Cutting your own hair

Last night I looked in the mirror and was just sick of my hair. The length was wrong, the shape was wrong, and I was just not happy with my hair. I also wasn't happy with the idea of paying fifty dollars to have my usual hair person cut it. I am so broke. So what did I do? I picked up my scissors to just "trim the ends a little." The way that I like my hair is tapered- shorter in the front and longer in the back, so that if you looked at me from behind it would look like a "U". I trimmed the ends a little, but one side didn't match the otherr, so I cut some more, and then the back was too long compared to the sides! That required a mirror and looking at the reflection with the scissors in my hand. It isn't easy to hold a mirror and cut your hair. You are liable to make a mistake!! And I did!! So then I had to cut the sides some more, and then the front some more, and then the back again! In the end, I had lopped off about three inches. But you know what? It looked ok. My hair is wavy, and it hides a lot of flaws. No matterr who cuts it (even me) it kind of looks the same. The really odd thing is that my husband never noticed- even with the wastebasket full of hair. That's alright- he says that I still look 21 years old to him too.