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AmandaC Ruby Offline Long Hair isn't just for hippies!! Posts: 94 Gender:	Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair Reply #75 - Sep 25^th, 2008 at 2:49am I wish I could french braid! Sooo jealous! Congrats though, on your first try? Not fair!!
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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #76 - Sep 25^th, 2008 at 1:50pm

Hair Oddities and Fabulous Weather

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I wish I could french braid! Sooo jealous! Congrats though, on your first try? Not fair!! Tongue

Well what I meant was the first try of the day. It normally would take several tries just for me to even figure out if I was following the directions properly, and in the end it would still look nothing like it was supposed to. However these two attempts I didn't even consult the instructions, and hadn't attempted either braid in at least a month but just developed the process in my head, tried it, it worked, then reversed it the next day and got the other braid. Cool

So I mentioned yesterday that I didn't use any other leave ins except the ABS on my wet hair. Well no leave ins again today, last night I just brushed it with a BBB to distribute the natural oils so I wouldn't get greasy roots. Last night and today I've noticed that my hair is softer then it usually is after using the leave ins. Shocked

Don't really know what to think about that.

A Nor'easter's coming! Grin

*does a happy dance* Bringing wind, rain, and cool temps our way as early as late this afternoon and all day tomorrow, so I'll be out in it. Cool

*giggles wildly* this was so what I was talking about the last time. Windier, rainer, and no humidity, with temps in the low 60's. I have a feeling only Angel understands the allure of such weather. Wink

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair Reply #77 - Sep 25^th, 2008 at 5:19pm Gawd. 2 victorious braid styles and now you get rain. You're killing me here, Tanai. It's ok though, really. I'll just kick it here in 100° weather with my "Hop Sing" braid and let you easterners have all the fun.
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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #78 - Sep 26^th, 2008 at 6:53pm

Rainy Wash Day

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Gawd. 2 victorious braid styles and now you get rain. You're killing me here, Tanai. Grin

It's ok though, really. I'll just kick it here in 100° weather with my "Hop Sing" braid and let you easterners have all the fun. Grin

lmao!

So the rain was a bit of a bust. Tongue

No strong winds, driving rain, not overly cool. Angry

However we did have a nice blowing mist/light rain from time to time, so not a total loss. Smiley

So today I sprayed on leave in, and added grapeseed oil and BBAB. My hair was just greasy enough to look clean still but easier to braid. Cool

So I did a French braid today, a good hairstyle for windy wet weather. Of course my order of new oil arrived after I had already done my hair. Angry

Ah well maybe tomorrow.

So I washed when I got home. Did jojoba/BBAB/conditioner for an hour. I wonder if the BBAB will do anything in an hour? Huh

It used to take a whole day to make it work before but maybe now under the shower cap? Undecided

Hey, I wonder if I'll be able to tell. Grin

Did ABS on wet hair, waiting for it to dry as I speak, or type, whatever. Roll Eyes

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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #79 - Sep 28^th, 2008 at 1:56pm

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So decent rain today. Cool

Too humid though. Tongue

Hair had the frizzies today and yesterday. Tongue

I tried BBAB doesn't do a thing for frizzies and neither does rose water. Angry

Next year will probably need to look into some actual anti-frizz stuff. However adding BBAB to my pre shampoo treatment does make a difference. Cool

Hair feels like what I believe Angel termed "liquid gold" Cool

good stuff! Oh and hair likes new oil, yeah!

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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #80 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 2:16pm

Wash Day and Hair Decisions

So yesterday was wash day, did a scalp massage with Jojoba, then my pre shampoo routine of jojoba, conditioner, and BBAB under a shower cap. Leave yesterday was ABS and when dry this morning oil. Hair really likes pre shampoo treatment, ABS, oil, BBAB for shine, shampoo and conditioner. Hair does not like leave in conditioner mix, or rosewater. Tongue

So much for those ideas. Roll Eyes

Finally glad to be rid of the humidity though, unfortunately 60°'s temps+dry air=flyaways. Tongue

Oil seems to be taming it for now.

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair Reply #81 - Oct 1^st, 2008 at 7:28pm Count your blessings, babe. It was 104° today where I live.
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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #82 - Oct 4^th, 2008 at 6:14pm

What A Day

So today we had to take my dog, who's a BlkLR btw, to the vet for his first round of 3yr shots. He's the biggest chicken going. Roll Eyes

He freaked out when the car started moving, he freaked out at the vets, he freaked out going back in the car. Roll Eyes

*sigh* We also found out he's a lot heavier then we thought. I figured he's around 65# turns out he's 84#. Shocked

Oh my goodness! He's certainly looks like he's going to be the biggest dog I"ve ever had seeing as he's only 1 and some months. My mom had a 150l# GSD so he'll be second biggest for her and my dad. So that was an exhausting morning.

Also measured this morning only a half inch of growth. Huh

*sigh* oh well at least it is growing. So yesterday was wash day as always JO/BBAB/conditioner pre shampoo, ABS, oil, and BBAB this morning. Wore hair down with the very front parts brushed back and pinned back with a pair of tortoiseshell barrettes. Bought some more JO today as well.

Pleased to say I topped off my afternoon with a pumpkin muffin. Which was really good. Tomorrow looks to be less tiring. Grin

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair Reply #83 - Oct 5^th, 2008 at 3:03pm Cool! I had a pumpkin spice muffin yesterday too.
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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #84 - Oct 5^th, 2008 at 3:57pm

Weekend Style

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Cool! I had a pumpkin spice muffin yesterday too. Wink

Looks like things are getting creepy around here again. lol Wink

Today used oil, and BBAB wore hair in a flipped ponytail with the tail braided and a hair comb accent between the rolls.

The neighbor across the street's got a Trans Am and he's like playing with the friggen car alarm. Angry

It's one of those older ones that makes all the different siren noises. Roll Eyes

Guys are so stupid. Roll Eyes

Sounds like the kind of car that someone would try to break into in an inner city neighborhood. Grin

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair Reply #85 - Oct 5^th, 2008 at 7:53pm Quote: Guys are so stupid. Amen, sister.
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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #86 - Oct 8^th, 2008 at 2:08pm

Playing Catchup

That's what happens when I forget to post, I have to play catchup. Roll Eyes

So Monday night, I go down into the the laundry room area and I look down at the wall across from the stairs and there's a huge spider on the wall. I freak and as I run back up the stairs I spot another! Shocked

So I of course do the only logical thing, run back up the stairs and scream like a girl. Still not keen on going down there even though my dad killed both of them. *shudder* Monday night and last night it was cold enough that we got heavy frost. Slept with an extra blanket seeing as we have no oil for the furnace yet. Angry

*sigh* October has officially arrived. Cool

Yesterday was wash day. So I did my usual pre shampoo treatment for about an hour. Then I decided to try my first CWC. I didn't know whether my hair wanted it, needed it, or if it would even like it but I figured I'd give it a try. My hair absorbed all of the conditioner right away from the first condition. I figured that was a good sign. Just did ABS when wet. This morning it feels softer. Not sure how much softer then when I don't CWC. So still not sure if it's actually worth the extra effort or the extra conditioner. Undecided

Still needed oil on the length low humidity=flyaways. I never can tell if I'm using enough, because I always worry about it getting greasy, so I only use a small amount but I typically still have flyaways even after I oil so I wonder if I should be using more. Undecided

Suddenly I seem to have a pair of hair quandaries. Isn't that always the way, as soon as you think you got it all figured out your hair just has to throw something new your way. Roll Eyes

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair Reply #87 - Oct 8^th, 2008 at 2:50pm EEEEEEEEEK @ spiders! Sorry to hear of your recent hair woes. Why can't it ever just be happy, eh?
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Isabelle Diamond Offline A womens hair is her life :) Posts: 643 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair Reply #88 - Oct 8^th, 2008 at 3:52pm Aww man spiders! I got loads of them!! I just squish the buggers!! Mind whenever I dust behind the rad's they come out that night and bite my leg and back
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Re: The Chronicles of Tanai's Hair
Reply #89 - Oct 9^th, 2008 at 4:45pm

Those Pesky #'s On The Scale Angry

Isabeau:
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Aww man spiders! I got loads of them!! I just squish the buggers!! Mind whenever I dust behind the rad's they come out that night and bite my leg and back undecided

Good lord I've never been bit by a spider and I certainly never hope to be *knocks on wood*. I just hope yours aren't poisonous.

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EEEEEEEEEK @ spiders! Shocked

That's what I said. Grin

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Sorry to hear of your recent hair woes. Why can't it ever just be happy, eh?

Yep, it's fitting though. I'm painfully indecisive so why should I expect that my hair would be any different. Cheesy

So a little more oil doesn't seem to make much of a difference. Ookkaayy.. so does that mean my hair actually doesn't like the oil, or that I'm still not using enough? Huh

I decided I will try another CWC tomorrow to see if maybe twice will make a more noticeable difference or not. Not really sure what I'm expecting with that. Undecided

So umm... the title of this post...

yeah. Not entirely anything to be embarrassed about. However I did hear that at 5'3" the ideal weight is 115lbs +/- 10% most likely based off frame size. I know I should be 115lbs. No less, because well, I just don't think it would be possible to weigh less then that and still have "useful" muscle mass. And certainly no more, I mean if I actually had a bigger frame yeah, but I have small wrists, and slender hips, so I should be slender all over. Now I keep going back and forth saying my weight's fine, how I look is fine then it's not. Roll Eyes

However I've come to the conclusion that since exercise alone is not bringing my waistline down any, (and I would like to lose another 1 1/4" from there) that 120lbs is no good either. So my first steps have been a new exercise routine, and I will be cutting out snacks, just breakfast, lunch, dinner and chocolate. (I can't survive in a world without chocolate much less a day. Cool

but that will be in a limited amount.) Not really sure how much good that will do. Undecided

See I was sick early this year and I didn't really eat much for a week straight. A few years ago that would of meant that I would've dropped 5lbs easy. This time I dropped 2... and kept them off for 2 days. Angry

So I'm not entirely sure the no snack thing will do anything. *sigh* At least I'm trying I suppose. I'll weigh myself tomorrow just to double check that I really am 120lbs. Just making sure I'm not a pound or two more then I figure on. Wink

And then I guess I'll do it again in a week. I figure I'll weigh whatever I need to to maintain the waist measurement I want. [sarcasm]This should be fun... *whee* [/sarcasm]

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