((Anais)), thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying the pics.  I know they'll remind me of days of shorter hair as it keeps getting longer.
Romantasy has my order and I'm hoping to receive it by the end of August/beginning of September.  I haven't heard anything, but they say no news is good news...

Don't tell anybody, but I didn't wash my hair Wednesday or Thursday this week.  With the high pressure system sitting over Arizona I've had a constant sinus headache-the kind that hits you like a hammer in the eye just when you think its getting better.  Today the headache is gone, so I washed my hair and did the protein treatment.  Hair is soft, smells yummy and is softly waving (thanks to Jessicurl!!)

I am struggling with saving money for upcoming stuff-wish Rapunzel would sometimes make ugly hairstix so it wouldn't bother me so much when I can't just buy what I want.  Now I say that having just purchased the cherry swingstix, but I've been trying to get a red pair to wear w/my red geisha stix so that goes in the necessary category.  (That's my story & I'm sticking to it  )

Somewhere in this ever expanding journal I think I wrote the instructions for a do that I now have pics for.  I'm going to post 'em all and then hope to find what I wrote.  Maybe I dreamed it.  Is there a difference??

Forgot to mention that I'm no longer sleeping w/ a french braid.  I now make two pigtails behind the ears and then slide the miniscrunchi down so its loose at the scalp.  It makes is easier for me in the heat and I think my scalp is getting more fresh air and thusly is itching less (besides the scritching which has been revolutionary for me)
Scunci brand makes these mini scruchis and they're great!  Easy to sleep in and perfect for pigtails.  Too small for a ponytail for me, but if you have fine hair I'm sure they'd work.

It's so easy to use my willpower when I don't really have to.  I'm glad you bought the Cherry Swingstix.  I'll bet they look great with your Geisha stick. 

Well,  I'm totally off kilter having adopted two new kitties.  The older one, Ziggy is 2 years old and the younger, Jumpin' Jupiter is 2 months old.  Sweetie, our resident is 4 years old.  The boys have their own room as we go through the process of integrating our expanding family.

I haven't been washing everyday as I was, so I hope to get back on track soon.  However, today I wore a simple bun w/ hairsticks (wild fushcia fantasysticks) and the tail of my bun is longer...yippee!  I'm so glad I didn't cut it.  It started to feel heavy-I think I'll be having long layers and I'll just live with the pokey outie bits (besides-I think they give a style character)

Khrome-I don't think my hair's long enough for a Gibson yet.

Forgot to mention:

Newest addition to the collection...

Glittering Chameleon Glitterstx

Very pretty, very cool facets on the beads.

Seems like the antibiotics are finally kicking in, Jupiter's eyes are not so wet today.  Poor baby's still sniffling and making really weird noises.

Ehhh, haven't washed hair yet.  If I don't do it tonight I'll have to tomorrow before work-way too greasy at the roots to pull off the usual coverups:bun, bandana, baseball cap.

I'm watching this new movie on Sci-Fi called Bloodsuckers.  Normally I really like vampire stories.  I've decided to become an action hero-nominal actings skills required and you get to run around and stuff.  I can do that.

Need to start working on the Gibson and french twist for September recital.  Hope I can reasonably copy Mary Poppins hairstyle.  Julie Andrews wore a wig.

OH, Gabi!  Youch!  I've been putting #27 on my kitty scratches and it stings-can't imagine in the eye.  Lesson well and painfully learned, eh?  Sorry ((hug))

Ah, today (Sunday) I washed my hair.  Yay, everybody's happy.  My waves turned out so soft and pretty that I didn't put my hair up for teaching-I took my adorable mini claw clips w/blue rhinestones and clipped the hair out of my eyes.  This allowed me to see and keep my waves.  You see, if they get disturbed while they're drying they pretty much go away on the top layer.  So!  No scrunchie until the hair is completely dry.

Jupiter seems to be getting his energy back just in time for Ziggy to start showing signs of being unwell.  Poor baby has an irritated eye.  

I totally forgot earlier to add to the collection:

Swing Cherry Swingstix

A D O R A B L E !  They are awesome and totally compliment my primrose geishastix.  YAY!

AND, I'm totally bummed about my length!  I'm shocked, actually.  Must meditate more.  Could a weakend ammune system have anything to do with hair growth?  I'm flummoxed.

Awww - I remember hovering around the 20" mark and it felt like it was never going to go over.  Then BAM, over the hump.

It sometimes goes like that, especially when you are watching the "pot" ... take heart that it's beautiful ...g