Decision-Making

I have never had trouble making big decisions. I do my homework and I trust my gut. The first house I bought was the first one I saw. Of course, I was strongly encouraged to see about a thousand more. But I bought that first one, and loved it. I run a business, do consulting. I make lots of decisions every day. Big ones and small ones. Rarely do I look back.

But some decisions need additional input. Like haircuts. And which shoes to wear. Now I don’t know why this is. It is baffling to me that I can’t decide whether or not to highlight my hair and, if I do, whom to trust with this all-important life-changing act. Should I call Denise’s guy, Hasan? Susan’s Ilyana? Or Maureen’s Rick? Or close my eyes and pick from the phone book. Or better yet, go to Google Local and try “expert haircolor.” Perhaps I need to find the “best of” list for the area and trust that. But I’ve been burned before. Interestingly enough, Susan was the most stressed out highlight victim I know. (sorry Susan) But when I called the other day to ask her about this momentous decision, she said, “it’s no big deal, you can always get it fixed.” Now that is NOT the Susan I know and love and I fear for her safety. If anyone knows what happened to the real Susan, please email me here.

And though Maureen’s hair looks wonderful, she confessed to wearing a baseball cap the first 2 days. What is going on? These are smart, professional women. I thought I surrounded myself with women of a certain, how should I say it, substance. These are not fluffy girls. But we’re all freaked out about our hair. What is going on?

I have stopped asking Andrew “which shoes look better with this suit,” since he always picks wrong. But what makes me think (although he has some nice qualities I admit) that he has any clue what shoes, jewelry, dress I should wear? It’s not as if he is stopped on the street and complimented on his fashion styling. A better tact might be to ask “do you have a preference,” and choose the opposite.

And I suppose my point (if I have a point) is that we, as women, would go far to trust ourselves a bit more. In business, in fashion, in life. And yes, in hair color.