It’s been a long time coming but today I finally bit the bullet and got Helen to cut my hair.

Apart from a brief spell around the age of 18 I’ve had long hair all my life, but a combination of receding at the front and thinning on the top has meant that for several years it has looked ridiculous worn in any way except tied up in a ponytail, and increasingly ridiculous tied up too. A few weeks ago I bought clippers; today I unleashed them.

It needs finishing off by a proper hairdresser (sorry Helen!) but I don’t think I’m going to hate it as much as I feared I would!