Crucial centimetres

When I went to the hairdresser before my trip to Australia to get rid of my split ends, she told me that my hair was perfectly healthy and didn't need to get a cut...! I couldn't believe what I had just heard - that was almost as good as going to the dentist and being informed that there isn't anything that needed to be done!! 

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You will understand my surprise when on my next visit to the hairdresser, she (another one) told me in a desperate voice that I would have to let go of 10cm of my hair! My jaw dropped and there might even have been a tiny tear in my eye when I had to consent to this unexpected treatment of my hair. I was trying to grow it really long again for I had found an old photo when my hair was even covering my bust, and I want just that. Now it looks terrible, it is too short even to properly do the messy up-do I often wear... I'm totally p.o.'d. I'm sure they made a mistake and I should have got a haircut before I went to Australia...

There is another thing about missing centimetres that I'm annoyed with, for when it comes to shopping I can't seem to find dresses in a respectable length on the high street. They only sell mini or maxi dresses, but what about dresses that would just cover the knee? I know it shouldn't be too difficult to find some for the trend of midi dresses exists, but either I'm too tall or it's just about stupid Germany that I don't seem to get my hands on the kind of dress I want. There'd be no problem if I ordered online, but I'd like to try my clothes on before buying them once in a while. I'm always sending back so many items, it would be easier to just leave unfitting garments in the shop for a change.