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22 Mar

So, I don’t know about you, but I loathe it when people whine or complain on facebook. Maybe it is because whining on facebook is usually something like: “I’m so tired of this weather” or “I’m so tired of people who judge” or “I’m so tired of being pregnant” or just plain “I’m so tired.”

Whining and complaining on a blog, however, is totally fine. Why? you ask. It has to do with the fact that a blog post is longer than a one line status update. So you can explain how you feel in a more exact way–what’s really bothering you.

Plus, blog whiners usually put in a little gimme like- “I know I’m just being a baby about this and I should really be grateful right now, but I just feel whiney….” So I can totally relate to that. They know they are being a baby and acknowlege it

And then, there are times when people have truly, deeply sad things happen and that is worthy of a blog post. A one-liner on facebook is too trivial to handle that kind of hurt.

What do you think? Does whining on facebook bother you?

hmmm. that sounded cranky. I’m really not cranky today. I am totaly wiped out! P90X plyometrics. Not for the faint of heart. It is now 1 1/2 hours since I finished working out and my face is finally close to normal color. It was a flaming beet red. Is that bad, in your opinion? I may not get much done today. Moving hurts. (whine whine whine–I know, when I can fit into my size 12 jeans I’ll be so glad I did this–so you don’t have to feel bad for me. I’m glad I’m doing it! Victory will be S-W-E-E-T.)

I have complained on facebook, much to my shame. And it wasn’t very satisfying, let me tell you. By the time I was over it, people were still commenting sympathetically and I felt so shallow. What happened was, I got a haircut on Valentine’s day. I showed the girl in the hair salon a picture of what I wanted and she talked alot about doing this or that and I said that sounds good and I wound up with the haircut she had instead.

This is what she did. After 4 weeks, I can almost make my hair look like how she styled it. Thank goodness I have a super awesome flat iron.

I felt okay about it until I got home. Then I had a complete meltdown and ate a bunch of chips and Nacho Cheese (and whined on facebook shamefully. In my defense, it was not a one-liner.) Then I ratted my hair like this.

Then I laughed at myself and I was fine. Besides, the haircut does look modern and like I know what is going on in the world–which was the ultimate goal. I was tired of people telling me I looked like a runaway from Little House on the Prairie or an escaped polygamist. Sheesh! How much more black eyeliner do I need to add?

The princesses all wanted to get in on the silly messy hair pictures.

One of the reasons I was originally upset about the haircut was that I had set my heart on bangs, and I couldn’t see any when she styled my hair. But I found them. So I felt better.

This is another look I have not been able to replicate again. Too bad. Nobody would tell me I looked like a polygamist if my hair was like this.

Hair Cut Disaster?

14 Feb

I got a hair cut today and it is okay–not a disaster or anything–but it doesn’t look like the picture I showed the stylist AT ALL 😦

I really had my heart set on cute bangs–and there are no bangs!

After drowning my sorrows in jalapeno nachos, I’ve decided that I like my hair cut after all.

Also, I can do this with it:

I’m like David Bowie now

Much Better

6 Jun

I leaned something profound today.

Something rather life-changing.

A day which doesn’t begin well can be made much better if the Man of the House cooks dinner.

These Chipotle Lime marinated shrimp were muy delicioso. It is a secret recipe that DH found on the internet and made more secret by adding garlic and cilantro.

Also, I have to brag on my kids, who finished their first sewing projects. (“Finished” being key, as the both have begun things in the past which never reached completion.) Way to go Cherry Pie and Bubba

Cherry Pie over decorated hers. I started stressing out and then I took a deep breath and reminded myself that it was her little bag and she could have it how she wanted.


And Cutie Pie got her first hair cut–which makes me a little sad, because I can’t do these piggy tails any more. But she already seems cooler, so it is worth the sacrifice.

Decided!

8 May

Thank you, all of my wonderful friends who left your suggestions and sympathy.

After reading through your comments and doing some soul searching, I realized that what I was hoping everyone would say was “CUT IT and Cut it NOW”

I decided that I really hated the shape of my hair, not necessarily the length. So, armed with new vocabulary like “long bob” (thanks Sarah) and “less layers” (thanks Mamabyrd) I went to a new haircutting place where the DH often goes. I like it there because the stylists don’t make me feel like a hillbillie when I walk in. I sat in the chair and Betty, my new BFF, asked me a million questions until she understood both my hair and my unhappiness. Then she provided a solution that made me happy and kept my hair as long as possible.

And because TheLeader and JillS are right, I still plan on dying it –because that is too fun to skip. I just have to find that box ….. Here’s a photo of the new happier me in the mean time. And the lighting is bad enough, you can get an idea for how I’ll look with darker hair, which it will be.

The DH is contemplating what it will be like to be married to a goth chick. He’s intrigued.

Hair 911!

3 May

Okay, I need advice. Hair advice. My hair is making me crazy right now. It is a horrible cut. I have to spend 30-40 minutes with a curling iron and mousse to beat it into reasonable submission. I don’t have that kind of time on a daily basis.

I want to chop it all off like this:

or this

See, I need something that can be cute fast. I have 5 kids, a house to clean, meals to cook, 10 piano students to teach and a Mary Kay business to look after. I loved this cut. All my girlfriends loved it to and I got tons of compliments each day.

However, there is one person who didn’t love it.

You guessed it, my DH. He is wishing for something like this:

This is 4 years ago and was an exceptionally good hair day for me.

The thing is. I’m probably 6-12 months away from that kind of length–if I start remembering to take my vitamins. What do I do between now and then?

Plus, with all the effort, will the DH dole out compliments generously to compensate for said effort? Probably not.

The other day he remarked that I looked “nice”. Now, just to clarify, that remark made me much happy. Also, remarks of that nature happen about twice a month these days, sometimes weekly–which is a much higher frequency than the first 10 years of our marriage.

So I’m happy and, you know, grateful for the improvement in positive feedback.

And yet, can you picture me as I spent an hour on my hair that morning? before dashing off to deliver Mary Kay, grocery shop, and knock out my visiting teaching. Do you suppose I was thinking, “I sure hope my husband thinks I look ‘nice’ today.”

“Nice” just doesn’t quite make up for the near anxiety attack that I have every time I walk out the door, stressing out about my hair.

I realize that it is a little crazy that I am freaking out about my hair. But here’s the thing. I have control over my hair. I can do stuff to it. I often do things to my hair when other things that are bothering me are beyond my control. –hence the fact that I always cut my hair about 2 weeks before I give birth. There is stuff going on in my life right now that I have no control over and it sucks. So instead of worrying over it, I am obsessing over my hair.

So what do you think? Cut it? Not cut it? Mousse it? Dye it? Perm it? To hell with it?

I obsessively await your ideas. Don’t worry. I’m only checking the computer every 5 minutes. The rest of the time I am distracting myself with chocolate and avocados.

Some New Helpers

16 Jun

Armed and Ready

with new Lethal weapons

Put into action

Hair!!!

9 Jun

So I just stumbled across the world of blogging moms who create amazing things with their little girls’ hair and I am so excited to try all this on my 3 guinea pigs!!!

Hair Today

Girl Hairdoos & Ideas

I don’t want to use their pictures, So I gave it a try even though it was past bed time. I hope I can find a blog with some basic tips for neatness.

I am excited because
#1 I love braids and now I have pictures to prove to the 3 Divas that other little girls let their moms braid their hair.

#2 Creating a new I-Love-You ritual/routine for each day with my girls

I’ll keep you posted on my success/miserable failure

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