So last week, we mainly worked like furious little ant workers, and watched Shakespeare. We had tickets for the RSC's Henry VI parts 1, 2 and 3 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. Oh yes, we is hardcore.

When it finished on Friday, we didn't want to start the weekend feeling sad, so we went out with the work massive. Cue cocktail lock-ins, late-night escapades in filthy rock bars and all-night cafes, and getting home when it's light *weg*. Saturday was spent recovering, then out in Dalston to celebrate Mary being pregnant (yay! I can talk about it at last!), then Lisa and I went to Camden and hung out on Sunday, then I came home and dyed Grace's hair.

This week, it's been work, work, fall-over-with-summer-cold. Cue rasping throat, high temperature and 36 hours in bed ... great. I *have* to be back on my feet tomorrow cos we have a critical deadline on Friday (we'll make it with the wind behind us) but gosh, germs, bad timing. ^_~

Anyway, what I'd really like is your opinions on attempt #1 at Grace's dye job:

Before:


After:


A quick family shot:


Next to Moon, to compare the pinkness:


Grace isn't quite sure yet:


It's turned out darker and pinker than I'd envisioned. Specifically, she looks a bit ginger now, which would be fine (I'd dye it carrot red) except that I know there's a Last Kiss B upstairs, tucked away for my birthday, who'll fulfil my hankering for a redhead girl. So I'm wondering: leave her as she is, or try to dye her a darker brown - which is a more risky process. Or another colour? Suggestions?

(Also, I'm a bit gutted, because her hair, style-wise, is lovely now, and I'm thinking that if I'd just washed and straightened it, I'd probably have left it as is. Except I really didn't like her peachy colour, so I know that isn't true.)

Please comment. Even if you don't like it - in fact, especially if you don't. I'm really torn between relief-at-not-having-fucked-it-up and not-quite-what-I-wanted-disappointment, so all comments would be helpful.