Friday, June 3, 2005

WHY did I bleach my bangs???  I am angry that this deed cannot be undone.  I guess that is what I get for not being satisfied with what I've been given--"you never know what you've got till it's gone".......

On the bright side:  (ha, ha, and my bangs ARE bright) they grow very fast, and I'm thinking by the end of July most of the bleached parts should be gone.  I inadvertantly bleached some hair above my bang line, but once that grows out, it will just blend in with the rest of my hair, I'm hoping.

Also on the bright side:  the ends of my hair are naturally light--the same color as my bangs!  So now, starting from my bangs, I'm light-dark-light.  An interesting contrast. 

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!!!  I'll just enjoy the highlights until they "disappear"!!!

Monday, June 6, 2005

It was a good hair day.  The sides of my hair, framing my face, which I had trimmed VERY short at Christmas, have now grown back out and fit nicely up into the poof above my bangs!!!  I realize now that very short face-framing "side bangs" don't agree with my hairstyle at all--even though when I saw them in a picture on someone, I thought they were a MUST HAVE for myself.  So what else is new--I'm still learning from mistakes. 

The episode of the bleached bangs is now receding slightly in seriousness.  I am resigned to waiting for them to grow out--I can't wait till the first dark roots start to appear!!!

Soooooooooo...what are my hair resolutions starting now?

1.  NO cutting, trimming, ANYTHING except for my monthly forehead bang trim.

2.  NO bleaching or coloring EVER(again).

3.  Remember to generously oil before shampooing.

4.  Be content with what I have.  I am so blessed.  If I find myself becoming discontent with my hair, start DANCING, EATING, SINGING, whatEVER and forget about it!!!

Thursday, June 9, 2005

I decided not to curl my ends with the perm curlers.  There's just nothing like my current method of coiling the ends around the "end" of a half-braided piece and pinning it.  Tonight I am going to wrap with fabric as usual, then secure with some hair clips that would normally tear my hair out--but over fabric, NONE of that!  The little claw clips I've been using are not QUITE strong or big enough.

I my
 ARE FINALLY STARTING TO TURN DARK!!!

Oh, thanks be to God!!!!!  

I also CUT MY BANGS.  A new way.  Here's my method:

1.  I made my side part and gathered about 1cm of hair, pinching it in front of my nose.

2.  Lining up my scissors just underneath the lowest point of my eyebrows, I twisted the scissors so that the cut would be at an ANGLE with the longest part of my bangs to be on the left side of my face.

3. CUT!!!

I'm happy with it!  It gives my style such a lift.  I will probably have to re-cut it often, since thanks be to God my bangs grow SOOOOOOOOO  fast.

That's all for now, it just turned midnight!

Monday, June13, 2005

I'm up WAAAAAAAAy past my bedtime, but my family
had "fine tea" around nine and I did NOT have my customary decaf.  Now, needless to say, I'm charged.

I need a new style, especially with my bangs.  I am just sick of fighting with them and never knowing if it will be a good hair day or not.  I don't feel comfortable with having them pulled back, though--my face, my whole body, everything, feels naked.  

I have to wash and condition tonight...I will do my usual pre-wash oiling with coconut, and I think I will keep a small tub of the c. oil in the shower so I can apply it again after I've washed my hair.  Just a thought.  I'll give it a try.

Well, I'm totally charged so I may as well write it off.  No more hair news, though....

I created a "prayer corner" in my room with a nice, rich brown upholstered chair with a black wrought iron stand next to it, on which stands a picture of the Crucifixion and some prayer books.  It (the chair) is sooooooo comfy and it is very inviting.  A refuge in the midst of the day's troubles.



I can't believe it's past 1 a.m...I'm either going to be sick (like I get when I stay up late)  or I'm going to be majorly exhausted tomorrow morning.  And I still have to shower and everything else.  Gotta go..........

Thursday, June 16, 2005

I think I put TOO much coconut oil on the ends of my hair/curls this morning...the curls didn't dissipate, but half my length looks SOOO oily. I used two marble-sized amounts of coconut oil.  I think ONE pea-sized dab would have been sufficient.  Or one marble-sized.

My bangs are causing me untold frustration.  I styled them differently today: I made a center part and gathered just the right half of my bangs, sweeping them and the sides up into a poof.  I left the "left" half hanging free, sort of waving around my eye.  Not bad...it's easy and quick and gives the appearance of a "frame" (or more like an accent) without the trouble of the usual way I wear them--which is sort of fluffed or waving across my forehead, side-parted...but it seems they NEVER want to fall in place and/or behave the same way two days in a row!  AGHHHHHHHHHH!!!

What else is new?  I am using some small (approx. 2-inch long) perm rollers (old ones of Mom's) as hair clasps over my night-braid/curls.

x
x  (Braid)
x
x
x
x             
xxxxxxxx  (End of braid, which I then loop up and coil around the length of the braid)

Wrapping the end with a small square of fabric, I then clasp the perm roller in the center of the square.  It holds the coiled end wonderfully.  And in the morning I get spirals!!!!! 

WHICH I will not over-oil.

It's almost time for the 5 o'clock news--gotta run!!! 8)

Monday, June 20, 2005

Almost the end of June.  My bleached roots are steadily growing out.  I MAY start washing my hair every day during summer and see if I notice any growth spurts...

I never wore my new 'do to Mass on Sunday.  For one thing I was feeling not too well (though good health quickly returned), and running late besides. PLUS there's just nothing like a long mane of hair...and PLUS, if I ever need any discouragement at all pertaining to the wearability of a new style, all it has to do is break or snap one or more hairs off.  Which is exactly what happened with the banana-clip 'do.     So whether or not I will ever wear it again remains to be seen. 

HOWEVER...it just might come in handy by this time next week, when fam and I will be travelling Down South to visit Grandparents and relatives!!!  The super high humidity in Memphis, Tennessee just causes my hair to wilt.  They DO have very soft water there, though--when I wash, my tresses feel like silk.  The banana-clasp 'do could perform well for travelling and just day-to-day going around. IF it doesn't break any more hairs!!!

It's almost time for supper.  I want to take a quick walk in the garden before we eat, so here goes I.....

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

I wore my new style to the noon Mass today and it's great!!!    I felt so happy all day--and that's unusual, suspiciously unusual, since I am in the throes of PMS.  Actually, period was expected on MONDAY and failed to show!!!  Does that mean I'll be forced to travel with it? We're leaving for Memphis on the 27th.  It'll be 40 days on Friday...maybe it will come then?  Irregular cycles!!!    Oh well...I digress.  This had absolutely nothing to do with my hair--but wait, yes it did.  I felt joyful all day about my hair, even in the midst of hormonal disruptions.

Met Dad at the park for lunch, after Mass.  It wasand MUGGY but we survived.  So did my hair.  Stopped at St. Anthony's on the South Side and lit some candles, said some prayers. Then Mom and sisses and I went shopping for Dad's birthday.  Thanks be to God for air conditioning in auto and home...

My hair doesn't seem to mind the temps too much.  It's doing just fine.  I think it is very happy that it has a new style.  I know I am!  Nothing makes me feel better, on a natural plane, almost, than when my hair suits me.  Thank You Jesus, may it give You glory!!!  After all, I AM a WOMAN!!!!!!!

It is past 10 o'clock as I write this. How do I justify my break with the strict 10 o'clock bedtime?  Simple:  I reasoned that since I had no time to get online earlier in the day, it wouldn't hurt this once (or once in a while) to get online after 10.  I hope God accepts this deal.  I love bargaining with Him! 

It's total hairwash night, tonight.  I've not been saturating my length with coconut oil the past couple times, unsure of how good it actually stays on my hair during the wash. I apply a light coating to the lenght when it's dry, however, as well as heavily coating the very ends.

UPDATE ON MY FACE:

This morning I tried something new as a moisterizer--or rather a combination of things.  I applied my usual aloe/witch hazel mixture as usual, and THEN (oh, brilliant!!!)  I dotted some Noxema all over my face and rubbed it in, sort of like makeup--only I don't wear makeup.  My Mom wears some makeup that I think has Noxema in it, and it always smells so fresh and looks so good on her.  Why not try for the same results minus the "makeup color"?  It felt and looked good on my face...I hope it doesn't clog my pores!

Well, gotta go...I want to do a "face sauna"  (microwave a dish of water for 5 minutes and sit with a towel over my head) before I have a snack and get in my shower, etc.  The face sauna is SO good at clearing ears and nose and sinuses, as well as for the skin.  I must remember to do it every night.

Until tomorrow...

Monday, August 15, 2005

Well, this is my first journal entry since a little over a month.  SOOOOOOOOOO much has happened...  I can't speak of it all here, it is just too overwhelming and personal.  But the sun is starting to shine in my soul again, just as it is on this picture-perfect, balmy August evening, and I know that everything is going to be all right.  

My three mottos to get me through:

NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE UP

DON'T QUIT, KEEP ON GOING




They say stress can take a toll on your HAIR but so far I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary--maybe because I have been coping pretty well, with God's grace.  Honestly, if it was not for my Catholic faith I would not have gotten through this.  My family wouldn't have, either.  So being Catholic is good for everything in life, even your hair!!!  

I seem to be perpetually stuck at tailbone length, though--not that I'm complaining!  Once it's curled and styled, though, it looks about waist length or shorter.  Still, no complaints....honest, God, thanks for everything here!!!  No complaints!!   Just therapeutically rambling in this journal!

Gotta mow the lawn tonight--that means a definite hair wash later.  I think there may be something wrong with the mower--are the fumes supposed to be that overpowering or am I just hypersensitive?   ???  Last time I got a headache while I mowed, from breathing them, and I even had a mask on.  

What does that have to do with hair?  Oh yeah...I'm going to wash it tonight.  I'm trying out a new curling method, too.  Will post method and results later.



Okay, I'm back again, sitting at the computer as I wait for my just-washed hair to dry!  It doesn't take too long because it is so fine and thin (not thin-NING, thankfully...)

I am going to attempt a brand-new hair curling method tonight...um, I mean, this morning!    For all posterity I am recording it here:

1. Separate hair into two roughly equal sides.

2.  Grasp one side a little bit under the ear.

3.  With other hand, grasp the tail and encircle it around the shaft of the part you are grasping under your ear.  There will be a slight loop of hair underneath the spirally curled part, which is normal.

4.  OH YES...you will need a thin crew sock.  Fold the cuff down just like you would do if you were wearing it.  Hold your curled hair in your right hand and stuff it into the sock.   (Or your left, whichever is easier.) 

5.  Get a rubber band (it can be any kind of band, 'cuz the sock is protecting hair from damage) and secure the sock-covered curl.  To do this effectively you should loop up the end (foot) of the sock and stick it under the band.

This will be my first night trying this!!!    Results tomorrow, hopefully...and now GOODNIGHT!!!!!!!!!!