It's brave of you to put your whole routine down.  I'm sure mine would look like an awful bother written as a list than it really is.

Eating at home is always better--cheaper and healthier.  Up here, you get such enormous portions.  Enough for 2 or 3 people, and not everything reheats well.

Tonite we are going out to celebrate my hubby's birthday.  It's not until 7/6, but the coupon for the restaurant expires today. 

I am sorry you depressed without your job.  I am teaching summer school and wouldn't have minded having the summer off.   I could have spent time in Spfld with my mom and sis and aunts, or done some daytrips here and there, or sewed up all the material I have on hand. 

Hope you feel better soon.

Thanks, Melusine and Isabeau.  I think I do feel better today.

I decided to treat my scalp to some Thera Neem and some Mop Top deep conditioner.  The TN works best by leaving it on the scalp for 5 mins. so I washed my hair over the bathtub w/the shower wand and clipped my hair up.  I set the timer on the microwave and started checking emails.  I put a towel around my shoulders so I don't drip too bad.  After rinsing it out, I applied the MTDC, combed that through and clipped my hair up for another 5 mins.  This time it was pretty drippy!  Now I've rinsed that out, applied the TN conditioner and am waiting the last 5 mins. before getting into the shower to rinse it out and bathe.

I'm skipping the dry brushing today.

Thank you, Drear.  I have a very supportive husband!  Its a loss, and like any it will just take time.  Gah!  Its windy, hot and overcast: please rain!!!!!  Its really uncomfortable today-I feel bad for my kitties in their fur coats!  Thank goodness we put in tile, the carpet was even hotter! 

My hair is super moisturized!!!  Today, instead of combing through the KCCC, I raked it in with my fingers.  Better result on my ends, but I didn't get enough product on the very underside of my hair so it didn't hold the waves like the rest of my hair.  Oh, yeah, I plopped for about 30 minutes.  Also, my top layer had quite a cast to it, and I didn't scrunch in the Ojon like I had been doing.  Dry scrunching took most of the cast away, and my hair didn't turn frizzy!!!  Woo hoo!  My hair looks very nice w/o the Ojon, but I like the softness it provides.  Learning, learning!!!

I don't about hair distortion, but I know what you mean.  My hairdresser marvels at how long my hair is getting and how fast it grows, but it doesn't feel long to me, either.  Like you, the curl makes it look shorter when it is dry.  And, of course, the layering doesn't help.

I just bought the L'Oreal deep conditioner and anti-frizz leave-in and am going to try that.  I used the Goldman Shine and Vitality spray and really liked it.  You were right about serums and cremes being better than gels or mousses.

Where do you get MopTop?  I haven't seen it here.

Thanks.  I will check that out.

I'm back from Michigan, until the 28th anyway.

My parents have well water that is treated with softener (salt) and my hair was getting pretty red while there.

Since I've been home I did a cassia treatment and my hair looks more brown to me.  Hubby didn't notice a difference.  My length is improving, so that's good.

My mom had her 4th chemo, and will have her 5th on the 30th.  She won't be having surgery (YAY) and will continue on chemo 2-4 more times before they rescan to see what the tumors have done.  The cancer marker had dropped to 43, doc wants it to "normal" levels of 0-35.  Even with those levels she could still have cancer and may have to have a chemo maintenance.