to wonder if I will ever stop doing random, idiotic things?

[Megatron]

I am a 'sensible' 45 year old woman.

I have just cut myself a fringe with DD's craft scissors as I was waiting for the iron to heat up and got a bit bored. Why can't I entertain myself for 60 seconds without doing stupid things? I'm afraid I have form for this kind of thing, what the hell is wrong with me?

What does the fringe look like?

I'm not liking it. Think Dave Hill from Slade. I'm such a knob.

Oh god. Er..... Don't know what to advise re actual fringe or compulsive tendencies! Why not take up knitting to occupy hands. Could knit yourself a hat or a wig til fringe grows back?!

Oh I do this kind of thing.

the other day i melted and twisted a biro whilst the kettle boiled

'Could knit yourself a hat or a wig til fringe grows back?!'

Oh ha ha.

Could have been worse. YOu could have used PLayD'Oh scissors.

.....or it could be a hat with an integral wig. I kind of see you channeling this look

[helpful face]

left - how did the pen melting happen?!

I did wonder about wonder about this type of affair shiny. I'm Scottish so it could work?

www.scotlandkit.co.uk/acatalog/jimmy_hat_zoom.jpg

Me too megaton re Scottish! Question: can you buy ginger wool though?

I fear it may have to be tangerine orange but anything would be better than the frankly terrifying look I am sporting now.

Oh dear . Is it really short? If its a bit long, you could try clipping it to the side with a kirby?

I think I must have been raising my eyebrows when I cut it, a rookie mistake I know. It is SHORT. Have put in one of DD's peppa pig hair clips for now but I just look mental.

You're just going to have to pretend like you meant it and style it out. Practice your shocked and indignant look for when people snigger

Right - I think you just need to embrace it now. this look?

Brilliant! I do stupid shit like this too happy to hear I'm not alone!

shinyblackgrape - erm, i definitely did not do it on the gas hob

OOps!! I do this all the time too. I always end up with one of those awful V fringes!!

All i can suggest is to find some funky ways of pinning it up. Failing that go into a hair dresser and ask if she can help you find a way to style it better?

Megatron.

I think this style might make your 'Slade-stylee' fringe less obvious <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=cher+hairstyles&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1393&bih=738&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=-K34QmDGMX5QVM:&imgrefurl=www.collegefashion.net/inspiration/seven-fashion-icons-that-everyone-should-know/&docid=gDbo9VOKRKB-6M&imgurl=i.ivillage.com/BS/celebrity_style/bad-fashion/bad-fashion-cher.jpg&w=325&h=445&ei=Ta-mT-WWI-Wu0QXTytmdBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=859&vpy=219&dur=100&hovh=263&hovw=192&tx=78&ty=83&sig=104794699034716058369&page=2&tbnh=157&tbnw=115&start=41&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:41,i:170" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cher

Go heavy on the eyeshadow to fill in the void

Maybe shave off your eyebrows and draw them on higher to narrow the gap? You could tell everyone you have had botox.

Ha I feel your idioticness, I have short hair after a similar incident. I have over the years inexplicably drawn dots on my legs with a free tanning sample, painted a rug on a stone floor, destroyed a nice antique sideboard with some restoration, got a wardrobe so stuck in a door frame we had to remove both, dropped a bookcase down stairs and its a miracle I have eyebrows left.

I like to fiddle...