Thanks, Bikerbraid, I'm glad I thought before I acted on it too, I'm known for doing impulsive things...such as drastically changing my hair on a whim.  I can't say the idea of it is completely out of my head, but I am certainly not going to make any rash decisions about it.  I think what happens is that I get so frustrated with being stuck at BSL that I get totally irrational and chop it off.  I certainly am feeling frustrated now, having been stuck at or around 25" for over a year or better now, maybe this really *is* my terminal length.  Phooey!

I'm really wishing that my hair didn't require washings every single day, especially with the dry winter air on it's way.  I know my hair would really benefit from having a day of rest in between scrubs.  LOL, I don't really "scrub", you know I wouldn't do that to my poor hair!  Anyway, I have tried it in the past & I just to too greasy to pull it off.  If I ever had any blasted days off I'd try it then, but a lot rests on that little word "if", so that's as good as out the window.

As I was combing my hair yesterday, my husband told me that he had been looking through some old pictures, and he said that he couldn't believe how much my hair had changed.  I was completely surprised by his noticing and was totally prepared for a compliment to follow.  *BIG, SOUR GAME-SHOW BUZZ*  I couldn't have been more wrong in my thinking!  He went on to say that my hair used to look so long & thick, it was "awesome" he said.  I replied with, "And now?"  He said that now it looks thinner & flatter, not as full and nice as it used to be.  GEE, THANKS!    He must be retarded to say something like that to - A) a woman, B) his wife, what was he thinking??!!  I didn't feel so bad after he showed me the pictures he was looking at, what he considered "nice & full" was actually more like big & frizzy, it must have been humid out that day or something.  It actually didn't look nice to me at all!  As for the length, it's pretty much the same exact length it is now, maybe an inch or so longer...and I know that because I measure! 

I then politely reminded him that his hair was thinning too, much more than mine has or ever will.   

What?  He started it!

I received an update on my cousin's condition over the weekend, the one battling cancer.  He went for another scan and they informed him that the masses in his lungs were still there, they didn't get any larger, which is good, but they didn't get any smaller either, which I guess is not so good.  Does that mean that he still has cancer?  Is he in remission?  I don't understand exactly what they are considering it to be.  The good news is that he is feeling good, and looking good, he's put weight back on and all his hair has come back as normal as it was before.  His spirits really seem to be up, at least in public, I don't know how he feels or acts when he's alone, I'm sure this experience has changed him in all sorts of ways.  I keep praying for him, as do all the local churches and organizations, and anyone else who knows and cares about him.  He's only 20, he's got sooooooo much life to live yet!

As for my SIL, the doctor told her that she can expect to go any time after Thanksgiving, and judging on the way she looks & baby's position, I think she just may go that early.  I'll be very surprised if she hangs on until Christmas, or New Year's as first predicted.  I got to see the new ultrasound pics yesterday, and you can see her chubby little cheeks, and puffy little lips, even my husband couldn't get over it.  Our precious little niece might be here before we expected, but that's okay, we are all ready for her!

Have a great day, everyone, I've got to get to work now! 

Yeah, that was quite rude of him, wasn't it?  But, this wasn't 80's hair we're talking about here, this was only from like two years ago!!  That makes it that much worse!

As for my cousin, Angel, I kind of figured that that's what the case was/is, it's just really wierd how nobody's talking about it in our family.  Like if they don't mention it, it will go away, it's really strange.  But, like you said, what's important for the here and now is that he's is feeling good and enjoying life right now, I just hate not knowing what his future is.

Oh, and thanks for hiding the scissors. 

The way my hair's acting today I just might be tempted to use scissors on the poor, unsuspecting locks.  I'm on "Operation Clear the Closet Out", which means that I'm forcing myself to use up all the miscellaneous bits of soaps, shampoos and conditioners that have been tossed to the wayside for whatever reasons.  So far, I've only successfully killed off 1 tube of Restoratives shampoo, the matching conditioner was long gone.  Now I'm trying to use up that infernal Alterna stuff, I used it yesterday and it worked great.  My hair smelled fantastic, felt light, full of body and -cone free.  Today?  Not so much.  Today after using the same exact products it feels waxy, heavy and disgusting.  Not to mention it took forever to dry, in fact it's still not totally dry, but I had to bun it up before I ripped it out!    Grrrrr!  I paid nearly $40 for the set & I can't even use them up!!  That really stinks!  I really doubt that I want to use them again tomorrow, I'll have to throw them back to the closet of the damned for a while and pull out something else to use up.  I'll be 80 years old and still trying to use that stuff up at this rate!

We made a trip to the health food store last night, I picked up a bottle of Biotin tabs, some goodies for the dog, a box of detoxifying tea, and of course we had to order our Tofurkey for thanksgiving.  What would thanksgiving be without Tofurkey??   I have a feeling that we are going to be let down (yet again) by the health food store in coming through for us.  They need a minimum of 6 requests before they'll place an order for them, and in this meat & potatoes area it's just not going to happen.  I think we're the only ones who request it, gotta love small town life.  They said they'd let us know by saturday if they can or can't help us.  We can order directly from the Tofurkey website, but it will cost us nearly twice as much, so I really hope they come through for us.

As for the biotin tabs, I bought those to try for my hair (obviously!).  After reading about so many people here  taking it, I figured I'd try it out for myself, see if it helps out any.

That's about it.  I'm hoping to close for a bit this afternoon so I can have lunch with my grandmother.  Usually on a thursday she brings me lunch to the shop, it's kind of tradition, but I thought that it would be nice if I could be there to actually eat with her and enjoy her company.  I hope it works out that way.

Have a great day everyone, ciao!

Welp, I did it again.  I bought a new shampoo and conditioner that I certainly didn't need.  I was supposed to be on Operation Use-Up!  Aye, I'm so hopeless!  Actually, the excuse I gave myself to buy them was to help "cover up" a more embarrassing personal product that I had to buy, and no, I won't be elaborating on that.    We all have to do it sometimes, go to the drug store to buy something that you would rather not be seen purchasing, so what I do is buy a whole bunch of other stuff to disguise it in.  How pathetic.  So anyway, I picked out a brand that I've never used before, I ventured out with thoughts in the back of my head telling me that I will most likely be disappointed by it, as I usually am when I stray.  I bought Rusk green tea and alfalfa shampoo (I think that's what it is) and a Rusk moisture treatment that has aloe, honey and some other natural junk in it.  It's more of a twice-a-week treatment than an everyday conditioner, it's pretty heavy.  I used them both this morning, of course, and my initial response would be that they are decent.  I'm not doing back-flips over them, they're.....different, yeah, different.  They're -coneless, so I wasn't sure what to expect.  I will say that I liked the way my hair felt after washing and conditioning both in the shower and afterwards.  My hair was very easy to comb through, but as it usually does with -coneless products, it took a long time to dry.  I followed it up with K's LIS & now have it back in a low ponytail, which I intend to change, because my hair knots up where it rubs against the back of my shirt too easily.  Best to keep it from touching.

I am enjoying this beautifully dreary week that we are having, I always have preferred cloudy, dark and rainy over bright and sunny, makes me feel calm and happy for some reason.  Maybe I'm a few ounces vampiress?  Nah, that couldn't be, I like gahhhlic too much.    And I'm definitely not nocturnal, society has molded me into a daytimer whether I like it or not.  4 am, 5 am?  No problem.  Past 10 pm, forget it!

I'm feverishly trying to get the shop totally ready for Christmas, there's so much to unpack, price and display, as well as create, price and display.  I've had a "touch" of Christmas in the shop since early October, but now's the time to completely overhaul the joint, Christmas it up from top to bottom....and then tear it all back down in January.  I really, really wish I had the extra space to have a Christmas room out year-round, a place I can decorate & keep docorated for good.  I think about that so often, I also wish I could have a separate wedding space too, but you know what they say, wish in one hand....

On a separate & unrelated note, I learned that I am still sleepwalking, it seems to happen at least once a week lately.  I woke last week to find my closet door opened and the contents that I keep stored away rooted through...by me.  I know this because my husband was not even sleeping in the same room as me that night, we rarely sleep in the same quarters anymore.  It's a snoring thing.  A few nights later, he said that I stood at the edge of the balcony yelling down at him, he said he couldn't understand what I was saying, & he wasn't sure if I was awake or not.  I had no recollection upon his asking, so once again I was sleepwalking.  God, I hope I don't decide to go for a drive one night or something worse!  I'll have to be shackled down soon!

Alrighty, back to work, must keep christmas-izing....

Teehee!  "Hiding the unmentionables", so we all do it...or used to do it then!  I just always feel the need for the 'add-on' item(s) when buying stuff like that, so I can be like "Yeah, I needed this (unmentionable) AND shampoo, and conditioner, and lipgloss, and hair ties, and 10 other rediculous little things".  Maybe next time I'll take Lisabelle's approach, the "plop & smile", I like that. 

It's been a little while since I've posted, but I'm encountering my usual holiday hecticness this time of year, come May I'll probably be nearly non-existent again.   I had a great, relaxing Thanksgiving, as I hope everyone else did.  I'll have to peek in everyone's journals when I get time to see.    I closed the shop on thursday and friday...yes, black friday.  Believe me, people are NOT storming my little town for shopping on black friday, they're hittin' the malls.  Me personally, I hid in the house on friday and stayed in my jammies all day long, it was heaven.    Back to work saturday, and off again on sunday....3 days off in one week!  That's just unheard of!  I really enjoyed the R&R though.

I still haven't had my hair trimmed, yes it does need it, but yes I'm still pushing it and baby-ing it the whole way to see what happens.  I'm not so crazy about the latest s + c purchase, the Rusk stuff, I knew I wouldn't like it.  Why do I do it?  I've successfully used up another bottle of shampoo, and almost have yet another one down.  So, operation use up is still on!  I've mostly been wearing my hair up in stix or a french twist lately, any damage I can prevent will all be worth it.

My sister in law is getting very close to her due date, I have a feeling we'll see a little baby girl within about two weeks or so, I have my doubts that she'll make it to christamas.  I'll make my prediction now and say that the big day wil be......the 19th.  December 19th and I'm stickin' to it!  We'll see though.

That's all I have time for today, have a great day all!