Your hair is absolutely stunning!  It truly is beautiful

Wow! Your hair looks incredibly thick and so healthy. 
And just *look* at that growth! 

Thanks Galadriel!!  

BB - so THAT's what you call them - pocket doors!  What a cute name.  Do they still make them?  I confess, I go to Home Depot about twice a year, and I don't really pay attention to their door selection.    It would be cool if they did - once I get my own place I'm going to want to replace all the doors!  Cute avatar BTW.  

ETA: WOW just looked up on google images "pocket door" and found a whole new world of door pulls and fancy locks!  I never thought I'd be so excited about a door.  Hahah  Oh boy, I should go to bed...

Roots Done

Finally went back to Valentina to get my roots done last Wednesday.  They were a mess - about 2.5".  I hadn't gone in a while since she was on maternity leave, and I had nowhere to go until last weekend.  The boyfriend and I went to the Rim of the World Rally (car rally we go to every year) and worked at the finishing stages.  He calculated times, and I manned the scoreboard. 

Collective Wellbeing Detox Soap

I decided to try this stuff when I went to get more conditioner.  I really like it!  It contains active charcoal which supposedly has a lot of surface area to pick up impurities.  The bad thing is, it's blacker than black, and feels like you are washing yourself with a Japanese or Chinese ink stick.  The water runs black too.  But it smells really good, and seems to help reduce inflammation. 

http://www.collectivewellbeing.com/product_show.php?id=2012

Quote:

Thanks for the link!  I'm going to have to try this; summer wreaks havoc on my skin.   

May Catch-up!

May has been a busy but fun month!  My niece got married last weekend, and they had a beautiful outdoor ceremony in San Diego.  The weather was gorgeous, and we were lucky as rain was forecasted for that weekend!  I got into town a few days before to help out, and to visit with the family.  I ended up helping to put out the favors and centerpieces in the reception hall.  Everything was a tropical fuchsia and white.  I don't wear heels normally and my feet were dying!    OH!  But remember I've been wanting to get a traditional Philippina dress, like the one my grandmother wore in that old pic I posted?  I got one to wear to this wedding!  I don't have a pic in it though, since I was busy *taking* pics, but I'll take one soon.

As of three days ago, "stick season" began.  This is where my naturally low body temperature is not enough to keep me cool, and I must put my hair up.  (I've been wearing it down all winter and spring.)  My bun is huge now!!  Since I work from home, and have no one to impress   , my preferred styles are French twist and crown bun.  The crown bun looks a bit "young", and not as distinguished as a nape bun, but it's perfectly balanced over my spine that I hardly feel it's there.  A bun in any other spot tends to make my neck muscles overwork.  Here is a pic of my ginormous bun, taken this morning:



New Gadgets

I've been disorganized for the last two years since I switched from a Palm OS PDA to a Pocket PC.  I have now officially declared Pocket PC as crap (for what I want to do with it) and have gone back to Palm.  I got the LifeDrive and absolutely LOVE it.  More details about it are in my LiveJournal blog:

http://khrome23.livejournal.com/

And a pic of my LifeDrive on a foldable keyboard:



And my other gadget this month - Tamagotchi Connection V3!!!  Tamagotchis are virtual pets made by Ban Dai that were big about 10 years ago.  Your pet evolves depending on how well you take care of it.  The added features in V3 is that you can get codes from off their website and unlock items in the V3, and vice versa.  There is also a Nintendo DS game that also works with the website and the V3.  More about this is at http://www.tamagotchi.com

This is a signature of my tama, Kimi, that shows the different stages in her growth. 



But she recently mated with my BF's tama, and had an egg!  So I'm on 2nd generation right now.  I'm bummed because she was so cute and I miss her!  Here is a pic I took of her being silly:



Collective Wellbeing Detox Soap Ingredients

This is for 13bodies - the lovely black soap that I mentioned earlier.  This may contain spelling errors! 

Sodium Palm / Saponified Palm Oil, Purified Water, Glycerine, Carbon (Activated Charcoal), Sodium Chloride, Zinc PCA, Certified Organic Extracts of Rumex Crispus (Yellow Dock) Root, Echinocea Angustifolia (Cornflower) Root, Salvia Officinalis (Sage), Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary), Cimbopogon Shoenanthus (Lemongrass), Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme), Juniperus Communis (Juniper) Fruit, Tetrasodium TDTA, and a blend of pure essential oils including Eucalyptus, Grapefruit, Geranium, and Tea Tree essential oils.

Beautiful bun!!!!