Day 15

Yesterday was a big day. A couple of weeks ago, my friend from Starbucks told me about a photo shoot he was doing with one of the hair-colorists from Toni and Guy. She was entering the 14th annual Photographic Awards competition, and needed to submit some photos showcasing her abilities. In addition to a great photographer, she also needed some hair models. My friend asked if I'd be interested. I told him that it sounded like a really cool experience but my job had strict rules regarding appearance, so pink streaks wouldn't go over too well. They agreed that I could get natural, subtle highlights for the shoot, with the option of getting the highlights colored back if necessary. I believe my response was "Heck yeah I'll do it!"

The photo shoot was about 20 minutes away, but I was still okay on gas levels because of the barter a couple of days before. I had also talked with a couple who was interested in trading some groceries for my small T.V. I agreed and we had planned to meet up at Walmart later that day. I figured I would have about 3/4 of a tank left after the shoot. I was going back and forth on whether I really wanted to trade my t.v. so soon. These were my concerns:
*I wasn't in dire need of either food or gas at the moment
*I would prefer to bring coupons grocery shopping, and hadn't taken the time yet to find any
*The t.v. is my "big ticket" item, after I barter it, I only have smaller, less valuable things to trade
*I want to be picky about when and how I allocate my resource because once it's gone, it's gone

All of these thoughts were going through my head after the photo shoot. I didn't want to go back on our agreement and it turned out that I didn't have to. I called the couple and the husband said they weren't interested in the t.v. anymore. They had wanted one for their kitchen but had decided my 13" was too small and a 19" would suit their needs better. I was happy to keep it for a little while longer.

The photo shoot was an awesome experience. I was able to make some new friends, get my hair and make up professionally done, help create some really artsy photos, see all the work that goes into a photo shoot, try on a beautiful dress, and basically feel like a princess for a day... all for free.