My husband has wanted me to go brunette for a while. I haven’t wanted too! I like being blonde, even though I’m a pretty dirty dark blonde naturally. Last spring I went even blonder. I like being bright and cheery and sunny. That is why I like being blonde. This is how my hair looked when I had it lightened last March.
Me being Blonde
Yesterday I finally took the plunge into the dark side… why not? I’ve never been brunette before and hair is just hair and it grows out and can be changed. Plus, my husband’s neice (yeah yeah, still weird saying my niece) does hair and she is amazing! She does an excellent job and I always feel special and pampered and pretty when I go in… and after I leave I think I should go get my hair done more often than I do.
So anyway… ready?
Pretty dark huh? I took this of myself when I was out in the back yard taking some shots of the dogs running around in the snow. I love it! I don’t know if I’ll stay brunette forever, I still prefer being blonde… but it’s fun for a change for sure! I guess I should go on a trip now, get some travel insurance, and have some fun. LOL but I’m just happy to stay home for a while!
Well, I tried to get a picture of my tan line but it didn’t really work out too well. I will try again later.
So anyway, this is my hair with pink! Now I’m thinking I need to go and get some pink earrings. Like my blue ones that I have for flyball (my flyball team color is light blue), but now my hair is pink, so I need to match. I’m so odd.. I’ve said it before, the older I get the girlier I get. LOL. I even wear bracelents sometimes now, and I change my earrings (I used to just wear one pair all the time) and sometimes I even match. LOL. Now for some exercise equipment to drop my weight.. I think my chin looks like it has extra weight in this picture. Bleh.
So my hair is ready for my cruise. I love the pink! It’s my husband’s niece (I still think it’s odd to call her my niece) who does my hair. She is awesome! She is so talented and does such a great job. I wish she could do my hair every morning.
I need to pack for the cruise, but first I have to fold up my five or six piles of laundry I have in the basement. Bleh. I am putting that off and blogging instead. I better get going on it!
I am so excited, I got makeup samples yesterday from Leigh over on Eternal Flux. She sells Mary Kay and she’s helping me get starting in makeup.
Yeah yeah I know, 40 years old and just barely starting wearing makeup. Well, so, I’m late! And since I love my hair now, and it’s short and blonde and pretty… I really need to spruce up my face to match.
I do have some personal dilemma’s about makeup… most of my life I have fought it, too, because I really think women should be thought of as beautiful while they are natural. And makeup covers up a woman’s natural beauty.
But as I get older, and more confident in myself, I want to look pretty. And girly. And maybe makeup is just a part of that, just like a nice dress or a fancy hairdo.
Either way, I just don’t really care… lol because now makeup is being fun. And I just want to be happy. I won’t be wearing makeup when I’m at agility trials.. well, unless the mascara is really good and won’t smudge, my eyes are so light they just need to stand out!
Ooo I’m getting some Mary Kay Cosmetics to try and I’m so excited! LOL I probably should have been this excited when I was 14 and wanted to wear makeup… except when I was 14 I didn’t want to wear makeup. Never really did until now… at 40 years old. Oh well.
I’ve gone through stages where i did want to, got frustrated and angry and cried, and gave up. But now I have a friend to help me out… Leigh, of Eternal Flux. And she’s giving away Eye Shadow in her contest!
Monday I got my hair cut… bummer I don’t have a before picture. It was much longer and not so bright blond. My niece (my husband’s niece, still weird calling her my niece) does an excellent job with hair! I love it! I also went to Kirkams for some clothes shopping, this is my new outfit! I really like it, and nice bright colors for spring!
These are the pants I was talking about in my prior post.
When Size 8 is too big, is a very good day! I went shopping yesterday… to one of my favorite stores, Kirkhams, thanks to my Husband and my Sister at Christmas. I bought new pants and a couple shirts, and even shoes for agility, and I even had some money left over on the gift cards! Thanks so much!
I like to shop in the spring and the fall. Not much the rest of the year… but I gotta get new spring clothes. And I got a new spring haircut, too. Hopefully I’ll get a pic of me up soon.
So I grab the size 12 pants… too big. Size 10… still too big. Size 8? Well, yup, they fit in the store. I love them.. take them home, wear them… and now today at work they are a bit loose! LOL I love loose clothes. Makes me feel skinny even though I have gained a couple of pounds back in the last couple of weeks.
Dreading the time change for Tuesday which is my first work day of the week… I went home last night, settled in, played with HDMI switches on my HDTV, and then went to bed. And this morning.. yup, I was miserable. It’s gonna take me 2 or so weeks to adjust. Ugh.
Sometimes I don’t know how much stress I’m having until it’s gone. Whew… finally I think it’s gone and I’m slowing down. I get into such a rush. I rush on the computer, I rush in the house, I rush running errands. Rushing, to me, is a feeling I get inside where I must get things done. Must must must now now now.
I vented to my nail tech today about yesterday in the dog park. It really frazzled me more than I admitted to myself. And then work, too, not getting that to work. So finally today when I got home from having my nails done, I was able to relax again.
All is well. The dogs are healthy and happy. And I made a really yummy recipe from the Weight Watchers Cookbook my sister gave me for Christmas. Leek and Egg Casserole. Yummy! Lots of leeks, which I don’t like raw, but cooked they are good.
So now I’m going to bed Nice And Early today. It’s 8pm, I’m shutting down the laptop, and I’m going to get a good night sleep.
And so here it is! My friend at work and I went and had our navel’s pierced today during lunch. We have been planning on doing it for a while now but would forget or things would get in the way. Finally we are pierced!
I had mine pierced about 8 or so years ago and it never healed. I had it done with a gun, which is, I guess, a bad way to do it. And I had a loop inserted, another bad thing. I had it taken out after a year and it healed up just fine without the pierce. I sure hope that this time, having had a needled used, and having a bar in so it can breath better, maybe it will heal better.
I could have had a reaction to the metal as well, last time. So cross your fingers it heals up better this time and I can wear some fancy navel jewelry. So far it stings when I sit and fold my tummy on it (need a flatter tummy darnit). And it hurt way worse than getting the tattoo did. But now the pain is mostly over and the healing begins! No moving furniture for me for a while, and I got my mattress cover too to put on my new mattress. The husband is going to help me put it on in a bit. We won’t need any New York movers to help though!
I love it! I don’t know if I’ll stay brunette forever, I still prefer being blonde… but it’s fun for a change for sure! I guess I should go on a trip now, get some travel insurance, and have some fun. LOL but I’m just happy to stay home for a while!
