Cowlicks Anyone?

"Aw, don't worry about it... when you are older, you will grow out of it." That was what my hairdresser said to me about the strong cowlicks that lie within my bangs when I was in grade school.  Like, what was she thinking?!  Maybe forty years ago, stylists didn't know any better.  The truth is …

Are We Really Turning Into Our Parents?

What do rising meat prices and falling asleep in a rocker have in common? Well, they are two subjects that I SWORE as a kid I would either never a) discuss or b) find myself doing and yet here I am. Proud owner of both. But that's just it...I'm not exactly happy about it. The …

Gray Roots

My Gray Roots are showing through, Colour-Me-Blonde in a week or two, My gray roots are showing through, Doesn't seem to matter what I do. My gray roots are showing through, Wiry hairs causing one BIG hullabaloo! My gray roots are showing through, Time to throw an overt coup, My gray roots are showing through, "Silver it is, …

Blankets and Bobby Pins

Boredom + Creativity = Bobby Pin Caterpillar (sans legs) While the above-pictured duo is an unlikely combination, I chose it for today's Photo Challenge for exactly that reason; the result is/was unique.  Here's the back story, in case you are interested.... Table-side, at home, I always have a bobby pin handy to help tame my …

Surviving Bikinis & Short Hair…It Can Be Done

Make no Mistake , folks!  You saw right with the title.  Does this have anything to do with making mistakes or learning from them, as most will likely write about with respect to today's word prompt?  Well, no...not exactly.  But, there is something to be learned perhaps, and so maybe in a roundabout way, it is …