Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are all enjoying a lovely holiday.
We had a relaxing day with the B family:
(Baby M was getting really tired at this point!)
What critter encounters to report? After the squirrels stole our tiny pumpkins last year, I decided to get a larger specimen as my sole outdoor decoration. Once more the squirrels destroyed my hopes and dreams:
It took me a few days to realize these "crumbs" on the floor were really wood chips left by a rodent invader:
(Yuck; never take macro photos of your dirty floorboards!)He worked alone:
The above photo might not be in the true spirit of the Critter Corner. I felt badly after killing the mouse, but he did poop in my house and chew my floorboards.
Recent thoughts:
Lately I have been contemplating changes in my life. I don't fully recall my daily life while I was in college, or the year afterward which I spent in my hometown substitute teaching and waitressing. Things become clearer when I remember moving to MN for grad school, watching my friends move to the opposite sides of the country and finally meeting Robert. Now I consider how my shopping sprees have moved from the mall to the thrift store (mostly), and how our Friday nights consist of pizza and a NetFlix viewing. We see our friends a lot less often now.
It seems my life is more centered around my husband, dog and house now. Does this mean we should have a child?! Hmmm.
My other thought is less weighty in nature: Salon Guilt. Do you have a long standing relationship with your stylist? I did for a while but for the last year I've been going to the Aveda Institute for discounted services performed by students. While I feel confident about what I want for my hair, I dislike the conflict that arises every time they ask about my product usage. I prefer Suave shampoo, Nexxus Humectress conditioner and LA Looks hair gel.
$1.99!
No offense to all of y'all Aveda product users, but that stuff does NOT work for my dry, bleached, naturally curly hair. I don't like the fragrance and my hair felt and looked like straw yesterday two hours after I left the Institute. I just dislike hearing that my cheap products are hurting my hair. Finally I realized I could just lie to the stylist and tell them I use Aveda so and so shampoo/conditioner and hair gel. My choices were confirmed today when I washed using my makeshift system and my hair looks and feels great; soft and shiny, with a defined curl.
To summarize, I guess I feel guilty about not buying the suggested products stylists recommend. Also I hate how you go to one salon and the stylist sniffs, "Did they put you under the dryer at your old salon?", or, "They used a razor to cut YOUR hair?" There's a lot of disapproval at salons.
Hugs and winter critters!
Wendell
3 comments:
i love the hair products segment. i usually just say that i use all sorts of different crap... damn the pressure!
that photo of the l.a. looks gel is bitchin.
r.i.p. tiny critter.
You get to use whatever F'in products you want sis! I'm posting again, it's a miracle. twice in 2 weeks, I can't believe it. I'm trying to remove my name everywhere from the blog though- At this point I don't think my real name exists anywhere! Call me when you get the chance! HUG :)
Nice kill there...maybe you should teach Stella to be a hunter.
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