don't be like me!

Sometimes I really wonder what I'm thinking.  Here's the thing...it's no secret that I touch up my roots, or is it?  Surprise, I do!  Well.  When I first started, I used light brown, then started using dark blonde.  When I switched over, I had a box left in my bathroom, and it survived several cleanings and purges, because I might need it some day.  

Well.  I have been supremely lazy regarding the roots, started to not care at all...then I worried:  was I becoming the stereotypical old person, wearing sweatpants to the store (yes, last three times I've gone, but it WAS after PT)?  Since it's so hard to get out of the house and into the car, I have become more or less resigned to these four walls.  So if my hair is dowdy, meh!  

Nope.  I had enough, I needed to spruce up the hair.  So, being thrifty and not waste-y, I got out that box of L'Oreal Excellence from under the sink, opened the box and saw a one dollar off coupon on the flap dated 12/31/13...wow, this is old!  But, I had already changed into an old tank top, and brushed out my long tangly hair, so...I got the gloves on and mixed it up.  I squeezed a bit onto my hair near my part, and heard a cracking sound...I looked at the bottle, it looked fine...again...then a huge crack, followed by...the whole bottle had crumbled!  We have a drinking cup on the counter for after brushing the teeth and swallowing the vitamins and minerals, so I dumped the dye into it...and put the crumbling bottle pieces into the box.  I used the little comb thing that screws on to the top of the bottle, I dipped it into the cup, and proceeded to paint the top of my head near my part.  I was getting uneasy though...what if my hair all falls out?  So I didn't wait the entire time, but got my rear end into the shower to rinse it out...

As you can see, it didn't cover all the gray...

But it doesn't look awful, either.  It's not dry yet, but I think it'll be okay.  And, I saved twelve dollars.

(If I were rich, you bet I would be going to the salon every few months!  I went twice for hair cuts, (in my entire life!) and once for root touch up, a cut, and highlights, and it was so much fun!  But, I could buy like 15 boxes of L'Oreal for that!)

So this fine dreary dark winter day, the girls went out and about with Emily, to the Asian food store (Camille bought a box of tea labeled Chinese Restaurant Tea).  (A customer in there was asking if they stocked rabbit...they did...I guess it takes all sorts of people to make the world go around...) They went to the Indian store and bought curry and garam masala, then Trader Joe's and got me a bag of popcorn, and some cinnamon dragons.  Paul had to go to the dump, then to one of the apartments we have that's empty, and needs sprucing up for the next tenants. 

I made brownies.  I am not getting a penny to say Aldi brownie mix is SO good.  I used strong coffee in place of the water, and in one pan I put a mixture of dark, milk, and white chocolate chips, and one pan I left plain.  I line the pans with parchment, so we can lift the brownies right out, then cut them properly.  

Sonja is coming over, and Camille is making chicken curry for dinner.  She's making me a coffee right now, and I'll sign off so I can talk to them, you all have a good day.