New Version of me

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#14 is in the bag
(Let my hair lady do whatever she wants)

When I was explaining this particular goal to my father, he was confused. “I don’t understand, why would you want to be someone’s guinea pig?” 

But that’s not what this is about. See. . . .Mary has some minor (heh-heh) issues with control and trust. This hair exercise is a way to let go and completely trust someone with something as important as hair. That being said, it is just hair (although my fab hair lady hates when I say that!), and mine grows really fast, plus, I’m still young enough that I can rock any hair style. 
Ergo, I entered that saloon last night rather fearlessly (pushing those panicky, nervous feelings of wanting to puke deeeeep down). Then I sat back and enjoyed the experience of making a new Mary–one snip of the scissors at a time.
Hair Lady: “Have you decided what we’re going to do?”
Me: “Have YOU decided what we’re going to do…?”
Hair Lady: “Ready for a change?”
Me: “Yes!”
Hair Lady: “Okay. You’re going to walk out the complete opposite of how you walked in.”
Then the scissors (and razor) came out….

I probably lost about 6 inches in the back, less in the front. The brown dye was on for about 15 minutes, but only the top of my head. We were going for the “Ombre” look…..which I’d never heard of, but of course I recognized once it was explained. (and yes, I believe Jen Aniston had it at one time.)
long, loooong strands of Mary going bye-bye
the sneak preview I posted on FaceBook last night (note the “ombre”)
the “bathroom mirror” shot right when I got home
at work this morning
I love the fun, fresh new look. It was time. True, I feel a bit like I’m wearing a disguise, sleuthing around, and I should probably change my name to something like Sasha for a while. Nonetheless, I rate the experience a perfect 10.

New Version of me

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#14 is in the bag
(Let my hair lady do whatever she wants)

When I was explaining this particular goal to my father, he was confused. “I don’t understand, why would you want to be someone’s guinea pig?” 

But that’s not what this is about. See. . . .Mary has some minor (heh-heh) issues with control and trust. This hair exercise is a way to let go and completely trust someone with something as important as hair. That being said, it is just hair (although my fab hair lady hates when I say that!), and mine grows really fast, plus, I’m still young enough that I can rock any hair style. 
Ergo, I entered that saloon last night rather fearlessly (pushing those panicky, nervous feelings of wanting to puke deeeeep down). Then I sat back and enjoyed the experience of making a new Mary–one snip of the scissors at a time.
Hair Lady: “Have you decided what we’re going to do?”
Me: “Have YOU decided what we’re going to do…?”
Hair Lady: “Ready for a change?”
Me: “Yes!”
Hair Lady: “Okay. You’re going to walk out the complete opposite of how you walked in.”
Then the scissors (and razor) came out….

I probably lost about 6 inches in the back, less in the front. The brown dye was on for about 15 minutes, but only the top of my head. We were going for the “Ombre” look…..which I’d never heard of, but of course I recognized once it was explained. (and yes, I believe Jen Aniston had it at one time.)
long, loooong strands of Mary going bye-bye
the sneak preview I posted on FaceBook last night (note the “ombre”)
the “bathroom mirror” shot right when I got home
at work this morning
I love the fun, fresh new look. It was time. True, I feel a bit like I’m wearing a disguise, sleuthing around, and I should probably change my name to something like Sasha for a while. Nonetheless, I rate the experience a perfect 10.

in the bag

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Playing a little “40 Things” catch-up…..

#2 – Read two books that have always intimidated me  
(or in this case, bugged me.) 
“A Christmas Carol” (this is one of the two)
 
#6 – Teach a class
As part of COMPANY’s “Natural Gas 101,” I’ve taught two mini (very mini) refresher courses to three different groups. Two more to come.
#12 – Take a step toward my true passion
National Novel Writing Month.
done & done.
#18 – Embrace the White
If anyone has seen me lately, you know this one is oh-so-true. (Paula’s Choice is my first ever daily sunscreen of choice. Excellent product.)
 
#26 – “Unplug”
This started during my NaNo month, and I’m so used to the quiet now, that I seldom turn on TV, radio, cd like I use to. Digging the quiet.
#27 – “Unsubscribe”
I’ve been doing this pretty religiously since September. I get so much junk mail, junk email and worthless Facebook news feeds. Now, when something comes up that I don’t read and know I will NEVER read, I don’t just delete, but I go to the site and unsubscribe. It’s amazing how much cleaner all my inboxes are these days. I highly recommend this. I was keeping track of my email unsubscribes for a while, but stopped counting after 50.
#28 – Take a class
In October, I sat in on one of those free classes at Home Depot. It was on home fire safety. And I loved it. They offer three every Saturday. This will definitely not be my last.

Still a long way to go on my list, but I’d like to rest for a while now. Thanks. Bye.

in the bag

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Playing a little “40 Things” catch-up…..

#2 – Read two books that have always intimidated me  
(or in this case, bugged me.) 
“A Christmas Carol” (this is one of the two)
 
#6 – Teach a class
As part of COMPANY’s “Natural Gas 101,” I’ve taught two mini (very mini) refresher courses to three different groups. Two more to come.
#12 – Take a step toward my true passion
National Novel Writing Month.
done & done.
#18 – Embrace the White
If anyone has seen me lately, you know this one is oh-so-true. (Paula’s Choice is my first ever daily sunscreen of choice. Excellent product.)
 
#26 – “Unplug”
This started during my NaNo month, and I’m so used to the quiet now, that I seldom turn on TV, radio, cd like I use to. Digging the quiet.
#27 – “Unsubscribe”
I’ve been doing this pretty religiously since September. I get so much junk mail, junk email and worthless Facebook news feeds. Now, when something comes up that I don’t read and know I will NEVER read, I don’t just delete, but I go to the site and unsubscribe. It’s amazing how much cleaner all my inboxes are these days. I highly recommend this. I was keeping track of my email unsubscribes for a while, but stopped counting after 50.
#28 – Take a class
In October, I sat in on one of those free classes at Home Depot. It was on home fire safety. And I loved it. They offer three every Saturday. This will definitely not be my last.

Still a long way to go on my list, but I’d like to rest for a while now. Thanks. Bye.

"winning….."

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Soo…..it’s been a craZy, wonderful, blurry-blur month of writing and eating and writing, not washing dishes or clothes and writing and then writing some more. I’ve learned so much about forming habits, patience, discipline and dealing with my silly self-inflicted pressure. 
Now when I can sit back and think about it, it’s really quite an accomplishment to have this pretty, shiny new story that just kind of poured out of me. About five days into the challenge, it was clear to me that THIS was the story I was meant to write this month. Except for one experience (which I refer to as “The 900 word night”), I didn’t struggle much with writers’ block or get too hung up on details and research–which was the whole point of this particular NaNoWriMo challenge. We were meant to just WRITE, let it flow, and worry about details later. My inner-editor never really went away, which was the biggest challenge for me. But I managed to bind and gag her for the most part. She’s very feisty, however. 

I’d like to thank each of you for your support and love this past month.  
I’m already looking forward to next November!

"winning….."

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Soo…..it’s been a craZy, wonderful, blurry-blur month of writing and eating and writing, not washing dishes or clothes and writing and then writing some more. I’ve learned so much about forming habits, patience, discipline and dealing with my silly self-inflicted pressure. 
Now when I can sit back and think about it, it’s really quite an accomplishment to have this pretty, shiny new story that just kind of poured out of me. About five days into the challenge, it was clear to me that THIS was the story I was meant to write this month. Except for one experience (which I refer to as “The 900 word night”), I didn’t struggle much with writers’ block or get too hung up on details and research–which was the whole point of this particular NaNoWriMo challenge. We were meant to just WRITE, let it flow, and worry about details later. My inner-editor never really went away, which was the biggest challenge for me. But I managed to bind and gag her for the most part. She’s very feisty, however. 

I’d like to thank each of you for your support and love this past month.  
I’m already looking forward to next November!

Writing Inspirations – starry stars

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Why I love Don McLean:
(“The Starry Night,” by Vincent van Gogh)
(clicky-click here to play pretty song) 

Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) 

“For they could not love you
and yet your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight
on that starry, starry night
you took your life as lovers often do
But I could have told you, Vincent
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.”

Writing Inspirations – starry stars

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Why I love Don McLean:
(“The Starry Night,” by Vincent van Gogh)
(clicky-click here to play pretty song) 

Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) 

“For they could not love you
and yet your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight
on that starry, starry night
you took your life as lovers often do
But I could have told you, Vincent
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.”

Writing Inspirations – The movies, part 2

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Why I love The Long, Hot Summer
(1958, story by William Faulkner, starring Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward)

“I am a human being, do you know what that means? It means I set a price on myself, a high, high price. You might be surprised to know it but I have quite a lot to give. I’ve got things I’ve been saving up my whole life. Things like love and understanding and jokes and good times and good cooking. I’m prepared to be the Queen of Sheba for some lucky man or at least the best wife that any man could hope for. That’s my human history.” 
 
“I like life. I like it so much I just might live forever.”

Plus, Paul Newman’s eyes are really blue…..

Writing Inspirations – The movies, part 2

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Why I love The Long, Hot Summer
(1958, story by William Faulkner, starring Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward)

“I am a human being, do you know what that means? It means I set a price on myself, a high, high price. You might be surprised to know it but I have quite a lot to give. I’ve got things I’ve been saving up my whole life. Things like love and understanding and jokes and good times and good cooking. I’m prepared to be the Queen of Sheba for some lucky man or at least the best wife that any man could hope for. That’s my human history.” 
 
“I like life. I like it so much I just might live forever.”

Plus, Paul Newman’s eyes are really blue…..