So I am now on countdown to my 39th birthday. I'm not sure what I thought I'd be doing at 39 but I can almost assure you my current life isn't it. That's a good thing though as I am genuinely enjoying my life right now. Are there things that need to be improved on? Well most assuredly but I also have the passion and drive to continue to improve. The best part about being nearly 39 though is that next year, God willing, I'll be 40. If things keep going the way they are going it will be the best birthday ever but then again I'm making plans to make sure every birthday gets that distinction. Just because this is more of an introspective post about lots of things not just my hair I'm going to insert a page break here. If you don't want to go any further not a huge deal as I tend to be wordy sometimes. Just know that I'm in a good place and enjoying life. If you are nosy and got time to kill continue after the break.
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December 13, 2014
December 7, 2013
We have achieved Creamy Crack & Other things
The time has flown by this year. It has seen major improvements, some bad habits returning, a job loss, a new job, and some random maturing in ways that were not anticipated in January. All of which is good. Really good because I am finding out that achieving some goals aren't impossible and that other things are more important to me than I would have though.
Let's get down to it. I have been back in the gym again which is great, I need to update the total again because I forgot that we are into a new month. And I'm sure I didn't update the total for the year. Be right back. All right, that's all updated now. I would have gone more this week but fun with mom has prevented one trip and Thursday was creamy crack day and Friday was dinner with some advisees (is that spelled right?). Today I am in a wee bit of pain but am going to try to get out of here at some point today or tomorrow to get back on my hustle. I clearly am not focused but here goes. I kept holding on another week and another week because I really didn't want to go back to the other woman that relaxed my hair shortly after I got here. Between the billion and one texts about her specials to my general feeling that she was basically ignoring my wants in order to get me back into the shop more often were causing some extreme resistance about caving in to see her. Plus after texting my former hairdresser I found out the perm that my hair actually likes and realized it definitely wasn't what was pulled out of the giant pink tub and applied directly to my hair after using same tub and comb on someone else. I went hunting for someone in town that used the same perm and confirmed that Ulta locally did and after several days of forgetting to make an appointment I stopped by on Wednesday and lucked into an appointment on Thursday. My appointment, as seems usual with stylists late night was overbooked at best and I never actually met with the girl I was supposed to see. Someone else volunteered because that stylist was so backed up and I have to say despite not being a short brown woman she did a great job. My hair feels great, she was attentive and funny and just let me be quiet sometimes as the best thing ever to make you relax is someone playing in your hair. Plus at some point during my wash out she lathered on a big dose of heaven and it felt and smelled great. Turns out it's a Mizani product that left my hair so easy to comb through it was like butter. And my hair had done an amazing growth turn around in three months. I was super worried since I have been in the gym so much but it seemed to help along with potentially the inversion as well. Either way I need to keep it up and we'll see what my hair is looking like come my official 10th line anniversary in February. I also got my eyebrows done and everything is on schedule to go be a pinup later in the month. I'm definitely thinking about doing it again in 2014 after some more time in the gym.
My last two gym trips included 30 minute express and 12 minute abs which isn't a full hour of working out but my body feels great when I'm done. Planet Fitness is going to get me sexy again if I let it lol. I need to find a scarf that I used to have that I assumed I packed but really I did not which is frustrating as hell cause it works so much better with wrapping my hair and tying it down for bed each night. And I can't find the Elasta QP Mango Butter and Olive Oil that I packed but thanks to Wal-greens I didn't have to but it from Amazon again and overpay by leaps and bounds. Four bucks a bottle got my original formula and I'm happy again. I think I'm on course for great things in the new year. I need to finish adding to my good thoughts jar because I've slipped on that but there are so many things to write. Making new friends, reconnecting to old ones, my students are clamoring to take more of my courses. I am loving my life right now. And in a few weeks I get to see my family woot woot plus have another birthday that will push me even closer to 40 lol.
Here are some photos full of gray in all its glory.
Let's get down to it. I have been back in the gym again which is great, I need to update the total again because I forgot that we are into a new month. And I'm sure I didn't update the total for the year. Be right back. All right, that's all updated now. I would have gone more this week but fun with mom has prevented one trip and Thursday was creamy crack day and Friday was dinner with some advisees (is that spelled right?). Today I am in a wee bit of pain but am going to try to get out of here at some point today or tomorrow to get back on my hustle. I clearly am not focused but here goes. I kept holding on another week and another week because I really didn't want to go back to the other woman that relaxed my hair shortly after I got here. Between the billion and one texts about her specials to my general feeling that she was basically ignoring my wants in order to get me back into the shop more often were causing some extreme resistance about caving in to see her. Plus after texting my former hairdresser I found out the perm that my hair actually likes and realized it definitely wasn't what was pulled out of the giant pink tub and applied directly to my hair after using same tub and comb on someone else. I went hunting for someone in town that used the same perm and confirmed that Ulta locally did and after several days of forgetting to make an appointment I stopped by on Wednesday and lucked into an appointment on Thursday. My appointment, as seems usual with stylists late night was overbooked at best and I never actually met with the girl I was supposed to see. Someone else volunteered because that stylist was so backed up and I have to say despite not being a short brown woman she did a great job. My hair feels great, she was attentive and funny and just let me be quiet sometimes as the best thing ever to make you relax is someone playing in your hair. Plus at some point during my wash out she lathered on a big dose of heaven and it felt and smelled great. Turns out it's a Mizani product that left my hair so easy to comb through it was like butter. And my hair had done an amazing growth turn around in three months. I was super worried since I have been in the gym so much but it seemed to help along with potentially the inversion as well. Either way I need to keep it up and we'll see what my hair is looking like come my official 10th line anniversary in February. I also got my eyebrows done and everything is on schedule to go be a pinup later in the month. I'm definitely thinking about doing it again in 2014 after some more time in the gym.
My last two gym trips included 30 minute express and 12 minute abs which isn't a full hour of working out but my body feels great when I'm done. Planet Fitness is going to get me sexy again if I let it lol. I need to find a scarf that I used to have that I assumed I packed but really I did not which is frustrating as hell cause it works so much better with wrapping my hair and tying it down for bed each night. And I can't find the Elasta QP Mango Butter and Olive Oil that I packed but thanks to Wal-greens I didn't have to but it from Amazon again and overpay by leaps and bounds. Four bucks a bottle got my original formula and I'm happy again. I think I'm on course for great things in the new year. I need to finish adding to my good thoughts jar because I've slipped on that but there are so many things to write. Making new friends, reconnecting to old ones, my students are clamoring to take more of my courses. I am loving my life right now. And in a few weeks I get to see my family woot woot plus have another birthday that will push me even closer to 40 lol.
Here are some photos full of gray in all its glory.
February 8, 2013
I'm a big old ball of emotion right now lol
I've been trying to tend to my edges more cause in the last set of photos I noticed they were breaking a bit more than I wanted them to be. I still haven't decided on dying my hair or not so I'm not sure if that will happen pre trip. I keep going back and forth on whether or not it's worth it since I really am okay with the gray but I'm not sure if it does make me look older than I want--I doubt that--or if it's impacting how other people see me on interviews. I did apply for something local too and I'm diving in head long with the research thing as well. In a holding pattern for one while we wait to hear back from IRB and we're narrowing down topics in another group. Really if I could find even a part time gig I really loved things would be fine but I keep going back and forth about finding something now or waiting till the next round of searches are completed it's weird. I'm sure I'll figure it out but it's confusing. Hold on potty break.
Yes I'm sure you didn't need to know that but ehh it was in my brain. Today is officially my youngest niece's third birthday. I miss her terribly which is why I've been applying for nearly anything moving down near them. I tried again in vain to get my mother on a plane to visit and I got the same diatribe about my sister in law which I just can't work around anymore. It made me start crying because my father won't ever meet the girls, even if I was there I'd be busy working so they won't see me as much, and my mother is being a brat about seeing our only other immediate family. It could also be because I don't have kids of my own the special days with them seem much more salient. I was literally overjoyed when I got to talk to them a bit on Christmas via skype. They were cute and happy and talk too much and then stop talking all at once. I always stress balance to my clients and I swear I never have it in my own life.
At least mom's doctor visit went well so thank heavens for small graces. Still not falling asleep but I'm making myself even more irritated so I'm going to sign off now. Happy Birthday pretty girl.
Yes I'm sure you didn't need to know that but ehh it was in my brain. Today is officially my youngest niece's third birthday. I miss her terribly which is why I've been applying for nearly anything moving down near them. I tried again in vain to get my mother on a plane to visit and I got the same diatribe about my sister in law which I just can't work around anymore. It made me start crying because my father won't ever meet the girls, even if I was there I'd be busy working so they won't see me as much, and my mother is being a brat about seeing our only other immediate family. It could also be because I don't have kids of my own the special days with them seem much more salient. I was literally overjoyed when I got to talk to them a bit on Christmas via skype. They were cute and happy and talk too much and then stop talking all at once. I always stress balance to my clients and I swear I never have it in my own life.
At least mom's doctor visit went well so thank heavens for small graces. Still not falling asleep but I'm making myself even more irritated so I'm going to sign off now. Happy Birthday pretty girl.
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