OKAY. I never thought it would happen but I found myself praying the Rosary while having a haircut. Iba na talaga ngayon.
First of all, I hate having a haircut. It is messy, itchy, and annoying. The only good thing about the haircut is not the haircut but the shampoo, that I like. But I digress.
So if you combine my disdain for haircuts with this pandemic then you have a perfect storm. The first haircut I had when this happened was in April. By that time, my head was a shrub so I had no choice. And since this was still the height of our "praning" we asked a barber to go to our house. Believe me when I say we all needed haircuts. Well except for Chona. All four guys did.
And since I hate haircuts and since I was paranoid you can imagine how I felt when it was my turn. The barber asked me what haircut I wanted and I replied, the shorter the better. So he snipped away, razored (if there is such a word) away and mowed my head until it was really thin. (The hair I mean) After he had finished I almost jumped. For joy. It was done.
But here is the thing. My hair grows fast. I have haircuts once a month. Curses! And so I just had my overdue haircut.
I went to my favorite place. I made an appointment and made sure I was the first. When I sat there, thoughts swirled in my head. Never mind what kind of thoughts but let us just say they were not pleasant ones. When he started I started too. I found myself praying the Rosary. Now that has two sides. One, funny, the other, not surprising.
The former was I was hoping and praying no coughing and no sneezing. Even no talking! Fortunately, no coughing and no sneezing prayers were answered. But not the no talking. But he had a mask and so did I. The good thing about my stylist is that he is quick and when he finally said I was done, I wanted to belt out Gloria Gaynor's I will survive. But instead, it was Give Thanks.
The not-surprising part of the Rosary is whenever I am anxious I pray the Rosary because it calms me down. And so it did.
Strange times these. Nothing is normal anymore, even haircuts. I just hope that my hair grows slowly because I really hate haircuts.