Been kicked to page 2 again, figured it's time to finally check in!

After my last entry I decided to schedule for a professional trim, I don't remember the date exactly.  I had about an inch taken off which put me from 26.5" to 25.5", I wasn't upset or heartbroken, it just had to be done.  I did more harm than good by just letting my hair grow without getting my regular trims, damage to the underside and ends of my hair was getting pretty bad.  I did a measure today and I'm back to just under 26.5" again, 26 and 3/8" to be exact.   

I think I've officially come to realize that waist length is just not in my cards, that's ok though.  I'll be happy with what I've got and just concentrate on keeping that healthy.....which means maintaining those scheduled trims.  My hair is more fragile than I've realized, or maybe it's just changing as I get older, I'm not sure.  The biggest problem I'm encountering anymore is trying to leave my hair down for any length of time.  The underside of my hair turns into a big, nasty bird's nest from rubbing against my shirt.  When I detangle it, it results in breakage and hair loss, I don't remember having this problem when I was younger.  So, in an effort to help, I've been treating that area with extra conditioner, leave-ins and/or jojoba oil, doesn't really stop the tangling, though. 

On the personal front, things have been pretty challenging, I think I prefer to just leave it at that.  But day by day we continue to support each other and pull through, my husband & I, that is.  The amazing thing about us, which I'm realizing now more than ever, is that we can go round and round with each other with the best of them, but when push comes to shove we've got each other's backs and make a pretty d@mn good team.  So, I feel that's the positive out of all of what's been happening.

It's summertime now, which means wedding season for me.  Weddings are a ton of work, but I love doing them, it's very gratifying.  It's one of the few things I get to do that is photographed, remembered and appreciated.  It's nice to be recognized for your effort and hard work every once in a while.

Summertime also means vacations, of which I will be taking no part of.  Big surprise.  I think the 3 major reasons for this are 1- financial, 2- fear of the negative effects of closing my business down for any length of time, and 3- my dog.  That's the biggest one, actually.  Who would watch our precious puppy for us if we left, even if only for a weekend?  Sure, we've got family that would check in on her to feed her and take her out, but then she'd be left by herself again which is something that she's not used to and I think would be cruel.  Plus I'd miss her and worry about her the whole while we were gone.  Yes, dog people can be crazy obsessive about their pups, especially when they don't have kids.  I'm sure I'm not alone here.  So, no trips anywhere in my near future.

Well, that about covers everything happening (or not happening ) in my life now.  Hope everone is doing well.  Til next time...

Ah, Maggie. If only I could drag you out to SoCal for awhile. Our summer lasts through October.

And humidity I can deal with. Don't dig it (or the bugs), but I can deal with it. Growing up in desert country makes a person long for legitimate, defined seasons and something besides dry, hot, sunny and brown.    So yeah...humidity? Meh.

Angel:  Yeah, I could definitely understand your longing for seasonal changes, I do always look forward to the summer/fall transition.  The foliage just becomes *so* beautiful, and the sweet smell in the air is intoxicating.....but then that is short lived, too.  All too soon the leaves turn brown and leave the trees poor, naked little souls.  And then the winter just lasts forever and makes everyone miserable.  So if there was a way to just have spring, summer and fall, and bypass winter, I'd be quite content!

I wish you could drag me out to SoCal too!

Curlgirl:  Ironically, my hair's been pretty well behaved in all this humidity, too.  It's definitely been poofier & wavier, but not necessarily in a horrible way.  Still, I've been keeping it mostly pinned up, just too hot to leave down!  As for SunSilk, I went shopping last night and bought the full size Hydra TLC s+c, it says it's supposed to hydrate and add shine.  Used it this morning, but w/ all the humidity I'm having a hard time decifering the results, so we'll see.  So, what Pantene conditioner are you using now?  Glad you are liking it!

So yeah, as mentioned I'm now dabbling in the world of SunSilk, not saying I'm a convert, but I can't say that I'm not happy with it either.  The Hydra TLC def left my hair feeling really, really soft and not at all weighed down, which is awesome.  I also picked it because it said that it's good for hair that's prone to split ends, which mine certainly is, so maybe it'll help to protect my ends a little more.  And the price is just too good, they were on sale for $2.99 each, so I didn't feel at all guilty buying them to try......unlike my $17.00/bottle Alterna mistake....

Other random stuff:  I'm constantly amazed at how the human body can recover and heal, I feel oodles better today than I did yesterday.  My back, legs and arms were so sore yesterday that nearly every movement was like torture, but not today.  I'm still a little bit sore, but it's soooo much more tolerable than it was!  Something I'm NOT rejoicing about is the school taxes we just received  , they are soooooo rediculously expensive!  What urks me the most about them is knowing what we pay to support the school systems every year, and also knowing that we don't even have any children that we are sending to these schools!  Ugh, I could rant on and on about the unbalance of our systems, but I'll spare all of you, this is not the place for it.  Just stinks writing that check out and thinking of all the other things that money could be going toward......like a really, really extravagant vacation  .  Ah well, no sense in complaining.

Oh, a totally off-subject thought, speaking of humidity.....was watching the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (love that guy, he's so funny).  He took a trip out to the east coast and said that our humid weather was like breathing soup. hehehe    So, is that to say that the west coast doesn't get humid like we do?  Angel???