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Reply #270 - Jan 15^th, 2007 at 2:02pm

Thanks, La Diosa!

A bond is exactly what I did, I agree that it is a good idea, but I just really wanted to give her more of a "keepsake" sort of gift. Although, I suppose I can do that anytime, not just on special occasion.

Nothing overly exciting to report thus far. Relied on the 2-in-1 s+c to get me out the door on time again this morning, my butt's been dragging lately. I'm going through this phase (I guess you could call it that) where I don't feel like I have the ambition or energy to do much of anything the past week. Today's a pretty quiet day as far as work is concerned, which means that I should be doing bookwork, or valentine's day preparations out in the shop. And I'm trying...I'm really forcing myself to get some necessary work done, but I tell ya, I'm dragging my feet doing it!

Yesterday was the first I had off since january 1st, I should have gotten so much housework done, but again, nothing. I think I need some vitameatavegamin to get me going. Wink

(Gotta love Lucy)

Anyway, back to the hair. I did the 2 in 1 thing, followed up by a little aloe gel in the bangs...as well as all over my hands, elbows, legs and face. Aloe gel is such a great moisturizer, I had no idea until BB turned me onto it. Thanks BB! I also did the usual spritz of jojoba oil & aloe juice on my ends, only to tuck it up safely into a bun. I used my big u-shaped pin/hair stick thingy to secure it, I'm not exactly sure what it would be classed as. It's like a long, narrow U, and the prongs are used the same as you would hair sticks. It's actually a little more secure for me than the sticks, because both of the prongs push thru the hair at the same time, so both are helping to hold the 'do. When I use sticks, usually only one is doing the holding, the other is just for show.

Okay, enough putting off my work. Roll Eyes

I think I'll go make some spring wreaths and swags for the shop. Later, all!

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: maggie. Reply #271 - Jan 16^th, 2007 at 7:46am Glad the aloe is working out for you. I too find it to be a great multi-purpose "must have" item.
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Lisabelle Stardust Offline Kami wa onna no inochi - A womens hair is her life Posts: 2797 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: maggie. Reply #272 - Jan 16^th, 2007 at 3:01pm I'm a big aloe fan too! I always use a dab when I braid my hair for control. And when I take it out my hair is as soft as ever!
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Reply #273 - Jan 22^nd, 2007 at 12:28pm

Gotta love the aloe! Cheesy

I haven't been updating much...because there's not much to update about. Tongue

I've been doing my best to try to avoid all the nasty colds/flus going around, seems like nearly everybody's getting plagued with it. But luckily, with Airborne at my side, I'm still healthy & trudging on, and hopefully it stays that way.

Hair's the same-ol', same-ol. Wash, condition, style, blah, blah, blah. Wink

With the weather being cold & nasty as it's been, I've been keeping my hair safely tucked as much as possible. Sticks, scrunchies, bobby pins, what have you, anything but down right now, I just can't risk any unecessary damage at this point. It's longer than it's ever been before, and I want to be able to keep saying that month to month. Could waist length actually be possible for me??

I'm also working frantically to get the shop ready for Valentine's Day, as ready as can be, anyway. I still have quite a bit to do, though. With that being said, that's exactly what I'm going to go do now...so till later!

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Reply #274 - Jan 29^th, 2007 at 2:46pm

Well, the most I have to report is that I'm successfully using up my old & current hair products. I've killed off two last week alone. Currently I'm working on finishing my Alterna shampoo, but I'm using a Pantene conditioner with it & that seems to be working out pretty good. It seems that as long as I finish off with Pantene my hair responds pretty well & it doesn't matter *too* much what I'm washing with. But if I try to finish with a different conditioner the results are far less than good. As for the Rusk products I (regrettably) bought, I'll still try to use the shampoo up, but I ultimately ended up chucking the conditioner. It's just plain horrible. An $11 mistake, oh well. Embarrassed

Soon I'll be ready to buy some new Pantene... Cheesy

By the advice & rave reviews of fata morgana, I treated myself to a a tube of Dr. Hauschka's Rose Day Cream, it just arrived this morning. It's all natural and has lots of wonderful, beneficial ingredients in it, I can't wait till I get home to try it out tonight! I know I won't be disappointed. I'll post official results tomorrow.

Other news in short...my new little niece is doing wonderfully, she's growing like crazy. I can't believe she's a month old already. Hubby's working on getting a new band together...he & his band mates have been practicing and learning new music like crazy. It's been about 5 or 6 years since he's been actively playing out, so I'm excited to be back in the scene again, I just hope we both have the energy! Tongue

It'll keep us young. Wink

That's 'bout it. Hope everyone has a great day!

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Reply #275 - Jan 30^th, 2007 at 10:58am

Is it a full moon or something?? Today is off to a wierd & disasterous start...moreso for my husband than for me. I feel bad for him! Since waking up, he's walked into about 10 things, dropped about 5, and put a nasty slice into his hand with a freshly sharpened knife. Ouch! All of this within the first hour of the day. This is stuff that *I* usually do, not him! Hopefully his streak is over now.

Well, I tried my rose cream first thing when I got home last night, and I can honestly say that it is wonderful. It was totally worth the cost of it. The good thing is that a little goes a long way, so a 1 ounce tube should last me quite a while. It's got extracts of rose petal, rose hips, avocado, shea butter, st. john's wort, and lots of other wonderful things in it. It also has got a beautiful look, texture and scent to it. I can't wait to see how it continues to work for me...it doesn't take too much to get me excited! Roll Eyes

I've been in need of a new batch of Kimberlily's leave in spray for about a week now, and have just been too lazy to do so. Tongue

I have all the ingredients, so I'm not really sure what I'm waiting for. Maybe tonight while the band is practicing I'll take some "me time" and do a new bottle up. Yeah, that's sounds good to me.

I've still been oiling, however, just straight jojoba oil in place of the mixture, which of course is also very good. So, my ends are not being neglected, just not pampered so much as they were with K's wonderful spray. Soon, my babies, soon.

Lately, I've been experiementing with all kinds of new hair styles, mostly quick, easy & cool updo's. It just seems like that this last inch I sprouted is making all the difference, it's so wierd. I've been practicing different twists, buns, braids, and different ways of using my hair sticks and different cool little hair accessories. I'm having a blast doing it, I love coming up with new, creative ways of wearing my hair. I really wish I had a digi cam so I could show you guys!!

I'm off to get some work done, have a great one, everybody!

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: maggie. Reply #276 - Feb 15^th, 2007 at 1:53pm Maggie, girl, Valentine's Day is finally over--did ya survive?!
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Reply #277 - Feb 21^st, 2007 at 11:52am

Thanks for checking in on me, Trisha! Cheesy

Unfortunately, Valentine's Day is a real sore subject with me this year. For all florists in this area, actually. This will go down as the year that the snow and ice stole Valentine's Day. Long story short, 14" of snow and ice hit us Tuesday the 13th, lasting through until Wednesday night. I, as were many people, was stuck home for two days, missing valentine's day and all the sales that go with it. We did all of our deliveries on tuesday, because we knew the storm was coming, so no one was left out, but it still hurt sales in a big, big way. And that was just the tip of the iceberg. Besides losing tons of sales and being stuck with hundreds of roses and other flowers, I've got this list of other crappy things...

* Ran out of oil Valentine's day....while I was stranded at home, and no oil trucks could get out on the road. Thought pipes might freeze overnight.

* Furnace piece broke next day, had to call the heating/plumbing guy, big bill for that.

* Still stranded at home thursday, no vehicles allowed on roads yet.

* Cost $200 to get driveway plowed...3 days after the storm.

* Ice fell and broke my windshield wipers, still not fixed & praying for blue skies.

* Woke up with a wierd rash this morning, terribly itchy. Think it's from a new soap.

On the bright side? I think my hair may have sprouted a little more, I'm going to take a measure, maybe right now...

27 INCHES!!! That's 3/4 of and inch from my last measure on January 12th! 3/4" in a little over a month? That sounds wierd, I had better check that again, hold on. Ok, I measured again, still 27"! Wow! Cheesy

It's got to be the biotin tabs, I've never had growth like this in my life...not since I've started measuring, anyhow. Finally, some good news! Cheesy

This is officially the longest my hair's ever been in my life. But, can I keep going is the question??

I'm still using up old products left and right, I just polished off an old bottle of Pantene's brunette shampoo, and an equally ancient bottle of Pantene DMR conditioner. I did treat myself a while ago to a set of Pantene Time Renewal s+c, I never tried it before, and I must say that I like it very much. They're about half gone already. I think I'll get the Breakage Defense next time.

Alrighty, back to work. Have a great day all!

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: maggie. Reply #278 - Feb 21^st, 2007 at 5:37pm Sorry for your sucky V-day, sis. hugzzzzzzzzz Here's to next year. Restoratives formulas go fast, don't they? And you always have to double up on the conditioner.
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: maggie. Reply #279 - Feb 21^st, 2007 at 10:24pm I was wondering how you survived V-day. I'm so sorry it was such a tough time for you. Glad you were able to get your deliveries finished early. Hope the sun shines and melts away all the snow and your worries.
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Reply #280 - Mar 19^th, 2007 at 4:08pm

This year is not off to the best start so far, I really hope that better things are in store!

First we had the storm that stole Valentine's Day & killed me financially, which in comparison was nothing to losing my Grandmother last Tuesday. Cry

Which, btw, was also coupled with a snowstorm that caused us to have to cancel her viewing and procession to the cemetery, and also caused us to have hours worth of shoveling just to be able to have a funeral for her. Everything just happened so fast that I still can't come to terms with what has happened, I don't think I fully get it yet, but I know that eventually I will. I'll love and miss you forever, Nana. Cry

Hair? I don't know, I'm just glad that I still have some left after all of this! I've been trying to be as kind as possible to my strands through all the stress, but truthfully, it's been taking back seat lately. It's been nearly a month since my last measure, I'll wait a few more days and then measure again, see if the growth trend keeps up, it'll give me something to look forward to.

I'm still successfully using up old products, and gradually replacing them with new ones. I'm currently switching back and forth between Pantene's Time Renewal & Sheer Volume s+c sets. Still with the weekly ACV rinses & daily K's LIS doses to my ends. I tried doing an aloe juice rinse in the shower yesterday to see if it did anything beneficial for my hair, but I forgot one very crucial step that should be taken in the dead of winter. LET IT WARM UP AFTER TAKING IT OUT OF THE FRIDGE BEFORE DUMPING IT OVER YOUR HEAD!!! Whoa! Shocked

Talk about being absent minded! I got the shock of my life doing that! Anyway, I shampooed, rinsed, did the ice cold aloe dump, didn't rinse it out, and conditioned on top of that. My hair did seem extra soft, I'm not sure it did wonders, but I know it couldn't hurt. I'll try it again ..... warm ..... sometime.

That's it for any new news, hopefully whatever lies ahead for me in the future is much more positive.

Later, all.

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: maggie. Reply #281 - Mar 19^th, 2007 at 5:19pm Oh Magz,I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandma!! Big hugs to you in this time of sorrow
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Reply #282 - Mar 19^th, 2007 at 5:30pm

(((((((((((((((((((Maggie sis)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Terribly sorry about your grandmother. You & everyone else were here for me when the same thing happened to me last year. Now we're all here for you. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Hang in there, hon. Kiss

And LOL about the freezing aloe rinse. How did that work out for ya? Wink

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Reply #283 - Mar 19^th, 2007 at 7:13pm

You've been on my mind lately, as I've just gotten bitten by the silk floral arranging bug.

I'm so sorry to hear of your Nana's passing and all the challenges surrounding it. I hope you can get some quiet time to grieve. And some sunshine!!

I hope your business recovers quickly and completely!! Easter's around the corner...and weddings...

Take care of yourself, Maggie.

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: maggie. Reply #284 - Mar 19^th, 2007 at 8:15pm Maggie, I know how close you were to your grandmother, sorry to hear about her passing. Take care.
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