Oooo! My friend Therese gave me a banana clip yesterday, and it's absolutely gorgeous!



I'm such a newbie to long hair, I have never used one of these clips in my life. Can anyone suggest some good hairstyles? The clip is 8.5 cm long, so it's too short to put all my hair up in it. Is there an updo that can be done with such a small clip?

/Kate

I'm pushing off tomorrow at the crack of dawn for a vacation with my family in the US. I'm so excited! I saw my Mom and Granny back in April, but I haven't seen my brother & family since 2001. They live in Florida, so I'll be displaying my snow-white gams to all and sundry. I just hope they're not blinded by the glare.  8)

On a hair note, I'll be picking up some LongLocks sticks I ordered as Xmas presents for various people. For myself there will be (sadly) no sticks for a while, maybe I can make some requests to Santa Claus.  I'm going to try and find some French twist combs, small, hair-friendly banana clips and elastic bands. I might pick up some Redken products as well, they're cheaper in the US and I was planning on making a "hair Xmas package" with the sticks for my friends.

I'll get to do my Granny's classic length hair every day too (well, for the week and a half we'll be with my Mom). I think I'll try the style eKatherine has in her current avatar - Granny wears a similar style as it is.

I'd better slap on a coat of sunless tanner. See you in a few weeks!

Miracles never cease. I got a job today! Sweden was hit hard by the recession and things are only now starting to improve. I've been off-and-on out of a job for more than 2 years, and it was starting to feel pretty hopeless. I've been waiting to hear for a month now and finally got the call today. I'll be starting Monday Nov 22. It still feels a bit unreal to be honest.

On the good side, I'll finally have some cash to spend on hairsticks. However, I won't be here as often anymore. I'll have to catch up on the boards in the evenings. Just had to share!

Ah that's brilliant Kate! Congrats to ye! I hope it all works out for you! 

Thanks, Strawberryfine.

I know I've been incommunicado for a while. On Monday I got a call from my Mom to tell me that my Granny had passed away. She was 94 and had a fantastic life, living through all manner of hard times and yet thinking only of others. I've never known such a purely generous and loving person - she was one of the last of the old school English ladies, innocent and good in all things. She came to live with my family after my grandpa died a few years before I was born, so she raised me just as much as my mom did.

Even though I knew I'd get the phone call one day soon, it hit me a lot harder than I expected. She's just always been there. She never doubted that she would be reunited with my grandpa in heaven, and I know that they're both smiling down on me now, and always will be.

I've been here reading from time to time, but I just haven't had the energy to post. It's hard to find the energy to do anything actually.

Anyway, I just wanted to get that out of me. I'm going to go redeem a massage gift certificate now - I'm sure that will put some spring in my step.

Kate, I'm so sorry to hear that. My deepest sympathy for your loss.

xxxx
Rua

Thanks for the sympathy, everyone. I'm doing a bit better now, mostly because work is keeping me so busy.

Anyway I measured on Dec 1, but forgot to post so here is an updated growth table.

August
Back: 46 cm 
Front: 28 cm (from center part) 

October
Back: 50 cm
Front: 31.5 cm

December
Back:  52.5
Front: 31.5

My growth seems to be slowing down a bit (I actually measured 31 in the front, but I thought I'd err on the side of generosity). Strangely, my hair feels like it's grown a LOT in the last couple of months. I now feel like I have long hair, rather than in-between, unmanageable hair. Blame my slapshod measuring.