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Finding Myself in the Mirror!

Good evening!

I have been doing a lot of life changing events lately, A LOT!! I have started a self-help artist way journey to rediscover my inner artist, I have been doing morning pages every day for 8 + weeks, I have and am purging all of the non-me items out of my life, and now I have made another change. Ok, this one might not exactly be a life changer, but it will simplify my morning routine. I have gotten 11 inches cut off of my hair!!!

I wanted to be able to make a hair donation to locks of love, which I am now able to do, but even more than that, I wanted a change. A physical, in your face – change. I have been told that I have been becoming a different person over the last 8 weeks, but I just don’t see it. I have been told that I seem happier, calmer, and more flexible, which I guess is all true, but being a visual person I wanted to SEE a CHANGE, so this was the way that I gave it to myself!!

I went into my hairstylist, Lauren, and told her what I wanted, she was more than happy to be accommodating, plus she was SUPER-SUPPORTIVE as I hemmed and hawed over whether or not I was going to take the “Big Cut”! I had told myself I wasn’t going to do it, but I had a sad, sinking feeling in my gut, and I knew it was time. NOW-OR-NEVER!! So I told her to just cut it off, and take off an additional inch just for good measure!!

So, I am very happy with my decision! WIth it straightened it falls to just below my shoulder, I know that when I let it go curly it is going to be much shorter, but I am going to wear it for a week before I pass my final judgement! BESIDES, it was for a good cause, it really, truly is a WIN-WIN!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!

Chunky Dunkers: I will meet you in the comments section!! 😉

What Happened To Chunky Dunkers???

Good evening!

I have to make a confession, I am a grumpy-fuss-bucket tonight! If I were my own daughter I would tell myself to go to my room and take a nap! Which I will do, eventually but right now I wanted to make sure that I at least touched base with tonight!!

I am sorry to say, that because of an emergency at work today, I have missed tonight’s Chunky Dunker’s Club meeting!! I have just gotten home from the office, for the second time today, and man am I ever beat!! Sheesh!! Long story short, it is all fixed, crisis averted! and both Chris and I, who was with me all this time trying to help me fix the issue, will be back in the office in less than 8 hours. UGH!!!

Man, I really owe that girl for all of her help!!

THANK YOU, CHRIS!!!

I need a vacation!! I am dreaming of taking a road trip with my sweetie! I just need to find out where we should go?? He wants something with Indians and old west history, I want something with lots of antique stores and FABULOUS shopping venues! He wants mountains and I want oceans! I want a 5 start hotel with room service, and he wants to be able to pitch a tent wherever his heart desires!! Let’s just say, we don’t exactly agree!!! LOL!! However, we do agree that we ALWAYS have fun when we go on vacation together!! So, in the end, it should be a blast – no matter where we end up.

Anyone have any ideas???

Any reasonable offers will be taken into consideration!!!

Hee! Hee!

Oh, I did do something ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS tonight!! When I left work today, the first time, I went over to Russell Salon and Day Spa, and had an appointment with my FANTASTIC hairdresser, Lauren Forgione. She very graciously squeezed me in for a deep hair conditioner treatment, and I got my bangs trimmed! and because it is Lauren, THE BEST HAIR STYLIST EVER!! She even straightened my hair for me, which YOU KNOW I JUST LOVE!!! She consistently goes above and beyond in making me feel like THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD, and today, I just really needed that!!  She was even gracious enough to take a picture of me under the hair dryer, however, I realize to be REALLY fancy, I should have been reading a Allure magazine or something, but I felt pretty damn AWESOME getting pampered one way or another!!

So that is what all of these pics are of! Me under the dryer, and two of my after shots! I really LOVE having curly hair, but SOMETIMES I really LOVE seeing a new me with straight hair!!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK???

Do you see Edward and Bella in the background here, yes, I really am a nerd – I don’t just play one in real life!! 😉

Alrighty, well, it is waaaay past my bedtime (hence the aforementioned grumpiness), and I have to be awake and alert at 5:30 tomorrow morning to do my morning pages, so I am off to beddy-bye!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! 😉