You're right, Angel, what can I say? 
Hair:
Ok, so kill me, I bought yet another bottle of shampoo and conditioner  ....but I was out of conditioner, and you can't just buy a bottle of that without the respective shampoo can you?  I was carefully checking over the Pantene section, when I was dazzled with the picture of some sparkly, shiny ice cubes, what was this??  Ice Shine?  Something new that I haven't tried yet?  I decided that I must have it, so first thing I did was to flip the lid open and take a big whiff, mmm, nice and refreshing!    So in the cart went first the conditioner and then of course the shampoo...and then a new pack of razors, but that's not important here!  The very next morning I couldn't wait to try my new indulgences, so I massaged the pretty, clear shampoo into my scalp and rinsed it all out.  My hair felt nice and slippy already.  Then, conditioned as usual- all but the roots plus a few inches, left in til last & rinsed.  What slip!  And shine?  Shine indeed!    Same results again today, in fact, my friend even commented that my hair looked really shiny today, yeah!  Lovin' my new ice shine!! 

And, on top of new products, I've sported a new hairstyle the past two days as well, all thanks to novusfemina!    I tried her chinese bun and it works out really well in my hair, aside from a few stickie-outies due to the layers, but it looks really cool.  I'm using one of my favorite sticks, it's matte black with little silver skulls painted on the end...it doesn't really match my outfit today, but too bad, I don't care!

Now, let's address this "outfit" situation, you'll see what I mean in a second.  Does anybody else but me ever have "clothing" anxiety?  Is it just me?  Am I really that mental?  I've mentioned this before, but I can't just put anything on for the sake of being dressed, it's got to be "right".  From the fabric to the color to the texture, it has to match my mood and reflect how I'm feeling that day, it just has to, that's all.  So, this morning...let me interject that my PMS is at it's height right now, so I can't even get a grip on my mood...so I'm standing in my closet and realizing that there was nothing in there to suit me for today.  Not a s-i-n-g-l-e thing, nope, nothing.  So I'm trying on shirt after shirt after shirt, finally time comes where I have to just put something on and get out the door.  So, desperately, I grab a shirt and put it on, it's got these ugly puffy sleeves, ew!  So I rip it back off, grab the scissors and start cutting, I'm thinking "If you don't like the sleeves, then cut them off!".

So, I did. 

Put it back on, it's better, but I still feel as though I look like Holly Hobby on dope!    And, oh yeah, I had to put on bikini bottoms because I got behind on wash and ran out of skivvies.  Grrrrrreat.  Let me tell ya, husband man could not laugh hard enough at me this morning as I walked around in a chopped up ugly shirt and bright blue bikini bottoms with palm trees on them.  Ok, I guess it kind of funny. 

You can BET that I'll be doing laundry tonight!  Goodnews- I did finally get to do some shopping and get bread in the house to make a long awaited pb&j sandwich....livin' big, livin' big here.

Yay!  I'm so glad the chinese bun is working out for you!  It's one of my most favortiest styles... 

As for the clothing issue, I SO understand!  I always pick out my outfits a few days in advance, so there's no "mood" issue, except when I'm PMSing.... ohhh lord, help my closet!    I get all fussy when things don't "feel" right, and it happens most often during that time... sweetie puts up with soooo much..

Enjoy your PB&J sandwich!

LOL @ all of the wardrobe malfunctions! Alright, missy....

*takes the scissors, the tattered clothes & the bikini bottoms away from you & drags you down to the "Big City" for a new wardrobe* 

You have me totally curious about this Ice Shine. I didn't think that I was going to buy it, but I've wanted to try it. After my Restoratives runs out, I might just have to!
    The conditioner contains higher levels of cones than the regular Pantene conditioners. But I haven't read the shampoo ingredients. I wonder if it has any cones, or if it's just another clear Pantene shampoo...like Purity or Sheer Volume or Full & Thick.
    Man, why did I ever stop using Pantene?! I musta been high... 

lol @ "something in the water." Been there, done that. If I had a nickel for every circle of friends whom I've watched get pregnant & have babies. Sheesh! Glad I'm not one of them!

It kinda makes sense, though. For all of these people you're doing funeral arrangements for. So many people are dying, it seems natural that so many births would happen also. I dunno.

You MUST take a vacation.  You deserve it.  You NEED it.  Take 2 weeks and drive somewhere you've never been.  Hike in the woods, swim in a lake, visit a museum, do SOMETHING!  If you don't, you will regret it later.

Oh a vacation, I wish I wish I wish!!!  Maybe if I wish hard enough it will come true!

7 years ago my husband and I went up to Boston for a week, but it was on business, not for a vacation...and it was in January!   His company sent him up there to train on some new equipment they were bringing into the plant, I actually had to sneak along, I wasn't supposed to go, only him.  But with his driving skills, wait...more like driving un-skills, he would have never been able to drive up on his own.  So, I mapped out our route and drove us up there, he went to class for 8-10 hours every day & I was left on my own to entertain myself.  There's not a whole lot to do in Boston in January, especially during snow and ice storms!  Some days I'd hop the subway and venture out, other days I'd just hang out in the hotel room and read, and then walk across the lot to Denny's for some lunch or something.  He didn't get to do or see anything but going to class.  So, I really don't class that one as a vacation.  His company never found out that I went. 

As for my hair today, I went back to the Ice Shine, wash and condition, and again used the Pantene leave in spray.  I still have my hair down, it looks pretty, shiny and slightly wavy, I don't think I'll pull it up.  As for last night, well, I forgot all about the oiling and bunning   , I'll try to remember for tonight.

This weekend we're having a little get together for my husband' parents, a week ago it was the marriage anniversary as well as his father's birthday on the same day.  So we're getting together with my SIL and her husband to put a little luncheon or cookout together, it's nice just spending time with the family.  I really do have a wonderful set of In-Law's, all around.

That's all to report today, more next time...

Hello all, and thanks for believing that I deserve a vacation, that means a lot to me! 

Angel, the only draw back I'm encountering with the Ice Shine so far is that after a few days of using, my hair tends to get a bit heavy.  It's probably got a lot of cones in it to give all the "ice shine", but I found after doing and ACVR that I'm back to good results again.  My hair also gets moody, one day it likes, the next day it hates! 

Hair:
As I mentioned I did a vinegar rinse this morning, I ran out of the ACV, so I had to settle for plain white vinegar, worked fine though.  Before doing that, I did a light, diluted wash with Alterna, just to get any surface gunk of first, I then did the rinse, shampooed again with Ice Shine and followed up with the respective conditioner.  Let my hair mostly air dry, then had to do a quick blow through on the dryer on the no heat setting, and then coiled my hair up into two low piggy buns.  I wore this style yesterday, too, but today I parted my hair differently.  I took the end tooth of my comb, placed it on the far right side on the top of my head, and dragged it back to the bottom left in the back of my head.  I separated the two parts, made sure they had equal amounts of hair in them, and then coiled them up.  I left about 2 inches of the ends to stick out, looks funkay!  8)

Man, it's only 10:30am and I ate my lunch already...sandwich, pickles, chips and all...oink-oink!   I guess it's obvious that I've made that transition from PMS to DMS, food, food, food!  I'm thinkin' 4 cheese pizza for tonight...

I got to see one my my customer/friend's new baby girl yesterday, she was the first that delivered of the two mentioned in an earlier post.  How beautiful she is, tiny and perfect, so amazing!  I didn't get a chance to hold her as I was working at the shop (as always) and I had only but a second to stop and fuss.  She may be coming back with her today though, so maybe I'll get to fuss over her while she's in my arms today.  And, in keeping with the whole pregnancy trend around here, I learned that yet another acquaintance of mine is expecting twins.  Not the same one that I also mentioned earlier, but another one, so both of them are having twins, this is just crazy!  From what I understand, SIL is really beginning to show, I haven't seen her in close to two weeks, but I'll be seeing her on Sunday, my MIL says I'll be surprised at how she popped out.  So we'll see, I look forward to spending the day with them all.

That's all for today, peace everyone!

Trisha, I've used the plain white vinegar a few times in the past, it always worked out just fine for me, too.  When at all possible, I try to use the organic raw acv, but that stuff's a bit expensive to be dumping on my head , my second choice is using store brand acv.  Not really sure what difference it makes on my hair, if any at all, actually.  The only thing I do notice is when using the raw organic stuff, the smell tends to linger around much longer than the cheap stuff.

This weekend was very nice, we went over to my husband's sister's home, she and her husband made a really nice dinner for all of us...all of us being my husband and I, and their parents.  We ate and drank, we talked and laughed, and we all marvelled over how big her belly suddenly got, she really popped out since the last time I saw her two weeks ago!  She's only at 5 months, but she looks more like 8 or 9 months, wonder if there could be more than one hiding in there?    She and her husband are going to be such good parents, and I can tell that she's just loving and enjoying every minute of being pregnant, I'm so glad that she's well enough to enjoy it.  Some women aren't so lucky.

In hair news there's not much to report.  I've been giving the ice shine a rest for the last three (?) days, saturday and sunday I used my rosemary sage bar to wash my hair, no conditioner necessary, saturday I oiled the ends, but forgot to on sunday.  This morning I used the Pantene combined s + c, no oil, and a little leave in spray.  Hair's just in a low bun today, it's too hot for fussing!

I know, pretty boring, but that's all there is to tell, soooooo......too bad!   Hopefully something more exciting for next time!