Good to learn more about you, Nancy. 

Sorry about your parents, that's awful. 

Peanut is a great name for a dog! I knew a dog named Peanut once, but he was a little Boston terrier. 
    I also had a lab/rottweiler once who was all black. Unfortunately, she died of lymphoma at age 6. Cancer is very common among rottweilers and labs.    Be sure to take yours in for check-ups regularly.

About the debt thing, oh man, have I been there!      Not a fun place to be at all! Just try to throw every cent that you possibly can at it, and it will eventually go away.
    There's a book I read once that offers some pretty helpful tips. It's called Debt-Free by 30. I'll try to post a link to it....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452282136/sr=8-2/qid=1147745149/ref=pd_bbs_2/0...

Egad, I hope that works. Anywho, it's a good read.

Good luck with your hair. If you stumble across any awesome new styles, let us know. 

Nancy, my hair is kind of like yours--the more I tried to pamper it with specialty shampoos and conditioners, the worse it behaved.  So I've gone to bare basics and it's happy again!  --Stupid hair!     It's akin to which restaurant you prefer:  would you rather dine at an expensive, 7-course, 5 different forks in front of you, kind of place?  Or would you rather have a Sonic #2: a double cheeseburger with fries and Limeade?  My hair would take the Sonic burger every time!  *LOL*

lol You're welcome, Nan. And yes, the book will still work if you're over 30. Good advice is kind of a timeless thing, don't you think? 

Ok, another day in my life.  In hair new today, I did condioned with suave daily moisture, then shampooed my scalp (mostly I hope) with suave daily moisture shampoo, and then a final conditioner mix of suave biolage stuff and the daily moisture again.  I did not use my hair dryer, for the 3rd time!    left my hair alone mostly except that right before lunch I put the front up in a clip.

Not feeling so great today.  It's that time so I'm moody and lonley for some stupid reason. (why be lonley when I'm surrounded by people all day, but it's like a deep lonley....., I know I sound stupid, I'll shut up ???).  Also, my throat has decided it needs to hurt, I hope I don't get my husband's bug.....

Ok...bye!

On the hair front, I again did nothing but comb and a clip.  I'm seriously thinking about what to do with the color of my hair.  I kinda just want to let it go but there is sieriouly so much grey and I am only 33......but on the other hand I'm so bad at coloring my own hair.  I'm thinking I'll just let it alone.

Dieting is going well.   Still not feeling particularly well.  It's hot here today. 

Ok, that's it.  Later.

Congrats on that first bike ride!  It can get easy to become addicted to physical activity.  The endorphins that are released during exercise are what become addicting.  Plus, think of the calories you can burn on your bike!

Hubby and I did our easy loop tonight - both ankles held up well, so more riding is in the future for me.  With the broken ankle I have had soo little activity I can't seem to get any of the "winter weight" off.  Biking is about my only option.

Hang in there, it will get easier and you will get results.

Well, it's still early in the day but here goes.

Last night I used VO5 hair dressing on my length and ends and used a scrunchie bun for sleeping.  It actually worked very well, stayed in all night and even lasted through my workout!  Today, I just put my hair up in a  pony tail.  I plan to wash tomorrow and use ACV.

I purchased a conair slumber bonnet today.  I hope it's ok.  The oustide feels softer than the inside.  I'll probably flip it over, it would protect my hair from the elastic too.  I think I'll continue the scrunchie bun thing under the cap.

Also purchased a shower cap for conditioning in the shower.

I was wondering, does anyone use VO5 hairdressing?  I hope it's ok.  I don't have any Jojoba oil (used to use it a long time ago though) and thought the VO5 would be ok until I can get some.  It would either have to be that or EVOO.  Anyone have any thoughts?  I figure I sould try to protect my hair more at night.

I looked at some clarifying shampoos today, Suave Daily Clairfying and Pantene Clarifying.....and maybe I'm reading the ingredents wrong or I'm just plain stupid, but they both seemed to have "cones" in them.  Am I wrong? I thought the purpose of clarifying was to get rid of the cones?  Will using just ACV every two weeks or so (I shampoo at the most 3x a week) be good enough? 

I think I'm thinking about this too much.  Last time I grew my hair I didn't even think about it and I think it looked ok....but I was also younger with no grey and no chemical damage to my hair....  It just seems that the more I read and try to educate myself the more confused I get...one place gives some advise, another more and different, some say yes, some say no..... ???

DD told me yesterday that she wants hair to her butt.  I told her that she might have it by the time she's in 3rd grade.  (She just finished Kindergarten, and insisted on a bob arouind Christmas time.)  She seemed happy with that.  Do we treat kid's hair the same as ours?  I did teach her to CWC (I still help bathe her but I wanted her to know in case dad tries to help ), and we try to at least put her hair in a ponytail at night....is that enough and okay?  I don't think I could get her to use a sleep cap, even if they made one small enough for her....

Well, doing well on the dieting front.  I'm thinking I'll complete all my goals around the same time.  I know two years seems slow, but you see, that's ok.  I just want to reach goal by my 35th birthday. 

Ok, that's it for now.  I really should get off the computer and do something productive...

Bye!

Angel Spun

Thank you so much!  I guess I was looking at the words that end in "one" and reading "cone"....so I can't read!