Yeah, I know. I like to see how much I fluxuate in one day though.

Did my rinse with my "flavored" acv. My hair is really soft. Followed by my BB avocado treatment, followed by co on ends and no poo on sclap. Afterwards, I put in my leave in, and sprayed with the moisture lock. I didn't use any gel. I also didn't scrunch my curls, I let them dry loose. When I do this I have bigger curls, if I scrunch my hair I end up with corkscrew like curls. When hair was dry, I put some oo on the ends to help keep them from being frizz. The hair on top is more straight than curly, and the hair on the sides is kinda wavy. The hair twords the neck is where my curliness really shows. I don't know if the other parts are still under the effects of the straight perm or what.


I don't know how bad it looks to everyone around me, but leaving my hair this way actually makes me feel like it's actually growing. If I do it super culry it just shrinks soo much! Maybe I will leave the scrunching for when it is chin length or longer.

Shrinkage is the curse of curls.  Frizzies is a close second, I think.  Its totally normal to have different types of curls on one head.

Your hair looks great, I like the color!

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But that's the cool thing you can make your curls go both ways to suit your mood. Drying straight hair differently still results in just straight hair. 

I like your natural color.  Because see I'm the crazy blonde who never wanted to be blonder I always wanted to be darker. 

(((hugs)))  Ranting is what journals are for!
I've been married 11.5 years.  We don't have kids, and I work minimally.  I'm home by myself a lot and can get really down w/o anybody to talk to.  Not much conversation with my cats!

I think you should go away for a weekend.  He might start to appreciate you if he has to take care of the kids.

Perhaps you can find a class to take to get you out of the house and interacting w/others in something fun.  Our parks & rec has really great classes that are very affordable.

Swimming is joint friendly, as is an elliptical machine.  Exercise always lifts your spirits, and you can find a way to accomodate your particular challenges.

(((hugs))) Ooh hunnay you sound like you need marriage counseling and a hobby. I'm absolutely not an expert on anything marriage related seeing as I've never been married. But you do seem to have communication issues. And you do have to remember the relationship is no longer just the two of you, you're kids will be heavily impacted by whatever descision you make. I know how you feel about the talking to a random person thing I can't do it either so maybe I'll just shut up about that.  However if you're bored out of your brains a hobby that you could do at home might be something worth looking into. And yes I know loneliness really is all it's cracked up to be. I know I'm in that boat myself, and it actually feels more like a rubber dingy to me.   

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That's my problem too, however I believe that particular behavior may be linked more to low self esteem then an actual medical condition. Confidence certainly is hard to come by. Anyone know where it's being sold? 

Thanks Trisha. 
Yep, I am still here, I pop in every now and again. I've just been rather busy lately. I started having pain and swelling in my elbow, and then it moved down to my wrist. I've had tests and an MRI, only to show that I could have gout, and there is no tumor or cyst there. Monday I got the enjoyment of having a shot of cortisone in my tendon!  OUCH! I have to say it felt better before the shot, at least I could hold a pencil anyway.
Hair has been doing well. I bought some of Deva Curl's deep treatment and my hair seems to love it! Sometimes I use heat, sometimes I don't. I think I might have to use it 2x a week though. Using it on Mondays after a ACV rinse just don't seem to be cutting it. I also bought their pomade, I forget the name. I like it, but it leaves my hair feeling greasy the next day, and not being able to go with out washing. It hasn't really grown any. I had to have my neck trimmed up, as it looked as if I was trying to grow a mullet! I am starting to be able to pull the sides back, and wear a headband, which gives me hope. You know I always thought that hair grows faster or better in the summer, but I think mine is the opposite. Thinking back, it always seemed to do better in the winter.
I have to say that with everything going on in the economy, we are feeling the belt tighten. Food prices are rising, so we thought that shopping in our small little town would help. Boy were we wrong! It's 7 miles give or take to a larger town and cheaper prices! Believe me what we would use in gas, wouldn't even add up to what we would be saving by driving those 7 miles!   I paid $6.89 for a 4 pound jar of peanutbutter and here it is over $10! Add that up for multiple items and I could actually save money by driving!!!!!

Glad to see you're still with us I was getting worried when you suddenly disappeared.

We're all hanging in there. The world's not exactly turning good for any of us right now.