Relief.

I know you’re out there, somewhere, wondering how my bleach/dye attempt ended up. Did you send me good vibes? Did you cross your fingers for a good outcome?

The result is that I bleached, I dyed, and now I have deliciously luscious purple hair again. It’ll fade, in time, to the bright pink most people have seen in the past few weeks (months?) but for now it’s a deep gorgeous colour and I’m thrilled.

I didn’t end up bald. All Hail Me!

My hesitation to bleach my own hair stems from my inability to see the back and underside of my hair – the part that’s darkest on my head – and the fact that Coffee’s attention to detail is usually a lot stronger than mine. I’m the “slap the stuff on and wait” kind of person and he’s the sort who methodically applies the bleach and makes sure every strand is perfectly coated before he makes me walk around with a plastic bag on my head to keep the heat in.

But I wanted to do it myself simply so he wouldn’t have to worry about it. He’s got heaps of stuff that he wants to do, some stuff that he needs to do, and I want to make it as easy on him as possible when he’s home. Dyeing my hair shouldn’t be on HIS list.

So I’m relieved that things turned out well. My dye application went as well as the last time, so that’s good to.

Combining that good outcome with my adventures in linux-flash-muttering yesterday (and subtract the miserable parenting failures I experienced that I’m not talking about right now) and I’m feeling pretty darned confident at the moment.

Feeling all cocky this morning, I whipped up my first-ever batch of Zucchini Bread With Pineapple. Actually, it’s my first-ever attempt at cooking anything with zucchini at all.

It’s in the oven right now, so I’ll have to get back to you on how it turns out.

(For what it’s worth, and thus far, every single recipe I’ve made from “Simply Recipes” has turned out to be EXCELLENT, so I have high hopes over here..)

Sadly, once the batter was made I discovered that I only own one 9×5 loaf pan. I have no idea if you can refrigerate the batter but I guess I’m going to find out in a few hours when the second loaf is finished baking. (Fingers Crossed.)

There’s something really satisfying about baking.

Especially when my hair is purple.