Monday 28 April 2008
Hair:  Baking soda wash this morning with a vinegar rinse.  Hair is doing very well.  Gradually I am getting used to the lack of bubbles.   

Weighty Matters:  Still at 158.    
I have not been walking.    

Other:I had written myself a note to check on the price of Burt's Bees sunscreen.  While doing the grocery shopping on Friday hubby, who is always doing nice things for me, purchased a tube of the stuff.  I will be returning it to the store, however, because the price is ridiculously expensive.  Try $15 for 3.5 ounces.     That's almost $4.30 per ounce.     I told hubby that it's cheaper for me to simply wear a long sleeve shirt and a wide brimmed hat during the Spring and Summer, to keep the sun off me.  Fifteen dollars will buy half a tank of gas for my little 4-cylinder car.  And I need gasoline much more than I need sunscreen. 

Tell me about it!  I'm all for using natural ingredients but there's no way I can afford that.  There are recipes for make-your-own sunscreen/block at the Care2 site.  But, again, it's cheaper and more effective for me to simply cover up.   

Wednesday 30 April 2008
Hair:  Used baking soda again this morning, but tried a different tack.  Instead of diluting the baking soda completely with water, I made a thin paste of the stuff and spread it around over my scalp.  I also used 2 tablespoons of baking soda instead of only 1, and that seemed to help as well.  By making the soda into a paste I was able to better control where the stuff went, instead of pouring water over my head and hoping it lands where I need it.  --Rindes...  WHAT the heck is "rindes"?!     Ahem.  Rinsed very well with warm then cooler water, air dry, and voila', hair looks mah-voo-lus again. 

I can't wait for my bangs to regrow long enough to tuck behind my ears.     The shortest layer is nose length and requires a snap clip, side comb, etc. to keep it out of my face.  Let's see, in another...oh, 3-4 months?  Bangs should be no problem. 

Weighty Matters:  Walked on my treadmill yesterday afternoon for about 33 minutes.   

Other:  Stepson has another job!  Thank you, Lord.     Full-time with benefits; $9 an hour.  He starts this Friday.

Tuesday 6 May 2008
Hair:  Washed this morning, even though I probably could have gotten away with just putting it up.  I have a little party to attend on Friday evening, though, and want to wash my hair that morning.  I like to leave at least one day between washings.  My length is now long enough to twist into a small bun--and I do mean SMALL.     But hey, it's enough.     I'm not measuring this month but probably will do so in June.

Weighty Matters:  I get on the scale only once or twice a week now, twice at the most.  I'm still at 158, which is fine.  Because you know what?  158 feels pretty good to me.  It's not that I'm against losing more pounds; that's fine if it happens.  But my clothes feel nice and loose...  not falling off me, but with plenty of wiggle room.     I don't have the numbers in front of me but, compared to the measurements from January, I believe I've lost 1/2 - 1 inch from my waist and 1 1/2 inches from my hips.  Wonderful.     In 2007 (or was it 2006?) I had hit my all time high weight of 185.  To date, I've lost 27 pounds, which is why I can say that 158 feels pretty good to me.   

Other:  Oh those finicky hummingbirds!!!    
I'm trying to save money wherever I can these days, and that included trying to make my own hummer food instead of buying the pre-packaged instant stuff.  *sigh*  But the spoiled little brats refuse to drink the homemade nectar!     So I guess Mamma Trish is gonna have to buy the instant stuff.  *slaps forehead*  Sheesh.  It's my own fault, really...  once they tasted champagne, they refused to go back to beer!