La Diosa: lol Sometimes I just give up on my nails as well and neglect them for awhile. But I'm usually sorry if I do because they, like my hair, are extremely fine and thin and break easily. I usually keep them manicured not just for æsthetics, but to prevent them from chipping. Genetics are wonderful, aren't they? 

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Agreed. Not to mention that those last 5 - 10 lbs. are the most difficult to lose! 

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hehehe Oh honey, you should see my closet.    The vast majority of what I own is Victorian or period-influenced.

As for meat alternatives...I did have a Boca patty once on a burger that I got at Claim Jumper. My sister works there and had recommended it. Not too bad...but not too good either.    Tofurkey is blasphemy, IMO. lol But hey, if they work for you, that's awesome.
    Of course, I'm not actually considering going vegetarian or anything. I was just sort of wondering "out loud" what would happen if I tried it for a week. Whether it would be as effective as my junk food strikes and what sort of obstacles I would encounter, etc. I may try it yet, but no hurry. Nothing against the herbivorous audience, but I won't be "converting" anytime soon. 

Hair: Yesterday was a typical CWC routine. Today was a W-CWC as I had to wait until noon to take a shower.    All because I found a dead pincher bug in my "hair" drawer and pulled out a vacuum to clean it out.
    And now a little insight as to what it's like living with an obsessive compulsive parent: My mother, noticing that the vacuum was out, started moving nearly every piece of furniture in the house. So long as the vacuum is out, why not vacuum the whole house, right? She then took the rugs from my bathroom and washed them. So long as the entire house is getting vacuumed, might as well do that too, right? After all of the floors were vacuumed, she mopped each of the tiled floors in the house. Then, she doused my bathroom in Comet and went about scrubbing hers, expecting me to do the same with mine. So long as the floors were getting cleaned, might as well do the rest, right? One thing always leads to another...and another and another and another, etc. etc. etc.!! It literally doesn't stop until A.) the entire house is clean to her standards or B.) everyone else in the house ditches her because they're tired of being worked to death. 
    As if that weren't all bad enough, she'll literally run back & forth between whatever she's doing and whatever someone else is doing, just to make absolutely certain that they're doing it her way. And if they aren't, God help them. 
    Now you see why I was not able to get a shower until noon. And I still had some chores to do afterward. 

ANYWAY, hair has been down all day. I ran Pantene Silkening crème through the length and let it air dry, but haven't even bothered to comb it. I've been meaning to measure this weekend, as it is mid-month, just to see how close I am to 25".

So this weekend brought something of a shopping spree for personal supplies. Friday evening, I bought 2 big bottles of Pantene Ice Shine S&C and another jar of the Pantene Nourishing hair mask. Today, I bought a 1L bottle of Evian - my favourite brand of water and I can use the bottle for future vinegar rinses. I also bought a huge bottle of distilled white vinegar for the purpose. After so much trial and error, I now know that these are the things that my hair likes best.

Life: In addition to giving my hair what it wants, I took some time (and money) to spoil myself in other areas as well. New bodywashes, makeup, lip balms, you name it. I was going all out. With my complexion as temperamental as it's been of late, I bought a lot of things labeled for sensitive skin. I read that my skin type can be very sensitive (which is true), so I'm now taking a gentler approach rather than fanning the flames. Hope it works.
    Has anyone seen the television commercials for the new 5 gum? Overrated, let me tell ya. That was one of the things that I bought this weekend. I have a penchant for trying the latest and greatest things - whatever's new on the market and looks somewhat appealing. Yes, it's a contrary notion to frugality and "saving for a rainy day," but I never got anything good out of being frugal. I'm a brand snob, I like trying new things and I've learned not to wait for whatever I want to go on sale because it's more likely to disappear before that happens. I'd rather pay full price for something than miss out on it entirely.
    What else...? I got a double CD of natural rain & thunder sounds. Well actually, one is rain and thunder and the other is rain and...birds and stuff. Sappy and new age as it may be, I kinda like listening to that sorta stuff. Especially while I'm going to sleep, as it seems to actually help me sleep better. If only I had a working CD player in my room... 

*sigh* The drama continues. Gotta get running....I just don't feel like writing anymore.

La Diosa: hehe "hippie music"...like he would know, I guess?    Strangely enough, I never considered ambient CD's for meditation. Does it work well? And what is your method, if you don't mind my asking?

Hair: CWC. Ran out of Suave toasted vanilla & sugar conditioner. Huzzah! One bottle down. I love replacing old products with new.    Soon I will have filtered out my Full & Thick shampoo and Restoratives conditioner and replaced them both with Ice Shine. That's my new favourite. And the Suave light conditioner has already been replaced with Daily Clarifying, which I'll probably start using on Wednesday. Hooray hair transformations...

Last night, I measured out of curiosity and found that my hair is right at 25". That might be my final measurement for October, or I might get one more ¼" before the 1st. hehehe I just realized that I'm slowly catching up to my Pantene sister, Maggie.    Granted, that won't last long, as I'm getting a trim in November.
   Two other things that I noticed: 1.) BSL actually falls at about 26" on me, so unfortunately, 2.) I won't be reaching BSL this year.    Hence, my ticker is gone. After my next trim, I'll decide if I can wait a year.

Other: My apologies for not reporting this sooner. My sister does not have cancer. Her procedure was a success.    Thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers!
   Speaking of the little monster, I'm going to dinner tonight with her, her bf and a few of her friends. God willing, I'll have time to wash my face and work a little magic with my concealer stick.
   Complexion has been absolutely dreadful, and going to bed with makeup on last night certainly didn't help matters.    Hopefully, the clay mask that I used this morning will. My dermatologist is ready to prescribe the intense meds that I was on in high school, and were I a rich woman, I'd take him up on that. *sigh* Alas...one more thing that will just have to wait.

Alright, enough babbling. There's work to be done.

Wonderful news about your sister, Angel.     Thank you, God!   

Trisha: I wouldn't say that it's anything "new", as it has happened before, but it's definitely not typical. But I think that it's finally starting to go away, whatever the cause.

Juri: You kidding? What self-respecting woman would go back to a boy who treated her badly? And lol @ disembodied hand...they stole that from the trunk of my car. 

Hair: The usual routine: CWC, Silkening crème, air dry. I forgot to bring a hairtie to work with me, so I'll just have to wait until I get home to braid. These days, haircare seems to follow the same pattern. It's rather boring, but seems to work ok. A week in the life of Angel's hair goes something like this:

Monday: CWC, Silkening crème on the length, air dry, braid. Sometimes do an overnight EVOO treatment
Tuesday: Clarify (clarifying wash, vinegar rinse, clarifying wash, condition), air dry - no leave-in's
Wednesday: CWC, Silkening crème on the length, air dry, braid
Thursday: same as Monday
Friday: WTC - wash all of hair, leave treatment conditioner on for an hour, condition - Silkening crème on the length, air dry, braid
Saturday: same as Wednesday
Sunday: same as Wednesday ~or~ W-CWC, Silkening crème, air dry, braid (depending on what time of day I get to have a shower)

Anyway, I washed both of my Creative seamless combs today. Also ran out of Full & Thick shampoo, Breakage Defense conditioner and my bodywash, so all kinds of empty bottles met the recycle bin today. I also got to break in the Suave Daily Clarifying light conditioner. It has a lovely fragrance that I've always rather liked and should complement my Pantene Ice Shine S&C nicely. They both seem to have a kind of clean, floral scent. Some kind of white flowers, I think. Either way, it's crisp and wintry with a sort of designer-y floral vibe. Should fit in with my designer perfumes no prob. 
    It's kind of exciting. Tomorrow, I'll be an official Ice Shine convert.

Other Stuff: Work is still busy as heck. Power walking and abs are still happenin'. Peel off masque didn't happen last night, as I didn't get to bed until late, so it'll just have to wait until after my walk tonight. No big deal. Complexion is at last beginning to recover.