Interesting. I find myself mostly in # 5, 6 and 7.

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Very pretty 

Thanks ladies

UncommonScents is having a sale, 50% off all Rachael Stephens combs, which is a STEAL!
I ordered 2 glycerin soaps for $0.93 each, 1 Rachael Stephens wide tooth rake comb to compare with the Mason Pearson rake, another 2 Rachael Stephens #42 combs for wet-combing (to set aside for when my RS is beyond use), and some mild Priority shipping. U.Scents is such a friendly Oregon business and they have very responsive customer service. They've revamped their website since the last time I ordered. UncommonScents takes checks, MOs, credit cards, that kind of good stuff.

Hair is bizarre today. I sock curled after the usual CCC and Giovanni, but I guess the hair wasn't dry enough. Note to self- wait until hair is JUST DRY before putting socks in, otherwise end up with extremely gummy hair. I think today's hair is a result of last night's low temperatures. My hair was too wet to sock curl, and the hair ended up feeling permanently wet. It was unusually cold last night, and I guess the non-absorptiveness of the satin pillowcase didn't help any either. Ah well. 

K stuff- snippets from my private journal. It took us 4 years to get to this level of trust, knowledge, general friendship, and emotional intimacy. We are literally best friends. ... I looked back as some of the "criteria" I had for finding someone special, several years back when I first started looking, and all the criteria involved things like personality traits, interests, and qualities that are not necessarily related to the actual relationship but more to a friendship. A few years will put more understanding on you. Today I know that's not the only thing to look for, that compatibility has nothing to do with traits, interests and qualities but more to do with how two people relate to each other as a whole, and how we relate to the world.

similar personalities

unconditional love for each other, supportiveness

good communication, resolve conflict well

similarity in values

tolerance and capacity for forgiveness

long term goals that line up

respective definitions of a perfect life being relatively similar

open-mindedness and capacity for understanding

make each other better people

bear witness to each other's life in a positive way.

And that is how I see K. This is going to sound sappy, but he and I agree on being "the same person". I can't imagine having anyone else witness my complete self, including the kind of emotional intimacy and passion that I've never shared with anyone else, and vice versa I can't imagine understanding and being witness to anyone's life but his. 

You have obviously put a lot of thought into your relationship and what it takes to have and maintain a relationship.  This is a good sign that it will last.

Being friends with your "lover" is very important to the longevity of a relationship.  Just from my own experience, my hubby and I were best friends in college and still are best friends (OMG - its been 34 years!).  This friendship and respect for each other's individualism has helped us survive some pretty rough times.

I wish the two of you much happiness together.

Beautiful fall colors.  Don't ya just love fall??!!

What pretty fall pictures!  I wish we "had fall" where I live. 

I don't know how I missed those pics of your corset.  It's very nice!!

Cynde