I’m Giving Myself a Make-Over

Yesterday I did something major. I chopped my hair off. It was down past my shoulders and is now just below my ears. Honestly, my whole neck feels different. Of course, my hair is naturally curly (not kinky curly, but fat, loose curls) and as soon as I washed it it poofed right out. Now it looks like I got a cut and a perm. Pee Wee’s going to school me on how to use a flat iron so I can keep the look I was going for.

My hair prior to the cutting.

My hair right after the cut. The stylist used a flat iron on me.

After that, I decided to color it. I’m sick of looking at the grays and thought why not go all the way? I’m literally thinking of reinventing my whole look. At any rate, we got one of those kits that has a highlight kit included with the regular dye. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the kind of highlights I wanted. That’s fine. It’ll grow out in a week anyway and then I’ll have to get more color to hide the roots. Do I even have that much energy?

My hair after the color and wash. No flat iron here.

Now it’s time to lose some weight. I have a lot of weight to lose actually and it’s going to be a long process. I thought about getting some weight loss pills to jump start my regimen. My sister used them for a little while just before she started going to the gym religiously. She lost 15 pounds right away and then stopped using them. She kept off that weight and loss a few more pounds. I can’t go to the gym, of course, but I’ve got a new Yoga DVD and a dancercise one, so…

I did try the dancercise one and Pee Wee caught me jumping around. She had a hearty good laugh at seeing that. Unfortunately, that made me more than a little self-conscious so I won’t do it when she’s home anymore (or at least when she’s awake…lol). Too bad for her she’s eating enough for three or four (as opposed to “eating for two”) because I can laugh and call her “Rolly Polly”. Hey, it’s her fault for laughing at her ol’ mother trying to get in shape.

I promised in the previous post that I was going to get pictures of the flood, but I didn’t get up there. We were busy doing other things. Like getting my hair cut. We also went and bought Pee Wee’s birthday present – a brand new mattress set. She’s still sleeping on a sorry twin and I figured it’s time to get her something bigger- a full. I know, not much bigger. But it’s all we could afford, and really, it’s all that will fit in her room. I think she’ll love it, though, because it’s got a pillow top and is sooo comfy. The saleslady suggested that Grump and I buy one for ourselves and give Pee Wee ours. I almost took her up on that. Almost. Ours sucks though, so it wouldn’t have been right.

Next year, we’re getting a new one. For sure.

And how was your Saturday?

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  1. Posted March 16, 2008 at 11:01 pm | Permalink

    Your new haircut is beautiful. Enjoy!

  2. Posted March 17, 2008 at 9:43 pm | Permalink

    The cut looks lovely. :) It can be so much fun to reinvent yourself!

  3. Lizzie
    Posted March 18, 2008 at 1:04 pm | Permalink

    Thanks for the compliments, feefifoto and Erin. I really appreciate that. I’ve been in such a funk lately, I’ve got to do something. I was starting to act, feel and look like the dowdy housewife. I’m so over that.

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