Sometimes bad things have to happen to force us to change directions when we don't have the strength or courage to make the changes on our own.

You've had several good things happen - a raise, a new car, and a potential new job.  I think you are heading down a new path towards bigger and better things.  Go with it and see where it takes you!

Yay for a tush of steel! 

I'd love to go to the beach.. it is just waaaayyy too hot around here to go anywhere but in the AC... 

Thank you kindly, Curlgirl. 

Novusfemina: LOL @ tush of steel. I'd have a long way to go yet before I could make that claim.    But it is a little better back there. lol
    I know what you mean about the heat. UGH!    We don't have such insufferable humidity out here - just dry, scorching desert climate. The beach has the coolest temps - I'd gladly take you with me! 

So no summer goth thing today. 5:00 am....what was I thinking? I didn't even get up at 6:00!    This full-time thing is going to be one heck of an adjustment. But it's surprising what I'm able to force myself to do when I absolutely must. I learned a long time ago that if you want to accomplish anything, you have to work your tail off.

Today I washed & conditioned with Pantene Restoratives Breakage Defense S & C respectively. Used Pantene Light Spray Conditioner before detangling with my RS #45. Didn't really have time to oil...yet again. I'm so bad about that! 

Left my hair down for most of the morning and brushed it out with my Conair Velvet purse brush when it was finally dry. Then I ducked into the ladies' room for a minute to check my hair in the mirror.
    OMG I wish I had a digicam!! My hair had dried so smoothly and perfectly, it looked like one of the traditional hair pix that so many long-haired ladies here post. Mine would have fit right in, and I would have been able to show everyone what these caramel spiderweb strands really look like and how close I am to BSL...gosh darnit! 
    Hopefully my new position will allow me to afford a digicam in the future. Not to mention repair my Rebel!!! I miss it so!    I've been deprived of it so long, that I've just gotten used to going without. Photography used to be my LIFE!

So today after work, I finally broke down and bought new S & C. Suave Humectant. I just want to try it, ok?? Some things you just can't know until you try.

In a few days, my Restoratives will be gone, and I had a bunch of other stuff to pick up anyway, I figured that making 2 trips wouldn't be very efficient. So I just got the S & C now. It's waiting for me in the silver wire basket under the sink...which is now surprisingly empty. 

Today I made up a chart to help me determine just how much hair growth I've gotten every month, and how much I can expect to get in a year. Apparently, my hair grows slightly slower than most people's....I multiplied the past 6 months' growth by 2, and according to that, I can expect no more than 5 ½ inches of growth per year. Minus what I take off every 6 months with trims. That sux!!    So far this year, I've gotten 2 ¾" total. *sigh*

I'm beginning to wonder just how long I can procrastinate on trims. If I could get away with only getting one trim per year, that would be awesome!! My hair would be so long! I think that would really be pushing it, though. The ends dry out after about 5 months, though they never split. I don't want to ever give them that chance.

Weekday #2 and still no word from Scissor Lady. I've thought about just going into a salon...dun dun dunnnnnnnnnn    But we all know what would happen there, eh? 
    *snip snip snip* "Wow, your hair is so thin!" *snip snip* "Have you ever coloured it?" *snip snip snip* "How about highlights?" *snip snip* "Do you want it layered? How 'bout a body wave?" *hack hack hack* "Here, let me style it for you." *yank yank yank, rip rip rip, rat rat rat, snap snap snap* "Alright, now we'll blowdry...that'll be $87.50...see you in 2 weeks!"     

I think not. Let's just hope that Scissor Lady calls soon!

Anyway, I'm totally brainfarting right now. I forgot everything else that I was going to say.    So...'til next time.

Trisha: I try to get a trim every 6 months in order to prevent split ends. I am not a believer in waiting until you can see them before cutting them off. By then, it's too late. Silly. 

Hair: Washed twice with Pantene Restoratives Breakage Defense shampoo, then left a Snowy's Deep Moisture Treatment in for over an hour. My old bottle of Pantene DMR conditioner is just about empty. HA! 

After rinsing out the treatment, I conditioned with the Restoratives conditioner. Detangled with the usual Pantene Light Spray Conditioner and my RS #45. Then tossed my new oil mix and oil comb into my purse and oiled the ends of my hair when I got to the office.

Air dried, as usual, flipping my hair upside down once to prevent the roots from drying plastered to my scalp.

My hair is so soft these days, it has near-liquid form.   And it's jut barely beginning to feel "long." That's funny because it's not long, but it's crossing the threshold between mid-length and long. As in it's starting to get caught between my back and the backs of chairs when I sit down. And the ends brush the backs of my arms when I wear it down. Just little things like that are starting to tell me it's getting long again. Encouragement for the long road I head, I suppose.

While bored off of my keister at work, I did some more growth calculations and came to a dismaying conclusion. I will not reach my short-term goal of 24" this year.    I was so hoping! 
    Oh well. Next year I will realize both of my short-term goals: 2 feet and BSL.

Exercise: Started hip training yesterday. Ow. lol Apparently, this area was hit hard when my muscles atrophied. It's difficult to do 25 scissor lifts on each side. I didn't know this until yesterday morning when I started out with 30.
    We'll work up to that. 

Welp, that's about it for now. Catch ya on the B side.

Magz: Snowy's Deep Moisture Treatment is a homemade recipe that I got from Galadriel. She explained it to me in the 13th page of her hair journal. I'm not sure if the links still work, so I'll just give you a link to her post: http://www.longlocks.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=journals;action=display;num...

It's one part aloe vera gel, one part honey, four parts moisturizing conditioner. Most recently, I've been making it with Pantene DMR conditioner to get rid of it faster.

hehehe liquid hair...

"Hair of silken  honey cascaded over her delicate shoulders and down her back like an elegant flaxen waterfall. With a subtle playfulness, it danced as the wind caressed each liquid sunshine strand, the light softly glistening over every golden ripple..."

Er...    Ahem.

Still using Restoratives. Washed once, conditioned, capped, finished shower, then rinsed. Detangled with Pantene Light Spray Conditioner & my RS #45 as usual. Hair dried before I could oil it.  

Totally rocked the summer goth thing today.  8)  Actually managed to wake up on time this morning. After a sleepless night of breathing the smoke that the idiot neighbours blew in through the windows, I told my boyfriend that if he didn't quit smoking by the beginning of next year, we're through.

Every day, it gets hotter. It's 80° by 8 am.    I have a constant sore throat from the fans running 24/7 at home and the overkill a/c at work.
   Can't afford an air purifier just yet, though I need one. Actually, I need several. One in each room would be great.  

Scissor Lady has one more day to reschedule. If she doesn't call by Friday evening, I'll either get a professional trim or just wait and see just how lon I can procrastinate before the ends of my hair are ruined.  

After I had returned home and my sunblock expired, I took my 2nd shower for the day. Washed off all of the makeup & sunblock. Didn't wash my hair - just rinsed with nice, cool water. Ahhhh. Hair seems to like this routine.

Good news on the homefront...after 5 months, my boyfriend finally has a new job.    His side work isn't going to stop, but now he finally has something official. Whew!

I think that's all I have to report. Catch y'all later.

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You can fly over here and use my scissor lady, she's really good...I won't mind!  Or, maybe I can fly her over there for you...

I like the sounds of that treatment, I think I may try it this sunday.  How does it work for you?

Magz: I like that idea, really. Hey, why don't you fly yourself and her out here?    Honestly, the odds of that happening are better than my getting a trim this weekend. 

The Snowy's Deep Moisture Treatment is bomb diggity! I forgot to mention that I typically use a little more aloe gel than the recipe calls for. Can't hurt, right?    My hair feels amazingly soft when I rinse it out.

Novusfemina: lol You go, girl. It is a fabulous recipe. I bought all of the ingredients for it at Wal*Mart.

So......hair. Today was my last day using Pantene Restoratives. Woohoo! I washed and conditioned once each. Used up the last of the conditioner, then retired the remaining shampoo (very little) to the linen closet for whatever use it may find in the future.

Detangled as usual with Pantene Light Spray Conditioner & my RS #45 (which is still broken, of course). Let my hair air dry a little, then sprayed in Pantene Daily Renewal Treatment on the length and combed through. Air dried a little more, then oiled the ends.
    My oil solution is still mostly water, so it dried fast. Hair was somewhat difficult to brush out when completely dry. I think it was because of the Daily Renewal Treatment...not sure if I'll use that anymore.

Tomorrow I start using Suave Humectant S & C. I wish the ingredients in the shampoo were less harsh!    I just couldn't resist that coconut scent! 

Speaking of coconuts, my new Herbal Essences samples arrived in the mail yesterday. They sent me the Hello Hydration formulas, which smell like coconuts & something else. My boyfriend (still an Herbal Essences addict, I guess) snatched them and asked if he could use them. I said yes. I'll admit, I was a little bit curious about how they would work for me, but I guess it doesn't really matter. I still HATE them for screwing up their products, and with my car payment, I couldn't afford it anyway. My boyfriend is welcome to the samples...and the evil, bloodsucking, trendy corporation they represent. 

Phew. Anyway, so...I couldn't do a treatment today because I was completely out of treatments this morning. Today was payday, and after working my 2 jobs, I went to the store & bought 2 bottles of Suave 2-Minute Recovery Deep Conditioner. One to use by itself, and one to use with Snowy's Treatments, perhaps...
    I also bought a box of Suave Hot Oil treatments. I have never used hot oil before and am pretty clueless about the procedure. Suppose I'll just follow the instructions and modify them if necessary. The ironic part is...these hot oil treatments contain no oil. 

MAN, it's hot!!!    It must be at least 90° in my apartment still....and it's after 9 pm!!    I hate living in SoCal! Especially in a 2nd story apartment with no a/c! This is torture!
    As soon as I've amassed a small fortune and have all of my lavish, gothic housewares, I'll move north. NoCal, maybe...or Washington, where so much of my family lives. I'll bet it's nice & cool in either place!

Still no word from Scissor Lady or my friend. Both of whom said that they would call me earlier this week...and didn't. My boyfriend won't even answer his phone tonight.   Did I do something to offend the whole world at once or something? Because it sure feels like everyone is ignoring me.    Well, not the long-haired lords & ladies here, of course.

Anyway, time to tackle my nightly exercises, I guess. Nothing else to do. 

Angel-

I was reading earlier in the week that you like to vocalize to Sarah Brightman.   

My favorite song of hers to do such is on the album--Time to Say Goodbye--track 7.  (Bilitis-Generique).  It's basically an instrumental piece but it sounds to me as if she's simply vocalizing on the album---I could be wrong, I don't hear well and she could be speaking words but I don't think so.  My favorite.   Just thought I'd share...