Brazilian Blowout

I have tons of stuff to share with you. I’ll share a bunch of scrapbook layouts and I’ll tell you how I finally found out what’s wrong with me, but first I’ll share about my hair adventure.

I have naturally curly hair. And it’s a little crazy. But with a lot of product I can get a nice curly style and I do like my curly hair. However, it does get tiresome, and in it’s natural state with no product it’s really rather frizzy. My friend Heidi got a “Brazilian Blowout” and told me all about it and I liked her results, so she got me thinking…

Long story short, I saved up and got it done yesterday! One of the things I appreciated while trying to decide whether or not to do it, was getting first hand reports (before/after pics, videos, etc) from others who’ve done it. Lots of good information and I liked being able to see real people’s experiences. So I knew when it was my turn to do it, I’d also do the “before and after” thing and share it. I have two videos below and you can also see my scrapbook page about Valentine’s Day to see my “before” hair when I styled it properly.

So here ya go. I’ll be happy to answer anyone’s questions – just leave it in the comment section here and I’ll answer here as well as send you an answer via email.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

So now for what’s wrong with me (well, just ONE of the things wrong with me )
WHY have I only had three days in all of 2010 where I didn’t feel like I was constantly tired, in a fog, and even sometimes dizzy?! I finally saw the Dr. this week and the diagnosis…
allergies.

Yep, all this time and I never thought I had allergies in my life. But that’s what it is and it sure explains a LOT. I’ve been taking Loratadine (the generic version of Claritin – you can find it anywhere) and Friday, yesterday, and today have been my only “no fog” days this entire year. I feel soooooooo much better and I’m soooo glad to finally find out what it is and what I can do about it. Thank you, Lord.

Now for some scrapbook pages. I have a lot to share, so I’ll just give you the thumbnails and you can click on ‘em to see the large clear version.

“Grow” – a great photo of Holly!

“A Different Kind of Valentine’s Day” – about what my sister did for me on a day that started in a most dreadful way:

“Flying into Moscow” – just that; photos taken from the plane as I few into Moscow:

“Avast!” – Holly dressed up like a pirate for Halloween:

“Spring”

“My Sisters” – pics from 2009 of me with my two sisters: