Okay this is shallow compared to everyone else's problems, but....

The home hair-color disaster is fixed! I went to a local salon and a hairdresser did my roots and also blended in the yellow color from where I'd removed the dye. Now my hair is a kind of dark blond with a hint of red. She said red would be hard for me to maintain because my grey roots would grab it and turn bright red. So I can maybe use a temporary color conditioner when I want red.

I also got a cut. This is the first time I'd been to the salon in 6 months and it's great to have a nice new cut and color. Very summery!

Plus I really liked her so now I have a new hairdresser in my new city.