Archive for September, 2010

Window Shopping – Fall 2010

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

I haven’t been doing much shopping for clothes lately. In fact, since my self imposed shopping ban back in May, I’ve been much more discerning about the things that I buy. I’ve changed my definition of need and can walk away from a great deal every now and then. It’s been liberating. I can still [...]

Out of the Bell Jar

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

I’d spent the first half of 2010 in a funk. Not the cool, George Clinton brand of funk, but the moopy, wallowing in self pity kind. I’ve had valid reasons for my perpetual bad mood, but for the sake of confidentiality and TMI, I haven’t been able to write about it here. You’ll just have [...]

Homemade Hair Treatment

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Since high school I’ve been using VO5 Hot Oil Treatments. I’m always amazed that in the fickle world of drugstore beauty products that they still sell them. Not only that, the packaging hasn’t even changed much over the past 20 years since I bought them for the first time. Last night as I was trying [...]