Oh peoples
my haiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Allow me to refresh your memory of the great hair debacle of 2011.
I melted my curling iron in the sink the morning before we met the boys.
Yep.
Good times.
This time I have managed to keep my flat iron from melting but just barely.
Each morning I plug it in I pray that this will not be the day that I will be held responsible for burning down a 5 star hotel.
I plug it in and .8 seconds later it is hot. hot. hot.
I'm pretty sure it needs a converter for the voltage.
I'm also pretty sure I didn't bring one.
I'm also pretty sure I don't care and I keep using it anyway in the name of taming the wild beast that is my hair right now.
I'm also, also pretty sure I am taking my life in my hands by using it this way.
But alas, don't care.
Even with the flat iron though I walk outside to the weather that is Guangzhou and I look a bit like this
Someone said to me today, " I feel like I know you. I recognize you from somewhere." and I wanted to say,
"It's me! It's Sonia!! I just have REALLY bad hair right now! For the love help me please!"
but I didn't.
I just smiled.
And nodded.
And cried a little on the inside about the hair injustice of it all.
In unrelated news,
It's so weird being back here.
2 short years ago I stood in the same room I was in today
and met my two sons, having no idea that 14 hours from that spot there was another little boy that 7 months later would become our son as well.
Faithful, faithful God.
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They have converters that you can use in the hotel. Just ask for one and save your flat iron. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteFrom a former hairdresser, with naturally curly hair, who fried a flat iron while fighting the great hair battle of 2008 in Guangzhou (during rainy season)--I feel ya. Oh do I. You look marvelous regardless, my friend. And on your other note, that room--sweet memories there, our same labor room for Teddi's delivery! Sweet blessings!
ReplyDeleteLove you!
Tina
I found a flat iron in China and bought it. They had no idea what I was talking about when I asked where a flat iron was. BUT I found one. I had to, because I blew the fuse as soon as I plugged mine in. :-( I found it at the Walmart.
ReplyDeleteI love following the journey you're one. I wish I was there with you. :-)