Holy cow! A whole freaking inch in a month?! My hair has never done that in its life! WTG, Magz! 

Maybe there is something to those Biotin tablets after all. How long have you been taking them?

Good luck with the Christmas shopping. You're totally not alone in the fact that you're not done yet. Only 13 shopping days left - yikes! 

CHRISTMAS IS OVER!!!

Finally, I can breathe again, woooooo!  I haven't posted...or even looked at my computer....since the 11th, there's just been absolutely no time for anything but work from then until Christmas.  I honestly don't know what keeps me fueled sometimes.

On the topic of Christmas, mine was quite nice.  All the cooking, cleaning, last minute shopping, wrapping and running around was nothing short of exhausting, but I guess that's all part of the holiday.  We hosted Holy Supper at our home on Christmas eve and did the gift exchange with his side of the family.  Christmas day was spent between my SIL's and my parents' homes, we did more eating, and more gift exchanging.  Speaking of my SIL, we still have no baby, maybe she's holding out for New Years??

The holiday was tinged with a bit of sorrow with the passing of my great aunt on the 23rd.  I didn't know her very well, she lived out of state and was suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, so actually her passing is a blessing for her.  We'll all be attending her funeral services this weekend.  Never could I ever have imagined what a roller coaster the floral proffesion is, it really teaches you how to juggle a mixed bag of emotions all at once, that's the truth.  One part of me must remain joyous for the holiday shoppers, another part happy for my newly weds that I'll be taking care of this friday, and yet another part of my will be filled with sadness as I prepare the flowers for another lost loved one on friday as well.  All of this simultaneously, no wonder I'm such a crazy flake, it's emotional overload!

Regarding hair, I must say that I've got an inflated ego going on here after the holiday.  It was like my family was just noticing my hair for the very first time, many of them commented on how nice and long my hair had gotten.  My sister begged me not to ever cut it, and my niece just wanted to keep combing my hair while telling me how silky it felt.  That was really neat, she's so affectionate & it seems as though we've got a special "hair bond".  I've been telling her since she's just a little pea that she's going to be the next Pantene hair model, she's got the most gorgeous locks on her.  It's nearly waist length, blonde in color with stands of shiny gold, and talk about thick!  OMG, it's easily 4 times as thick as mine, it's hair that women would kill for!  She knows that I love her hair, so she purposely "casually" swings it around and then looks to see if I'm looking, it's really cute.  And I must say, she gave me the most special chrismas gift ever, she made my whole day.  She wrapped up her favorite stuffed animal and gave it to me, she sat so proud and watched so intently as I opened it up.  It was really just the sweetest thing, she couldn't wait to give it to me. 

That's about it in a nutshell, if I were to go into any more detail I'd take up pages!  So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! 

Woohoo, Magz!!  *hugzzz*

Congratulations to you, your SIL & your family. 

Thanks Angel & Bikerbraid, I do have all intentions of spoiling her and loving her to death. 

Everything happened very quickly for her (SIL), within 3 hours her water broke, she went to the hospital where they realized the baby was breeched.  They sent her directly in for a c-section, and before we knew it the baby was here.  She never even had a chance to experience labor pains...which I suppose is a good thing!  This is definitely a great Christmas present. 

My hair...my poor neglected hair.  Things have been so busy for me that I've had very little time to fuss with my hair.  The routine is basically the same as it has been.  I'm currently using Pantene Classic Clean, and I'm alternating between the regular conditioner and a deep conditioner throughout the week.  I got a new bottle of the light conditioning leave in spray, Pantene of course, I spray that on after showering & before combing.  I then finish off with my jojoba-aloe juice solution (otherwise known as Kimberlily's leave in spray), I spritz my ends and the underside of my hair - where it rubs against my shirt - and usually pull it up into a bun for the rest of the day and night.  I still find that I prefer a braid to sleep in, much more comfortable and keeps the hair tangle free.    Oh, and I have been throwing in regular weekly acv rinses, I just finished off a bottle of the organic raw kind.  Love that stuff.

I'm taking a three day hiatus, yeah!  Off until tuesday, and sooooo looking forward to the rest.  My poor little legs and feet need it!!  We may actually go out this year for NYE, that'll be the first since 2000.  I'm looking forward to it, should be fun.

55 minutes until quitting....and counting!  Just a little cleaning to complete and I'm out of here.  So Have a happy new year to all who read this!

Much love to you all! 

lol Magz, you are so funny, sistah.

As I was reading about wearing your hair down with hooded shirts, I remembered that I was wearing one today, and pulled my hair over one shoulder. hehe

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In theory. But why is it that the conditioner always disappears faster than the shampoo? It seems that's always happening to me, and I often shampoo twice! Is the conditioner just that great that we have to use tons of it at a time? lol Guess so! For this reason, I usually buy an extra conditioner...I'm bound to run out of the first one before the shampoo is gone. So it's not uncommon to have unfinished Pantene bottles sitting in the closet. Good news is, they don't hang around there forever, either.

And lol @ pawning your unwanted S&C off on your guy. I used to do the same thing with my ex. We're evil like that.    But let's be honest: for the most part, guys don't care what they use. 

Hope your "resolution" stays intact all year long, love.