as I was starting to murmur, okay more like after a long period of murmuring, I stopped to look at that very same list in a very different way. Here's the old list, in a new perspective:

Since becoming a brunette I have:

met 7 new students eager to learn and grow who teach me more than I'll ever teach them, and I'm all the while being paid to spend time with them

boogied with 3 classes of PRECIOUS tutu wearing, fun loving, tender hearted angels who brighten my Mondays, every Monday without fail

learned all over again that hygiene really is overrated

started doing music therapy in a clinical setting and get to meet with people on a weekly basis who can help my understanding of the process increase and grow

met a brand new convert to the church who has a tender testimony and I'm certain will become one of my dearest friends

been able to know what it feels like to have big burdens on my shoulders and I now appreciate what Collin does for our family tenfold

been watched over and blessed by a source bigger than us who has protected me on my long scooter rides to and from school

learned how to study and be a diligent student

learned to appreciate a passing grade instead of beating myself up for anything less than 100%

Ya know, all in all, being a blonde I may have had more "fun" but since becoming a brunette I have felt significant joy. I think I'll keep my hair brown for a while longer...