I was looking in the mirror yesterday as I was driving home (before the earthquake) and I was talking to my daughter on my cell (yes, I have an ear piece) - with the sun shining down onto my head - I thought I saw a glimpse of a gray hair.... I ran my fingers through my hair and there it was! I yanked it out from the root... What I found odd was that at the end of the hair where my "natural color" was it was nicely textured with a small curl to it... Where the gray was - the shaft of the hair was thicker and just plain awful... I am WAY too YOUNG to go GRAY... no way - not me... Nope - nothing doing...
I began to realize that I am getting old because I am a complete stressed out MESS..... I need to relax... breathe in... breathe out.... So I came up with a list of 5 things I am going to do this week to relax me... to make me feel good.. and to make me feel Young... again...
- Get in the hot tub every night and let the hot bubbling waters soothe my achy muscles.
- Get my hair done - cut, color, and style... No walking out with wet hair to save a buck!
- Get a pedicure and have my feet get that extra 15 minute massage...and paint my toenails Red.
- No Television or Computer after I'm done for the day - stop checking for work messages
- Light all my favorite candles - play my favorite music and just be still.... at least for longer than a minute!
6 comments:
Great advice! I started finding grey hair when I was in my 20's. I know what you mean about being too young to go grey!
What a great post and advice! I am so stressed right now; job, trying to sell a house and move, etc.etc. So glad I found your blog! Following now and love all the post I have read so far! Great blog & writting! :-)
Hugs,
Coreen
Kelly,
I too have had a head full of gray hairs far before I thought I should have them. Now I hide them every so often with hair color.
I do love your list of things to do to relax and now that the temperatures are going to warm up a bit, it's time to fill our jacuzzi again.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Good luck on the relaxing, definately do it. I'm going for the pedicure for sure!
After about 5 years of fun coloring my hair, I've decided that I'm ready for the silver streaks. It is kind of an empowering feeling, and I just had my second compliment on how great it looked. We'll see, if I hate it I can always go back. The plus side is that it feels soft and wonderful!
My favorite thing to do when I'm sick or stressed is to watch a Western, with lots of horseback riding. Something about the big landscapes and the sound of horse hoofs make me feel better.
Fantastic idea.
I think we all need to take more time to relax in today's world. And to learn to turn off the computer and the phone occasionally is a big one.
The world won't miss us if we go off the radar for a day or two.
I love all the things you do plus reading, tv,facebook and blogging.
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