Haircut Panic

The last 2 or 3 times I've gone to get a haircut, I've been very disappointed that I spent $15 and ended up getting a not very good haircut. Since I've been cutting Richard's hair for a while, I finally decided I was going to be brave and cut my own hair. I just wanted to thin it out and put more layers in it. I've tried to pay close attention to how the hairstylists do it in the past and watched a few videos online to reiterate what I thought I already knew. I took a deep breath and started making a few snips. When I was done, I looked in the mirror and was actually pretty impressed, it didn't look too bad! I immediately ran out to show Richard and he was equally impressed. I was so proud of myself....until the next morning. When my hair was all the way dry, I realized that there is a very noticeable chunk on the right side of my head that is missing. I tried to fix it and blend it in a little bit, but you can definitely still tell. I know exactly what I did wrong and how to avoid that mistake next time but I guess I'll be wearing my hair half up for the next few months until it grows long enough to fix it. ~sigh~ That's what I get for trying to do it myself. At least I saved myself 15 bucks this time...