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Tuesday Beauty Talks; How to Actually Get Henna to Cover Gray Roots
So awhile back I told you guys about my forced pixie cut and a quest to revitalize my chemically damaged hair (and possibly scalp?) by quitting chemical hair-dye cold turkey. The plan was to either grow out my gray and be a little more “authentic” or switch to something more natural to cover the silver…
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Know Where Your Apple is Buttered, Buddy
Guys . . . it’s October. I have taken a second to marvel at this every morning for the last few days and I just get overwhelmed with excitement when I do because October is, hands down, my favorite month of the year (yes, I am one of those people who would gladly use Halloween…
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Things to Be Thankful For . . .
Today is my 39th birthday. I know. Getting older is scary (although not quite as scary as the alternative to getting older) and I am not ashamed to admit that this past week I was a little bit pensive; I caught myself thinking about the things I haven’t done or don’t have, I felt a…
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Working it Out
I’m now a few months into my regular workout routine and am beginning to notice all kinds of positive physical perks; I’m down 15lbs, toning up and I feel better all the time but particularly while I’m exercising, my skin is looking good without foundation (but to be honest it was never really bad just…
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Tuesday Beauty Talks with Pops
Let me start this post by saying that my great-nephew is being born sometime today (or tomorrow, but I hope for his pretty mama’s sake that it just goes ahead and happens today); it’s so exciting! Welcome to the world, little guy! You’re already so very loved! Last night I was Face Timing with my…
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Henna Happens . . . and, Sometimes, If You’re Really Lucky it Happens Right.
Ok, so in my recent post where we talked about my decision to chop off all my fried hair I talked a little bit about the color processes I’ve tried and what worked (or didn’t) work about them and my grey grow out which is, as I write this, still in effect. One of the…
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My Blog Obsessions; the Good, the Bad and the Silly . . . Cue Western Music- I’ll Get My Poncho!
So this has been an interesting month or 2 for those of us who have blogs we read religiously; I have several and in March, the unthinkable happened . . . The blog authors started, one by one, to retire from their writings. First came Dottie Angel, and that was hard because I love pretty…
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Wednesday Recipe Corner; Pizza Pancakes! Whoop Whoop!
Ok, so originally this week’s recipe was going to be a fab one for dill pickle pasta salad- but then my fabulous Gigi gifted us with a giant Tupperware container full of homemade pasta salad she made and wanted to share, sooooo my pasta salad post is being moved to next week. I’m on a…
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When Your Hair Recovery Ends . . . In a Pixie Cut
So I have been on a quest to grow my hair back out for years- in fact, since 2004 when I got my first super short haircut, I have been practically urgent to grow it out, only getting it to about my shoulders before either getting sick of it or burning it chemically and chopping…
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5 Steps to Faking a Clean House 101; A Few Dos and Don’ts
We’ve all been there; you’re down to the wire, not a lot of time to deep clean your digs- maybe you’ve been working a whole bunch or been sick, or aren’t sleeping well. The temptation in those moments to cut corners on time is HUGE and trust me I know and have been there myself;…