DIY haircuts

I haven't colored my hair in almost four years and neither John nor I have had a professional haircut in the past few. I've been cutting my dad's hair for as long as I can remember but had no idea what I was doing. The positive reinforcement I got from him never pressed me to learn more about techniques. He'd reach back to feel it and without looking in a mirror he'd say, "It looks great, honey!"

After watching a barber cut John's hair a few times, I got a better idea of the right way to do it. We got hair scissors and John watched some youtube videos about it to learn how to cut mine as well. Then he decided that he wanted a simpler, lower maintenance style and got some clippers to cut his short. That's something he can do himself, but my hair is long and I still need help. I had been wanting to construct a cutting guide to make it easier to do it myself and I found this video. I guess somebody beat me to it. :) I also like the method in the second video of just putting it in a band and hacking it off.