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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: berkanna's trials as she grows her hair Reply #45 - Oct 10^th, 2006 at 6:48pm That sounds like a nice Burts Bees gift set I hope you're able to get the unrulyness under control, maybe a little oil might help tame it. I love the picture of you and your horse, the two of you really do have the same hair coloring.
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: berkanna's trials as she grows her hair Reply #46 - Oct 10^th, 2006 at 7:56pm Yep, you and your horse are a matched set. I love the color.
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Reply #47 - Oct 16^th, 2006 at 1:40pm

Continued with the Burt's Bees this week, and it's given me so much body I can't get my hair to LAY DOWN. Interesting effect - and I find myself wondering if the 'cones in the Garnier Fructis kept my hair a bit more flat. The Burt's Bees is a bit more drying than the Garnier Fructis too - I found myself having to oil the tips of my hair twice last week.

Now that the woman doing hair for the play has told me that under no circumstances am I to cut my hair, I REALLY want to trim off that bottom layer. What is it about someone telling me NOT to do something that makes me want to do it? Tongue

I need to find someplace that sells heavy-duty hair nets. The ones you can get at tack shops are flimsy little things and really don't hold my wild hair very well. Yesterday I had a show, and I just gave up and had my hair in a ponytail for the jumping phases.

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: berkanna's trials as she grows her hair Reply #48 - Oct 23^rd, 2006 at 9:14pm Cones do weight the hair down. I've found I use more oil on my hair since giving up on the cones. I prefer the oil over the cones. As for the hair net - have you thought about a crocheted snood?
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Reply #49 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 12:06pm

I've contacted Lady MacSnood regarding a custom snood for my mass o' hair. She thinks she can do something for me. Yay! Of course, I'm done showing for the season - I won't have to worry about it again until late March. Tongue

I've realized that the plays, while fun, takes up too much of my time. I'm dragging so much right now, I feel pretty crappy, honestly. So, I think P&P is my 'swan song' - berkanna's last stage apperance! I'll still do backstage stuff when my husband gets a part in a play, but that is SO much less time intensive.

I'll be moving Allie to a new farm in December. I'm very excited for a few reasons - everyone at this farm events, like me, and they have some high level trainers come in weekly for lessons. I SO need lessons! Embarrassed

Overall, I think this is going to be a great move for both of us.

Specifically, in regards to my hair - I've finally gotten it to stay in a french twist today! I'm guessing my shortest layers are finally long enough to be captured. I guess I should pull out the tape measure and see where I am, length-wise.

Happy Samhain, everyone!

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Reply #50 - Nov 9^th, 2006 at 3:59pm

Not only is it final dress rehearsal for P&P tonight - it's also our 4 year anniversary! Yay to me and my husband, we haven't tried to kill each other yet! Grin

As of last night, my hair is at 24 inches. I locked the cats out of the bathroom so I could measure in peace. Depending on if I was at 21 or 23 inches in early September, that's either a GREAT deal of growth, or not so much.

I hope to get some pictures of me in my P&P costume, makeup and hair so I can share them with everyone. It's pretty darn impressive, and I really don't look like me at all. Which, I suppose is the point. Tongue

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: berkanna's trials as she grows her hair Reply #51 - Nov 9^th, 2006 at 4:04pm Congratulations on your anniversary, and I wish you many more happy years together!
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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: berkanna's trials as she grows her hair Reply #52 - Nov 10^th, 2006 at 1:44am Happy anniversary, Berkanna! And congrats on reaching 24 inches! That's my short-term goal, too (like you couldn't tell that from my ticker)!
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Reply #53 - Nov 13^th, 2006 at 10:22am

Well, the first weekend of the show is done. We survived 3 performances, go us!

Unfortunately, my hair is not doing so well. My show hairstyle requires a small clip-in hair extension and lots and lots of bobby pins. To anchor the extension the stylist puts 3 elastics in my hair. They're "hair friendly" ones, but they're still ripping out bits of my hair, and after 5 days of wearing this style I now have a small halo of short, broken hairs. Sad

What annoys me most about this is that everyone has acknowledged that if they'd KNOWN my hair was as long and thick as it is, they never would've bothered with the extension - but now that they've gotten used to it, they don't want to change.

Bah.

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Reply #54 - Nov 15^th, 2006 at 5:59am

berkanna wrote on Nov 13^th, 2006 at 10:22am:

What annoys me most about this is that everyone has acknowledged that if they'd KNOWN my hair was as long and thick as it is, they never would've bothered with the extension - but now that they've gotten used to it, they don't want to change.

Sorry to hear about the breakage, I'd be pretty upset too. Congrats on getting through your first weekend!

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Reply #55 - Dec 4^th, 2006 at 7:54am

My hair is causing headaches. It's so heavy right now that it weighs down my scalp when I just pull it back into a pony. Of course, a pony is my basic go-to when dealing with my hair because the layers are STILL keeping me from a decent braid, bun or french twist. IE - over half my hair won't stay in any of those 'dos for more than 10 minutes.

Another problem is the breakage from the show extension 'do. It'll be some time before that grows out. Grrr...

I am beginning to think that my best option is to cut off the bottom 2 inches or so to try to even up the ends so that I can possibly put my hair up in something OTHER than a pony.

*sigh*

On the plus side - my hair is SO soft, sleek and shiny right now! I haven't changed my hair care routine (such as it is) at all, but my hair really seems to be thriving under it.

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Reply #56 - Feb 28^th, 2007 at 2:46pm

Long time no post! Grin

Life came at me hard the end of last year. Moved Allie to the new farm and started working there 3 nights a week to defray the cost. Found out our condo was transitioning back to apartments, so we sold it back to the builder and had to find a new place to live. My job got crazy busy as two people left and I took on most of their responsibilites. My 18year old cat was diagnosed with cancer, and my 15year old cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. Add in the normal insanity that seems to happen with the holidays and I felt like I was drowning some days, but life seems to be calming back down.

Both kitties are doing very well - we haven't had to put the hyperthyroid kitty on meds, although we probably will eventually. The cancer kitty is responding SO well to a very low dose chemotherapy, you'd never even know she was ill.

We did find a place, and were able to sign a month-to-month lease at the current place (apartment now, I guess) while we wait for the new house to finish being built. Very exciting there!

Another exciting bit is that Allie and I have moved up to the next level of competition. Unfortunately, we've had an outbreak of a virus called EHV-1 here, so most of the barns in the area have started self-quarantining, and competitions have been pushed back to later in the season. Thankfully, the state vets seem to have caught and contained it quickly, so I think this will be all over in a week or so.

I did break down and cut 4 inches off early last month. While that may seem like a lot, I'm already back at 24 inches. The breakage from the show hair-do isn't as noticable, and my hair is healthy along the whole length. Since all my hair is the same length now, it's easier to braid and put up. I decided my hair actually is more manageable with 'cones, so I use the Garnier Fructis regularly and use the Burt's Bees as a clarifying system. It's working REALLY well.

Now that I can put my hair up in a french twist or bun, I'm not having to deal with the headaches so much. Also, when I'm relaxing in the evening reading, I just let it down, and occasionally talk my husband into a scalp massage. Tension headache? What's that? Wink

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Re: berkanna's trials as she grows her hair
Reply #57 - Feb 28^th, 2007 at 2:53pm

Glad to see you back! But I'm sorry to hear things have been a bit rough for you. Hopefully things will improve with spring's arrival and everything is re-born. I hope your kitties do well.

Yep - many people find that even though they cut several inches of hair off, the end result is good. It can remove the damaged hair and get your hair all one length, which is easier to work with. Congrats on reaching the conclusion and feeling the rewards for it.

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: berkanna's trials as she grows her hair Reply #58 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 12:11am Welcome back berkanna! You have been through alot lately but it's good to see that things are beginning to look up for you again. Hope we see you around more often!
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Reply #59 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 9:30am

Thanks guys! Nice to be back.

I now have a third kitty with health problems. My little lone shorthair may have bladder stones. Which will most likely require surgery to remove. *sigh* I'm waiting for the vet to follow up with me to discuss options.

Speaking of kitties, I bought a FURminator last night, and went to town on all four cats. That gizmo is awesome! I got more fur out of them in about 15 minutes with it than with hours of grooming with a regular brush. They didn't mind it at all, even V, who normally hates being brushed. Working on Mem (the shorthair) was the coolest - I had no idea she shed so MUCH! We'll see if that will help us keep the fur on the cats (or in the trashcan) instead of everywhere else. :p Four cats (3 longhairs) means there is a LOT of fur floating about.

Not much else is going on here. It's been terribly dry recently, so I experimented with a leave-in hair conditioner from Garnier Fructis. It seems to be working, as my hair is the only part of my body that ISN'T dry lately. Tongue

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